I started in trucking back then 1972. Those drivers were very very different from todays drivers. You had to be really dedicated to the trade. Almost all of them were WW2 and Korean vets so uncomfortable living conditions were nothing for them. Thank you for posting this movie.
I love those days, things were so much more simple, vinyl records, land lines and pay phones. I had a 1972 Dodge Charger like the one in the movie, I grew up around cabover White Freightliner's. I had a ear-to-ear grin during the whole movie.
I think having access to many distractions at the same time can reduce life quality and disturb living in the present moment. That is way life was more enjoyable for the generation who experienced fully offline life before mobile phones and the internet were created.
David Jansen a fine actor back when trucking was trucking I drove for almost 30yrs retiring in 2019 will tell you this once that highway Gypsy feeling gets a hold of you it's hard to get it out of your blood stream trucking today is very corporate you don't hear trucking singers such as Dave Dudley or Red Solvine unless you tune to a country classics radio station this was the good ole days of trucking what you just seen take care and Happy New Year.
I remember the Convoy song playing on the radio in my Dad's garage when I was like 6 yrs. old. Whoever did that song had a deep deep voice like Johnny Cash. Yes, the good old days.
Hey Farmer I was, born on October 10/18/1972 this tv show was, out in September 9/26/1973 a, month before my, first birthday this kinda reminds of a,early version of Black Dog in 1995 and, a bit of White line fever all rap in to one basically
@@Ben.jack.in.off.to.you1 Yes, that's why I said he's a great guy, because he gave his driving mate $3000 and not the $1000 he was supposed to get. And he didn't even tell him that their "employer" had told him the driving mate was to get only $1000. He spared him knowing that and made him think it was to be split equally all along. Real friendship!
Kind of reminded me of Duel, a little!! I grew up in AZ in the 50s & we visited CA alot! These roadside places including the Roadrunner Truck Stop was very familiar to me! Nostalgia at it's Best!😊
Being a long haul truck driver myself by all means this was one heck of a good movie I laughed when the truck got to the receiver burned and all. But the load got there :-)
Wow! Driving a big rig back then in the desert, no AC, power steering, cell phones, laptops, big fancy truck stops. Grueling! Wore me out just watching him fighting that big steering wheel. God bless them!
@Daniel M I believe you. I have driven a tractor which with direct steering, that would whip the steering wheel around if it wandered into a deep that. Either steer it with your palms or hang onto the wheel with a vice like grip.
@@tieroneactual2228 Yea Big Dog..And the new truck stop coiming soon at 57/30....i'M PUTTIN A cb IN MY TRAVELING VAN...i WAS THE mIDNIGHT cOWBOY,THEN jESSE JAMES..gUESS I'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A NEW NAME...aS I'M GOING ON VACATION SOON...
I'm a Texas Class A driver and I love these ole gear grindin tire shreddin movies! Keep them wheels turnin and the miles burnin!! The 1 and only BIG TOP GUN!!
I rememberd my past .... some time ago I was a truck Driver too may be 5 years I was driving an Isuzu.... I went every where in my country even in war affected areas ... It s fun..... God bless all truck drivers
Back when you could do convoys and not get pulled over because today if you have more then 2 trucks that is a convoy and it is illegal to do a convoy without government permission. Today convoys are considered a threat and the only convoys you will see are military convoys
Ron Suarez I got some alarming news for ya. David Janssen died in 1980 at just 48 years old. Allegedly he smoked 3 packs a day and drank like a fish for 30 years. That's a lot of self-abuse for anybody to do to themselves. Real shame as David Janssen was a good actor. A very versatile film maker. The best of a good bunch. Same thing with Patrick Swayze. Allegedly he smoked 2 packs a day and drank like a fish for well over 20 years. Poor soul died at just 56 years old. People reading this now, can't we learn anything from these 2 poor souls that were taken from us too early? If we love and miss them as much as we claim, then can't we learn from their bad luck as to how not to end up?
Amen 🙏💙🙏 this world would STOP if not for the sacrifice that they make 💜💗💖 to all the people who go unthanked...God bless each of ya n a massive THANK YOU 💖💗💜⛟ keep'r between the lines ❣❣❣
You know it's gonna be a good movie when David Janssen is the main character! After watching this movie turned out to be way better than I initially expected in terms of plot, action and acting, especially for a relatively low budget random 70's movie! 9/10.
I am 66 years old now and never drove for a living, but I had a uncle that was the constable in Sarasota Florida and when he retired, he went in the trucking business. My father-in-law owns trucks ran cross country, so I think everyone in the world has some association with truckers in one way or the other you can’t get around it you can’t get away from it because without them, where would we be? everything that we have was on a truck at one time . I love watching these movies. Looking at the cab overs ! Thanks for sharing this movie with us here in south east Alabama USA ☮️❤️
My goodness, what memories! I remember seeing this movie when it first aired on TV back in 1973. I liked it with all of the action it has. David Jansen and Keenan Wynn made a good team. Thanks for posting this movie.
...yes bring back '''cannonball run and ""BIG-BUBBA-""...riding SHOTGUN""- those were the BEST''...with that '''jiveAss''...slim-pickens'''...always the '''Villian-'''...CB-RADIO-TALK- is much like these computer abbreviations and '''EBONICS-""....street-TALK-'''...is ...today'''...just LOVE HEARING THOSE JAKE-BRAKES- and that 3406-A...13-spd. is what i drove 24''-RUBBER-& 265-inch wheeLBASE-'''...that baby would cruise @ 75-mph...
..Jan-MichaeL-Vincent...He was O/O...(Owner-Operator)...Him & His Wife & KiD Lived in TRUCK ...believe they were giving him LOADS that couldn''t Pay The $$$ BiLLS...He THEN DROVE...80...THOUSAND-LB...18...WheeLer...Right ...Through...CORPORATE*-HeadQuarters...That was ...BadAss...'''FLICK'''...
@@charleskerr9632 ...with Kris -Kristofferson-...Mr.-BadAss...''EXPLOSIVES""...did you Not ...'''READ"'...sign..on ...side of my ...''TRUCK''...POLICE""...cleared ...OUT...i couldn''t stop ...Laughing...those were ...some ...sorry...Ass...Cops...LoL-...YOU WOULD NEED SIX-PACK-...pizza-& HOT-Wings-""... to REALLY ENJOY that ...one...
David Jaansen was really good in the Fugitive and He even played Richard Diamond early. This Movie could have maybe made a TV Series also, like movin on! Him and the old Man making Runs across the country and having different dangerous Adventures!
What would a trucker from 1973 think of smartphones and GPS? This was 2 years before CB radios caught on and the superslabs weren't in full force until the mid-80s. Couldn't help thinking the ending was a bit like Road Warrior but I had a good laugh when they stole the bad guys' walkie-talkie and blew the roadblock!
I started in 76, I don't think drivers today have the motivation to truck like that. Women at truck stops aren't as hot either . That's pretty good that Jansen scored out in the desert, try that today.
A Good Driver & A Great Movie Jimmy Hoffa Richard Reginald Hibbert Johnston Sr. 1972 Back in The Good old days Seen it Five Time Too Keep on Trucking NG AND LOBLAW s Co Back in The Good old days Thank From Rick Sr. Or R.J Sr.
I'm a driver Texas Class A driver and I feel the same way! When I was a kid and a White Freightliner came by I always gave him a arm pump for the horn!!!
@@PedalToTheMetal61888 Yes, he found the one-armed man who had killed his wife. The guy confessed to him that he'd done it, but tried to kill the fugitive. Gerard, who'd been dogging him all the time he was on the run, shot the one-armed man, so there was only Kimble's word for it about the confession. And then there was little twist.
Probably the greatest helicopter stunt flying in any movie is in "Birds Of Prey" starring David Janssen. Came out in 1974 and its on here complete somewhere.
loved this truck movie . they don't use old trucks in movies anymore they use newer ones . I like the early 1960s and 1980s truck movies. the laws were a lot different then they are now
I haven't seen a cab-over in a very long time. By the way, if you like this, then you're gonna love Birds of Prey where Jansen flies a radio station traffic copter. Awesome. Especially with the original music.
Been seeing a lot more of them in the Midwest due to the part shortages on semis Lot more rigs are being taken out of retirement and restoration projects and being put back to work
Love these kind of trucker movies, reminds me of my Dad. He drove truck from Washington State From 1974 - 1993, when he died from a brain tumor. My sister , mother and I would go with him every summer until I was 14. We went every where. The only places we didn't go to were Florida and Mexico. It was very fun and we got to see a lot of things, well sorta , some as we drove by fast lol And very few bathroom breaks. Learned how to use a plastic milk jug very well for that , even bouncing around in the sleeper . I think that's pretty good talent lol , Saw a few scary people also. I look back now and think my dad had a little more stress taking us girl's with him in some of the area's. I would still love to truck again.
That's a very cool story. I live in Windsor,Ontario,Canada which is right across from Detroit & both Windsor & Detroit are the automotive capitols of there country. My Grand Father is a very well known trucker here in Canada, at one time he was the oldest trucker in Canada & another amazing thing to that,not one single accident,now that's amazing. He retired at 65 but didn't last a year & said I can't handle this if I'm gonna sit in my recliner at home I'd rather sit in my Kentworth hauling beer for Labatt brewery lol. So he went back to trucking and when all was said & done when he finally retired he drove truck for over 60yrs,now that's impressive. Ken "King" Cole King of the Road.
+Dale Sutherland That is a very long career I am sure my dad would still be trucking if he would not have died He was 46 and died of a brain tumor. Kenworth that is the way to go . :) My dad never had a accident either, but he had seen some real nasty one's. This guy was coming down Stevens pass Washington state lost his brakes fully loaded made it almost to the bottom and one car didn't move out of the way . My dad saw it stopped and heard some one yelling dad finally found him he was smashed between the fifth wheel and the trailer. god knows how that happened my dad saw him and told him to hang on he would get some help my dad actually got sick after he had stepped away from him to call for help. then my dad went back and stayed with the guy talking to him , the guy was having a conversation with my dad , but when they took the trailer off the top of him he died. It is a terrible story but I am glad dad was there to be with the guy until he died. I wouldn't be surprised if your Grandfather and my dad met some where along the way. Dad was very well know too. He actually delivered load's to Detroit all the time . now that I have written a book. lol It is nice to have some one to talk to about old times Not many people pretty much grew up in a truck .every summer . There are so many stories , I was with him in the front seat when a lot of them happened
+me D My Dad drove for a potato chip distributor. Took me with him once all over his route. Best day I ever had with Dad. Stopped at *Parker's on Old 99 the lady there thought I was the cutest lil guy she'd ever seen. Give me a big ole candy bar and lovin' me up. Dad got the new Ford COE 4 best driver there. I was 8 or 9. America back then was the cats meow. What happened to us?*
Notice prices in pit stops? Then they were in cents not dollars. Of course min wages were $1.25 rather $15 / hour now. Life was much simpler without complaints.
Those were the good old days of trucking I grew up in that era my dad also worked for the trucking company as an office worker. We watched as it started to go down and now it’s totally different.
+Rick S My uncle had a COE Kenworth back in the late 70s. One issue with those is when you have to work on the engine. Better tie everything down in the BEFORE you lift the cab LOL
Back in my driving days they were called "Yard Dogs", because they couldn't hack it out on the road for the "Long Haul" But I guess "Mule Drivers" would Fit too.
Dunno why the COEs are in Europe,a nd why there aren't anymore in the US. Once upon a time everyone made them, Pete, Ken, Volvo, Freightliner, International.
Just like any movie when the truck cranks it's a Caterpillar engine,or maybe a Cummins that you hear but in the chase or highway's scenes what you hear is a Old Detroit engine(the old 2 stroke 318 detroit).
You don't have a clue what you are talking about; it's a two stroke in every sound clip...you can even hear it hunting on startup while the oil pressure isn't up yet FFS
Yep..A canned sound..Detroit used in running a Cat used for cranking except 1 time...Listen carefully when he starts it on his own 1 time can hear the Detroit fire right off as they always did when warm..Also notice when him and cop go head out to see pick up burned that Chrysler uses a GM starter canned sound too
Entertaining and Awesome ! Good for none stop watching and being in suspension all the way to the end of the movie ! Unexpected end with a simple but attractive chain of events ! I love to back and paint that roof as well ! Good job ! Thanks for sharing #Hijack
I started in trucking back then 1972. Those drivers were very very different from todays drivers. You had to be really dedicated to the trade. Almost all of them were WW2 and Korean vets so uncomfortable living conditions were nothing for them. Thank you for posting this movie.
Was trucking a redneck thing in the old days or was that just a stereotype 😄 ?
My dad was a steel cowboy/hillbilly.
Thanks.
They don't make movies like this anymore. This one is a gem.
Hello Alex how are you doing today ?
And How! Incredible.
Check out Moon of the Wolf. A keeper.
Scream of the Wolf... another gem.
This movie should be on dvd and cable
The cafe was located in Perrblossom, CA. Passed it many times on our way to Las Vegas.
Hey thanks for that cool info.
David Jansen did loads of good movies back in the day.
I love hearing all the Detroit 6,8, and 12V71 motors in all of the trucks and buses…
... IS THAT YOU ' CLARKSON?'
David Jansen as The Fugitive in this week's episode, 'Please don't steal my truck!'
I am David Janssen fan, but I never heard of this movie. Thanks for Posting. The plot sounds like it inspired Smokey and the Bandit.
I'm a Trucker That Love Trucks..Kool Movie😏
Good movie brings back old memories of when I was a young adult.
I"m surprised I liked this movie so much.
David and Keenan were a good team.
Fun truckin movie. Nice ending.
I miss the days when men were men.
I love those days, things were so much more simple, vinyl records, land lines and pay phones. I had a 1972 Dodge Charger like the one in the movie, I grew up around cabover White Freightliner's. I had a ear-to-ear grin during the whole movie.
Today. They don't have cab over trucks anymore. Most of them are fire engines, or trash trucks. Most of those trucks are sold overseas now.
Ya forgot viet-nam
I learned to drive truck in a international cabover with Detroit diesel and straight 10.
I think having access to many distractions at the same time can reduce life quality and disturb living in the present moment. That is way life was more enjoyable for the generation who experienced fully offline life before mobile phones and the internet were created.
Stop living, in the past. Probably still listening, to that old garbage music, too. Live, for now!!!!
Anything with David Janssen is A+!
David Jansen a fine actor back when trucking was trucking I drove for almost 30yrs retiring in 2019 will tell you this once that highway Gypsy feeling gets a hold of you it's hard to get it out of your blood stream trucking today is very corporate you don't hear trucking singers such as Dave Dudley or Red Solvine unless you tune to a country classics radio station this was the good ole days of trucking what you just seen take care and Happy New Year.
Now days more people drive trains more than trucks!
Hello Steven how are you doing today ?
I remember the Convoy song playing on the radio in my Dad's garage when I was like 6 yrs. old. Whoever did that song had a deep deep voice like Johnny Cash. Yes, the good old days.
I remember watching this in the early 1970's when it came out. Man, I'm old.
Hey Farmer I was, born on October 10/18/1972 this tv show was, out in September 9/26/1973 a, month before my, first birthday this kinda reminds of a,early version of Black Dog in 1995 and, a bit of White line fever all rap in to one basically
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@@jasonloveless665 hey Jason
He gets offered $5000 for the job and $1000 for his driving mate. And when he gets outside the door, he tell the old man it's $3000 each. Great guy.
are u thick in the head
@@Ben.jack.in.off.to.you1 That's friendship!
@@clearday9525 it all = 6000 so they halve it.
@@Ben.jack.in.off.to.you1 Yes, that's why I said he's a great guy, because he gave his driving mate $3000 and not the $1000 he was supposed to get. And he didn't even tell him that their "employer" had told him the driving mate was to get only $1000. He spared him knowing that and made him think it was to be split equally all along. Real friendship!
Enough talk... let's get our gear.
Nothing like real classic movie. Sure miss those days.
Kind of reminded me of Duel, a little!! I grew up in AZ in the 50s & we visited CA alot! These roadside places including the Roadrunner Truck Stop was very familiar to me! Nostalgia at it's Best!😊
Being a long haul truck driver myself by all means this was one heck of a good movie I laughed when the truck got to the receiver burned and all. But the load got there :-)
Just the way i do it today.. nothing stops me from dropping my load.. nothing
awesome 70's truck movie - and the 70's music too love it and 70's california wish i lived there then
Wow! Driving a big rig back then in the desert, no AC, power steering, cell phones, laptops, big fancy truck stops. Grueling! Wore me out just watching him fighting that big steering wheel. God bless them!
Looks like it would break your finger tips if you let go at the wrong time.
@Daniel M I believe you. I have driven a tractor which with direct steering, that would whip the steering wheel around if it wandered into a deep that. Either steer it with your palms or hang onto the wheel with a vice like grip.
@Daniel M always hold the rim of the wheel and keep your fingers out of it
im like why does he need gloves?.. now I get it.
They had AC, open the windows doing 50 MPH
That's not just a Freightliner that's a White Freightliner I owned one back in the day great trucks
Orrville Ohio here...yep me toooooooo...lol...i run the dog shti outta mine and she never let me down...
@@goodluck458 That’s cool, we run past Rt.30 & Rt.57 all the time. Usually stop at Dalton Dairyette if we have time.
@@tieroneactual2228 Yea Big Dog..And the new truck stop coiming soon at 57/30....i'M PUTTIN A cb IN MY TRAVELING VAN...i WAS THE mIDNIGHT cOWBOY,THEN jESSE JAMES..gUESS I'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A NEW NAME...aS I'M GOING ON VACATION SOON...
Two legendary heavyweights! Thanks for sharing this movie, it brings back some great memories!
I'm a Texas Class A driver and I love these ole gear grindin tire shreddin movies! Keep them wheels turnin and the miles burnin!! The 1 and only BIG TOP GUN!!
Hello Thomas how are you doing today ?
I rememberd my past .... some time ago I was a truck Driver too may be 5 years I was driving an Isuzu.... I went every where in my country even in war affected areas ... It s fun.....
God bless all truck drivers
Great film from the old days. Always liked David Janssen. Thanks too much for this upload.
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Now I’m gonna be comes a big time truck driver. Awesome thank you.
Back when you could enjoy the open road without a damn cell phone 🤔
I remember those days, but I feel panicky at the thought of somebody attacking you on the road & you can't call for help when you need to!! 😟
Or GPS, flip flops, Bluetooth, SWIFT, turbans, idiots on CB, ELDs.....
@@lth7023 thats why you should carry a gun
I'll take back then
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A great film which I haven't seen before the late great David Janssen if he's in a movie you can't go wrong love him so much x
I love these 70"s TV movies. Thanks, it brings back memories.
it certainly does.
I was born in 2005 but I love 70s truck movies
Trucking is my dream job
Back when you could do convoys and not get pulled over because today if you have more then 2 trucks that is a convoy and it is illegal to do a convoy without government permission. Today convoys are considered a threat and the only convoys you will see are military convoys
Ron Suarez I got some alarming news for ya. David Janssen died in 1980 at just 48 years old. Allegedly he smoked 3 packs a day and drank like a fish for 30 years. That's a lot of self-abuse for anybody to do to themselves. Real shame as David Janssen was a good actor. A very versatile film maker. The best of a good bunch.
Same thing with Patrick Swayze. Allegedly he smoked 2 packs a day and drank like a fish for well over 20 years. Poor soul died at just 56 years old.
People reading this now, can't we learn anything from these 2 poor souls that were taken from us too early? If we love and miss them as much as we claim, then can't we learn from their bad luck as to how not to end up?
I remember watching this as an 8 year old. These were great movies!
David Collison I was 6 years old. Got some alarming news for ya. David Janssen died in 1980 at just 48 years old. Go figure????
Hello David how are you doing today ?
David Jansen was a fine actor, well told story.
Hello Doug how are you doing today ?
I'm a truck driver also. Ya, they blow there horns a lot, but remember, it's a movie. Was a good one. Keep on truckin drivers. be safe.
i honk all the time in L.A Cali
If you guys don't blow your horns, who will?
Without trucks, the country stops.. Any large country.
..just don''t get ..PULLED OVER...with ...THAT ...LOCOMOTIVE-TRAIN-HORN-'''...its ...OUTLAWED out on ...i-80...TOWARDS...IOWA...
Horns on a truck used to be heard as greetings along the hghiway to hitchers and hikers. Now the Law gives citations for unnecessary noise.
Amen 🙏💙🙏 this world would STOP if not for the sacrifice that they make 💜💗💖 to all the people who go unthanked...God bless each of ya n a massive THANK YOU 💖💗💜⛟ keep'r between the lines ❣❣❣
You know it's gonna be a good movie when David Janssen is the main character!
After watching this movie turned out to be way better than I initially expected in terms of plot, action and acting, especially for a relatively low budget random 70's movie! 9/10.
All dull
Really enjoyed this movie. Not 1 dull moment.
Very good movie, believable, no technology bullshit! Thank you. Please upload more like this 🙏 ❤️
I am 66 years old now and never drove for a living, but I had a uncle that was the constable in Sarasota Florida and when he retired, he went in the trucking business. My father-in-law owns trucks ran cross country, so I think everyone in the world has some association with truckers in one way or the other you can’t get around it you can’t get away from it because without them, where would we be? everything that we have was on a truck at one time . I love watching these movies. Looking at the cab overs ! Thanks for sharing this movie with us here in south east Alabama USA ☮️❤️
My goodness, what memories! I remember seeing this movie when it first aired on TV back in 1973. I liked it with all of the action it has. David Jansen and Keenan Wynn made a good team. Thanks for posting this movie.
Loved Keenan in Combat!
It's an old movie geez
I like this movie cause I used to have this movie on a CD that I had
Then when I had it I watched it through, cause it had a trivia questions after the movie .
What a good old movie.
love these trucker movies you tube needs more of them
...yes bring back '''cannonball run and ""BIG-BUBBA-""...riding SHOTGUN""- those were the BEST''...with that '''jiveAss''...slim-pickens'''...always the '''Villian-'''...CB-RADIO-TALK- is much like these computer abbreviations and '''EBONICS-""....street-TALK-'''...is ...today'''...just LOVE HEARING THOSE JAKE-BRAKES- and that 3406-A...13-spd. is what i drove 24''-RUBBER-& 265-inch wheeLBASE-'''...that baby would cruise @ 75-mph...
CONVOY!!!! 😎😎😎😎
..Jan-MichaeL-Vincent...He was O/O...(Owner-Operator)...Him & His Wife & KiD Lived in TRUCK ...believe they were giving him LOADS that couldn''t Pay The $$$ BiLLS...He THEN DROVE...80...THOUSAND-LB...18...WheeLer...Right ...Through...CORPORATE*-HeadQuarters...That was ...BadAss...'''FLICK'''...
@@charleskerr9632 ...with Kris -Kristofferson-...Mr.-BadAss...''EXPLOSIVES""...did you Not ...'''READ"'...sign..on ...side of my ...''TRUCK''...POLICE""...cleared ...OUT...i couldn''t stop ...Laughing...those were ...some ...sorry...Ass...Cops...LoL-...YOU WOULD NEED SIX-PACK-...pizza-& HOT-Wings-""... to REALLY ENJOY that ...one...
Hi Ballin- Jerry Reed and Peter Fonda
I liked the action movies and tv shows of the 70s,80s,and 90s,well written!!!!!
David Jaansen was really good in the Fugitive and He even played Richard Diamond early. This Movie could have maybe made a TV Series also, like movin on! Him and the old Man making Runs across the country and having different dangerous Adventures!
YES INDEED
What a great movie! I agree DJ and KW made a great team and this could easily have been developed into a series 👍
Hello Rick how are you doing today ?
Great movie from the good old days!!! Thanks too much for putting this up for us!
What would a trucker from 1973 think of smartphones and GPS? This was 2 years before CB radios caught on and the superslabs weren't in full force until the mid-80s. Couldn't help thinking the ending was a bit like Road Warrior but I had a good laugh when they stole the bad guys' walkie-talkie and blew the roadblock!
I started in 76, I don't think drivers today have the motivation to truck like that. Women at truck stops aren't as hot either . That's pretty good that Jansen scored out in the desert, try that today.
Phooey!! Im 28 and say fuck the gps and smartphone bullshit. I run an old freightliner claasic with a cat that smokes like hell and an 18 speed..
Watching these trucker movies brings back memories when I was on the road.Good stuff
A Good Driver & A Great Movie Jimmy Hoffa Richard Reginald Hibbert Johnston Sr. 1972 Back in The Good old days Seen it Five Time Too Keep on Trucking NG AND LOBLAW s Co Back in The Good old days Thank From Rick Sr. Or R.J Sr.
Thanks for this old classic trucker movie , I love them!
Hello Keith how are you doing today ?
I’m okay and you?
@@keithfurlow5024 I’m doing good, thanks so much for asking.
@@keithfurlow5024 hope all is well with you?
White Freightliner!!! true legend on the road!!!
First on the scene!
I'm a driver Texas Class A driver and I feel the same way! When I was a kid and a White Freightliner came by I always gave him a arm pump for the horn!!!
I. Gonna watch this no on my tv from Ireland here keep the great American classic s flowing I fucking love them
It's amazing that the landscape between NY & Houston, in no way looks like SOCAL. ;)
Great old days when trucking was trucking
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What’s the difference
Today's drivers are bitches plain and simple
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......and you could buy bennies over the counter at 76 truck stops
"You sure picked a good time to start acting human". LOL
Totally predicable, one problem after another, always gets out of them.
I am a 42 yr retired driver I like. These kind of movies😅
Legend has it that the old man is still waiting for the traffic to return.
Irene (Lee Purcell) was 26 in that movie. Hottie ;)
Pickle jar for Hillary.......yeah their still waiting for the traffic to return in Radiator springs too!.
When I first saw this movie I must have been about five years old I haven't seen a good movie like this in a long time
The length laws have changed since then,so the is no market really for COE trucks.All bonneted trucks nowadays.Great film!
Thanks for posting this movie. I remember the last time I saw it was when it first aired on the ABC Tuesday movie of the week. Really enjoy watching
David Jansen the right man for the job.
...did ..he ever GET CAUGHT...in ..that T.V.-series The ...''FUGITIVE'''...shut up i spelled it right ...
@@PedalToTheMetal61888 He was but they let him go
@@PedalToTheMetal61888 Yes, he found the one-armed man who had killed his wife. The guy confessed to him that he'd done it, but tried to kill the fugitive. Gerard, who'd been dogging him all the time he was on the run, shot the one-armed man, so there was only Kimble's word for it about the confession. And then there was little twist.
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Probably the greatest helicopter stunt flying in any movie is in "Birds Of Prey" starring David Janssen. Came out in 1974 and its on here complete somewhere.
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
Man what a trip!I love these movies of my Era!!
i just love those cabovers they were a part of america's history in trucking'
loved this truck movie . they don't use old trucks in movies anymore they use newer ones . I like the early 1960s and 1980s truck movies. the laws were a lot different then they are now
'''LONG-NOSE-PETERBILT- 3406-CAT-& 13-spd.-&-24-inch-RUBBER"""...still ....rules''...case ...closed...
...HELL TEN-SPEED-BiCYCLE can ...OUT RUN these ...J.B.-HUNT...fuel-Squeezers'''...
the trucks in this film were new
"THEY" DO NOT USE TRUCKS PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Barry how are you doing today ?
Great movie! It reminds me of my dad who was a hard working man and took pride in work well done!
We have to give these guys more credit lorry drivers I mean
When things are tough, you go by the bush.
Spelling the guy who gave us Mod Squad! David Jannsen. William Schallert. Great Actors!
Skull Duggery 2 ABC Wednesday Movie Of The Week aired on September 26, 1973.
I haven't seen a cab-over in a very long time. By the way, if you like this, then you're gonna love Birds of Prey where Jansen flies a radio station traffic copter. Awesome. Especially with the original music.
Been seeing a lot more of them in the Midwest due to the part shortages on semis
Lot more rigs are being taken out of retirement and restoration projects and being put back to work
Love these kind of trucker movies, reminds me of my Dad. He drove truck from Washington State From 1974 - 1993, when he died from a brain tumor. My sister , mother and I would go with him every summer until I was 14. We went every where. The only places we didn't go to were Florida and Mexico. It was very fun and we got to see a lot of things, well sorta , some as we drove by fast lol And very few bathroom breaks. Learned how to use a plastic milk jug very well for that , even bouncing around in the sleeper . I think that's pretty good talent lol , Saw a few scary people also. I look back now and think my dad had a little more stress taking us girl's with him in some of the area's. I would still love to truck again.
That's a very cool story. I live in Windsor,Ontario,Canada which is right across from Detroit & both Windsor & Detroit are the automotive capitols of there country. My Grand Father is a very well known trucker here in Canada, at one time he was the oldest trucker in Canada & another amazing thing to that,not one single accident,now that's amazing. He retired at 65 but didn't last a year & said I can't handle this if I'm gonna sit in my recliner at home I'd rather sit in my Kentworth hauling beer for Labatt brewery lol. So he went back to trucking and when all was said & done when he finally retired he drove truck for over 60yrs,now that's impressive. Ken "King" Cole King of the Road.
+Dale Sutherland That is a very long career I am sure my dad would still be trucking if he would not have died He was 46 and died of a brain tumor. Kenworth that is the way to go . :) My dad never had a accident either, but he had seen some real nasty one's. This guy was coming down Stevens pass Washington state lost his brakes fully loaded made it almost to the bottom and one car didn't move out of the way . My dad saw it stopped and heard some one yelling dad finally found him he was smashed between the fifth wheel and the trailer. god knows how that happened my dad saw him and told him to hang on he would get some help my dad actually got sick after he had stepped away from him to call for help. then my dad went back and stayed with the guy talking to him , the guy was having a conversation with my dad , but when they took the trailer off the top of him he died. It is a terrible story but I am glad dad was there to be with the guy until he died. I wouldn't be surprised if your Grandfather and my dad met some where along the way. Dad was very well know too. He actually delivered load's to Detroit all the time . now that I have written a book. lol It is nice to have some one to talk to about old times Not many people pretty much grew up in a truck .every summer . There are so many stories , I was with him in the front seat when a lot of them happened
Dale Sutherland that's sounds like my family dad and uncles and me until I got hurt
+me D My Dad drove for a potato chip distributor. Took me with him once all over his route. Best day I ever had with Dad. Stopped at *Parker's on Old 99 the lady there thought I was the cutest lil guy she'd ever seen. Give me a big ole candy bar and lovin' me up. Dad got the new Ford COE 4 best driver there. I was 8 or 9. America back then was the cats meow. What happened to us?*
Thats talent for a girl lol i used pop bottles on long trips with dad ,
Best ever made I give you five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ agrat movie I love to see it again love old school American movie
always has been my favorite movie,
always will be my favortie movie
Seeing the car at 14:19 makes me wish i had a Delorean Time Machine! Life was harder but simpler back then...
That is a 1932 Ford Victoria (Vicky) kit car anyone can build one if you have enough pocket change.
Good old David Jansen!!
Good movie from a good era
All the women had bushes
Excellent performance by David Janssen; overall good action movie.
I'll never get over how he died in 1980 at just 48 years old
Notice prices in pit stops? Then they were in cents not dollars. Of course min wages were $1.25 rather $15 / hour now. Life was much simpler without complaints.
@Curtis Fleabag That sums it up, I never would have believed society went the way it has.
Yea yea...well I enjoyed the movie, Thanks for posting...and I remember those times, trucking old school
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THOSES WERE THE DAYS WHEN TIME STAND STILL IT SEEMD LIKE FOREVER FOR ONE HOUR TO GO BY!
My husband and I had a candy apple red can over Freightliner loved it
After a long time i watch a good truck movie..
Fantastic movie...enjoyed every minute. Thanks for the upload
I love how every car or truck in Hollywood movies explode as soon as it rolls over or crashes.
what a great retro movie thank you 🎥👍🚛......
Love the sound of a DD, probably didn’t hear much else in that cab!
Detroit Diesel Power!!
One helluva story. Great cast.
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I watched the last part twice. Beautiful.
Love these old Movies. 👍👍
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I've always liked those cabovers because they're easier to make turns, park, & maneuver in than conventional cabs.
I drove a cab over,flat floor...nice truck...for snieder trucking, green bay wi.they thought it was punishment,haha..I loved that truck
@@Westcoastgs what make was your cabover?
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I dare to say the 1970's were great!!!😁😁
Houston? By Thursday? Let me make every stop between here n there!
Those were the good old days of trucking I grew up in that era my dad also worked for the trucking company as an office worker. We watched as it started to go down and now it’s totally different.
David Jansen was at his best in the Fugitive. Great actor in action and suspense.
he was also a heavy drinker it nearly ended his career.
@@raphaelandrews3617 Heard that, but around 72 he cut down on his alcohol from 100 proof to 90 proof.
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you must love these truck movies you uploaded quite a few
This was a good movie ,,, woow loved it and loved David Jansen he was just great .
Thanks for sharing this movie. I enjoyed it.
I loved driving those COE's, you feel like king of the road when you in one of these trucks.
+Rick S yeah you can turn on a dime
For years as a yard mule driver, I had to help out many conventional drivers. COE shines in tight spots.
+Rick S My uncle had a COE Kenworth back in the late 70s. One issue with those is when you have to work on the engine. Better tie everything down in the BEFORE you lift the cab LOL
Back in my driving days they were called "Yard Dogs", because they couldn't hack it out on the road for the "Long Haul" But I guess "Mule Drivers" would Fit too.
Dunno why the COEs are in Europe,a nd why there aren't anymore in the US. Once upon a time everyone made them, Pete, Ken, Volvo, Freightliner, International.
that's a sweet old freightshacker and I was thinking the same thing they cant make up their minds what engine sound they like so they use both.
ALWAYS top story with D J a enjoyable yarn ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
28:50 Tire screeching sound is stock!! Same sound effect used on like every episode of Charlie's Angels.
That ending was crazy....I didn't see that coming 🤔🤔
Just like any movie when the truck cranks it's a Caterpillar engine,or maybe a Cummins that you hear but in the chase or highway's scenes what you hear is a Old Detroit engine(the old 2 stroke 318 detroit).
same story in all old truck movies I know
You don't have a clue what you are talking about; it's a two stroke in every sound clip...you can even hear it hunting on startup while the oil pressure isn't up yet FFS
My granda told me that the old cabover in this movie had screaming jimmy engine
Yep..A canned sound..Detroit used in running a Cat used for cranking except 1 time...Listen carefully when he starts it on his own 1 time can hear the Detroit fire right off as they always did when warm..Also notice when him and cop go head out to see pick up burned that Chrysler uses a GM starter canned sound too
I got that too ha ha you can hear him whining it out to make power ....they were bullet proof though ...
Entertaining and Awesome ! Good for none stop watching and being in suspension all the way to the end of the movie ! Unexpected end with a simple but attractive chain of events ! I love to back and paint that roof as well ! Good job ! Thanks for sharing #Hijack
Neat how that TRuck changes from Two Stroke to 4 Stroke cumbustion ..cycles..
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