Another one of my rare Three Thumbs UP! Choice Award favs, a fantastic classic retro-coool Hand-me-Up testament celebration of a bygone era when Men were men who drove Trucks. Absolute wonderful synthesis of style guiding function, from the buffchrome Freeway aerowing bumper, chrome saddle tanks, halfshell rear stainless (galvo?) fenders, grated headache rack, single chrome stack, polished aluminum Master Budds, chrome footwell plates and hvy-duty 2-ton flatbed w/stairstep sideracks to the luscious Peterbuilt Red spitshine that does the pre-cabover/sleeper cab Loud, Sassy and Proud -- THIS is one helluva gorgeous truck with its adorable pugnosed can-do grunt-pull longmiler relic character that you were blessedly wise and careful enough to be faithful to -- with its over-the-top original class artfully enhanced by your custom touches that bring the whole real-deal to Showclass calibre, almost too-damn purty-to-drive. Can't say too much good stuff, the only thing I'd change is who has possession and holds title -- that would be me, of course! ( ;
MAN! OH, MAN ! ! Now that's what I would call a serious truck. I mean Killer Awesome. I could have ridden along in that truck in that most enjoyable part of the country for hours and hours. I really enjoyed that ride along and over all viewing of this fabulous GMC truck. You have done an awesome job of restoring this beauty. Thank so much for sharing with the rest of us old classics. HUGE respect from Virginia.
I would love to have old iron to pull my 5th wheel. I've been looking around. I loved these trucks when I was a kid. I thought GMC had the best looking semi-trucks. That is a fine looking, and sounding, machine.
Beautiful Truck Sir, and I always loved the sound of a Double Breasted Yamaha as we called those screaming Detroit`s back in the day...Nice job on the Restro, you have a Classic that you can be Proud of...Keep on Trucking Driver...
Unfortunately most dd mechanics are near dead and mechanics to fix em RIGHT IS FEW ! And NO IM NOT REFERRING 60 SERIES EITHER REFERING REAL DD 2 STROKE
Very nice, good job on that one. First heard and saw a Detroit on a log skidder in the forest on our farm as a child, even a 4 cylinder sounds good. Glad to see you wear the Stetson in the cab.
They always get checked when I come home so they know the sound and run up the hill to the gate like big dogs looking for an apple. Thanks for looking !
Very nice video. You seem like a good guy. Best of luck with your 860. I drove one once as a teenager. Yours is a good hardened vehicle that will come in handy if we ever have a terrorist attack with an EMP.
Thanks also for viewing my channel on my home made pvc train horns. I loved that whistle. That truck would make a set of my horns look very good, Ha ! Ha !
Very nice. That Truck is gorgeous! Do you ever wish for less gears (like going to a 6 speed for example), now that it is set up like this? And you know, us RUclipsrs would love to know why the feed is in the cab, and not in the Truck bed? : - )
It is ongoing. I bought it 6 years ago and it had been restored about 10 years prior to that but needed updating. i added new tires, fenders , jake brake , flat bed ,new interior, body work and painted it in that period. It is now getting a new rear end with higher gearing and air ride suspension. I sold the flat bed and may put the 5th wheel back on . Also changing the front hubs and adding polished aluminum all around. At least that is the plan and hope to have it done in a couple of months. When done I will add a new video of it . Thanks for looking ! Tom
Very good. Thank you. Myself, and a couple of others, are working on similar project Trucks, but we have not yet decided the ratio we should use. We have been thinking in the range of 3:07 - 3:42. You are right there near the middle! : - ) In our case though, these are four wheel drive Trucks, and we need to make sure our ratio choice, is also available for the front drive axle.
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The sound of old Detroit disels running is music to my ears
These trucks defines what trucking is
I never get tired of listening to that sweet detroit diesel. I used to hear this engine as a kid. Now i can enjoy it anytime.
Congrats mate. I think this is the only sentence where these two words can go together. That beast is beautiful.
Man Garibay A
Another one of my rare Three Thumbs UP! Choice Award favs, a fantastic classic retro-coool Hand-me-Up testament celebration of a bygone era when Men were men who drove Trucks. Absolute wonderful synthesis of style guiding function, from the buffchrome Freeway aerowing bumper, chrome saddle tanks, halfshell rear stainless (galvo?) fenders, grated headache rack, single chrome stack, polished aluminum Master Budds, chrome footwell plates and hvy-duty 2-ton flatbed w/stairstep sideracks to the luscious Peterbuilt Red spitshine that does the pre-cabover/sleeper cab Loud, Sassy and Proud -- THIS is one helluva gorgeous truck with its adorable pugnosed can-do grunt-pull longmiler relic character that you were blessedly wise and careful enough to be faithful to -- with its over-the-top original class artfully enhanced by your custom touches that bring the whole real-deal to Showclass calibre, almost too-damn purty-to-drive. Can't say too much good stuff, the only thing I'd change is who has possession and holds title -- that would be me, of course! ( ;
Great looking truck...great sound and beautiful scenery. What more could anyone ask. Thanks for the cool post.
Keep on Trucking', dude.
I remember watching "Cannonball" as a kid way back then. Also "Highway Patrol" and "Rescue 8".
i love the sound of the screaming jimmy!
So cool ! I luv it ! You did a great job restoring this and such a treat to see one of these again.
Cool Truck!!
Awesome sounding Detroit! great looking as well. Thanks for posting!
This thing is awesome!!!! Beautiful truck!
I LOVE the air whistle!
Needless to say, a real beaut! Looks, sounds great especially when folks gotta' realize this is a 6 Screamin' Jimmy, back before GMC became OMC.
She's sweet! Glad you chose the old Cummings Valley Road for your ride. Thanks for posting.
Great video!! i love 6-71.
This take me back to my motorcycling days
Beautiful truck! There are some BIG houses out there! :) Jack
MAN! OH, MAN ! ! Now that's what I would call a serious truck. I mean Killer Awesome. I could have ridden along in that truck in that most enjoyable part of the country for hours and hours. I really enjoyed that ride along and over all viewing of this fabulous GMC truck. You have done an awesome job of restoring this beauty. Thank so much for sharing with the rest of us old classics. HUGE respect from Virginia.
Thanks for sharing your video with all of us. It shows that a lot of hard work has been put into your gmc. Thank you for visiting my youtube channel.
What a fantastic looking and sounding truck!
Thanks for the ride, that's a beauty!
That is a very cool truck. Thanks for sharing. JC.
I would love to have old iron to pull my 5th wheel. I've been looking around. I loved these trucks when I was a kid. I thought GMC had the best looking semi-trucks. That is a fine looking, and sounding, machine.
Nice ride,,Thank you for sharing with us
Nice Work on Your, 1959 GMC. Love Seeing them old GMC in Action. Thanks for Sharing
Really a fantastic video. I hope we see this one in 2016.
Sweet sound of that 6-71, looks like it corners better than my 68' Polara. Epic restoration on that rig.
Very Kool. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful Truck Sir, and I always loved the sound of a Double Breasted Yamaha as we called those screaming Detroit`s back in the day...Nice job on the Restro, you have a Classic that you can be Proud of...Keep on Trucking Driver...
Thanks for the link.. Nice truck, love the sound of Detroits..
Nice countryside to drive through, or bike through. Maybe one day I'll hear this truck pass me by.
Unfortunately most dd mechanics are near dead and mechanics to fix em RIGHT IS FEW ! And NO IM NOT REFERRING 60 SERIES EITHER REFERING REAL DD 2 STROKE
Congratulations, you have a very, very beautiful vehicle.
good work beautiful rig
Very nice, good job on that one. First heard and saw a Detroit on a log skidder in the forest on our farm as a child, even a 4 cylinder sounds good. Glad to see you wear the Stetson in the cab.
Cool truck, awesome video and beautiful countryside :)
Sweet truck, great video!
Love that truck. That's what I need to haul my Tank around to car shows.
Pure awesomeness! Thanks for the ride along :-)
Gorgeous truck. You did a great job. I remember those sounds from my youth.
Robert
What a GORGEOUS Truck. Good job Brother! -Rick
VERY nice! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Wow beautiful cabover.
that's the perfect truck. Thanks!
Wow that is a real BEAUTY what you got there.
Stunning truck, Stunning engine too.
Nice rig buddy I've seen ur vids befor
Nice truck!!
Detroit has always been the hotrod engine of Big trucks.
Very Nice!!
The Road is very beautiful and the GMC Red very beautiful, too. It has a dead noise, very nise.
Nice truck. love cabovers
Great truck,has it a sound of it's own
What a beautiful sound!
That is awesome man, I love it! I wish I could drive something like that at work all day! Love the little choo choos too, lol.
Nice! Your horses must hear you coming from 2 miles away. I like it!
They always get checked when I come home so they know the sound and run up the hill to the gate like big dogs looking for an apple. Thanks for looking !
That thing it's Pretty !!! 😮👍
That's one beautiful truck! I wish we got some American trucks over here in Europe.
Love the video buddy
Sweet ride and good old bus motor.
cool horns!...darn good job bub!
Very nice, love that truck.
DID I heard a train whistle with the air horn? I LOVE the sound of the engine!
i was thinking the same.
Beautiful
wish i could drive it,love it!!
That engine breathes so free I love it
Beautiful truck!!
Not an american truck guy myself (got a Scania r500 myself) but damn that was nice lorry!
Beautiful, just Beautiful.
Very nice video. You seem like a good guy. Best of luck with your 860. I drove one once as a teenager. Yours is a good hardened vehicle that will come in handy if we ever have a terrorist attack with an EMP.
Bloody nice mate....sounds tops too
Boy those fifties GM's look good.
very nice, kool truck.
Sweet truck!
Beautifulll damn truck!
Hell yea sweet buggy man!
Love it! Sounds pissed!
Thanks also for viewing my channel on my home made pvc train horns. I loved that whistle. That truck would make a set of my horns look very good, Ha ! Ha !
Haha that is awesome!!!
Love this
Show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1959 GMC MIGHTY BEAST!
Cool truck
Wow, what a great truck and restoration! Next time, try to shake the camera a bit more... lol
Wow does that baby like to rev high or what??!!??
Gorgeous!
sweet
awesome!
Hey Tom Siembieda. Are you going to make it to the Reno show next year? I hope so!
Very nice. That Truck is gorgeous! Do you ever wish for less gears (like going to a 6 speed for example), now that it is set up like this?
And you know, us RUclipsrs would love to know why the feed is in the cab, and not in the Truck bed? : - )
Why didn't you have the feed placed in the back?
Sweet!!
Nice, Cummings valley in spring.
nice nice truck
I love it!
That is one sweet lookin truck!!! Do you take it to the truck shows?
+roger thornburg Just starting to this year as I finally retired after working 39 years.
Do you need a special license to drive an old rig for non commercial use, nice truck, love those Detroit diesel engines
Elizabeth Cherry it depends on your locality. When he took the 5th wheel off I suspect the police would not even ask. The worlds sweetest pickup!
love it! how long did it take to restore it??
It is ongoing. I bought it 6 years ago and it had been restored about 10 years prior to that but needed updating. i added new tires, fenders , jake brake , flat bed ,new interior, body work and painted it in that period. It is now getting a new rear end with higher gearing and air ride suspension. I sold the flat bed and may put the 5th wheel back on . Also changing the front hubs and adding polished aluminum all around. At least that is the plan and hope to have it done in a couple of months. When done I will add a new video of it . Thanks for looking ! Tom
Thanks. Can't wait to see the new version. and a video of that jake. From outside the truck. I love that sound
You say: "getting a new rear end." What gear ratio have you decided on?
3:14 Peterbilt air ride has been added and works great. Currently changing the front axle . Got the old girl over 70 mph .
Very good. Thank you.
Myself, and a couple of others, are working on similar project Trucks, but we have not yet decided the ratio we should use. We have been thinking in the range of 3:07 - 3:42. You are right there near the middle!
: - )
In our case though, these are four wheel drive Trucks, and we need to make sure our ratio choice, is also available for the front drive axle.
Where was this video taken?
+witteman adrian see: www.stovebolt.com/gallery/siembieda_tom_1959.html (says "California")
So cool