This truck still exists and STILL RUNS! I was lucky enough to visit Gold King Mine when my wife and I were visiting Sedona a couple weeks ago. Jerome is across the valley from Sedona (only maybe 30-40 minutes' drive), and I highly recommend a visit to Gold King for anyone who loves old trucks and machinery. There is stuff there you just don't see anywhere else. Don Robertson unfortunately passed a few years ago, but his son-in-law (Mike?) still keeps the place running and open to visitors. His assistant Ralph was kind enough to start up the Other Woman for me while we were there, and let me sit in it while it was running. Even though I've driven a Mack Triplex, I would have been afraid to try this setup. And, as someone else notes below, the road over the top of the mountain where this was filmed is no joke. It's curvy and steep and tough for any size truck. You could see even a local like Don had to jump the curb a couple times with the trailer wheels. But the views are more spectacular than you can see here and it's worth a visit! Sorry I couldn't meet Don Robertson in person, I've had this video on VHS for years. RIP Don. Thanks for posting this Lindsey, met you at Macungie years ago.
The truck is beautiful. I've been a truck driver for fourty years , I love seeing the passion people have in preserving the history of these wonderful machines. Thanks for posting, you do great work.
Absolutely Beautiful !! This video makes me weep...the truck, the man and the scenery. What a concert...I don't know who is happier...Don or the truck. But now Don's gone, the truck will get lonely...no more drives through the hills, no more shows. R.I.P. Don, God we'll miss you. ✌😥
Somebody needs to take good care of his work on that truck.and any other gems he restored. We used to have a similar diesel K model and a newer gasoline V8 220 International on a seal coat paving crew I worked on. I liked playing with both. The mechanic was talked into disengaging the governor on the V220 and man that thing would really fly with an empty flatbed . . . dangerously so, lol. They're probably sitting in the weeds somewhere now with the antique pull-scrapers and blades and stuff the owner had.
I remember back about the same time that Don brought this truck to Cottonwood, loaded just like it is here, to our car show at the old Arby's. It drew so much attention that day. And just so everyone knows, Jerome does have a noise ordinance, so this truck has 2 sets of exhaust pipes. It has to stacks for highway driving, and a set of turndowns for in town. RIP Do. You are missed by a lot of people.
The mountain he is driving up is called Mingus, its a hell of a climb even for a modern truck and very narrow and curvy.goes from the low desert up to pine forests in just several miles,very steep., dude has some real skills to get that truck in such good running order and to be able to drive it on that road.makes it look like a piece of cake .Ive met this guy when in Jerome, his whole place is open to the public , its like a ghost town / auto museum / junk yard full of only cool junk. super nice dude.I know nobody was asking but I just thought I'd share haha
AsTheWheelsTurn ; I started to say at the beginning that it looked a lot like Jerome Arizona. I've been there a couple of times. The old Steam powered sawmill was awesome too. There was an older man there who had a Mule. My grandchildren loved it. Back in time. I love it. Thanks for sharing. Stan
@@harrisonmantooth3647 I loved the saw mill too, it runs off of an old "hit and miss" engine, very old reliable technology and so quiet compared to modern saw mills ,he also has an old truck that stills runs and drives I think from 1909 that he will fire up and drive around once in a while. Really a fun place to go. If you like Jerome you will LOVE Bisbee AZ , it is like a twin town but many times bigger and much more going on.
@@AsTheWheelsTurn I've been to Bisbee many long years ago. In fact, it was in 1958. I have an uncle who lived in Eloy back then, pastored a church and also had a pest control business. His oldest son and I accompanied him on some jobs he was working on. I've always loved being in the deserts, no matter where. I'd love to go back just to see his truck collection in person. Thanks for the come back.
@2008truckman I've been doing this stuff since 1994, and one of my hopes was that a few people would be inspired to restore more of these great pieces of history. You made my day buddy.
Yup ! ! Drove that road through Jerome about ten years ago with my F450 and big cabover Camper...Very narrow road and houses right next to the road. very tight but a neat little town....
Really beautiful old truck and great job on the restoration and the fitting of that engine! Sounds beautiful through those straight pipes! Thanks so very much for sharing it with us!
Wow Oh Wow! That International K series is the sexiest Truck I've ever seen I am just so emotional after watching this! Thanks for posting this Vid! Now I know exactly what Im doing when I win the lottery!
This truck was on the cover of the 'Wheels' section of the Chronicle Herald newspaper here in lil 'ol Nova Scotia Canada today, I had to check 'er out once again.
@longroadpro I can't tell you how glad I am that you put these video's up. I watch the 53 peterbilt religiously, and now that i've seen these video's. I think I know what I want to do with my trucks. I owe ya big time
Узнал в комментарии,что этого человека нет с нами.Я из России,и не был с ним знаком.Но как-то грустно стало на душе.Прекрасная машина,она напоминает мне советский ЗИЛ-164.Я начинал с него.
When the Verde River Cruisers car club was around in the 90's, Don brought a load just like this to our monthly show in Cottonwood. The flat area he is driving on in the beginning of this video was originally the baseball/football field when the Smelter was in operation in the early 1900's. If your ever in Jerome, go by and see Don and the Gold King Mine. It's a step back in history
First Truck I drove making a living after getting out of the service was a 1946 KB with the Continental engine and a straight cut transmission, I've always loved the grill and looks of the KB's , Mine had a factory Cast front Bumper that you could of used to demolish buildings with. Even in the dead of winter it would always fire right up. We changed the rear end to get better highway speed and was clocked at 90 heading south on I-5 south of Seattle. I only had it up that fast one time and one time only cause I was curious wondering just how fast she really could go after we changed the gearing . The Cop didn't give me a ticket he was too astonished. Plus it was getting a little scary at that speed.
Had an uncle of mine back in the 70s who was running in Texas once and a trooper called him over the radio asking if he cold slow down and let him catch up cause his car would only do 128 🤣. He ended up doing 3 months in jail for doing 131 miles in a 55. The truck was a hopped up 68 freightliner, don't know the make of engine but its safe to say about the only thing left stock was the windshields. My aunt still has that ticket framed in in their living room next to his urn. Man had over sixty years on the road and was one hell of a character.
@dieselpower4ever You are very welcome my friend! You should check out the RU-vid clips of a '53 Peterbilt I shot in 1998 with a guy in Minnesota who was only 20 teas old at the time.
I love the older International semi trucks like this one❤️🙂 My friend Ira has a ‘49 International L series semi he wants to give to me if I help him clear his property and give him some $$$ for it, but I have epilepsy, so I won’t be able to drive it legally, but I can still own it sense Ira is getting pretty old now, so I just keep my hopes up and hope things work out for the truck because I don’t want the truck to end up in the junk yard! I love International trucks❤️👍🏽🙂.
Evolution and emigration of International Harvester KB6 and KB12 (1947): ZIS-150, ZIL-157 and ZIL-164 (in USSR since 1947-, 1958- and 1957-), Steagul Rosu (Red Flag) SR-101 (in Romania since 1954-) and JieFang (Liberation) CA-10 and CA-30 (in China since 1956- and 1958-)
@CreRay The pull grip on the dash is a compression release to get the engine to turn over a little easier.There's a noise ordinance in Jerome so Don has to divert the exhaust from the stacks temporarily. I shot this a long time ago, but I think he can run it through a bottom dump muffler.
We met him on a quiet day at the mine. He enjoyed showing us around to the extent that he even showed us the flat track Harley he had in his bedroom. Great memories.
His vehicles are just great, really nice, cared for and immaculate. Why doesn't he keep himself the same? My daddy was an iron worker and always kept himself sharp outside of work.
@@andrewnorris1514 -- No kidding, right?? Some people just don't get it. Don is a legend !! Who cares how he kept his appearance, look at his accomplishments !!
Superb looking,and sounding truck! What's the pull-grip @0:10 used for? From 5:05 on, did he use some kind of silencer on it, and how? Would you still be able to run a classic truck with open stacks on public roads today? Thanks.
I run a 1967 International Loadstar with the original 6V53 Detroit, twin straight stacks, and oh yeah it's LOUD! I have never had but one law enforcement comment about my truck. I explained to him that noise ordinances didn't take effect until 1972 and that I was exempt. All he had to say was, "get out of here!"
On that kb12, didnt there used to be a pretty madd duck on the hood. I believe its name was convoy duck and he came complete with cigar. On the other woman.
Jeffrey Moore Don Robertson passed away in October of 2016, but all the trucks you see in the video are still around. He was a great guy, I was fortunate to meet him in April of 2016 and talk about his stories of living in Jerome.
thank you for the video god must have needed a good driver RIP Don Robertson still like to find out all I can about this guy and his town and his trucks very interesting stuff thanks for posting.....BEAR
