I love it, especially the park brake... that's a classic. I had to take a 2 stroke DD in a cab-over for a 5 hr trip one day that ended up being 9 hrs. It was hot and no aircond so had the windows open and the old DD singing along about 70 mph. That was like running a 4 hr nascar race, my ears where pretty much shot by the time I got home, lol.
That's real truck driving. It's amazing how these transmissions just fall into gear without clutching once you speed match the engine speed to the transmission. Nice work!
Nearly any Manual transmission can be shifted like that. Done it in pretty much every manual car I’ve driven/owned. It’s pretty smooth once you get the hang of it and your clutch will last longer. And it’s kind of fun lol.
Boy oh boy does that bring back memories. I started driving in a 1965 cabover International, with 6/71 and a 10 speed. I'll never forget that sound. Thanks
I love the sound of those 2 stroke Detroit Diesel engines.I can remember back when my brothers and me would listen to the sounds of those engines at night and say we were going to drive trucks like them.But I'm the only one of us to actually drive trucks.But I never got a chance to drive any of the Detroit 2 strokes.By the time I did decide to start driving trucks,there was many of Detroit 2 strokes engines around.I sure miss that wonderful sound of them.Thanks for the great videos and keep up the work you're doing.May God bless you.
Awesome video! Thanks for the glimpse back in time at this wonderful machine! I really miss "driver's vehicles" and while I'd rather be driving a 1959 corvette, even when it's a truck you still get to be engaged with the vehicle and the road! No chance of someone texting and driving in this thing! First truck I ever drove was a 1982 Mack Twin-stick. It was noisy, awful, slow, rode like a wagon but I still loved to drive it.
My dad drove for Mobil Oil for 36 years. I remember him having these trucks in their terminal in Norwalk Ct. Then they got new style GM's in around 62 I love the way these trucks look.
I knew an old driver several years older than me, I drove over the road for 34 years, he used to sit on a nail keg with a cushion on it.! I drove a couple of those 2 stroke Jimmy's. You could change a dozen gears just getting out of the yard.!
awesome, awesome video ! Not only a demonstration of REAL driving, but the beautiful symphony of sound from that engine actually made me a little emotional
Many years ago while in college I drove a 1070A Lodestar with the same combination. That Fuller was the slickest shifting transmission I every operated. Exhaust pipe separated from the muffler on the way back from the stone quarry one day and I had to drive it all the way home loaded. That was without a doubt the loudest engine I have ever heard. My ears rang for days.
@@len-zeplin480 the first shift at low speed can be a tougher one. especially when the trans is still cold. thats why he only did it on the first shift.
This video is one of my favorite of all time. The Detroit engine is the best souding engine ever. (I personnaly have many engines like the Toyota 2JZ converted to single turbo, 4BT, etc). The sound at 3:20 is just insane. I hope to find one of these in my life. Thank you for sharing!
Nothing and I mean nothing sounds as sweet as a Detroit Diesel screaming down the road. I was a volunteer firefighter for seven years when I was younger and one of the pumpers was an early 70's Sutphen with a 6V72. Man, that was a sweet sounding truck.
so satisfying to listen to. My WRX doesnt really have that same feel because I row through the gears very quickly now, if I drive it slow I love to rev out the engine slowly.
Especially on the way down she sounds like a Mopar V8, great stuff! And you just gotta love how straight 6s (and V12s for that matter) respond to bumps!
To call it “work” in this beautifully sounding piece of machinery would be a lie... I’d drive it as much as possible... reminds me of my 1979 528i straight headers five speed... it would scream and love to hold the revs just like this.. in heaven it will be my chariot
lived a couple of blocks from Hunt's cannery when it was located in Hayward Calif. i grew up listening to screamin jimmy's. next to a top fuel dragster or funny car, nothing comes close!
worked in a chemical plant that had a 6-71 fire water pump in a block building that ran away....shut fuel off out side.... starting running on crankcase oil....til it came apart.... that noise would make you think the world was ending
If you ever met a driver who ran the mountains on the east coast you can tell the ones who use the clutch. They have one leg like a water mellon and one like a tooth pick. Ha Ha
My dad drove for MOBIL He had a twin screw Short hood conventional, They called them snub noses. Had the same cab only with the short hood, same motor & sound, I remember going with him.on sundays when some one neede a gas delivery. extra work back then No one worked on sunday.
old fucker sounds good! a family friend ours use to drive a 59 gmc car carrier. in the 70s. it was red white and blue . super loud all us kids loved that truck. his name was richard miller r.i.p." running bear ".
It never gets old watched this at least 20 times. The timing of his shifts with the rpms and his coordination is awesome.
I love it, especially the park brake... that's a classic. I had to take a 2 stroke DD in a cab-over for a 5 hr trip one day that ended up being 9 hrs. It was hot and no aircond so had the windows open and the old DD singing along about 70 mph. That was like running a 4 hr nascar race, my ears where pretty much shot by the time I got home, lol.
My 69 I H had the same park brake
@@wesdowling1340👍🇦🇺
These trucks are an American classic These trucks deserves to be recognized for making trucking a part of the American way
That's real truck driving. It's amazing how these transmissions just fall into gear without clutching once you speed match the engine speed to the transmission. Nice work!
Nearly any Manual transmission can be shifted like that. Done it in pretty much every manual car I’ve driven/owned. It’s pretty smooth once you get the hang of it and your clutch will last longer. And it’s kind of fun lol.
Love to hear these old disels running I am glad to hear that engine sounds like a symphony orchestra
This is my ASMR right here! I could watch this for hours. Driver is a real professional trucker, respect!
Thank you !
I agree he is a professional.
These trucks deserves to be recognized it defines what trucking industry is
You mean what it was.
My father drove those girls. The old 2 stroke Jimmy had the most beautiful sound of any diesel ever.
Awesome Bud Have a Great Day
Boy oh boy does that bring back memories. I started driving in a 1965 cabover International, with 6/71 and a 10 speed. I'll never forget that sound. Thanks
Nothing beats that ole Detroit jake can hear them for miles
I love that sound!!! The sound of a REAL diesel engine!!! One that you can hear coming a mile away and you know will last a long time.
A mile? Hell that's way to quiet then son. I better hear that thing from 3 miles. LOL!!
And took a mile to stop.
I love the sound of those 2 stroke Detroit Diesel engines.I can remember back when my brothers and me would listen to the sounds of those engines at night and say we were going to drive trucks like them.But I'm the only one of us to actually drive trucks.But I never got a chance to drive any of the Detroit 2 strokes.By the time I did decide to start driving trucks,there was many of Detroit 2 strokes engines around.I sure miss that wonderful sound of them.Thanks for the great videos and keep up the work you're doing.May God bless you.
Oh ya four stroke diesels are garbage compared to two strokes
Unlike your hearing after a day in the cab.
I love to see old trucks restored and running the sound of old trucks running is music to my ears
Of all the truck videos on you tube this '59 Jimmy is still my absolute favorite.
Great truck and great engine. I took my class A driving test in a 54 GMC 930 with a 6 71 and 15 forward speeds in 1958. Love the engine and truck.
Awesome video! Thanks for the glimpse back in time at this wonderful machine! I really miss "driver's vehicles" and while I'd rather be driving a 1959 corvette, even when it's a truck you still get to be engaged with the vehicle and the road!
No chance of someone texting and driving in this thing!
First truck I ever drove was a 1982 Mack Twin-stick. It was noisy, awful, slow, rode like a wagon but I still loved to drive it.
My dad drove for Mobil Oil for 36 years. I remember him having these trucks in their terminal in Norwalk Ct. Then they got new style GM's in around 62 I love the way these trucks look.
This video put a smile on my face!Thanks for the upload.
I love the sound of a diesel purring
Damn I couldn't help but grin when that Jake brake came on at :51, gotta love that sound!
It still does that for me too ! Thanks for looking !
You have added absolute joy to this old driver mile or does that bring back memories with my dad my grandpa
I am glad you like it.
Nice! The Old Timers had it rough, no AC, Coffin sleepers, wooden seats, damn, i have respect!!
Wooden seats? Never seen those.
I knew an old driver several years older than me, I drove over the road for 34 years, he used to sit on a nail keg with a cushion on it.! I drove a couple of those 2 stroke Jimmy's. You could change a dozen gears just getting out of the yard.!
awesome, awesome video ! Not only a demonstration of REAL driving, but the beautiful symphony of sound from that engine actually made me a little emotional
+arupian666 I appreciate that !
miss this sound i am 27 and back when i was in grade school my dad would take me with him to work on these old girls.. fun times
The best sounding Detroit on TH-cam!!!!
Many years ago while in college I drove a 1070A Lodestar with the same combination. That Fuller was the slickest shifting transmission I every operated. Exhaust pipe separated from the muffler on the way back from the stone quarry one day and I had to drive it all the way home loaded. That was without a doubt the loudest engine I have ever heard. My ears rang for days.
Thanks for sharing the memory !
How can you not fall in luv with that exhaust note
I could fall asleep to that beautiful sound.
double clutching like an absolute boss
NICK SMITH Thank you for the nice comment !
@@rileydog362 Seconded Hoirst's comment.. ure are double clutching like an old pro..:)
@@SteveCarras Thank you !
I liked it better when He Chose NOT TO.
@@len-zeplin480 the first shift at low speed can be a tougher one. especially when the trans is still cold. thats why he only did it on the first shift.
There isn’t anything Better than a Screaming Detroit! 😍😍👍🏻👍🏻🍻🍻🍻
Just music to my ears! Love the Jake kicking in and scaring cats at dogs 3 miles away!
I could listen to that engine all day!
I love the sounds of a Detroit Diesel, especially in a big tractor wide open.
My dad loved the sound DD made he loved working on them and driving them to been around them all my life never gets old that sound awesome 👍 ☺️
This video is one of my favorite of all time. The Detroit engine is the best souding engine ever. (I personnaly have many engines like the Toyota 2JZ converted to single turbo, 4BT, etc). The sound at 3:20 is just insane. I hope to find one of these in my life. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much !
No I had a 1982 GMC Astro 95 With A 425 Caterpillar!!! ASS Kicking Truck!!!
That double clutching sir, you are a beast
Well damn, that'd make any red-blooded American proud, nice ride my man!
Thank you !
Love it, my dad has a 59' Kenworth needle nose with twin sticks just a beauty! Thanks for the upload.
Music to my ears. I could only dream of shifting like this guy.
Parece um ronco do ônibus mercedes OF-1620.
Nice shifting great jakebreaking this guy is the best
Real sharp shiftin and fancy footwork....gotta love it!
Nothing and I mean nothing sounds as sweet as a Detroit Diesel screaming down the road. I was a volunteer firefighter for seven years when I was younger and one of the pumpers was an early 70's Sutphen with a 6V72. Man, that was a sweet sounding truck.
Nothing like the sound of a screaming Detroit! Gives me tingles!
Sounds like an old bus, nice truck.
You gotta' love old trucks !! Blower fan right there in the cab with you, exposed duct work, it's all cool! And that screamin' Detroit, awesome!
I guess there are lots of folks out there who like to rebuild these trucks, and drive them around. Sounds like fun.
Go to the American Truck historical society website and check it out. There are lots of resored big rigs around. aths.org
the 6-71 is one of my favorite diesels of all time.
Love this truck. Cannot get enough of the sound.
so satisfying to listen to. My WRX doesnt really have that same feel because I row through the gears very quickly now, if I drive it slow I love to rev out the engine slowly.
Especially on the way down she sounds like a Mopar V8, great stuff! And you just gotta love how straight 6s (and V12s for that matter) respond to bumps!
Nothing like the sound of a Detroit can always tell hear them from a far
Nice truck! Thanks for restoring a piece of American Iron and sharing it with us!
KILLER on the back riding like that for 1000's of miles!!
True. I replaced both seats with new air ride. Much better. now.
I have nothing new to add but this boy knows how to finesse a transmission, and like was stated further down, I think God created the 2 Stroke DD!!
Beautiful sound and awesome shifting, thanks for sharing!
This guys a REAL trucker right here. :)
That would be a long hard ride. It sure would keep you awake.
To call it “work” in this beautifully sounding piece of machinery would be a lie... I’d drive it as much as possible... reminds me of my 1979 528i straight headers five speed... it would scream and love to hold the revs just like this.. in heaven it will be my chariot
Hugo SonofGod What do you mean? This truck screams like a BMW 520 series from 70's? Wow then your BMW looks badass
Sounds great. I'm in love with those kinds of shifters, with long handles.
Awesome 'Floating' there! A real pro that certainly knows the Engine / Gearbox! Well done.
Thank you for watching !
rileydog362 Nice job of rowing through that gear box in what looks to be a beautiful 59 GMC!!!
Thanks !
ckelley63 Thanks !
rileydog362 You're welcome!!
lived a couple of blocks from Hunt's cannery when it was located in Hayward Calif. i grew up listening to screamin jimmy's. next to a top fuel dragster or funny car, nothing comes close!
Floating and double clutching ranging through the gears..........I love it!
+heffo and juff Thank you !
Love the sound of the older Detroit motor roaring
That truck sounds very good
Imagine spending 14 hours driving this truck every day? Great video, thank you.
I love the sound of his Jake Brakes. Sounds like a real beast! :)
Excellent video and some very slick driving. That is one very nice old truck
Beautiful sound and lovely truck. Thanks for showing it.
worked in a chemical plant that had a 6-71 fire water pump in a block building that ran away....shut fuel off out side.... starting running on crankcase oil....til it came apart.... that noise would make you think the world was ending
Thank you for the cool story . They have been known to do that !
Esse ronco do GMC Detroit è demais, è musica pros meus ouvidos.
Back when men were men and trucks would make you one if you weren't...lol...a 1500 mile trip in that beast you were a man at the end!!
fastdraw30 no ac no power steering no air seat lol
59 was a good year! I used to have 59 Buick Invicta 401ci a while back here in the UK:-)
Love the short throw shifter 😆
He's a real driver doesn't use the cluck and that Jake is music to my ears; can't live without them in the mountains of west coast.
Thanks Mike !
If you ever met a driver who ran the mountains on the east coast you can tell the ones who use the clutch. They have one leg like a water mellon and one like a tooth pick. Ha Ha
Love that sound!!! Also like the 2 speed Axel,,especially when the speedometer needle jumps, ,awesome video
Gotta love the sound of that engine!
Here is a new one with quicker shifting th-cam.com/video/MgJCprHYd2w/w-d-xo.html
nothing but the upmost respect!! thanks for the video upload
My dad drove for MOBIL He had a twin screw Short hood conventional, They called them snub noses. Had the same cab only with the short hood, same motor & sound, I remember going with him.on sundays when some one neede a gas delivery. extra work back then No one worked on sunday.
Thanks for sharing the nice memory !
Two stroke diesel and pre evo Harleys ...must be heaven
Amen brother !
Love the iconic bubbly sound from Detroit Diesel
Proper operation of this cool classic
2 stroke Detroits have always been and always will be my first choice for a truck engine.
No hablamos el mismo idioma pero si sentimos esa adrenalina de escuchar un motor así tal cual
I remember as a kid,Chicago had some 50's GMC garbage trucks with Detroit 4-71's
I remember when my grandfather used to drive one of this nice trucks. 👍 vid
Badass!!!! That is a masterfull execution of going through the gears!!! Love the double clutch action!!!!
+Erik Trent I appreciate your comment !
Absolutely love the sound of the jake!!
Thanks for watching !
Just badass Detroit ,some memorys on the 90s
I enjoyed the shifting, and I know that it's what the video is about, but would love to have seen an out of cab video segment of the truck.
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Love that sound good on you sir running like was ment to be can already tell you been doing this for years :)
Esos GMC son insuperables, ojalá vuelvan!!
AWESOME! That's a sweet truck and you drive it very well. Not to mention it sounds amazing. Great video!
I used to double clutch our old Brigadier around so much that I'd get in my Ford Escort double clutch it. My wife thought I'd lost my mind.
old fucker sounds good! a family friend ours use to drive a 59 gmc car carrier. in the 70s. it was red white and blue . super loud all us kids loved that truck. his name was richard miller r.i.p." running bear ".
Darn that Detroit sounds good !! Fun video to watch, thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for the ride Sr.
Ja me imaginei pilotando uma máquina destas, deve ser muito bom.
Love the sound, a cross between a classic speed boat and a ww2 bomber
cool truck.. the pipe sounds are sick..
Thanks !