GMC 8V71 CRACKER BOXES "The Crackerbox Hunter"

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
  • Come along with Dane Scott as he hunts down not only ONE....but TWO GMC 8v71 Crackerboxes. Both are 1968s and are close in VIN numbers to boot!
    Great history and vintage iron from OHIO Steel Haulin and Mechanical talent days!

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  • @robertprice7246
    @robertprice7246 3 года назад +38

    I do love the sound of a Detroit Diesel ! Back when I was a boy, I'd keep my room windows open on a quiet summer night and lay there quietly drifting off to sleep listening to the trucks gear down to make it up the hill on Hwy. 41 To the North of Springfield. Usually about 5 or 6 gear downs. I miss those days and that sound

  • @danielrenovetz5721
    @danielrenovetz5721 3 года назад +18

    Dane Scott---- Thanks for featuring and honoring 2 members of the Northeast Ohio ATHS chapter. Their matching Crackerboxes are a hit at many local shows, as they're oddities in many shows that seem to draw a gaggle of "large Cars" . Bob's award is special because he survived over 50 years wrenching on many makes and models of trucks.......and engines, but is our local "go to" guy for Detroits. Herm Miller's truck is a beautiful tribute to the late Herman Miller, and Mom Rachael is cool riding with her sons.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      It was my pleasure ...trust me. I enjoy them at the shows too. Thanks for watching.

  • @TimothyPeterson-mc4gf
    @TimothyPeterson-mc4gf 3 месяца назад +2

    😊 good job keeping these old disels running and good job everyone at the truckers lounge keep the hammer down safe and sound hope to see more old school trucks running take care and God bless you all at the truckers lounge

  • @danbrown6555
    @danbrown6555 3 года назад +13

    Bob worked on my dads 66 cracker box, his had a 6-71 with a 5 speed trans and a 2 speed rear end. Dads was also bought new from the same dealership. I grew up and lived within a few miles from Bobs place up until a few years ago. Dad always said no one could set the rack and tune a Detroit better than Bob. Thanks for the video!

    • @truthseeker2321
      @truthseeker2321 3 года назад +1

      The Army used Detroit diesels in their tanks and armored personnel carriers.
      The M-60 tank used a 12v71 and the M113 personnel carriers used 8v71 , I believe, if memory serves me correctly.
      Those engines were perfect for those jobs, because they didn't require a warm-up period- you could cold start and go full throttle, even in freezing conditions.
      The first tractor trailer I drove had a 6-71, and that was 34 years ago. My ears are still ringing!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      Thats just so cool. small world. Thanks for watching!

    • @jimmycline4778
      @jimmycline4778 Год назад

      I like the ones without the sleeper the best!

  • @MilePost106
    @MilePost106 3 года назад +2

    I want to go back to the old days of trucking!

  • @Mr.Highway
    @Mr.Highway 3 года назад +5

    Coming out of the Era of
    73,280 and 38' trailers..
    2 stroke Detroit, best engine ever..
    Still get parts world wide...
    Hot in the summer and cold in the winter..
    Great trucks !!

  • @markraymond1196
    @markraymond1196 2 года назад +1

    I drove one of those crackerboxes for a few years back in the early 80s. Ran NJ pulling a 42 ft trailer. Same year as these 2 trucks. 671 inline 6 238 hp. Couldn't pry the smile off my face back then

  • @annsalsgiver
    @annsalsgiver 3 года назад +11

    That's my Papa ,I grew up in that house ! I love this

  • @gerardpoltawsky4656
    @gerardpoltawsky4656 3 года назад +2

    i m from nyc and as a kid this is the only truck i remember , my fav orite and the one in the background i had a king size matchbox double dump truck lol thanks for the show

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      Oh ya! The childhood connection is the foundation to the love of these vintage gems. Thanks for watching.

    • @gerardpoltawsky4656
      @gerardpoltawsky4656 3 года назад +1

      @@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE one of the reason why i luv trucks is because of these great design s , thganks for the great mems !

  • @miketee2444
    @miketee2444 3 года назад +4

    Another couple that are safe for a while. They are both running well and sounding even better..

  • @philipmichel215
    @philipmichel215 3 года назад +7

    Hey there fellow Ohioan. I was born and grew up in Canton and now reside in Toledo. I am a 2 stroke Detroit Diesel junkie. Those are two fine ceacker boxes for sure.

  • @paulmays7996
    @paulmays7996 3 года назад +3

    Reminds me of the (Blue Mule) in the movie White Line Fever, loved that movie as a kid, I’m 60 now loved all those old trucker movies

  • @cornpopfailed4141
    @cornpopfailed4141 3 года назад +11

    I would love to see these at a truck show. Really loving the cab over videos that are having a sort of cult following now.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      Yes they are getting more attention thank goodness! I’m sure they will be at the Dying Breed Diesels “Family Reunion “ show downtown Columbiana Ohio Oct 2nd.
      Thanks for watching

  • @albertcoburn5674
    @albertcoburn5674 3 года назад +3

    Growing up at a country store out from Tifton, Colonial Stores had a distribution center in Thomasville, and I would see these trucks many times a day pass by. Colonial had a fleet of them.

  • @timothyedmiston8756
    @timothyedmiston8756 3 года назад +5

    Never get tired of hearing that sound

  • @dr4963
    @dr4963 3 года назад +6

    A GMC Crackerbox was the first truck I ever drove, just like the red one. learned how to drive a truck with it. In 1975 fresh out of high school a neighbor hired me to help him truck cross country with him I didn’t even have a CDL…called a chauffeurs license back then…. After about six months he said well I guess you ought to get a license and I did. Thought I had something back then hauling freight with that 318 Detroit lol. I went on to truck for a living from 1975 to 2017 but with some big Peterbilts and Catapillars. The good old days of trucking are long gone now.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      Yes they are, which is why I'm doing the channel. What a great story from a great American Driver! Thank you for watching.

  • @kelvintorrence5994
    @kelvintorrence5994 3 года назад +8

    i freaking love those old gmc crackerboxes i grew up with them and hearing those old dirty detroits screaming all day and nite,love em

  • @greenbeenie2
    @greenbeenie2 Год назад +1

    yes two wonderful cracker boxes....the blue sure is a pretty paint scheme, and of course the carpet interior is the "best looking" interior I have ever seen in one. congrats. Keep them rolling boys....

  • @TandemAdventurers
    @TandemAdventurers 3 года назад +4

    Beautiful classics!!!!!!

  • @hermanmiller6287
    @hermanmiller6287 3 года назад +13

    Thanks to Dane for getting these two classics together for this video. An awesome Sunday afternoon of reminiscing about Dad's Steelhauler and the man who turned the wrenches💪

  • @oldtrucker672
    @oldtrucker672 3 года назад +16

    This is the first time to see one of your videos. I just subscribed. I was born in Youngstown in 1950. My Dad hauled steel out of Youngstown back in the 1940's Back in the early 1970's I drove a 1968 Pete COE with an 8v71 engine and 4x4 trannies hauling produce from California to the old Chicago Produce Market. Top speed was 105 mph.
    The sound of that Detroit is music to my ears. Thanks for the video. :)

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      Yes sir! Thanks for watching!

    • @topturretgunner
      @topturretgunner 3 года назад

      Huh??? What? I can’t hear you. It must be that 318 DD screaming in my ears.😂🤣😂

    • @oldtrucker672
      @oldtrucker672 3 года назад +1

      @@topturretgunner 10-4 on the "screaming in my ears". Vietnam started my tinnitus, and then the Detroit Diesels finished it off for me. All I hear now is ring, ring, ring. It is maddening. But a person can get used to just about anything if forced to.

    • @topturretgunner
      @topturretgunner 3 года назад

      @@oldtrucker672 My friend as a former President once said. “I feel your pain.” Like you I’ve had tinnitus most of my life. Listening to a 318 DD and then the cab noise and the high pitched turbo charger whistle finished the job. I’ve got 35 and 40% hearing loss. You weren’t artillery over there were you?

    • @topturretgunner
      @topturretgunner 3 года назад

      @@oldtrucker672 If I pay attention to the ringing it’ll REALLY get on my nerves.

  • @DanEBoyd
    @DanEBoyd 3 года назад +3

    I remember seeing Crackerboxes used by UPS on I-70 in Ohio in the early to mid 1980s. I was young and didn't know that they were Crackerboxes because they were daycabs and UPS debadged most of their trucks. But I knew what a Crackerbox was from having seen Benji and Moose on the TV show Movin' On. I remembered the distinctive "A" framing above their front bumper , and later in life realized what they were.
    UPS was still running White 5000s at that time as well, another truck I wouldn't identify until later in life!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +2

      Awesome memories for sure! I didn’t even know UPS used the cracker boxes I’ll have to look up that info for some pics. I love that set up Benji and Moose used on moving on. I used to watch that show as a kid religiously. Thanks for watching and sharing your memory.

  • @pauljohansson695
    @pauljohansson695 3 года назад +2

    I love the sound of the 8V 71

  • @ThomasGeathers-m4m
    @ThomasGeathers-m4m 7 месяцев назад +2

    Love you Tractor

  • @chrisshickfilms
    @chrisshickfilms 3 года назад +10

    Thanks for sharing my Dad’s toys! Bob still plays with trucks and is having a blast with these antique gems.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      It is my pleasure, the hobby is all about the people that are behind the wheels.

  • @sumsumgiver27
    @sumsumgiver27 8 месяцев назад +1

    I miss riding bobs (my grandfathers) craker box with him and going to shows, i did that with him since i was little and polished for the shows to, he was taken to early from me and my family and his friends but im just glad that he was able to show his prize joy to the world other than his model t's ❤

  • @peteschiavoni
    @peteschiavoni 3 года назад +6

    Love these old rigs. I remember seeing them as a kid. So very cool

  • @FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644
    @FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644 3 года назад +26

    I absolutely love this video. I remember seeing the cracker boxes when I was a kid....not over the road, but shuttling trailer pups off of railroad flat cars and to various nearby industries in the downtown LA area in the late 60's and very early 70's
    Thank you for posting.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +3

      Awesome memories of the heyday of trucking for sure. Thank you for sharing AND watching.

  • @scpittman5769
    @scpittman5769 3 года назад +7

    Love seeing rare gems like this with 8v71 in them

  • @rickmartin5221
    @rickmartin5221 Год назад

    When I was a kid in the mid-60s, my dad drove a "crackerbox" (at the time, he called it a "slab cab Jimmy") for a while, hauling lumber out of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, for an outfit called Fleron Lumber. I remember a few trips with him down into Michigan. Man, was it loud in that cab! Thanks for bringing back some old memories for me.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  Год назад

      That’s what it’s all about for me, being able help connect us to some great memories. Thanks for watching Rick.

  • @Ramblur66
    @Ramblur66 3 года назад +15

    Thanks for sharing. My dad ran crackerboxes in the 60's from Columbiana and knew these guys well. Great memories for me!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +6

      So glad to be able to share and make the connection for you. Thats what this "Hobby" is all about ....at least to me. Thank you for watching!

  • @PETERBILT-GIRL
    @PETERBILT-GIRL 3 года назад +2

    These trucks are amazing if only I had one

  • @joeyswafford2504
    @joeyswafford2504 3 года назад +3

    Thanks Dane!! Great video!! Love the ole Cracker Box cab GMC's!! Those 318's sound great!!! Nothing like the old two strokes!!

  • @alvan4080
    @alvan4080 3 года назад +9

    The first company I drove for in the early 70s had a bunch of old cracker box day cabs that were old road trucks from Norwalk truck line -they had over a million miles-no power steering and no air seat -after 12 hours in one of those you were beat

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +2

      I can only imagine the pain lol! Thanks for watching.

    • @truthseeker2321
      @truthseeker2321 3 года назад +1

      No air seat!? After 12 hours in one of those, you could probably use an ass transplant operation.
      I started out driving various cabover trucks, like Internationals and Freightliners, and they all had air seats, air ride suspension and air ride cabs, and those would still give you a good beating!
      Can't imagine what it was like before the 80's!

  • @TERoss-jk9ny
    @TERoss-jk9ny 3 года назад +3

    My dad was flown to Seattle in the mid 60’s to pick up a brand new cracker box, single screw hay hauler. The stories I could tell.

  • @tazgee6609
    @tazgee6609 3 года назад +10

    Nice old trucks!!! Good to see them in such great shape and not rotting in a field!!!! Thanks for showing them.

  • @TomSmith-pd7ly
    @TomSmith-pd7ly 3 года назад +13

    A bus company I worked for in the early 70’s had a US Mail contract between Reno and Las Vegas. They had 4 single drive axle crackerboxes pulling a single 26’ trailer full of mail. As the Assistant Operations Supt I had to driver the route if one of the truck drivers got sick. They were a hardy bunch of drivers. The only time they called in sick was twice a year when the new Sears and Montgomery Wards catalogs were mailed. Each mail bag weighed 70 lbs with those catalogs 😆

  • @dirtydiesels3110
    @dirtydiesels3110 3 года назад +5

    Amazing I was born in 68 lol way kool seeing this stuff still exists love it what a history lesson

  • @jessecondit2211
    @jessecondit2211 Год назад

    Nice job you guys, first semi truck I rode in. Now I'm a 40 year driver. They look amazing!

  • @7080nik
    @7080nik 3 года назад +2

    SO COOL the old trucks are. I was 8 years old when these were new. I remember, as a kid, seeing them everywhere on the highways hauling stuff. Actually, they kinda freaked me out. I was a little scared of them. LOL. I gotta go to one of these old truck shows someday. Thanks for posting this awesome vid!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      I'm right with ya Budd, They have that mean look to them...and with the sound of an angry Detroit 2 stroke....YES!!!

  • @TheBostonTrucker
    @TheBostonTrucker 3 года назад +3

    Screaming Jimmies!!! This was great! Thanks for the interviews! Couple of awesome guys!

  • @445xone
    @445xone 3 года назад +3

    Nice memories...I had lots of jump seat miles in a Crackerbox with my dad..

  • @dp.oennismaurer205
    @dp.oennismaurer205 3 года назад +5

    My ex trucking part- ner's dad worked for a company from New Brunswick,N.J. Smith & Solomon Trucking. They ran a lot of crackerboxes, non sleeper that had derated I-6 71's. From an old GMC brochure when I had collected info from many man- ufacturers, there was a contractor in Michigan that ran cracker boxes with 12V-71's, super size earth mover style single tires on the drivers and the triple axles on both trailers. It looked quite strange with the regular truck tires on the steering axle and the earth- mover style on the drive axles. The cab was non sleeper & the V-12 protruded out the back of the cab.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      I can only imagine it musta looked AND sounded like a monster! Thanks for watching 😬

  • @garysumma5527
    @garysumma5527 3 года назад +6

    👍 , when I first started driving in the 80's . Guys were still hauling steel and grain in my area everyday with them!😂

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      Yepp, I remember seein so many of them and lovin how unique looking they are. Thank you for watching!😬

  • @tygreenwood472
    @tygreenwood472 3 года назад +2

    This was a really cool video the GMC cracker boxes and Emeryville were two interesting looking coes for their time neat that the blue one originally came from Zelienople Pa I use to drive for a company out of Zelienople!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      Hats off to you driver! I agree. Thanks for watching 👍

    • @hermanmiller6287
      @hermanmiller6287 3 года назад +1

      My father bought the blue one from the owner in Zelienople, Pa. Only 2 owners to my knowledge 😎

  • @clydediddit5753
    @clydediddit5753 3 года назад +3

    Love the sound of those 2-Stroke Detroit "Screamer" engines!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      And how!😬thanks for watching

    • @bertgrau3934
      @bertgrau3934 3 года назад

      Clyde,
      I agree, nothing sounds like a 2 stroke Detroit, I lost some of my hearing because of those loud noise makers, still they sound sweet

  • @keithjones197
    @keithjones197 3 года назад +1

    Cracker box was first truck I ever drove.havent thought about it in a long time

  • @richardstippick2446
    @richardstippick2446 2 года назад

    Hey Dane i aways enjoy you're videos. In 1972 i was 12 yrs old my dad had a 64 or 65 dark blue crackerbox wasn't the cadilac of the interstate i would always lust after the KW's and Petes but something about tht old work horse that appealed to me that has stuck with me to this day. A few years later he bought a used KW. I have only seen one dark blue crackerbox that reminds me of my dads it was online except that it had no sleeper. to me crackerboxes have such a devious look about them that is so boss. Dane thank you sir keep the coffee perkulatng!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  2 года назад

      I think we have the same love of that “devious” look of the Cbox. They are very unique! Coffee’s on! 😬👍

  • @dieselwrench3621
    @dieselwrench3621 3 года назад +4

    I need one of those. I love the cracker box👍

  • @durango8882
    @durango8882 3 года назад +3

    Fantastic

  • @jimwood4726
    @jimwood4726 3 года назад +2

    Rember these old girls grow up & started to learn to drive on these type of trucks nice viedos

  • @shaunchappell784
    @shaunchappell784 3 года назад +2

    I hope you don't mind swearing, but from an Englishman who appreciates all things V8.........those look and sound majestic as fuck!!!
    MURICA!!!!

  • @Plowguitarist
    @Plowguitarist 3 года назад +2

    Man, brings back lots of memories. Two of my brothers drove cracker boxes and I rode many miles in them. Ruined me lol been trucking 38 years this year myself. Thanks for the memories..

  • @bigcharliesmodelgarage296
    @bigcharliesmodelgarage296 3 года назад +4

    Hey guys, thanks for sharing your trucks. Love the Detroit Diesels. I live 8 miles from West Point Ohio.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      You should come to the Dying Breed Diesels show in downtown Columbiana on Oct 2 and set up a display of your models. I’m sure Braydon Tucker who coordinates everything would love that.

    • @bigcharliesmodelgarage296
      @bigcharliesmodelgarage296 3 года назад

      @@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE cool. Didn't know about that. Where they showing models at or just set up a table?

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      If you shoot me ur number in an email I will put you in touch. It’s soulman@gwcmail.net

  • @cuttnhorse2013
    @cuttnhorse2013 3 года назад +5

    Had 2 friends that , 1 owned the cracker box and the other was a great welder/metal worker. They made a double wide cracker box! It was as cool as cool can get! Would love to find it again!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      Sounds killer looking. Thanks for watching 😬

    • @cuttnhorse2013
      @cuttnhorse2013 3 года назад

      It was, they also stretched the frame some, can’t remember how much,but it looked great back in the day! The truck was red. Forgot to mention that in my first post.

    • @joeyswafford2504
      @joeyswafford2504 3 года назад

      I believe I remember seeing that truck before. Can't remember where but wondered if it was a factory double bunk?? That's kool you mentioned it.

    • @cuttnhorse2013
      @cuttnhorse2013 3 года назад

      @@joeyswafford2504 Thanks, Cletus ran mostly out of Detroit, Cleveland, North and South with steel and lumber.

  • @johnwhohasanopinion7939
    @johnwhohasanopinion7939 3 года назад

    Love it. Just don’t see any of these beauties anymore. UPS ahead a bunch of them in our local yard. In Yorktown Hts , NY Was always good to see them driving thru town day and night. Great video Dane thx.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      John! You mean UPS did use Crackerboxes? I was wondering

    • @johnwhohasanopinion7939
      @johnwhohasanopinion7939 3 года назад

      @@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE Hi. Dane. , I stand corrected on the cracker box and UPS I researched an old high school buddy on Facebook who drove for UPS back in the mid 70s, I see that what he was driving back then was the short cabover Mack I looked up the cracker boxes as well and see that GMC was produced from 59 thru 1968 so I had them mixed up , memories aren’t as clear as they once were but I do remember seeing him in the brown cabover, looks like from his Facebook page he spent a lot of time on the road but he’s older now just like me , I’m guessing that we (you & I) are the same age. 63. Why else would we like everything old lol thanks for the quick education. J

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      @@johnwhohasanopinion7939 Ya I remember all the Mack’s but never saw any Crackerboxes so you had me wondering. Anyways you’ve got a few years on me but who’s counting? Lol.

  • @muffs55mercury61
    @muffs55mercury61 3 года назад

    Those first 12 seconds had beautiful music coming from those trucks. Love almost all the old Detroits especially a 6.71 straight 6. And almost right when you started talking I could see that it was a 1971-73 Cadillac you were driving (I've had several in the past so that was an easy one to notice) The hood confirmed it.
    I love the stories behind these trucks and it reminds us when the USA was a mighty industrial power, devoid of things made in China and employed millions of people and kept the middle class intact.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      I can tell you appreciate the finer things in “retro” life 😬. Days gone by ... great times in America. Thanks for watching!

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 3 года назад

      @@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE I live in an old house, still use old things (more reliable than the new imported stuff such as appliances) drive old cars, have old things made in America on the shelves. Yes we're appreciating it by all means.

  • @patricktownsend6002
    @patricktownsend6002 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful trucks

  • @donaldjohnson2813
    @donaldjohnson2813 3 года назад +4

    my uncle had'63 screaming"jimmy"he drove for United Van Lines in the lower 48 & Canada with a/c

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      Loved that old "United" paint scheme! Thanks for watching.

    • @joeyswafford2504
      @joeyswafford2504 3 года назад +1

      If your Uncle had put a lot of wood inside the cab for woodgrain look. I remember talking to him about and admiring his truck at a truck stop in the early 90's. Very nice man to talk to. Loved his ole truck.

  • @paulludwig2822
    @paulludwig2822 3 года назад +6

    Old Detroit's. Go to love 'em. Would hear them coming long before you'd

  • @robertpoudrette4483
    @robertpoudrette4483 3 года назад +2

    They're both in beautiful shape. Very nice!

  • @jamro217
    @jamro217 3 года назад +2

    That blue one is the cleanest running Detroit I've ever seen. No blue cloud.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      It IS beauty in motion. Thanks for watching

    • @hermanmiller6287
      @hermanmiller6287 3 года назад +1

      Engine still runs great and hasn't been touched for any major mechanical work in over 25 years 😎

  • @glennmorrell4907
    @glennmorrell4907 Год назад

    Those cracker boxes are nice trucks, TY for getting the history on them and getting the men to drive ‘em around. I also saw an MCI bus and a Dodge semi in the background…So cool Dane! Love truckers lounge!

  • @danielkennedy1524
    @danielkennedy1524 3 года назад +2

    With that weight the 71 and 92s needed as many gears as possible. Good HP however light on torque. Great machines! Love them!

    • @lembriggs1075
      @lembriggs1075 3 года назад

      Nope. Heavy on torque as well.

    • @alejandrozarate8299
      @alejandrozarate8299 2 года назад +1

      Rebuenisimo.mejor.que
      Los nuevo
      De ahora
      Eso socamiones nunca. Vía acá. En argentina lastima los otros camiones si como
      Sus camionetas

  • @danw1955
    @danw1955 Год назад

    That blue and white rig sounds amazing with the straight stacks!! What a beauty! I've sacrificed a kidney or two back in the day to a few of these rough riding S.O.B.'s!!🤣👍👍

  • @kevinbrady2863
    @kevinbrady2863 2 года назад

    This was a blast to watch. Years ago I drove for a United Van Lines agent, and we didn't have any crackerboxes, but we had two White Freightliner cabovers (a '73 and a '74) that both had 8V71s. God, they were fun to drive, and they sounded just like these Jimmys. They were the fastest tractors in our local fleet, and I think the only guys that could outrun them were the OTR drivers with 430 Detroits or 425 Cats.
    Nice production on these videos - they remind me of Lindsey Crawford's work from 15 or 20 years ago. Thanks for sharing!

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  2 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed them too Kevin. Love the freightliners as well. Thanks for watching

  • @the.porter.productions
    @the.porter.productions Год назад

    O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 I’m getting around to this video. I had not seen it before…shocking! I love hearing the stories & the action as well! WOW! Herman had his at your show & it was so good to see it in person. It’s one sharp rig! I saw a Crackerbox at a show years ago. He was looking for a parts truck. I saw one in a field when I was out one day & checked it out. I made an offer on it so the owner wouldn’t junk it. He delayed a bit & then called me a week later. I had a friend tow it to my house. When I told him I had he decided that he didn’t want it. I kept it for quite some time, but never attempted to start it. My brother saw pics of it & wanted it, so I gave it to him. He was so thrilled to get it. It was a project that we were gonna do together. We never got that far on our brother projects. I love the way those trucks looked & sounded. They are so cool & unique in so many ways. I have yet to ride in one. Thanks for sharing! Jaw dropping AWESOME! 🥰🥰✌️

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  Год назад +1

      Thanks buddy, sorry you didn’t get to share that resto with your brother. There’s just something special about them…. At least to a lot of us.

    • @the.porter.productions
      @the.porter.productions Год назад

      @@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE 🇺🇸 I saw it just yesterday. My niece asked me if I wanted that truck, too. I really didn’t know what to say to her. I have kept adding to my list of projects. The good thing is that I have at least one of my boys that is wanting & willing to work on these truck projects with me. I have such good memories of my brother & his legacy will live on through me as I work on my trucks with my boys. My brother was quite special & unique to me! Anyone who knows me surely knows how I feel about my family. Who knows what trucks I will add to my collection. Time will tell! Blessings!🥰😎✌️

  • @ralphe2839
    @ralphe2839 3 года назад

    Another great show. Nice piece of history. Thanks. Dane And thanks to the guys that owned them beautiful trucks.

  • @oldman975
    @oldman975 2 года назад +1

    It amazes me that over 50 years ago someone was able to figure out how to build a cabover with a virtually flat floor.

  • @ronrichardson1276
    @ronrichardson1276 3 года назад +1

    Drove both cracker box and Emeryville for Winn Dixie back in early eightys Louisville KY

  • @robertmorris8259
    @robertmorris8259 2 года назад

    Very cool,bring them over to my shop,can put them on the lift, thanks for being a great math teacher mr.miller im across from the dragstrip

  • @blythkd9017
    @blythkd9017 3 года назад +3

    Great video, beautiful trucks with a glorious sound. Thank you. I have an old Chevy Titan that I use for a grain truck every fall. Wish it had an 8V71 in it. I have a small cam 350 Cummins. Good power but nowhere near the cool factor of the old Screamin Demons.
    The only thing I didn't understand was the owners comment on the blue truck that his dad had changed the hubs over so he could switch from 22" to 20" rims. I thought 22" and 20" used the same rim and the only time you would have to switch hubs would be for 24" rubber. But I'm no expert on this stuff so probably just me.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      Yes, I wasn't sure what that meant myself lol. Thanks for watching!

    • @bertgrau3934
      @bertgrau3934 3 года назад +2

      I think you would have to change the hubs, because every size wheel needed to fit the spokes, with disk wheels, you can used any size wheel, from 20 inch to 24 inch.
      If you use 22, or 24 with the spokes, you can use the 22.5 and the 24.5 with the 22, 24 tube types. There's not much difference and they can fit from 22 to 22.5 with no problem personally, I prefer the disk wheels, look better

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      @@bertgrau3934 Thanks for watching

  • @SSGTA440
    @SSGTA440 3 года назад +1

    Hey....I see a Dodge cab and cowl....in the back there....another cool truck. I remember when I apprenticed at the Kenworth dealer back in the '70's and we had a customer with a crackerbox with the V12 gas motor in it, not a diesel....what a cool unit!

  • @stevieraymac774
    @stevieraymac774 3 года назад +2

    Excellent video!!!!

  • @wescottllc9522
    @wescottllc9522 3 года назад +4

    (Posted by Rick Pickell) Both Jimmy's are awesome. But I'd take that old Dodge shot in the back ground too.

  • @BIGRCscalemodel
    @BIGRCscalemodel 3 года назад +2

    AMAZING CLASSIC TRUCK.

  • @Terraceview
    @Terraceview Год назад

    What absolute beauties, thanks for sharing!

  • @Mr.XJ.96
    @Mr.XJ.96 3 года назад +1

    Cracker Box Jimmies.....Awsome
    Back when Trucks were Trucks
    Drivers were Drivers....Hello from Butler Pa The Birth Place of the Jeep. Just up the road from Zelienople.....

  • @caseyjones3684
    @caseyjones3684 3 года назад +7

    I love the sound of V8 2 Stroke Detroit....

    • @js7447
      @js7447 3 года назад +1

      The V-12's sounded like a diesel symphony orchestra 😊😊😊. There's a guy on RUclips restoring a '72 Peterbuilt COE with a DD V-12 Two Stroker... Thing sounds wicked👍👍👍

  • @markbattista6857
    @markbattista6857 3 года назад

    Dane , it took me two views of this video to reignite my passion for the CRACKER BOX , just like the 50s Mack cab overs I grew up with , anyways I can blame you for creating another CRACKER BOX hunter . Thanks again , Mark Battista

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      So glad to hear. That’s why I started this channel. These old trucks, truck stops, equipment, memories, and especially the wonderful men and women that made America great are just to golden to not enjoy them. Thanks for joining me. 😬

  • @Retired88M
    @Retired88M 3 года назад +6

    I had a friend that ran one of these coast to coast until he bought his first Astro

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      Wow! I’m sure that was a long ride of “comfort” lol.

    • @Retired88M
      @Retired88M 3 года назад +2

      @@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      This was before all the interstates we’re completed and the US Routes we’re in better shape than some of today’s interstates because they were built to last not to fall apart to keep the construction guys working

  • @Marbleheadjed
    @Marbleheadjed Год назад

    Beautiful trucks , great guys .

  • @gliderider7077
    @gliderider7077 3 года назад +3

    I had a 67 day cab cracker box. I so wish I still had it. What I learned to drive truck in.

  • @geraldwise8420
    @geraldwise8420 3 года назад +4

    I live about a mile from Bob. The first time I saw his truck was at the ATHS Show in Auburn, In

  • @hardit359
    @hardit359 3 года назад +5

    I'm amazed he could drive and steer with one arm

  • @Rosagale1012
    @Rosagale1012 Год назад

    Just love all this, a man’s world!

  • @charlesferebee263
    @charlesferebee263 3 года назад +3

    Dang. Looks like 2 DFR 8000's. Can't believe how many guys were hauling iron with those around Buffalo Cleveland and Pittsburgh. There was a guy that had one with a single axle and a three axle trailer. Last time I saw it was around 2009. Hell of a Ride.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад +1

      No doubt! 😮thanks for watching!

    • @kelvintorrence5994
      @kelvintorrence5994 3 года назад +1

      yes i got a picture of 1 for sale like that,it was leased to stone y s trucking in youngstown ohio,with a big forsale sign in the window

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      @@kelvintorrence5994 you mean for sale now? Any pics or contact info?

  • @rosshemming1347
    @rosshemming1347 3 года назад +3

    Thank you i used to drive the cracker box;s my self now i drive a volvo 98 with a 3406 cat thanks again ross hemming temming tow

  • @bernardbahus2072
    @bernardbahus2072 2 года назад

    Thanks for the memories !!

  • @SSGTA440
    @SSGTA440 3 года назад +1

    Great vid! One more thing, Dane....you should try to track down the Canadian Hayes trucks....they made some cool offerings.
    Most of you guys down south probably never have heard of those Canadian trucks.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  3 года назад

      We’ve heard of them, actually had this conversation with a guy yesterday at the show.... never see them at any shows here. Thanks for watching

  • @kingbee5155
    @kingbee5155 3 года назад +2

    I MUST have a truck like that. Single rear axle, though. With sleeper.

  • @tomuchfunwithgas846
    @tomuchfunwithgas846 3 года назад +1

    I had a Ford WT9000 back in the 80,s hauling frozen turkeys ,Mn to Ca. It was also an 8-71 with 13 speed. Those were the days

  • @arthurschipper8906
    @arthurschipper8906 3 года назад +2

    I want one!

  • @zigman8550
    @zigman8550 Год назад

    The grill on those trucks look like they're giving you a mean scowl. It looks cool!

  • @WilliamLake-j9s
    @WilliamLake-j9s 8 месяцев назад

    The first truck i was ever in was a cracker box, i loved the yellow transit ones.

  • @hounddog946
    @hounddog946 3 года назад +1

    I remember back in the early 70s, an LTL carrier named Georgia Highway used these with day cabs. That company got bought out by the same company that evolved into Transus/USF/Dugan.

  • @__________6597
    @__________6597 3 года назад +2

    Very beauty full truck

  • @O.G.Bossman7025
    @O.G.Bossman7025 3 года назад +1

    Good 👍. Nice rigs..

  • @bobwilliams3502
    @bobwilliams3502 2 года назад

    Great video Dane. I believe you could still run local still in those trucks say Youngstown to Cleveland even Youngstown to Cincinnati.

    • @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE
      @DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE  2 года назад

      No doubt. There was a guy a couple years ago did just that hauling coils with a tandem day cab Crackerbox 671. Looked so stinking cool!!!

  • @Randall0531
    @Randall0531 3 года назад +4

    Old CO’s are the best. The old Emeryvilles, Transtars and Macks or my favorites. I had an uncle who drove an early 70’s International CO.