@@kleetus92 If Potato Joe and The Squad have their way, diesel trucks will be outlawed in eight years. They intend to "go green" with electric trucks, and wind and solar.
Brother, I thought I was going ta start crying. In that 8 minutes and 11 seconds you took me back 42 yrs ! When I got out of the Marines my older brother had bought a '72 transtar 4200 and was haulin' rock with it and he taught me how ta drive and bought him another and I ran the wheels off that screamin' ass Detroit for 3 yrs before I moved up to a cabover Pete. That was a sweet thing you did for your Dad. I see Torsee said "No A/C" . Back in them days if you had A/C you were shittin' in high cotton hand. We did'nt care about no a/c , hell , I was 20 yrs old and driving a big rig, I did'nt care about no a/c !! 42 yrs later I'm still doin' that deal, except in a $185,000 KW W900, times have changed. thanks for the video bub, great one !!
charles c the move from that 4200 to a cabovers Pete was a serious step down bud. I ran 4300s and then in 85 a, what was is, 9750? A few years later navistar bought international and turned them into junk. They were really good trucks before navistar.
That's the sound of sweet music to my ears, thank you. My dad always wanted a Detroit diesel engine he said they "sounded like a greyhound bus and ours had a 10 speed over/under spicer transmission. I use to do burnouts on gravel roads with it when my dad wasnt there. Awesome memories!
Dragonfly, LOL! Couldn't have been any worse than a C.O.E. 60 series GMC with a worn-out 6V53, a 5 + 2, and a 500 gallon stainless milk tank on the back!🤣 It was pretty embarrassing being passed on the Pa. Turnpike by VW buses on a regular basis (back in the 70's when VW buses were still about the slowest thing on the highway).😁👍
B815SX That’s for sure. I’ve got some of my grandpas tools , when I use em it’s very relaxing and I take my time and breathe a little, and treat em as if they are gold. Also the memories. He must sense his dad in every gear change.
Yeah, a big part of that 'find 'em, grind 'em' comes from no one teaching them how to shift properly...had an old guy who drove since trucking almost began, teach me that the different engines needed different RPM shift points...Cummins shifts 'low' (1500-1800-rpm), Cats shift higher (1900-2200-RPM), and DD's are WAY on up there...2100-2500-RPM...plus, you have to 'get used to the truck you are driving', before you can 'butter the gate' (as he would say)... OBVIOUSLY...aren't too many that are taught this, anymore...because you NEVER hear this taught...the world is eat UP with 'automatics'...and new truckers get about 2-days of training, then are let-loose on the world without a clue, anyhow...what insanity.
Skeeter Saurus Kinda spooks me out that what I’ve learned from old timers I’m passing on down now and I’m only 45. Dammit I shoulda listened better and asked more questions from those old guys. I say it like that but I don’t mean anything but love for em. Not like I have gotten bored when I’ve been told back in the day tales , but I’m gonna prod for more info from now on!
Yep. I remember those old 318 Detroits. Id run from L.A. to Bakersfield with 80,000 lbs over the Grapevine at 16 mph with my foot on the floor. We used to call them “Yamaha’s” back in the early 80’s.
Dang 16 MPH? I remember some trucks going pretty slow on the Grapevine back in the day, but 16MPH wow that's slow. We had an old Chevy station wagon and it blew the radiator cap on the southbound side one time around 77 or 78, right at the start of the hill. The shoulder lane was a truck lane only and there was nowhere to pull off, for like a half mile or more, till finally we found an opening. Dad had to walk back to the bottom of the hill to get another radiator cap and antifreeze. So we sat there in the 110F heat and waited and waited and waited. Finally dad showed up with a new cap and antifreeze, filled her up and drove off to LA. There were some tense moments pulling back out in the highway, but I guess when the trucks are only going 16 mph, it's not too too hard to get back into traffic!
I drove both the fleetstar and loadstar for work. No powersteering or a/c but they had intermittent am radio. They'd work every third bump or so--- lol. Then, over the course of 31 years in fire and ems I drove a bunch of them, from old two stick gmc's and 5/2 Louisvilleliners with front mount pumps and tailboards, road tractors and oil field brine haulers converted to tankers, open rear bench Ford 'C' cabs, to the 'new and improved' high tech crap they call fire apparatus today-- binders and freightliners that ran to the shop like a spooked horse to the barn. Too much electronics and computers (wasn't worth running the siren and lights on some of them that wouldn't get out of their own way!). Nothing like an OLD Detroit, Cummins, Mack, or Cat with a manual trans singing as it goes down the road with a mechanical 'Federal Q', an electronic siren, and air horns warning the traffic ahead. Was much simpler in the good ole days-- .
That's pretty cool truck,I'll bet it's a blast to ride in it,That's nice gift for your dad and that's pretty cool that,you brought back his truck that he enjoys,That truck is show quality in my book,keep on trucking
Thanks for the memories drove a 69 Autocar strait pipes 318 detriot 13 speed RR back in the day pulling a trailer dump I miss that old truck and man was she loud !
I am a MACK BULLDOG FREAK- as of late I have fallen hard for iH trucks- I H- trucks - they have this legendary Pedigree from the logging industry days Goodness WHAT A BEAUTY! God bless
Seeing and hearing that truck sure brings back memories of the old days.I drove one like that as well as a GMC 9200 twin screw.Loved them Only thing that was bad is they didn't like the hills in my state of N.H.
In the early 80s I drove an International 4300 with a 350 Detroit and a 13 speed hauling heavy equipment...later in life ran an 88B Bucyrus with a v 12 Detroit love those sounds
I love it you're driving and exactly the way you're supposed to drive at 3:18 Detroit I grew up with my dad and it's 72 KW cabover had a 318 Detroit Thanks for the Memories
The sound of the woods that’s all you heard from hauling logs out the the mountain landings to the skiders yarding timber up the slopes. I’ve got one foot in the old school and one in the new school I guess that makes my generation I’m fortunate.
very neat you were able to find the truck after so long, then to have it restored is just awesome, really neat to see old trucks like this brought back for another 50 years, love the sound of an old 2 stroke, nothin like it in the world, only Detroit can make that noise lol,. Thanks for takin us for a ride with ya man , best of luck with it
Because I used to drive a Detroit powered Mack R7 Wrecker with straight pipe's {Guy before Me } it took just a few hour's of the SOB Screaming in my ear all day everyday before I convinced my boss to let Me replace them with the stock factory exhaust .. Yes it was still a screaming Detroit but I could actually hear at the end of the day ...I surely do miss that Ole Mack .. Your truck is a winner My hats off to you ...
Good God! Pure awesome. I’d give anything to be able to ride in a big rig with that type of engine in it one more time. Long years ago my dad drove a cold truck that had a motor similar to that. I am visually impaired, I can just imagine that truck looks as good as it sounds. Keep on trucking!
Beautiful restoration sir. I see you switched out the daytons for some budds on the front axel also. Great job. I went to Denver from Grand Rapids MIchigan in my dads Pete powered by Detroit . It was an awsome ride. Love the sound of the old two stroke "screamin Jimmy" or "rolling smudgeball" Detroits.
8V-71 doesn't need to wind up a lot ,,it doesn't sound like he is going much over 2100 rpm or so ,, without seeing the tach i could only guess ,, but i have done a lot of miles driving detroit powered trucks ,,my heavy haul truck i use on my farm is an international 7800 and it's got a 12V-71 TA ,,and it has to hit 2500 for max power ,,I generally shift gears at 2400 or 2500 ,,it redlines at 2850 and puts 700HP to the wheels at 2600
@@andrewking9761 13 speed with 390 Rears. The truck originally had 444 rears and it but we had to replace the whole back half of the truck because the body was so bad.
If you were under a load and lugged a 318 you would blow it sky high. We pulled doubles to Chicago with single axle Astro’s. After we blew up several our mechanic told us to always keep the rpms tight against the governor which was 2500. Problem solved.
You brung water out my eye bud. My UNC taught me in 1 just like it hauling produce in thelate80s Dammit man so many memories RIP UNC.Iceberg Slim Reese Sc state farmers market.😢
Love the butterfly brake pedal... In the IHC I drove it had the throttle pedal notched at the top so you could flip a 1/4" threaded rod down (that was attached to the cab) and then turn the nut to get the engine up to high idle so you could sleep in it without it cooling down...
Dwight Corbett yes it did originally have mufflers and we are considering putting Mufflers back on it because it just doesn't sound the same with the straight pipes as I remember as a kid
This truck looks very cool especially with the 2 cycle Detroit Diesel engine in it. In fact, this truck isn't just cool, its one of the coolest looking restoration projects in the world. Needless to say, the 2 cycle Detroit I think is one of the coolest engines in the world and there is nothing else that can beat it. Anyway, very nice thing you did for your dad, this restoration is an absolute beauty and I am really digging it.
I sure do miss that old school Detroit sound. It's music. I can remember riding in my uncle's GMC cabover 12v71 Detroit Jimmy. It was a 1978. The last time I saw his truck was in the mid 90s. The engine over heated and caught on fire burnt through the interior of the cabover. That's all I heard. But glad no one got hurt.
Now, THIS has got to be one of the best if NOT, the BEST sounding diesel engines in the world!!! Puts some WEIGHT on the back and you can REALLY make those stacks sing a melody to your ears!!! I would love to have that just to make a run every now and then! 😃😎👂👌💪❤
Your engine is the wrong color.... LOL... But the oil drips are always the same color... Love the sound that starts at around 1800 to 1900 rpm reaching a divine crescendo at 2400! That Detroit is healthy. Used to work on these at a diesel shop back in the day, rebuilt countless cylinder heads and ran the "overheads "on quite a few resetting valve and injector lashes.
The sound of that 318 is pure music. It's a shame newer trucks don't have that sound.
Someone should start a company that only uses older trucks with detroit engines
@@1986Honda4trax No can do, thank a liberal and the EPA for that.
@@1986Honda4trax yeah they would never allow it. They were fuel hogs and polluted a lot. They sure sounded good doing it though.
@@kleetus92 If Potato Joe and The Squad have their way, diesel trucks will be outlawed in eight years. They intend to "go green" with electric trucks, and wind and solar.
@@MisterMikeTexas sadly true statement.... This is what happens when you install a retard.
Thank you for bringing back the memories
It is 2023, and I still love that. Just hearing the sound of that big 318 takes me back to childhood.
Me too.
Do you remember what size exhaust pipes your dad has on it@@jeffcorklin6226
Beautiful International and an amazing sounding 8V71 Detroit. Well done.
Brother, I thought I was going ta start crying. In that 8 minutes and 11 seconds you took me back 42 yrs ! When I got out of the Marines my older brother had bought a '72 transtar 4200 and was haulin' rock with it and he taught me how ta drive and bought him another and I ran the wheels off that screamin' ass Detroit for 3 yrs before I moved up to a cabover Pete. That was a sweet thing you did for your Dad. I see Torsee said "No A/C" . Back in them days if you had A/C you were shittin' in high cotton hand. We did'nt care about no a/c , hell , I was 20 yrs old and driving a big rig, I did'nt care about no a/c !! 42 yrs later I'm still doin' that deal, except in a $185,000 KW W900, times have changed. thanks for the video bub, great one !!
So what the hell you doing in a new truck then. When you drive a classic
Thank you for your service
charles c the move from that 4200 to a cabovers Pete was a serious step down bud. I ran 4300s and then in 85 a, what was is, 9750? A few years later navistar bought international and turned them into junk. They were really good trucks before navistar.
Still remember the dash like yesterday great truck
That's the way to do it. Sweet truck, sweet shifting and a truly heartwarming thing you've done for your dad.
what a beautiful truck! and nothing better than a two stroke Detroit!
Ryan Ehlis Um, You’re wrong!
There were a LOT of things better than a 318 Detroit! One of those things was called a “Cummins”.
Love the hunt when the rack was just a bit out.
@@gearjammer4779
Your wrong there nothing better than a cumming expect a Detroit diesel
A 318 Detroit deisel is a V8
Love the sound of old trucks it's music to my ears
That's the sound of sweet music to my ears, thank you. My dad always wanted a Detroit diesel engine he said they "sounded like a greyhound bus and ours had a 10 speed over/under spicer transmission. I use to do burnouts on gravel roads with it when my dad wasnt there. Awesome memories!
A lot of the Greyhound buses had the same exact engine that is in my truck, the 318 Detroit.
Had a 318 in a truck years ago, called it the dragonfly. Drag uphill and fly downhill. Loved the old girl though
Dragonfly, LOL! Couldn't have been any worse than a C.O.E. 60 series GMC with a worn-out 6V53, a 5 + 2, and a 500 gallon stainless milk tank on the back!🤣 It was pretty embarrassing being passed on the Pa. Turnpike by VW buses on a regular basis (back in the 70's when VW buses were still about the slowest thing on the highway).😁👍
@@danw1955 238 Macks were dogs as well!
An amazing overview of the truck.
Beautiful truck and great shifting! Love those motors!
Brings back a lot of memories picked up in Johnstown, Pa hauled rolls of wire to Chicago brought racks back many times
My grandfather worked at the wire mill in Johnstown
I’m from Johnstown, wire mill is still running, last one in North America from what I understand.
Finally, someone who has some finesse and knows how to shift decently.
Tired of the "findin' 'em & grindin' 'em" clips on here.
Well done.
B815SX
That’s for sure.
I’ve got some of my grandpas tools , when I use em it’s very relaxing and I take my time and breathe a little, and treat em as if they are gold.
Also the memories.
He must sense his dad in every gear change.
Yeah, a big part of that 'find 'em, grind 'em' comes from no one teaching them how to shift properly...had an old guy who drove since trucking almost began, teach me that the different engines needed different RPM shift points...Cummins shifts 'low' (1500-1800-rpm), Cats shift higher (1900-2200-RPM), and DD's are WAY on up there...2100-2500-RPM...plus, you have to 'get used to the truck you are driving', before you can 'butter the gate' (as he would say)...
OBVIOUSLY...aren't too many that are taught this, anymore...because you NEVER hear this taught...the world is eat UP with 'automatics'...and new truckers get about 2-days of training, then are let-loose on the world without a clue, anyhow...what insanity.
Skeeter Saurus
Kinda spooks me out that what I’ve learned from old timers I’m passing on down now and I’m only 45.
Dammit I shoulda listened better and asked more questions from those old guys.
I say it like that but I don’t mean anything but love for em.
Not like I have gotten bored when I’ve been told back in the day tales , but I’m gonna prod for more info from now on!
B81 Mack If ya can’t find it grind it! Seems like that’s how a lot of them drive now.
I learned on a 1956 LJ hard nosed Mack wrecker with a 237hp 675 ENDT with a 5x4 quad box and real 24" rubber.
"Let me sing you the song of my people...."
Yes sir love me a 2 stroke Detroit they just scream get outta my way!!
Yep. I remember those old 318 Detroits. Id run from L.A. to Bakersfield with 80,000 lbs over the Grapevine at 16 mph with my foot on the floor. We used to call them
“Yamaha’s” back in the early 80’s.
Dang 16 MPH? I remember some trucks going pretty slow on the Grapevine back in the day, but 16MPH wow that's slow. We had an old Chevy station wagon and it blew the radiator cap on the southbound side one time around 77 or 78, right at the start of the hill. The shoulder lane was a truck lane only and there was nowhere to pull off, for like a half mile or more, till finally we found an opening. Dad had to walk back to the bottom of the hill to get another radiator cap and antifreeze. So we sat there in the 110F heat and waited and waited and waited. Finally dad showed up with a new cap and antifreeze, filled her up and drove off to LA. There were some tense moments pulling back out in the highway, but I guess when the trucks are only going 16 mph, it's not too too hard to get back into traffic!
Jim Bronson I can imagine the panic. 🤙
If you ran Bakersfield to LA i probably met or talked to you i started running it in the 70s
How awesome is that. Beautiful story and truck.
Damn I love the tone of that V8!!!! Nothing like the sound of a 318 Detroit!!!
Excellent video! Love the motor, and you do a fine job with the gears! Thanks!
Screaming Jimmy beautiful sound , working that spitter Driver 🙋⭐💯
That's so beautiful truck with great sound. 😎
Smooth nice driving there, no rushing, forcing or grinding.
My first driving job was a 71 transtar with a 318 and a13 speed. Thanks for the memories
I drove both the fleetstar and loadstar for work. No powersteering or a/c but they had intermittent am radio. They'd work every third bump or so--- lol.
Then, over the course of 31 years in fire and ems I drove a bunch of them, from old two stick gmc's and 5/2 Louisvilleliners with front mount pumps and tailboards, road tractors and oil field brine haulers converted to tankers, open rear bench Ford 'C' cabs, to the 'new and improved' high tech crap they call fire apparatus today-- binders and freightliners that ran to the shop like a spooked horse to the barn. Too much electronics and computers (wasn't worth running the siren and lights on some of them that wouldn't get out of their own way!). Nothing like an OLD Detroit, Cummins, Mack, or Cat with a manual trans singing as it goes down the road with a mechanical 'Federal Q', an electronic siren, and air horns warning the traffic ahead.
Was much simpler in the good ole days-- .
That's pretty cool truck,I'll bet it's a blast to ride in it,That's nice gift for your dad and that's pretty cool that,you brought back his truck that he enjoys,That truck is show quality in my book,keep on trucking
Thanks for the memories drove a 69 Autocar strait pipes 318 detriot 13 speed RR back in the day pulling a trailer dump I miss that old truck and man was she loud !
I used drive 70 cabover International with 318...loved it..real nice thing u done for Your Dad..thats fine looking truck❤
Thank you
Best sounding truck on TH-cam. PERIOD
Agreed
Probably the best looking too.
That's awesome to see you got the original truck back! Nice job!
I am a MACK BULLDOG FREAK- as of late I have fallen hard for iH trucks- I H- trucks - they have this legendary Pedigree from the logging industry days
Goodness WHAT A BEAUTY!
God bless
Seeing and hearing that truck sure brings back memories of the old days.I drove one like that as well as a GMC 9200 twin screw.Loved them Only thing that was bad is they didn't like the hills in my state of N.H.
Thats Beautiful!
318 was was a great engine!
In the early 80s I drove an International 4300 with a 350 Detroit and a 13 speed hauling heavy equipment...later in life ran an 88B Bucyrus with a v 12 Detroit love those sounds
Very nice driving! And a sweet restoration!
I love it you're driving and exactly the way you're supposed to drive at 3:18 Detroit I grew up with my dad and it's 72 KW cabover had a 318 Detroit Thanks for the Memories
Love it man. Had an uncle who always went to neutral on a split when loaded. Said it saved the back box. Thanks for sharing
Music to me. Dad drive a K100 KW with a 318.... I spent many hours riding with him going up and down the east coast, still love that sound
Sure love the sound of those old Detroit Diesel two strokes. Beautifully restored too. 😍👌 That's either an 8v71 or an 8v92.
The sound of the woods that’s all you heard from hauling logs out the the mountain landings to the skiders yarding timber up the slopes. I’ve got one foot in the old school and one in the new school I guess that makes my generation I’m fortunate.
Magnificent machine. That sound never gets less awesome!. Well done. Thx.
Nice job shifting that awesome sounding truck. Im glad you found it
Beautiful story and occasion!
very neat you were able to find the truck after so long, then to have it restored is just awesome, really neat to see old trucks like this brought back for another 50 years, love the sound of an old 2 stroke, nothin like it in the world, only Detroit can make that noise lol,. Thanks for takin us for a ride with ya man , best of luck with it
Because I used to drive a Detroit powered Mack R7 Wrecker with straight pipe's {Guy before Me } it took just a few hour's of the SOB Screaming in my ear all day everyday before I convinced my boss to let Me replace them with the stock factory exhaust .. Yes it was still a screaming Detroit but I could actually hear at the end of the day ...I surely do miss that Ole Mack .. Your truck is a winner My hats off to you ...
R-models were a real truck. I just wish they'd had a little more leg room.
Sounds great!!! Thanks for posting .
Yea,Yea go ahead and make this old man miss those days, yes sir mighty fine,Thanks for sharing......Johnny b.
Good God! Pure awesome. I’d give anything to be able to ride in a big rig with that type of engine in it one more time. Long years ago my dad drove a cold truck that had a motor similar to that. I am visually impaired, I can just imagine that truck looks as good as it sounds. Keep on trucking!
Sat behind a 8v71 for 4 yrs then upgraded to a 8v92 with twin turbos and dbl 00 injectors... wow..and a Stout 9 speed of course
Nice job! Those ole I H ‘s were built to last and now there’s one more saved from rotting in a tree row! I love the music too!
Beautiful restoration sir. I see you switched out the daytons for some budds on the front axel also. Great job. I went to Denver from Grand Rapids MIchigan in my dads Pete powered by Detroit . It was an awsome ride. Love the sound of the old two stroke "screamin Jimmy" or "rolling smudgeball" Detroits.
Nice restoration. Love the sound of a Detroit 8V-71.
That is a beautiful truck sounds great. Love the shifting you were doing.
nothing like driving with no clutch i love it!!!!
Finally someone who isn't reving the guts out of it on every shift
8V-71 doesn't need to wind up a lot ,,it doesn't sound like he is going much over 2100 rpm or so ,, without seeing the tach i could only guess ,, but i have done a lot of miles driving detroit powered trucks ,,my heavy haul truck i use on my farm is an international 7800 and it's got a 12V-71 TA ,,and it has to hit 2500 for max power ,,I generally shift gears at 2400 or 2500 ,,it redlines at 2850 and puts 700HP to the wheels at 2600
wildcoyote34
Dang . She’s a beast!
What gearbox do you run with that thing and diff ratios etc
@@andrewking9761 13 speed with 390 Rears. The truck originally had 444 rears and it but we had to replace the whole back half of the truck because the body was so bad.
If you were under a load and lugged a 318 you would blow it sky high. We pulled doubles to Chicago with single axle Astro’s. After we blew up several our mechanic told us to always keep the rpms tight against the governor which was 2500. Problem solved.
You brung water out my eye bud. My UNC taught me in 1 just like it hauling produce in thelate80s Dammit man so many memories RIP UNC.Iceberg Slim Reese Sc state farmers market.😢
Wow!!! Beautiful truck!!
Old school that is a very nice truck brings back memories of the 70s jamming them gears 😎😀
your dad must be a helluva guy!thats an awesome thing to do for him really cool!!!
Great restoration and love the sound of that Detroit diesel.
Amazing shifting!
What an awesome gift to your dad! Definitely raised you right. Sweet sounds from the old girl but would certainly need some hearing protection.
The music begins at 5:35!
witteman adrian wrong, the music started at 2:16
I don't hear no pavortti
That's awesome! You did a great job!
Great job on having this truck restored! It sounds wonderful! But then again Detroit diesel always sounds wonderful!
That's a bad ass truck Sir
Use to work for Greyhound back in the mid 70’s as a teenager, man those 318’s were awesome sounding then too.
Man that,s really cool..You Guy,s did an Awesome job on the Resto....
Boy, that's one GOOD LOOKING TRUCK . . . that thing it's pretty. Good job maintaining it. That music @ 5:38 is the greatest.
this truck rocks i miss this soooooooooo much!!!!
This truck sons amazing!!!
I drove one just like that years ago and my ears still ring
Love the butterfly brake pedal... In the IHC I drove it had the throttle pedal notched at the top so you could flip a 1/4" threaded rod down (that was attached to the cab) and then turn the nut to get the engine up to high idle so you could sleep in it without it cooling down...
looks like it originally had mufflers, according to the photos, but it sounds good without them. Thanks for taking us for a ride
Dwight Corbett yes it did originally have mufflers and we are considering putting Mufflers back on it because it just doesn't sound the same with the straight pipes as I remember as a kid
Sweet music. Just sweet music. 😉
The mufflers take the snap out and put the rumble back in! Nothing sounds like a V-8!
Looks Awesome! Great job
Very therapeutic!!😌👍🏾👍🏾
That sound ! Almost spooky on a winters night, nice shiftin btw.
This truck looks very cool especially with the 2 cycle Detroit Diesel engine in it. In fact, this truck isn't just cool, its one of the coolest looking restoration projects in the world. Needless to say, the 2 cycle Detroit I think is one of the coolest engines in the world and there is nothing else that can beat it. Anyway, very nice thing you did for your dad, this restoration is an absolute beauty and I am really digging it.
Nice job on the 13 sp!
Nice truck man,looks like my old dina 90 861 wonderfull truck body,congrats.
Damn! Nothing Better Than the Sweet Sound of a Screaming Detroit! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🍻
Buetiful memories come to my mind, when I hear that sound. Running with dad on free country....
That is a very nice job ,and a great truck,sounds nice too
Nice job! Sounds great.
That 318 sounds sooo good...
Best sound on the planet. Thanks for the great video!! Also, you sure make those gear changes look easy. Smooth as butter.
Thanks, lots of practice
Incidentally- nice touch on the stick partner-
That is one beautiful rig!
Very beautiful! Nice job.
I sure do miss that old school Detroit sound. It's music. I can remember riding in my uncle's GMC cabover 12v71 Detroit Jimmy. It was a 1978.
The last time I saw his truck was in the mid 90s.
The engine over heated and caught on fire burnt through the interior of the cabover. That's all I heard.
But glad no one got hurt.
Awesome Detroit Diesel awesome International truck
I love that sound so much
Absolutely sweet
Amazing restoration. I want one. Huge IH fan and Detroit Diesel fan too
Now, THIS has got to be one of the best if NOT, the BEST sounding diesel engines in the world!!! Puts some WEIGHT on the back and you can REALLY make those stacks sing a melody to your ears!!! I would love to have that just to make a run every now and then! 😃😎👂👌💪❤
Love the early Detroit's, the 903 cummins had a very distinct tone too.
Your engine is the wrong color.... LOL... But the oil drips are always the same color... Love the sound that starts at around 1800 to 1900 rpm reaching a divine crescendo at 2400! That Detroit is healthy. Used to work on these at a diesel shop back in the day, rebuilt countless cylinder heads and ran the "overheads "on quite a few resetting valve and injector lashes.
That was the original color of the engine when the truck was new, international used to paint the engines red when they installed them.
1972 international its sound fantastic great sound
A beautiful truck, I drove a 1974 4300, it was simular, it had a 290 horsepower Cummins, and 10 speed. I love the sound of a 2 stroke Detroit.
Yall got the bumper a lot straighter than international did. Very sick truck.
Smooth shifting! very rare haha good truck love it
I'm sorry for your loss Sir
Beautiful truck. 2/65 ac is all you need in a day cab.