MyClassicCarTV I’ve been watching Dennis For probably 20+ years & I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this episode before but this is one of my favorites. I’m an everything auto kinda guy and I loved this because it’s machines I’ve most likely never seen & these are work horses too. I’m blue collar and I respect the hell outta these trucks doing a lifetime worth of work than restored and treated like the polished trailer queens they are. Freakin amazing machines.
It's nice to see Dennis, who is obviously such a huge car guy, really and honestly be so impressed with the big trucks as well. I would love to own a nicely done big rig and take it to car shows so that the car guys and gals can see that there is another world of beautiful and stylish vehicles out there too.
These 100 year old trucks are amazing! So very simple in design and mechanics... It kind of makes me wonder how "simple" our modern 2020 trucks will look to the people living in 2120, and all the amazing advances that will be made up to that time period. It blows my mind!
When the guy interviewing really knows his stuff and asks all the right questions it makes for a more genuine experience. It's like their all your old buddies.
I have a deep felling for old trucks. There was junk yard close to where I grew up in the mid to late 60's that had all kinds of really cool looking old trucks that were worn completely out that we as kids would play in , imagining powering the behemoths down the road. What fun we had and then one day they were all gone... scraped.
I've been to the Macungie show with my dad and his 42 KB IH pickup back in the early 80s. He was a member of the ATCA North Jersey Chapter and at the time he recieved a prize for being the farthest truck driven to the show at that time. Even back then that meet was huge, and it just started. Mack trucks sponsored the meet and used to have shuttle buses that would run all day back and forth to their plant for a free tour. Once you were at the plant you got on a tram train and they drove you around the assembly plant. I don't know if they still do that, I haven't been there in 30 years but my dad went every year right up to his passing in the late 90s. As a 14 year old kid who loved trucks (Convoy, Smokey and the Bandit probably had something to do with that). It was like being at the candy store. Great show and great people, one of my dads friends gave me my first beer out of a hidden cooler (my whole family is tall, I was over 6' in grammar school) he probably thought I was 18.
Portland, Michigan, about 40 minutes from my home, has an Ugly Truck of its own. Same story - Oskosh mixer converted to an extreme recovery vehicle. It's red, a beautiful machine.👍
@Paul Kersey they didn't put auto trans in those back in the day. Brother with all the axles locked on when leaving the road the would go anywhere. I had mine in shit to where you could only see the top few inches of the tires and it just kept going and going. Great vehicle. It really was. Take care
@Paul Kersey I swear they could climb a vertical wall if you took your time lol. It was the best job. I aldo drove 6 axle Advance front discharge Transit mix trucks the had 10 speed automatic transmission in which I didnt care for cause I fell I you have more control with the manual transmission. Those things were tanks. Where else can you go and get paid great money to drive off road with something like that. It like never growing up, it's just that my sandbox got bigger lol. Tonka to Oshkosh. Paul and can talk about that stuff all day lol.
"Ugly" is brilliant. That is for town semi-trucks, busses etc. It is small considering it's job. The short wheelbase makes it more maneuverable, better able to get in the right position to lift a wreck.
I remember a flat bed, 3 axle truck we used in the Construction Field Forces of Southern California Edison. This was back in the early 1980's. We built high tension tower lines throughout So. Cal.. It was an FWD, and looked like a military surplus. It drove like a tank and it's suspension was so stiff, that even with a full load of insulators it was like riding a hard tail Harley. You just bounced along for the ride. We also had a 1958 International Harvester set up as the "Tensioner" for when we were pulling wire and sagging between towers. That was an awesome job for a 19 year old to hire in fresh out of college.
I fell in love with a '40s FWD snow plow at Ritchie Bros in Sacramento. It had hydraulic 4-wheel steering and ran a Waukesha gas 6, and a Sno-Go snow blower powered by a positively enormous Climax gas 6. I wish I had the space and the money at the time.
a great Uncle of mine was a long haul driver in the 60s no AC,radio, or any creature comforts as I’ve talked with his son who did some ride alongs growing up he also used to siphon his deisel out of the truck to fill up his furnace tank ! My Grandfather had a chai drive Mack truck he used in his cemetary tombstone business hauling granite and Marble it had a long overhead Boom on it with a chain hoist some of the Divco models make cool hotrods
Dennis, I am 71 and I remember seeing chain drive dump trucks in the Wilkes-Barre ares when I was a kid ( may still be ) when my father went there to buy tires for his car carrier ( 4 cars on a WHITEHEAD and KALES trailor ) trucks.
Don't forget, almost all of these were designed and built, put in service and made their m,ark before the first commercial computer. every drawing was made by hand, every part made by craftsmen. Nothing against CAD systems, but these showcase the inventive and job oriented focus of the American manufacturing pride that existed, and hopefully exists today.
I’ve met him as well he definitely struck me as a very down to earth humble kind of guy. He liked my mint 79 Dodge Challenger I had back 10 years ago. If he sees this comment he will remember me.
Great video. As an Aussie so wonderful to see Jon Milton's Chevrolet. So similar to the early Holden FX (48-215) and FJ utes, in the tray area and interior. Sadly the Aussie ute is dead now. But with guys like Jon these older ones will live on.
Thank you for your efforts to bring us Truck guys a great show we could never get to there are some really unique and cool trucks at this show my friend . Appreciate you very much thanks again
I love when other countries get both confused and excited seeing a ute. They are so common here in Aus that i sometimes take them for granted. But they are an icon, and i get a bit chuffed seeing other people appreciate them.
That Oshkosh is awesome. About 40 minutes from my home there's an even bigger one, also a former cement truck, owned by a recovery service. It's used infrequently for some specific tasks.
We never got c series in australia but ive bought and e series and my next step is to import a c series to add to my collection, the indian pacific was my inspiration
C cab Mack's have a special place in my heart. My uncle kept one alive from 1938 up to 1986. The very first truck I ever had a ride in. The hook was set
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Wow...just wow! I know they are primitive but god they are all so beautiful. So much character in each one. Excellent video! And the stache looks great!
It would take a season worth of shows to just catch a few trucks from each decade that attend the Antique Truck Club of America National Meet. This is a show you have to see in person, which is why it is known as "The greatest antique truck show on earth!"
I'm from South St. Louis Missouri & I remember those trucks very well Breckenridge Cement Company. The cabs & cement turner were yellow & the rest of it was black. Those were about 90% of the fleet a total of about 25-30.
We still use Oshkosh trucks for plowing snow here in eastern Canada ...We have 4 of them from the 70s that we use in heavy snowfalls and for pushing back the snow when it gets to heavy for plowing with the tandem trucks . They are very uncomfortable and noisy but at the same time are fun because they have so much power .. There such an old work horse.
Back in the 50s my grandparents had a home milk delivery business and had 3 Divcos. My dad would get up early and do the route in our home town and then go to school with the truck. We were a small town in the Appalachian mountains and he was one of only a few kids that drove to school (some actually had farm tractors). Picture that! Being a cool kid in the fifties because you drove a Divco to school. lol
There are some seriously beautiful trucks in this lot! I am a huge fan/owner of a couple OshKosh trucks same cab and interior of 'Ugly" and its an Ex-Navy snowplow truck and it also has a CAT engine and I have an OshKosh M977 HEMTT this one has a turbo/supercharged Detroit 8V92 in it. I like all the trucks but think OshKosh will always be my favorite!
Yup, I remember the ugly, good old Pete use to own and drive but now same place turned into wawa. Actually it was in Franklin township not New Brunswick right on Lincoln hi way. Rout 27. Those were the good old days.
@@LetsFNgo Eczacly, he was lot older than me he was nor only gentleman but also kind man, he did towing for me for many years. Wishing you guys well as always
Cool! My daddy bought his first new car in 1952! 2door sedan deluxe, 3 tone grey, 216 inch 6 and the "new" Powreglide 2 speed automatic trans.......Pretty bombproof. 11 years later I bought as my first car.Yep the old "52. Ran pretty good. 216 old school engine Chevy bee using since pre WW2. Damn thing would beat the Ford fathead V8 of the day both stock. I can understand progress but zi still love them "Old Can't Killum" old cars
That 71 Oshkosh is exactly what I drove back in the mid eighties and 90's with a Tri-axle Transit mix " cement truck body , think mine was a 69 if I am remembering correctly. They put a 10 speed Fuller in it at one point cause a 30 speed was difficult for some of the drivers since it was used as a spare. Three stick shifts scared a few people lol. Had a Detroit 8 v71 at the time. Pulled like crazy and had that screaming motor in it. Miss those days
Beautiful units. Thanks to all for their work and passion. The “Ute” is shortened from ‘utility truck’ and was and is supremely popular in Oz. Their work utility has been usurped by efficient trailers and most modern ute owners are a bit more concerned with the $40-$80,000 price tag and premium paint job to use these vehicles most effectively. Besides the designs today are all for looks, the sides are too high to sling a load over while the back access is also so high that you have to clamber aboard to retrieve most loads. The twin cab Ute is almost the most popular car in Australia, generally FWD and powered by a diesel, it is also often equipped with a canopy over the tray which makes it a rough and ready station wagon.
I'm not Australian, but I'm still familiar enough with the Utes of Australia, where I wouldn't need that much of an explanation from the owner. It comes with being a big car freak. I've got to find the time to head to one of these shows before I die.
@@Gecko88 or, in the case of one of the trucks in this video, FWD = Four Wheel Drive Truck Co., AKA FWD truck. Seagrave fire engines is a division of FWD.
I bet if you hit the brakes real hard on ugly it's nose would touch the ground. And have you ever been to a mustache competition? I believe you would win because I have seen at least 20 people in my life that has mustaches like yours. yours is the best
