Them trucks and family are from Ann Arbor, Michigan. My grandfather worked with Jim the old man, and two of the boys, Jimmy and Donnie. Bunch of good folks.
It was great having you over Wayne can't wait till next time and thanks everyone for all the compliments on my toys and my grandfather's trucks you guys are awesome
Funny how down to earth, blue collar dudes who value their history and the lagacy of their heritage engineering and manufacturing have absolutely no trouble spotting the underlying motives. Make them poor, render them dependent, slash their range of mobility to ribbons. YT hasn't suggested anything useful or interesting in forever. everything I'm subbed to I searched out myself. Somehow the Almighty algorithm blessed me with this channel. The long form of your content will test the diminished attention span of lots of viewers (myself included), but this channel is a gem. Just dudes tinkering drinking Natty and crushing. Cheers to you lads!
Man, that thing sounds healthy for sure. And that truck...oof, the "king of the road" statement you made about it was the truth. So many trick things in there like the fridge, the APU, TV, microwave...just wild to see and hear it move again. Just awesome.
Wow! I recognized the Double Eagle sleeper and generator box right away! They custom built every one of those, I got one of the last ones they made installed on my FLD 120 condo at Double Eagle right before they went out of business! (2008'ish) They got container loads of Kubota diesel's and the Marathon generator heads, and built them in house from scratch! The Double Eagle sleepers of that vintage were built very well, and stood up to the test of time! What a great truck!
I loved the vid in the beginning, old school PETE. Who doesn't love that truck...Then,then you showed the LEGOS, OMG. I new I was not the only lego nerd. Awesome freakin vid guys!!!AWESOME.
Trucking is a beautiful sickness. It's interesting to see how it affects people so differently. A Lego fleet of trucks!!?? Awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.
Running the Rack is a learned art, i learned back when i was a youngin at my first job from a old guy that worked on detroits since the 50's.. once ya got it ya got it
That is one awesome ol Pete!! appreciate you including us and thanks to them for showing it!! one more thing I used to think I had Lego skills turns out I was very wrong lol👍👍
Hands down one of the most coolest & rarest videos that I have ever seen or been part of in the comments & including the fact that all of years on the road with dad going trucking & well I can honestly say that I have never seen a truck like in my 55 years "" EVER"" !!!!
@@Ol2Stroker & u are 💯 % absolutely welcome 🙏 & its seems 2 me ,,that we could also share some amazing stories about the hey days of the trucking industry gone bye.bye...!!!
Love seeing these old rigs come back to life. And you were spot on about the batteries and natural resources. And Yes, they are trying to put USA(ll), in the poor house.
I love Detroits!! My first job was a non driving job with a city bus company in the early 1970s. They all had Detroits from some older 471s & 671s, to newer 6V53s & 6V92s ranging from 1947 to 1969 models. Those engines ran forever and almost never blew and needing complete replacement. This sure sings beautiful music. On your comments about electric cars. I think the experiment will fail if they insist on it being a 100% electric car fleet. The earth doesn't have the raw materials and we don't have the electric grid right now for necessities let alone an electric car fleet.
Awesome Wayne. A friend of mine was talking about this truck earlier this year and was wondering what happened to it. He thought it was scrapped. Glad to see the family still owns it. I drove by these trucks for years, not many trucking companies in Ann Arbor. They were also painted colors that stuck out. Thanks for sharing, man.
@@Ol2Stroker very good question glad you asked. They were the leader in steering wheel production. Also known as Sheller Globe. I had a 75 Marmon with one. Most Pete's 40's thru 70's used them generally 22 inch cuz power steering was non existent. They are rare. Sheller had similar looking models in various sizes.I would say they were done sometime in the 70's. They just look so cool
Man that trucks awesome. I like seeing people restore old trucks to get them back on the road/ turn them into a show truck. Glad to see old iron back on the road.
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BLOWS MY MIND HOW INTELLIGENT YOU ARE WITH THESE ENGINES. I REALLY WISH MY 02 MACK VISION SLEEPER TRUCK HAD A 12V IN IT SO YOU WOULD COME HELP ME GET ERR GOIN😪 AND I'M IN MICHIGAN. ANYWHO APPRECIATE YOUR LOVE FOR THESE GEMS . AND DAMM THAT'S ONE HELLA LEGOS COLLECTION SWEET AF. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET THAT TO CABOVER KEVIN WISH HE WOULD POST MORE ON TH-cam YA KNOW HE'S DEFINITELY A LEGEND 4IFE DAMM I LOVE THIS LIFESTYLE
That is probably the baddest Lego collection I’ve ever seen, I could hang out with that guy 👍 I used to build tractors with working motors and transmissions, steal motors out of old drills and whatever else dad broke
What a truck, great video Wayne, I enjoyed every second of it. That first start was impressive, no smoke and running smooth as it was parked five minutes ago. Impressive in every way.
Wayne sounds like you might have a new hobby,it's cool the Lego trucks , especially Cab over Kevin's had the pleasure of meeting him and his truck,hope we get videos of the restoration 👍👍
That is an awesome truck. Love the family history and the fact that they are fixing it up. Also Matt's Lego trucks are incredible. I would love to see more on how he builds them.
Thank you for the video. I love this setup and it’s so cool that Donny is taking the time and interest in getting the 71 & 75 back to original. Lego collection is super d duper!! I don’t know how I missed this for a month. Keep putting out the good content man. Appreciate your talent
That generator is a really great thing to have don’t forget to rebuild that too that’s really awesome you don’t have to run the main engine all night very smart to have.
Great video bro!!! Great to see a family relic alive again and begin her journey to restoration. You absolutely would have made a second trip just to see the LEGOS if you had missed them somehow. 😂😂😂
There's no doubt that you're going to get everything back to the way it was..........was cool to see the old girl going for a cruise..........cool video
Omg,, that is just an incredible & awesome old school find & in my dreams$$$ what an amazing restoration that could be @ all the old school truck shows!!!
I remember his dad and uncle by face. One night I was at great lakes truck parts when a little window pete gravel train rolled in with the v12. May have been this truck. It was blue and it's burned right in my brain. It was like O M G. Uphaus had some really cool stuff. The ran trucks other guys were afraid of. Really good movies when I saw this video it was such a treat is Rose and Jim Uphaus still going?
Dude that is freakin rad! From the needle nose packin a v12 right down to the Lego trucks! Somewhere there’s pics of the trucks I built back in the day. Sent them in to Lego to get featured in their magazine. But they weren’t nearly as detailed as these. Outstanding work Wayne and friends!
Great photo history. Nice to see it has remained in the family . She is a time capsule that was ahead of it's time. Crazy lego art, Cough "40 yr virgin" cough.
@@donalduphaus3982 Yea my sense of humor is not well received these days. Just assumed he was from the era when men busted each others chops without a mental breakdown. I can delete the comments if needed.
Absolutely killer episode!!! No Convoy Mack? Or Movin on KW. Apache paint job probably un do able. But those are mad skills. Damn your channel is the money shot and I don't even drive a rig. Lol
The first truck that I ever worked was a double bunk KW COE with a 12V 71 that the owner installed turbo’s. It was my first experience with an air starter, and I about crapped my shorts when another mechanic started it up.
What a fantastic, old truck! So much potential and it sounds great. Back in the 70's and into the 80's, before truck manufacturers started making their own deluxe sleepers, companies like Double Eagle were the best and most expensive. Double Eagle sleepers were custom built items for the kings of the road. I think the number one manufacturer of APU's back then was Onan.
Wow, that's too cool for school! I love that sleeper, it is a super rare piece these days, especially with the Double Eagle Genset. His grandfather must've dumped some serious cash on that truck back in its heyday. I don't know if back in the day I'd have used the toilet if it were in my sleeper. Something about taking a dump in my sleeper would freak me out. Not to mention, somedays there wouldn't be enough ventilation! LMAO!
@@Ol2Stroker they was a guy here in rome ga had a mack b61 that was a similar axle setup as that pete and he had a peterbilt bunk on it the guy built that truck from the ground up . Your friends peterbilt is one of a kind with with a cool history
What a gem. The truck is very cool, but that sleeper is badass. I did trade shows back in the early 80's with Bekins and Mayflower and drove peterbilts with the double eagle sleepers. Those folks in Shipshewana did beautiful work. Those gensets were a pain in the butt to keep running ,but they sure made life nice. Great stuff as always Wayne. You always find the coolest stuff.
That last pic of the guy working on the truck Iv saw that pic for years on the net now I know we're it came From that 351 is killer thought the box looked out of place then saw the gen in it and wow this guy was doing this years ago that was a great video Wayne hope to see some more on this series 😎👍🇺🇲
thanks for the Lego tour I got my first Lego set in about 1966. and it was a bunch of sets at my mom got somehow and my dad built me a wooden box to put the Lego in. still have the box and I still have most of the Lego. It added to when my son came of age and now it's been added to again now that my grandsons are coming of age so it's something that has always been a part of my life that I've always enjoyed it. thank you very much and I certainly do like that 351 that will be something when finished. thanks, Bob, Virginia USA
@@Ol2Stroker Thanks! It's nice when folks read the messages. Did you say that you are or were a New Yorker? I grew up on Long Island then we moved Upstate to a town named Walton. I'm in Virginia now in the Shenandoah Valley. I'd heard about the 351 V12 or was it a v16? I heard many tales of someone on Rt17 racing guys with empty trucks while his was loaded. I wish I could remember better....
@@Ol2Stroker Here's one for you 1978 summer my Dad office guy my Mom runs the local road dept they say what do you want for your birthday I say a subscription for OVERDRIVE magazine all I see are two sets of eyes going which huh!!!??? Well that was my birthday gift for the next 5 years and the Double Eagle Sleepers always stood out because of the breaks aka creases that was their easy to spot signnature . The Lego trucks were off the hook.
Awesome video, back in the day those boomerang antennas were the shit, had one on the passenger mirror of the OTR truck I drove until one day it decided to take flight & I had to chase it down out in a field. lmao SOB didn't come back like they are supposed to ( boomerang ) Those Lego builds are bad ass Matt Uphaus very nice work sir
That engine is beautiful hope you totally rebuild it when you restore the truck. And that sleeper cab is way awesome that’s an awesome truck brother really hope you do your grandpa right and restore that truck nice cause you got a perfect truck to do it on way cool. God bless yall.
Holy crap a v12 Detroit I’m insanely happy for ya and insanely jealous!!
I sure wish it was mine Timmy!
I can't wait to this 351 to be restored with a lot parts
Them trucks and family are from Ann Arbor, Michigan. My grandfather worked with Jim the old man, and two of the boys, Jimmy and Donnie. Bunch of good folks.
Yessir great buncha guys I've known Donnie for years!
It was great having you over Wayne can't wait till next time and thanks everyone for all the compliments on my toys and my grandfather's trucks you guys are awesome
Any chance we could see a full restoration series on this old girl Matt? I’d love to see her being restored
I'd like to see more on Jim sr. and his boys adventures
Those LEGO models are insane!!!!
Hell yea Matt I had a great time with y'all we will definitely do an update video next time I'm out that way.
@@Ol2Stroker maybe by then I'll have lego Bertha 100% done for ya. BTW it was the starter fires up like a dream now
Trucks not were built to last, they were built to be eternal 💪🏼
Funny how down to earth, blue collar dudes who value their history and the lagacy of their heritage engineering and manufacturing have absolutely no trouble spotting the underlying motives. Make them poor, render them dependent, slash their range of mobility to ribbons. YT hasn't suggested anything useful or interesting in forever. everything I'm subbed to I searched out myself. Somehow the Almighty algorithm blessed me with this channel. The long form of your content will test the diminished attention span of lots of viewers (myself included), but this channel is a gem. Just dudes tinkering drinking Natty and crushing. Cheers to you lads!
Man, that thing sounds healthy for sure. And that truck...oof, the "king of the road" statement you made about it was the truth. So many trick things in there like the fridge, the APU, TV, microwave...just wild to see and hear it move again. Just awesome.
This is one of my favorite trucks I've ever filmed. So much history and so many neat details you don't see any more.
I was thinking the same thing
Wow! I recognized the Double Eagle sleeper and generator box right away! They custom built every one of those, I got one of the last ones they made installed on my FLD 120 condo at Double Eagle right before they went out of business! (2008'ish) They got container loads of Kubota diesel's and the Marathon generator heads, and built them in house from scratch! The Double Eagle sleepers of that vintage were built very well, and stood up to the test of time! What a great truck!
Stanley that is super cool thanks for sharing man!
great input Steve. I got a gen pac with the 850 kubota. love kubotas too
Bored as shit,drinking a beer and a new 2 stroker vid pops up! 👊🏼
Hell yea brother and this one's a doozie!
Wayne you run in a circle of awesome brothers! Thanks for taking me along, much appreciated my brother!
I have some great friends Terry! I love taking y'all along for the ride.
I can't believe all the details of the trucks with Legos that is amazing and the old rig sounds great
Same Phil. I was totally blown away by both.
I loved the vid in the beginning, old school PETE. Who doesn't love that truck...Then,then you showed the LEGOS, OMG. I new I was not the only lego nerd. Awesome freakin vid guys!!!AWESOME.
Thanks Tim I'm glad you dug it!
Very nice to see all of the trucks matt built, and it's cool our family has these rare trucks.
I'm super jealous! The history is my favorite part! ❤️❤️
Trucking is a beautiful sickness. It's interesting to see how it affects people so differently. A Lego fleet of trucks!!?? Awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hey James thanks for watching. It makes me happy y'all are digging it as much as I did
Running the Rack is a learned art, i learned back when i was a youngin at my first job from a old guy that worked on detroits since the 50's.. once ya got it ya got it
It is indeed! I sure wish I learned that way
I learned it from an old boat mechanic.I am 82 now and still miss it..
@@mackpeteno that's awesome Doyle!
God I love the sound of those old Detroit diesel’s, they don’t make like that anymore.
I hear you there brother!
Love the KW, purple and teal 👌👌 the 351 is awesome and hope to see more on it. The 377 in the background was sharp too. Love the Lego trucks!
Hell yea Sean I'll definitely try and keep everyone update as they make progress
Was expecting to see the Macungie trailer queen ya had, but ya throw this curveball. Touché
Man that junks gonna be a bit. I'm actually working on it now
Hopefully she’s good enough to film.
@@Degroot359 look around the channel here... Nothing's too bad to film 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That is one awesome ol Pete!! appreciate you including us and thanks to them for showing it!! one more thing I used to think I had Lego skills turns out I was very wrong lol👍👍
Yea I hear you I always thought I was decent with them too, loved em as a kid. Dude's putting anything I ever built to shame!
Hands down one of the most coolest & rarest videos that I have ever seen or been part of in the comments & including the fact that all of years on the road with dad going trucking & well I can honestly say that I have never seen a truck like in my 55 years "" EVER"" !!!!
Soo a big thank u 4 sharing a& caring in that good old Detroit Diesel engine/ & or life!!!!
Thanks James. It's a really special truck and I'm very glad that it shows through video. Thanks for the love man!
@@Ol2Stroker & u are 💯 % absolutely welcome 🙏 & its seems 2 me ,,that we could also share some amazing stories about the hey days of the trucking industry gone bye.bye...!!!
@@jamesjournell867 I'm sure we could brother!
@@Ol2Stroker 👍 ok & god bless & please keep them D.D ALIVE !!!
Love seeing these old rigs come back to life. And you were spot on about the batteries and natural resources. And Yes, they are trying to put USA(ll), in the poor house.
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Tons of history right there, very cool. I never would've imagined a V12 in a 351...and those Lego models are over the top!
Oh yea super rare. Sure wish I had one!
I love Detroits!! My first job was a non driving job with a city bus company in the early 1970s. They all had Detroits from some older 471s & 671s, to newer 6V53s & 6V92s ranging from 1947 to 1969 models. Those engines ran forever and almost never blew and needing complete replacement. This sure sings beautiful music.
On your comments about electric cars. I think the experiment will fail if they insist on it being a 100% electric car fleet. The earth doesn't have the raw materials and we don't have the electric grid right now for necessities let alone an electric car fleet.
Thanks for sharing Muff! I agree with ya!
that's one minty ass truck and it never leaving the family 👍
I know for some reason they're immune to my charms I can't talk them out of it!
That Lego collection is SICK!
Right!!!!
Awesome Wayne. A friend of mine was talking about this truck earlier this year and was wondering what happened to it. He thought it was scrapped. Glad to see the family still owns it. I drove by these trucks for years, not many trucking companies in Ann Arbor. They were also painted colors that stuck out. Thanks for sharing, man.
No way I would've let him scrap them. I've been trying to buy it since we met lol!
the price of cool ain't cheap. super cool rig. would love to see it with a shellar steering wheel
@@andrewnorris1514 what's a shellar steering wheel?
@@Ol2Stroker very good question glad you asked. They were the leader in steering wheel production. Also known as Sheller Globe. I had a 75 Marmon with one. Most Pete's 40's thru 70's used them generally 22 inch cuz power steering was non existent. They are rare. Sheller had similar looking models in various sizes.I would say they were done sometime in the 70's. They just look so cool
Can you email me a pic? I'm super curious
Man that trucks awesome. I like seeing people restore old trucks to get them back on the road/ turn them into a show truck. Glad to see old iron back on the road.
Absolutely Chris I do too!
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BLOWS MY MIND HOW INTELLIGENT YOU ARE WITH THESE ENGINES. I REALLY WISH MY 02 MACK VISION SLEEPER TRUCK HAD A 12V IN IT SO YOU WOULD COME HELP ME GET ERR GOIN😪 AND I'M IN MICHIGAN. ANYWHO APPRECIATE YOUR LOVE FOR THESE GEMS . AND DAMM THAT'S ONE HELLA LEGOS COLLECTION SWEET AF. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET THAT TO CABOVER KEVIN WISH HE WOULD POST MORE ON TH-cam YA KNOW HE'S DEFINITELY A LEGEND 4IFE DAMM I LOVE THIS LIFESTYLE
Thanks brother I sure wish everything had a 12 the world would be a better place 🤣🤣
@@Ol2Stroker yes zir appreciate you SHARING BROTHER,did I hear you say you have mudflats for sale driv,ah?
@@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248 yessir actually just got the order of black ones in the mail today check the website!
Man that ol rig is a sweetheart! she fired up just like she'd been shut off the day prior! freakin awesome!
I was shocked at how nicely it fired up after sitting for so long
That is probably the baddest Lego collection I’ve ever seen, I could hang out with that guy 👍 I used to build tractors with working motors and transmissions, steal motors out of old drills and whatever else dad broke
Hell yes! I love how accurate he did my cabover and all the others!
@@Ol2Stroker oh gosh so ridiculously accurate, I can’t imagine the hours he has into that collection. I hope it winds up in a museum some day
@@minnesotatomcat if by museum you mean my office yea me too 🤣🤣
The Kevin Young cab over is SICK!!!!
He did a killer job recreating that!
I love the fact it's a single axel with a lift tag awsome video
Thanks William. Definitely not something you see every day
What a truck, great video Wayne, I enjoyed every second of it. That first start was impressive, no smoke and running smooth as it was parked five minutes ago. Impressive in every way.
Hell yea Arnold I was very excited about it and really thrilled with how it ran.
That narrow nose Peterbilt reminds me of the dirty, rusty Pete in the movie Duel. Great video by the way.
Thanks!
Wayne sounds like you might have a new hobby,it's cool the Lego trucks , especially Cab over Kevin's had the pleasure of meeting him and his truck,hope we get videos of the restoration 👍👍
Randy I'll do as many updates as I can. Distance prevents that from being a ton but I promise I won't let this project die.
Bringing Ol' Girl back from the dead! 😃 She sounds STRONG! 💪😎
That lego truck collection was unreal!!!!
Ain't that super cool!
Love the BIG baby moon hub covers!
A V12! That is sweet. That driver was high stylin!
Was a very large ride back in the day!
The CF Freight truck is sweet too LIL BERTHA is cool AF
Hell yea
Great video and back story on very cool truck. Being from Nebraska I had to love the Box Butte (65) county plate on the wall in the Lego room.
Hell yea thanks Daniel!
The coolest thing about the Lego set is he let's his kido play with them.
Totally. I wouldn't have the balls for that!
That leg set is friggen awesome! Has to be a record for the best authentic leggo collection!
By far the coolest collection I've seen
I think hearing her jakes bark for the first time in years must have put a smile on everyone’s face.
It sure did mine!
It Definitely did
That is an awesome truck. Love the family history and the fact that they are fixing it up. Also Matt's Lego trucks are incredible. I would love to see more on how he builds them.
I do too Ben the family history is the coolest part!
Amazing truck! Love the leggo trucks what a great collection of history never saw anything like them before . might be your best video yet
Thanks John!
Didn't take much to get that one going. Runs well and the Jakes are working. Those Lego trucks are awesome.
Yea I was very excited to see it fired right up! The Legos are super cool!
Those Legos are sick! I use make rigs from scratch myself out Legos as a boy. These are top notch 👌
Man that's cool I used to love my Legos as a kid I only have a couple sets now. I sure wish I had this collection!
Super cool 351! Legos are amazing 👏
Thanks James!
She's a beauty, she'll be amazing after the makeover. As a retired longhaul driver, I would have loved driving her coast to coast
I can't wait to see it finished
Wow. Fired right up with no smoke
Cool old V12, the Lego collection is unbelievable. Hats off to those guys.
Thank you for the video. I love this setup and it’s so cool that Donny is taking the time and interest in getting the 71 & 75 back to original. Lego collection is super d duper!! I don’t know how I missed this for a month. Keep putting out the good content man. Appreciate your talent
Thanks Jon!
That generator is a really great thing to have don’t forget to rebuild that too that’s really awesome you don’t have to run the main engine all night very smart to have.
Great video bro!!! Great to see a family relic alive again and begin her journey to restoration. You absolutely would have made a second trip just to see the LEGOS if you had missed them somehow. 😂😂😂
Oh yea I woulda turned right around!!!!
Damn, those Lego models were badass! And what a super unique and rare truck! Great video!
Thanks Trip!
maybe the coolest & rarest truck I have ever seen
Man that sounds soo cool!! Amazing! The Legos are something else.. wow
Nothing sounds better than a 12 and the Legos are totally out of this world!
Very cool! I'd move the fuel tanks back and put the exhaust back where it belongs.
Thanks Jason!
There's no doubt that you're going to get everything back to the way it was..........was cool to see the old girl going for a cruise..........cool video
Omg,, that is just an incredible & awesome old school find & in my dreams$$$ what an amazing restoration that could be @ all the old school truck shows!!!
I can't wait till they get it done
& I just can't explain 2 u just how much I would luv to be part of that restoration & trust me I would in a New York minute!!
@@jamesjournell867 100% I was really stoked and honored to have a small piece in it.
And here was I thinking it's only going to have a stinkin' 6V71N or an 8V at best. The surprise caused me to have to go lie down for half an hour LOL.
Lol I purposely didn't use a thumbnail with the hood open!
Great video Wayne the 351 with the V12 is incredible and the Lego trucks are awesome. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Wayne.
Thanks Richard glad you enjoyed it. That 351 is a once in a lifetime kinda truck!
Wayne a friend of mine has on up in canada. He added turbos &put scoops on side of hood to clear turbos!!
What a special truck that is! 351 with a 12v71 in it, is awesome and just what the truck is. Thanks and would like to see more of it one day.
It's such a special truck I love it! It'll definitely be on the channel again.
What a beast of a engine. Great tune up, so weird no points!!!!
Crazy how time flys by.
It really is.
I remember his dad and uncle by face. One night I was at great lakes truck parts when a little window pete gravel train rolled in with the v12. May have been this truck. It was blue and it's burned right in my brain. It was like O M G. Uphaus had some really cool stuff. The ran trucks other guys were afraid of. Really good movies when I saw this video it was such a treat is Rose and Jim Uphaus still going?
Yup Jim is still around he's the old guy in the video. Not sure on the rest.
I believe he was speaking of Jim Sr and no sadly Rose and Jim Sr have both passed.
Thanks Rachel for chiming in. I didn't realize Jim was a JR. Thanks!
Dude you find some of rarest coolest old trucks and I loved to hear her run!! Ole boys Lego trucks were cool as well
I try!
I wouldn't mind watching your friend work on that truck whats his TH-cam channel
Dude that is freakin rad! From the needle nose packin a v12 right down to the Lego trucks! Somewhere there’s pics of the trucks I built back in the day. Sent them in to Lego to get featured in their magazine. But they weren’t nearly as detailed as these. Outstanding work Wayne and friends!
Thanks Cole we sure appreciate it!
Great photo history. Nice to see it has remained in the family . She is a time capsule that was ahead of it's time. Crazy lego art, Cough "40 yr virgin" cough.
That's pretty rude. People are allowed to have hobbies they've held onto since childhood. 🤦♂️
@@donalduphaus3982 Yea my sense of humor is not well received these days. Just assumed he was from the era when men busted each others chops without a mental breakdown. I can delete the comments if needed.
I knew what you meant bro it's all good.
Amazing Peterblit and your mates Lego is something else. Favourites are the 2 limited Liberty's and Monfort trucks. Great content, Wayne.
Seriously where else on the planet are you gonna see 2 Lego Monfort trucks under a triple t!
That pinstripe guy does one hell of a job, we have guys here in the upper peninsula that bring trucks down for him to do
Oh no way! That's cool you know of him too.
One of your best, you didn’t take long to get it running, an awesome truck. Hope the restore goes well. Safe drive home.
Thanks man I was shocked at how easily it fired up!
well cared for like a family member
Those 12v 71 DD the sound they made sends shivers up my spin thank you guys I haven’t heard that sound in years many years
I want to thank you for sharing this with us, this was awesome 👍
Happy to share thanks for watching Scott!
When I was a child I used to love drawing these trucks
That's awesome Trent! I think a lot of us did
That's one hell of a bad old ride👍🇺🇸✌️
It sure has a great story to tell
Such a rad old truck! And how cool to for an heirloom like that to survive and outlive people!
They're so lucky. For a truck to survive that long in it's original family this day in age is just unheard of. That kinda story is irreplaceable
Absolutely killer episode!!! No Convoy Mack? Or Movin on KW. Apache paint job probably un do able. But those are mad skills. Damn your channel is the money shot and I don't even drive a rig. Lol
Thanks Jim sure appreciate it.
The first truck that I ever worked was a double bunk KW COE with a 12V 71 that the owner installed turbo’s. It was my first experience with an air starter, and I about crapped my shorts when another mechanic started it up.
What a awesome truck ,we had a 66 at work years ago 335 NH Cummins powered, never imagined a 12v71 in one of them babes
That sound is glorious!!!
So sick...!🥲 i love the Detroit Power...🤟👍
Hell yea!
The v16 is my favorite, i like this Sound so much.😊😄
What a fantastic, old truck! So much potential and it sounds great. Back in the 70's and into the 80's, before truck manufacturers started making their own deluxe sleepers, companies like Double Eagle were the best and most expensive. Double Eagle sleepers were custom built items for the kings of the road. I think the number one manufacturer of APU's back then was Onan.
Double Eagles are for sure large car material. I'm so thrilled this one is so untouched after all this time
apu's were RARE
Wow, that's too cool for school! I love that sleeper, it is a super rare piece these days, especially with the Double Eagle Genset. His grandfather must've dumped some serious cash on that truck back in its heyday. I don't know if back in the day I'd have used the toilet if it were in my sleeper. Something about taking a dump in my sleeper would freak me out. Not to mention, somedays there wouldn't be enough ventilation! LMAO!
I have the same thoughts on the crapper but man in those emergency shituations it'd be handier than a shirt pocket!
A real monster of the highway in its day !!
Man that truck is freakn awesome an the sentimental history is freakn amazing!!$! I absolutely love it!!!
Hell yea Justin I really enjoyed working on this thing
@@Ol2Stroker man i hope he fixes it like u did mossybroke!
Isnt that a needle nose pete??
@@justinweaver8787 351 yessir
@@justinweaver8787 I'm sure he will!
Super cool old peterbilt
Hell yeah Chris I thought so too!
@@Ol2Stroker they was a guy here in rome ga had a mack b61 that was a similar axle setup as that pete and he had a peterbilt bunk on it the guy built that truck from the ground up . Your friends peterbilt is one of a kind with with a cool history
@@chriscargle2639 that's super cool I love that stuff that has badass history! Thanks man!
@@Ol2Stroker your welcome . I'm the same old trucks and the stories that go with them make the truck more interesting
@@chriscargle2639 that's the best part of old trucks for me!
What a gem. The truck is very cool, but that sleeper is badass. I did trade shows back in the early 80's with Bekins and Mayflower and drove peterbilts with the double eagle sleepers. Those folks in Shipshewana did beautiful work. Those gensets were a pain in the butt to keep running ,but they sure made life nice. Great stuff as always Wayne. You always find the coolest stuff.
I do stumble into some really great trucks! Thanks Scot
That last pic of the guy working on the truck Iv saw that pic for years on the net now I know we're it came From that 351 is killer thought the box looked out of place then saw the gen in it and wow this guy was doing this years ago that was a great video Wayne hope to see some more on this series 😎👍🇺🇲
Thanks Dave I thought the same thing that apu was way ahead of it's time
I think we need much more info on Rose Uphaus Trucking. Appears they may have invented "Old Scool"
@@andrewnorris1514 they sure had a hand in it! Legendary!
@@Ol2Stroker after doing some research I beleive Cam Lavin would be best to set you straight. But everybody used Sheller wheels.
@@andrewnorris1514 Cam is always THE guy. He's a friggin encyclopedia
Detroit V12 💪🇺🇸💯💕
Yes Wayne, they are absolutely making it their mission to bring us to our breaking point.
God bless us all 🇺🇸💯💕
100% Jube. Stay strong brother!
thanks for the Lego tour I got my first Lego set in about 1966. and it was a bunch of sets at my mom got somehow and my dad built me a wooden box to put the Lego in. still have the box and I still have most of the Lego. It added to when my son came of age and now it's been added to again now that my grandsons are coming of age so it's something that has always been a part of my life that I've always enjoyed it. thank you very much and I certainly do like that 351 that will be something when finished. thanks, Bob, Virginia USA
That's super cool Bob thanks for sharing. I don't know what happened to most of my Legos sadly.
@@Ol2Stroker Thanks! It's nice when folks read the messages.
Did you say that you are or were a New Yorker? I grew up on Long Island then we moved Upstate to a town named Walton. I'm in Virginia now in the Shenandoah Valley. I'd heard about the 351 V12 or was it a v16? I heard many tales of someone on Rt17 racing guys with empty trucks while his was loaded. I wish I could remember better....
Beautiful old truck keep us updated on this one!!!
I will for sure!
Nice truck but the Lego’s blow my freakin mind. I feel like Wayne’s got a new hobby haha.
Man I wish I had time I'd love this collection
I live in Michigan not far from Ann Arbor. That is a sweet truck. Great video.
That was super cool!!!
Thanks Doug!
@@Ol2Stroker Here's one for you 1978 summer my Dad office guy my Mom runs the local road dept they say what do you want for your birthday I say a subscription for OVERDRIVE magazine all I see are two sets of eyes going which huh!!!??? Well that was my birthday gift for the next 5 years and the Double Eagle Sleepers always stood out because of the breaks aka creases that was their easy to spot signnature . The Lego trucks were off the hook.
@@Delbert127 hell yes Doug I hope you still have them! I have every issue here from 69-86!
I'm impressed on the air holding ability of that old truck!
Ehhhhhh we had to fill the tanks quite a bit. But I've certainly seen worse that set for less time!
@@Ol2Stroker when you push started it the first time did you fill them then?
I don't remember tbh
Awesome video, back in the day those boomerang antennas were the shit, had one on the passenger mirror of the OTR truck I drove until one day it decided to take flight & I had to chase it down out in a field. lmao SOB didn't come back like they are supposed to ( boomerang ) Those Lego builds are bad ass Matt Uphaus very nice work sir
🤣🤣🤣 I always wondered if they'd actually boomerang. Now I know!
That is certainly a beauty pretty cool with what he does with the Legos to
Hell yea thanks David!
That engine is beautiful hope you totally rebuild it when you restore the truck. And that sleeper cab is way awesome that’s an awesome truck brother really hope you do your grandpa right and restore that truck nice cause you got a perfect truck to do it on way cool. God bless yall.
To quote the boys back home: "That's a unit".
Large unit!