Cabover semis are cool & old school. You don't see many of them on the roads here in the USA anymore like you use to back in the day when the length law was different.
Takes me back to my childhood and teenage years when we lived right beside a GMC truck dealership. Those were the days, 2 stroke Detroit music almost every day...
Nice Astro. One of the trucks I learned to drive on was a 1974 Astro. I drove the two 1985 Astros at K.O. Express and a 1978 with stoughkoff ready mix. The one thing I don't like about them is it's not easy getting in and out of the sleeper.
Yes pretty GMC if I can get with it I can make my 1978 GMC look like that. yes nice job showing and doing to that GMC , lot of working on that truck looks like nice job again have a good one see ya next time see ya bye.
O-H-I-O Porter greetings.🇺🇸 This is one clean looking cabover!🥰 You can surely see pretty well out the front with that big windshield. I’ve never seen one with both types of lights on the cab. Cool! I drove one for Cardinal Container in Columbus, Ohio. Several guys hated that truck, but I loved driving it. They treated it like a garbage can & I always cleaned them out when I drove them. That truck would still get up & roll with that 318 Detroit it had in it. I wish I had pictures of it. For a cabover, it was rather easy to get into the cab. Nice truck & it sounds good! 🥰🤩✌️
@@grumpymike4790 🇺🇸 I guess not all liked the cabovers, but there are those of us who really love them.🥰 Some we’re harder to get in/out of, but they sure gave you a nice view! 😎 Enjoy the ride! 🥰🤩✌️
@@grumpymike4790 I'm 65 now and after 45 years of oversize and heavy haul long hauling my left hip and knee don't like me anymore either .The kids these days they think these old cabby's are cool . they aught to get one and run it for a while .Then thy would know what real trucking is and how soft they have it today .Ya gotta earn the right to roll and make coal.
That brings back memories of , even though I like Jimmy’s. While attending college in Klamath Falls , Oregon and in the late 70’s living at the North Entrance Motel across Hwy 97 at the other motel a group of log truck drivers had at least 10 of those Astro 95 cab overs as log trucks. They would start those trucks up at 3.30am and go into high idle at 1800rpm , every F--ing morning. I quit using my alarm clock. Then to make matters worse BNSF and UP main line was on the west side of the motel about 100yards west. If it wasn’t those F--ing log trucks , it was those dam trains.🤪🤪🤪🤪
My friend Lloyd Martin drove one for Dixie Steel and Dexol Plastics, they made water meter boxes out of recycled chicken coups.. They had one with a 318 and another with a 350 Detroit. Both had Fuller RoadRanger 13 speeds. Man it was loud in there and the passenger seat was solidly mounted and it would beat you to death.
Had a new one in 1978 290 Cummins 36,000 dollars. Then bought new one in 1982. I think was 60,000. Had a 300 Cummins. Good old trucks. Made some good money with them. Hauling farm machinery.
Love the stock looks and the rims! oh boy... The exact ones i want for my 1981. Do they use 10.20s and are they still available new? (tires). Gorgeous truck. You are just missing the period correct CB antenna's! I also need some parts sources. Where did you get some items.
One of the nicest COE's I have seen in the past 40 year's...two 👍🏼👍🏼 up...nostalgic America at one time.
Thank you !! 👍
Sencilla, hermosa y la simpleza del diseño. Una belleza nacida en mi mismo año.
I drove those when I was 17 years old. Bad Ass truck. Have 2 of them at my Barn. Screaming Demond. Love those 318.s
I'd love to see pix !!
Cabover semis are cool & old school. You don't see many of them on the roads here in the USA anymore like you use to back in the day when the length law was different.
318 Detroit sounds like nice old girl thanks for sharing
Man oh man, if ida had that GMC back in '76 when I was hauling Pearl Beer, I'd still be hauling Pearl Beer ;-)
Beautiful truck! My Dads favorite truck back in the day!
I went on a trip with my uncle Larry in one of these when I was a little boy , never forget it that's why I drive today, love it!
Got them great memories forever !! 👍
Takes me back to my childhood and teenage years when we lived right beside a GMC truck dealership. Those were the days, 2 stroke Detroit music almost every day...
Agree the good old days, thank God for the memories !! 👍
SWEET! Used to drive those in the 70's.
That's a great looking GMC.
Them ole Asto’s & D D bring back some great memories fella
I loved the Astros
GMC looks great.well done.id give my eye teeth for one.
A GMC Lorry. Can't Beat It.
When I get my cash stacked I'm going to be looking to buy one in a few years. These are sweet trucks !!
That is one badass GMC ASTRO!!!
Nice Astro. One of the trucks I learned to drive on was a 1974 Astro. I drove the two 1985 Astros at K.O. Express and a 1978 with stoughkoff ready mix. The one thing I don't like about them is it's not easy getting in and out of the sleeper.
Yes pretty GMC if I can get with it I can make my 1978 GMC look like that. yes nice job showing and doing to that GMC , lot of working on that truck looks like nice job again have a good one see ya next time see ya bye.
Thanks, lot of work, but I enjoy working on it. You will get yours looking great, just a little at a time, you'll get it.
What a nice GMC Astro truck!
Nice little truck
O-H-I-O Porter greetings.🇺🇸 This is one clean looking cabover!🥰 You can surely see pretty well out the front with that big windshield. I’ve never seen one with both types of lights on the cab. Cool! I drove one for Cardinal Container in Columbus, Ohio. Several guys hated that truck, but I loved driving it. They treated it like a garbage can & I always cleaned them out when I drove them. That truck would still get up & roll with that 318 Detroit it had in it. I wish I had pictures of it. For a cabover, it was rather easy to get into the cab. Nice truck & it sounds good! 🥰🤩✌️
Thanks, probably the best visibility of all cabovers, but don,t get caught scratching.
@@grumpymike4790 🇺🇸 I guess not all liked the cabovers, but there are those of us who really love them.🥰 Some we’re harder to get in/out of, but they sure gave you a nice view! 😎 Enjoy the ride! 🥰🤩✌️
Absolutely wonderful ❤
Really good looking MACHINE. 🤩✌️
Had a single axle 74. Way back in 76
Really come a long ways since that first video. Awesome work! Love it
I was going to type today how much I love your trucks and videos thanks Dane !!
Sweet ride I cut my eye teeth on an older one it had that damn stirrup step above the tire
Thank you, yeah getting in and out is kinda tricky especially for old and out of shape me !
@@grumpymike4790 I'm 65 now and after 45 years of oversize and heavy haul long hauling my left hip and knee don't like me anymore either .The kids these days they think these old cabby's are cool . they aught to get one and run it for a while .Then thy would know what real trucking is and how soft they have it today .Ya gotta earn the right to roll and make coal.
She’s a beauty. I like the original bumper!
Lots of Astro fans here
Like the video my first truck a 1980 astro with a 6v92 made good money with it
I drove one in the 80s like that one with a 318 Detroit with a 13th speed
Awesome, my dad's friend had a '71 just like it.
My dad's friend also had one, a '71.
@@benjamincorbett2843 Yes, they were a very popular truck in their day.
Sweet truck!
Great looking GMC!!
That brings back memories of , even though I like Jimmy’s. While attending college in Klamath Falls , Oregon and in the late 70’s living at the North Entrance Motel across Hwy 97 at the other motel a group of log truck drivers had at least 10 of those Astro 95 cab overs as log trucks. They would start those trucks up at 3.30am and go into high idle at 1800rpm , every F--ing morning. I quit using my alarm clock. Then to make matters worse BNSF and UP main line was on the west side of the motel about 100yards west. If it wasn’t those F--ing log trucks , it was those dam trains.🤪🤪🤪🤪
Love it, I would also have been POed , thanks !!
Thanks for the reply GRUMPY MIKE
I owend a 78 astro with a big cam cumins and air ride suspension ahead of it time what a good truck
They were the good old days.
My dream truck
My friend Lloyd Martin drove one for Dixie Steel and Dexol Plastics, they made water meter boxes out of recycled chicken coups.. They had one with a 318 and another with a 350 Detroit. Both had Fuller RoadRanger 13 speeds. Man it was loud in there and the passenger seat was solidly mounted and it would beat you to death.
Old school !
One beautiful ride
Very nice looking Astro!!! All glass and no class lol just have to. For real it is a nice looking / sounding rig!
I did think they were some sharp paint in the gold with the accordion air deflector on the CRST line
Down here in the south you see these trucks rotting away in fields in abandoned lots
sad but true.
Nice rig
Old aluminum front rims! Clean as the day is long 👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks, tried keeping it all original.
Hey Mike long time no see least "peanut butter" ain't around to try and sell it lol I'ma give ya a call this weekend
Sounds like a 318 under the cab
Had a new one in 1978 290 Cummins 36,000 dollars. Then bought new one in 1982. I think was 60,000. Had a 300 Cummins. Good old trucks. Made some good money with them. Hauling farm machinery.
That’s nice
The second baby I drove ☠️
The Detroit sounds the best 👍
Sweet!!!
Nice.
Nice to have money 👍
That is a thing of beauty. Have you still got all those other cabovers from your video 2 years ago. Keen to see the other rigs you have now.
I sold the other 4 about 2 years ago, wish I kept them, they all went to good homes luckily !
@@grumpymike4790 Thanks! Just love your Astro!
Very good compared with 2 years ago.
Wish I never sold my jimmy Astro, but there is always tomorrow right lol
Find you an old 1 to show around and tinker with !!
No doubt it's a 318
Love the stock looks and the rims! oh boy... The exact ones i want for my 1981. Do they use 10.20s and are they still available new? (tires). Gorgeous truck. You are just missing the period correct CB antenna's! I also need some parts sources. Where did you get some items.
Thanks, I like original. You can still buy 10.00x20s. Let me know if you need 10.00x 20 wheels. I just look all over for parts.
Nice on the outside how about the inside?
Is this in Selma, nc? If so I met you at the kenly truck show
I remember you and your brother, enjoyed talking to both of you !!
I am looking for one just like 👍that how 🤔much $
Sounds like a 6 V 71 Detroit
Very close, 8v71 .
Dont fall out of the window.
How do you get in an out of this vehicle
not easy for us old out of shape people, battery box is 1st step then 2nd step over tire hanging off cab.
That looks like callthemalls Pete in the back ground is it?
No, my 1998 379, I bought brand new.
The toughest cabover of all time
I’m guessing 318 and 13 speed.
Very close, 318 and a 10 speed.👍
pretty but not many good memories
Afraid to show the interior???
6/92?
8v71 👍