It’s now very rare to see correct sized K/W graphics on the early rigs. If you’re going to repaint, be sure to make good templates of the hood layout. Many people try, but don’t really get the geometry right. Great looking rolling history.!
G'day from Australia, The world may be goung to hell in a hand basket but the heartbeat noise of a Screaming Jimmy, Buzzing Dozen reassures me the world hasn't gone mad yet. I need specs. Horsepower Gearbox Diff Ratio Wheelbase. That KW is a weapon just watching you drive in traffic. Driving into the sunset what else is more beautiful. Keep the young fella interested in the KW. Cheers Louis Kats from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 👍. Old Skool Trucker
Nothing better than a KW 900A and Detroit 2 banger. That sound is is like none other. That sure beats anything made today. My first truck was a 9500 Jimmy with a 3 18. Sure like to go back. Thanks for the great video.
G'day from Western Australia ,,I grew up in the outback in the 60s and 70s and these Kenworths were legends some ran V8 two stroke Detroit's 350s and Cummins 444 big cam they did road trains with 3 trailers of cattle,,,, those were the days absolutely love old KENWORTHS ,,,,cheers mate 🇦🇺🇺🇸👍
I think phone my dripped a little oil on my pants watching this video! I had to put a bucket under it the second time…. Drive like you’re angry! Love the truck. It brought back memories. The first truck engine I built was a 77 Pete, 8V92. I was 16.
Awesome W900 Long Hood Sir. It's even better that you and your son can make great memories together, doing something that you both love. I started driving at 19 and that was 48 years ago, and I'm still trucking, it will always be my thing! Great video thank you.
Thank you bought back so many memories of travelling with dad in his 1974 KW cab over 8v71t! That there truck of yours is sweeter than. All the best from Australia 👍🏽
My dad had a little truck shop in Billings, Montana back in the early 70's. There was a trucker that had one just like it. Except...it was twin turboed, had a Alison Automatic and a 4 speed Aux. Wasn't your regular aux. Low, direct, with 2 overdrives. He went from Billings to Salt Lake, S.F. , L.A. to Phoenix and back to Billings in a week. We would do the service on it on the weekend. All filters, oil change, grease. Fix any issue he had. Then off he would go dark thirty Monday morning to pickup at Pierce Packing and off like a High School Prom dress. This is a little back story of the tale. The jest of it was he always said that outside of Phoenix he would open up that V-12 and let it scream in the top hole across the desert. Said that about 110 mph everything would smooth out and go quiet. Just the mechanical sound of the V-12. Drove all sorts of GMC Detroits at the shop being just a kid. The first rule I was taught was to walk up, slam your hand in the door and drive the truck accourdingly. LoL...got to love them.
I love those old 2 strokes. I just bought a 73 freightliner with an 8v71 turbo and drove it 800 miles back home. I loved every second of it, that old iron just wants to run... and piss oil lol. All the seals are dry rotted and will need to be replaced before I get her working as a revenue truck.
I remember back when I was 20 my dad was a superintendent on a big dirt job in new mexico and this older man was hired to haul dirt ,he had a Kw with that V12 in it with a 10 ×4 it had puling power you wouldn't beleave !!!,He got his trailer off the pad and the belly dump was diging in with it loaded and ,I holerd Stop your going off the pad !! The old man chuckeld and said no biggy and it didnt spin out or dog down with those gear boxes set up and the power house he had in it, that thing pulled up out of that spot with no grunt and I was so amazed!!! Never for get that ,I am 62 now and Love the old school !!!!
I'm new on this TH-cam, hat's off to you and your little man, start m young, love the truck, and the awesome sound, there's no other, my Dad drove most of his life, I remember the Detroit s, some didn't believe in him, until running with him, he was a hell of a Man, cabover KW - 318 13 SPD, it would roll, early 70's he had a transtar it wasn't no slouch, I miss him and the ride's he shared, Loved it
That sound! Unmistakable Screamin' Jimmy. Reminded me of the first truck I ever drove - an Autocar 10 wheeler with a rock box, 5&4 trannies and an 8V71.
I worked for Kenworth in Australia around 1972 to 1975 and we had a K100 coe with a 12V-71 which went from Melbourne to Perth (approx 3,500 klms ). Awesome!! Also I used to get a magazine from America called "overdrive". One of them had an identical Kenworth to yours except it had a KTA 600 Cummins in it! Good luck with your truck. They sound bloody awesome!!!
Thanks mate. Your beautiful truck is as long as one of our Australian Road Trains, on its own! I'll bet your son can't wait to drive it as well. 🇦🇺😀👍 PS. Your neck of the woods seems peaceful and pleasant.
Great video. Just subscribed. Absolutely love the father son Chanel’s and to see some old iron is even better. Nice to see you driving it like a normal person instead of ripping through the gears. Been driving longer than I care to remember but drove a bunch of detroits back when they were plentiful, ( the old detroits) but never a 12. You guys stay well and looking foward to more content. Ol 2 stroker will enjoy this Chanel I’m sure.
@@robertburke3316 well thank you sir, glad you enjoyed it. We hope to be making more videos on some of our other old classic trucks too. I hope ol2stroker see’s and enjoys it lol, that would be awesome
I know that the phrase “They don’t make them like that anymore “ is greatly overused but in the case of trucks it is certainly true. The growling snarls of a Detroit is unmistakable.
Cool truck , i have a 1973 with 36 " sleeper previous owner added twin turbos , motor is blown , putting a industrial twin turbo by pass blower after cooled 750 hp @ 1800 rpm .
Be happy the paint is faded on that long nose hood. I've driven on a southbound highway in the daytime and had the sun in my eyes the entire time. Now you can put down the sun visor but that won't block the second sun shining off your nice clean hood. If it was my hood I'd paint it flat black on top there. Nice truck!
Very. Very nice time , to drive equipment in that time . I had a 270 wheelbase 80 Pete with a 525. Cummins and a 5 ×4. Manual. 370. Eatons. Love these trucks. E. Stolarz. Jr.
My first truck was a 75 w900B, 318 Detroit, 13 rtoo, and walking beam rears. 36 inch coffin box with an all black Seattle package interior. Same Seminole paint scheme, except blue and that off white color. Full gages with jakes. One of the best riding and steering truck i ever drove, but really loud. It would bury the speedo, and keep on going. With no turbo, had to make a run at the western mountain passes. Climbing cabbage, down shifting untl 4 direct and 15 m.p.h.
@@PeterbiltBoy359-Kyle thank you, we are going to try and make more videos of various trucks we have, and more of that truck. Thank you for subscribing
I had one that could have almost been a twin to this one. W924, 12v71 with straight pipes and 525 hp on the ground (due to custom injectors), 15 speed and no power steering! Rebuilt the engine 3 times before I finally sold it. I can't hear very well but I can still hear that dozen buzzin in my head! lol
You don't need "custom injectors" to make 525hp with a 12. NON - Marine units with twin turbocharging, From the Factory, could be had with up to 775 hp, and 925 hp for 100 ton mining haul trucks, "back in the day". The Last V12 (Series 71) to come off the assembly line in 1995, was rated at 660 hp for Platform work in the oil fields. Real, hand built "Custom" Injectors and a load of other "tricks" at 4200 rpm, yielded our "Pro - Semi" sled puller, 2500+ hp... back in the 1990's.
my favorite diesel... straight pipes and a jake will definately wake the neighborhood..lol only problem i had with mine was the fuel mileage.. if i babied it i could get 4... but most of the time it was 3.5mpg... that was an awesome vid bud... brought me back a lot of years... thank you
I work with a mechanic at I-10 International Trucks in Phoenix Arizona that built a Kenworth with a V16 and it broke the world speed record on the Salt Flats
That paint job with that style of air cleaner absolutely perfect that long hood and that V12 awesome... and I'm a Peterbilt man but that one right there is a keeper
@@VintageTruckJunkiesKWs are my fave..and the buzzin dozen sound so sweet! Yours sounds as good as it looks, brother! Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down
Nice show truck. A piece of history. With that stretch it will never be a work truck again. He could just about get it out of his yard without a trailer
@@tsparky236 fortunately we have a couple of those as well, hopefully we will find time to add those into some future videos. Thank you for watching our video
Back in it's day there wasn't too many trucks that could keep up with a Detroit V12. Maybe a Cummins KTA 600 could though. My cousin bought a brand new Brockway conventional with a Detroit V12 in 1973. He said that nothing could touch him in the Rockies.
Absolutely beautiful truck and engine. My dream in life is to have a Peterbilt 359 powered by one of these that I can do local work with such as rock hauling or cattle.
Oh man! What a beast! A huge time capsule from another (better) world. Thanks for sharing the fun!
That thing would look killer with a 48 inch Mercury sleeper. Please don’t let anyone ever destroy that original paint. It’s perfect ❤❤
@@haulingfuel4759 haha I agree, that would look awesome!!
It’s now very rare to see correct sized K/W graphics on the early rigs.
If you’re going to repaint, be sure to make good templates of the hood layout.
Many people try, but don’t really get the geometry right.
Great looking rolling history.!
Moving On!
G'day from Australia,
The world may be goung to hell in a hand basket but the heartbeat noise of a Screaming Jimmy, Buzzing Dozen reassures me the world hasn't gone mad yet.
I need specs.
Horsepower
Gearbox
Diff Ratio
Wheelbase.
That KW is a weapon just watching you drive in traffic.
Driving into the sunset what else is more beautiful.
Keep the young fella interested in the KW.
Cheers
Louis Kats from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 👍.
Old Skool Trucker
I used to work and rebuild them back in the late 70s 80s what a truck what a engine
I did the same as you for 50 years then retired
That sound of the straight pipes mixed with the growly bark of fuel poured on a 12V-71N is immaculate.
I STARTED OUT 1971 DRIVING V12 DETROIT AND CAT TRUCKS NEVER WILL FORGET THROSE SOUNDS
@@garybuth801 awesome
Or the smell.🤣🤣🤣
Do trucks have memories?🤔🤔🤔😜
Nothing better than a KW 900A and Detroit 2 banger. That sound is is like none other. That sure beats anything made today. My first truck was a 9500 Jimmy with a 3 18. Sure like to go back. Thanks for the great video.
Running through the gears right after the 5-minute mark, just sounds sooooo good! What a beautiful savage beast!
Hey how’re you doing
That engine note is glorious. Thank you.
G'day from Western Australia ,,I grew up in the outback in the 60s and 70s and these Kenworths were legends some ran V8 two stroke Detroit's 350s and Cummins 444 big cam they did road trains with 3 trailers of cattle,,,, those were the days absolutely love old KENWORTHS ,,,,cheers mate 🇦🇺🇺🇸👍
That’s a REAL truck, I mean a LARGE CAR!!! Awesome!
@@Steamroller65 thank you
@@VintageTruckJunkiesI agree! One awesome looking 👀 & great sounding classic KW!! 😎💪
I think phone my dripped a little oil on my pants watching this video! I had to put a bucket under it the second time…. Drive like you’re angry! Love the truck. It brought back memories. The first truck engine I built was a 77 Pete, 8V92. I was 16.
Close your eyes sounds like a buss
Lol, if the ain’t oil under it there ain’t oil in it.
My Dad had a 74 kw with a 8v 92 I loved that truck. And your,s brings back a lot of good memories for me thank you ❤
Awesome W900 Long Hood Sir. It's even better that you and your son can make great memories together, doing something that you both love. I started driving at 19 and that was 48 years ago, and I'm still trucking, it will always be my thing! Great video thank you.
Gotta love an older Kenworth with a Detroit Buzzin Dozen doing the work! Very cool!
Gotta Love Vintage Buzzin Dozen, Made In The USA !! Thank You For Sharing ! Absolute Treasure For Yesteryear
Glad you own it to preserve it, incredible motor.
Thank you bought back so many memories of travelling with dad in his 1974 KW cab over 8v71t! That there truck of yours is sweeter than. All the best from Australia 👍🏽
My dad had a little truck shop in Billings, Montana back in the early 70's. There was a trucker that had one just like it. Except...it was twin turboed, had a Alison Automatic and a 4 speed Aux. Wasn't your regular aux. Low, direct, with 2 overdrives. He went from Billings to Salt Lake, S.F. , L.A. to Phoenix and back to Billings in a week. We would do the service on it on the weekend. All filters, oil change, grease. Fix any issue he had. Then off he would go dark thirty Monday morning to pickup at Pierce Packing and off like a High School Prom dress. This is a little back story of the tale.
The jest of it was he always said that outside of Phoenix he would open up that V-12 and let it scream in the top hole across the desert. Said that about 110 mph everything would smooth out and go quiet. Just the mechanical sound of the V-12.
Drove all sorts of GMC Detroits at the shop being just a kid. The first rule I was taught was to walk up, slam your hand in the door and drive the truck accourdingly. LoL...got to love them.
That’s a great story. I liked the part about 0’dark 30 on a Monday morning and off he went like a prom dress.
I miss our V12. Looking back I wish we kept it. Nothing sounds like a V12 Detroit
Love the sound of old Jimmy's
Kid's pretty good with that camera. Smart young man. And that truck is down for the job, no matter what. Good job.
That 2-stroke 12 makes music like nothing else.
That would be a 2 cycle, not 2 stroke (you don't premix oil with your fuel).
Man... That's a gorgeous beast. 😳
I love those old 2 strokes. I just bought a 73 freightliner with an 8v71 turbo and drove it 800 miles back home. I loved every second of it, that old iron just wants to run... and piss oil lol. All the seals are dry rotted and will need to be replaced before I get her working as a revenue truck.
I remember back when I was 20 my dad was a superintendent on a big dirt job in new mexico and this older man was hired to haul dirt ,he had a Kw with that V12 in it with a 10 ×4 it had puling power you wouldn't beleave !!!,He got his trailer off the pad and the belly dump was diging in with it loaded and ,I holerd Stop your going off the pad !! The old man chuckeld and said no biggy and it didnt spin out or dog down with those gear boxes set up and the power house he had in it, that thing pulled up out of that spot with no grunt and I was so amazed!!! Never for get that ,I am 62 now and Love the old school !!!!
The best youtube video I have ever seen.
I'm new on this TH-cam, hat's off to you and your little man, start m young, love the truck, and the awesome sound, there's no other, my Dad drove most of his life, I remember the Detroit s, some didn't believe in him, until running with him, he was a hell of a Man, cabover KW - 318 13 SPD, it would roll, early 70's he had a transtar it wasn't no slouch, I miss him and the ride's he shared, Loved it
That is a badass old truck Ben! Merry Christmas to you and family!
I can imagine the angels singing sound like that V-12! It's glorious!
That sound! Unmistakable Screamin' Jimmy. Reminded me of the first truck I ever drove - an Autocar 10 wheeler with a rock box, 5&4 trannies and an 8V71.
That's quite the time capsule you've got and now you can share it with your son. Amazing. God Bless.
Awesome truck. Glorious engine. From cork Ireland, we run 10 trucks. Daf volvo and Mercedes. None of them sound as good as this !
I worked for Kenworth in Australia around 1972 to 1975 and we had a K100 coe with a 12V-71 which went from Melbourne to Perth (approx 3,500 klms ). Awesome!!
Also I used to get a magazine from America called "overdrive". One of them had an identical Kenworth to yours except it had a KTA 600 Cummins in it!
Good luck with your truck. They sound bloody awesome!!!
That's the way driver ! Keep your tin in the wind and drive it like you stole it! God bless my man
Whoa, that V12 KW really takes off. Engine sound is great. Nice video thanks
She's whistling sweet little tunes 👍
One of the best sounds on earth.
Thanks mate. Your beautiful truck is as long as one of our Australian Road Trains, on its own! I'll bet your son can't wait to drive it as well. 🇦🇺😀👍 PS. Your neck of the woods seems peaceful and pleasant.
I'll bet that truck could pull a Hotel up Mt. Everest @ 75mph no problem-That is a BEAUTIFUL Truck!
Great video. Just subscribed. Absolutely love the father son Chanel’s and to see some old iron is even better. Nice to see you driving it like a normal person instead of ripping through the gears. Been driving longer than I care to remember but drove a bunch of detroits back when they were plentiful, ( the old detroits) but never a 12. You guys stay well and looking foward to more content. Ol 2 stroker will enjoy this Chanel I’m sure.
@@robertburke3316 well thank you sir, glad you enjoyed it. We hope to be making more videos on some of our other old classic trucks too.
I hope ol2stroker see’s and enjoys it lol, that would be awesome
I nworked on a off road TRUCK Ukee in the early 70's they had V-12 detroits with air starters. 100 ton cap. huge wheels with large dump beds.
I know that the phrase “They don’t make them like that anymore “ is greatly overused but in the case of trucks it is certainly true. The growling snarls of a Detroit is unmistakable.
Awesome!! Whatever you do man........ Do NOT touch that paint job!! Let her stay the way she is because she's perfect!
Nice!! Driving that oldschool beast must be like a neverending meditation, greetings from northern germany.
1:02 ♫A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go♪
Cool truck , i have a 1973 with 36 " sleeper previous owner added twin turbos , motor is blown , putting a industrial twin turbo by pass blower after cooled 750 hp @ 1800 rpm .
@@BeverlyHolzworth that’s awesome, I’d love to see that!
That sure is powerful! Awesome
You can take all the problems of the world and dissolve them all away with the sound of a Jimmy going through the gears. Thank you!
Be happy the paint is faded on that long nose hood. I've driven on a southbound highway in the daytime and had the sun in my eyes the entire time. Now you can put down the sun visor but that won't block the second sun shining off your nice clean hood. If it was my hood I'd paint it flat black on top there. Nice truck!
Fabulous truck. Watching from England.
Very. Very nice time , to drive equipment in that time . I had a 270 wheelbase 80 Pete with a 525. Cummins and a 5 ×4. Manual. 370. Eatons. Love these trucks. E. Stolarz. Jr.
As cool as a truck can hope to be. No trailer queen show off, real honest and bada$$$
My first truck was a 75 w900B, 318 Detroit, 13 rtoo, and walking beam rears. 36 inch coffin box with an all black Seattle package interior. Same Seminole paint scheme, except blue and that off white color. Full gages with jakes. One of the best riding and steering truck i ever drove, but really loud. It would bury the speedo, and keep on going. With no turbo, had to make a run at the western mountain passes. Climbing cabbage, down shifting untl 4 direct and 15 m.p.h.
Just came across your channel beautiful A model and I'm your 24th subscriber can't wait to see the rest of the progress my uncle had a 77
@@PeterbiltBoy359-Kyle thank you, we are going to try and make more videos of various trucks we have, and more of that truck. Thank you for subscribing
A sound that is sweeter than violin music,, to my ears
She,sound awesome 👍
I definitely won't be falling asleep behind that wheel
Keep on truckin👍👍
That is one beautiful truck. Sounds great and looks like it'd be a kick in the butt to drive. I wouldn't change a thing
@@mr.lineman4428 it’s definitely a fun truck to take short trips in lol, thank you
Old KW with Detroit buzzing dozen. That’s awesome, I love it.
I miss that sound as only a Detroit two cycle can make. I started trucking in 84 and these engines were in almost everything.
This video was quite gratifying, THANKS!
I had one that could have almost been a twin to this one. W924, 12v71 with straight pipes and 525 hp on the ground (due to custom injectors), 15 speed and no power steering! Rebuilt the engine 3 times before I finally sold it. I can't hear very well but I can still hear that dozen buzzin in my head! lol
You don't need "custom injectors" to make 525hp with a 12. NON - Marine units with twin turbocharging, From the Factory, could be had with up to 775 hp, and 925 hp for 100 ton mining haul trucks, "back in the day". The Last V12 (Series 71) to come off the assembly line in 1995, was rated at 660 hp for Platform work in the oil fields. Real, hand built "Custom" Injectors and a load of other "tricks" at 4200 rpm, yielded our "Pro - Semi" sled puller, 2500+ hp... back in the 1990's.
Gawd thats awesome, sounds like a vintage Jag, very cool 😎
That truck was hauling ass 😂 I had a smile throughout this whole drive. 👊🏾🤘🏾
@@nightfall22 😁 I’m glad you like it, thank you
I just love the sound of a 2 stroke getting it on
Greetings from Poland 🤝 nice truck
I'am in love, what a truck and sound, absolutely not good for my blood pressure, but i really enjoy this 🙏❤️🔥
I had a 71 pete same spec, they are definitely an animal 👌👌
my favorite diesel... straight pipes and a jake will definately wake the neighborhood..lol only problem i had with mine was the fuel mileage.. if i babied it i could get 4... but most of the time it was 3.5mpg... that was an awesome vid bud... brought me back a lot of years... thank you
Who cares about milage, its nostoliga and class.
Awesome truck sir...Nothing like the sound of a Screamin Detriot..Lets Go!!!¡!!
That's a bad a.. KW ! That ol Detriot sure sounds good. Thanks for sharing
Nice Ride-A- Long!
I love those Old Jimmy's!
Thanks for sharing. 👍🇺🇸👍
We used to flat file every surface before assembling we never had any leaks just from the air boxes
Now that's the real McCoy right there that's so badass 😎 they don't build em like that anymore
He started it and I was in awe of the exhaust note.
I work with a mechanic at I-10 International Trucks in Phoenix Arizona that built a Kenworth with a V16 and it broke the world speed record on the Salt Flats
Nothing beats that sound!
What a beast beautiful old classic 👍🏻
@@johnmattos1475 thank you
Πολυ ομορφο και ωραιο φορτηγο !!!!!
Καταπληκτικη Μηχανη !!!
😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
That paint job with that style of air cleaner absolutely perfect that long hood and that V12 awesome... and I'm a Peterbilt man but that one right there is a keeper
Incredible industrial art.
It was hauling the mail!….seems powerful!
There is something about a V12 singing that stirs the soul. Doesn't matter if its petrol or diesel. BIG LIKE!!
Love that sound!! Raw power!!! 😎👍 Thanks for sharing!
Ahh, the "buzzin dozen" love it.
Nice rig. Sounds great.
My God that sounds sweet!
Music to my ears!
What a magnificent sound ! 😮
Love that truck. Thanks for the video!
Used to run silver 8v92 nothing but total bad a$$ love the screamin demons ....excellent seeing real old iron long lost still around
@@markstack2309 they definitely have a sound of their own lol
This was *ridiculously* fun. Immediate subscribe.
That’s some speed you were doing , cool truck , thanks
@@paddyd8936 we were cruzin around 60, thanks you
@@VintageTruckJunkiesKWs are my fave..and the buzzin dozen sound so sweet! Yours sounds as good as it looks, brother! Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down
Nice show truck. A piece of history. With that stretch it will never be a work truck again. He could just about get it out of his yard without a trailer
Ferrari on steroids 🎵
Love it ! Thanks for sharing.
Drove a Brockway Long Hood with a V-12 for years, miss it everyday. Thanks , only thing better than a 12 loping is the cackle of a 1693 Cat. ❤❤
@@tsparky236 fortunately we have a couple of those as well, hopefully we will find time to add those into some future videos.
Thank you for watching our video
@@VintageTruckJunkies I would love to have a long video of 1693 shifting. Needing to source material for sounds.
My cousin bought a brand new Brockway conventional with a Detroit V12 in 1973. Large car.
Beautiful!! Appreciate the video.
Back in it's day there wasn't too many trucks that could keep up with a Detroit V12. Maybe a Cummins KTA 600 could though. My cousin bought a brand new Brockway conventional with a Detroit V12 in 1973. He said that nothing could touch him in the Rockies.
That is a V12??? Incredible!!!
Absolutely beautiful truck and engine. My dream in life is to have a Peterbilt 359 powered by one of these that I can do local work with such as rock hauling or cattle.
@@johnmumford1135 thank you, and we really appreciate you watching
Sounds and looks great. I can still hear the old county grader just screaming WFO by my childhood home. Love it
@@ff912 thank you