I drove an ex DuPont Chemical Astro 95 in the early 80’s. It had the Silver 92 , 335 hp V-6 Detroit with a 9 speed Roadranger. It was a good runner and road pretty good with the 4 spring Reyco suspension. But don’t drive west into the setting sun in the summertime because even with the A/C blasting it still wasn’t enough to keep you from sweating
@@Retired88M your exactly rite about a windshield full of baking sun and the reyco springs ride good with a fairly heavy load, empty trailer not so much.😀
Greetings from the O-H-I-O Porters.🇺🇸 Now there’s a good selection of trucking history right there!! Shazam! GMC, KW, PETE, IH & FREIGHTLINER! All in one spot! 🥰 Did you get those from one location? Some really good looking trucks! Cabovers Rule, you know! I’ve loved cabovers since I was about 4 years old. My dad bought a 1969 K100 with the red,black, white & gold scheme on it. I was able to climb up into it & take a nap in the bunk. Good memories! 🥰😎✌️
@@grumpymike4790 🇺🇸 That’s the way it goes. I’m trying to focus on one truck at a time, but I’ve acquired a couple extras. The old rule..The best time to get something is when you see/find it. You never know what or when you may need something. I enjoyed it & will check some of your other stuff out as well. Thanks. Happy 4th.🥳🤩✌️
When I drover for Virginia-Carolina, all the trucks had 300 Cummins. I drove a couple KWs. All cabovers of course. We had some Internationals, and a Mack too. Miss those trucks.
Nice old trucks, love seeing them old trucks payed for my truck the 1978 GMC in 1988 road ready drove it till 1992 April when CDL started not drove it just some love it so much I am keeping it , been working on it little by little it’s got a 290 Cummins in it with 10 speed well thanks again for showing telling see ya next time see ya bye.
@@grumpymike4790 I forgot to tell you I’ve got a1994 peterbelt 362 I’ve been working on , it a 3406B cat it will be nice when I get done with it well see ya next time see ya bye.
I think it was so cool the year the Astro was introduced that we landed on the Moon too, So Aero and Space Age when I first saw it. Blew me away at 10 tys old. Love those and all of em really.
@@grumpymike4790 Aww dam. Those are one of my top 5s. That k100 would look awesome all original. Definitely would be a 1 of a kind, even as it sits now. Lucky. 🤤
I drove a 78 k100 set up just like this one in 1983, from Wyoming to Houston Texas, I started driving in 80 in the oilfields and had finally turned 21 so I could go cross country, point is I had a spring ride trailer with drill pipe and I remember between the DFW area and Houston, everything in the cab ended up in the sleeper and vice versa, that was a rough ride, the truck I was assigned was getting a paint job so I had to take the KW my truck was a 77 COE Peterbilt with a 1693 and 5x4, that was one of my favorite trucks I drove through the year's, I drove about every style of cabover except a Marmon and the Chevy titan, oddly enough cabovers were not bad trucks, I've owned my own since 86, but never a cabover, I think I would if they still made them.
I guess once we drive the old school cabovers, no AC no ps , on spring ride, we appreciate the stretched out conventional more. But love the cabovers ! Thanks.
I love the original looks to these trucks ,were losing them every single day someone buys and restores these trucks they restore them back to some stupid looking more modern dumb crap they put on. keep them original
@@grumpymike4790 I could see stretching the frame a couple feet to get a better ride but some guys go too far. And what’s with all these trucks being lowered? They look ridiculous. I’ve been trucking over 50 years and the nicest riding cabover I drove was an 86 Mack MH Ultraliner with the super soft riding air ride cab. I wish I had the money to buy one
@@Retired88M yea that lowering makes no sense to me, I'm old I guess I wouldn't understand. I got a friend in eastern nc with a mid 80s mh series Mack he might sell real reasonably, he drives it around but it needs some work.
@@grumpymike4790 the one I drove was a rental/demonstrator from the Mack dealer in Scranton Pa. It only had the 300+ with a 9 speed but it was the nicest riding truck I ever drove except for the first IH 9400i that I drove. Now that one was smooth. You could go across I-84 in Pa. when it was still all concrete and pour yourself a cup of coffee and never spill a drop at 65 mph. But hold on when you crossed the Newburg/Beacon bridge over the Hudson River if there was a strong winter wind blowing up river. You’d think it was going to blow you over
Now that ol Emery that's going to be a beauty when you get her all dolled up .
I sold that 1, it went to a good home !
@@grumpymike4790 well that's good you look like you have enough to keep you busy already .
That's the first truck I drove the GMC
I drove an ex DuPont Chemical Astro 95 in the early 80’s. It had the Silver 92 , 335 hp V-6 Detroit with a 9 speed Roadranger. It was a good runner and road pretty good with the 4 spring Reyco suspension. But don’t drive west into the setting sun in the summertime because even with the A/C blasting it still wasn’t enough to keep you from sweating
@@Retired88M your exactly rite about a windshield full of baking sun and the reyco springs ride good with a fairly heavy load, empty trailer not so much.😀
Nice old cab overs . I hope that you can restore at least a couple of them .
🤗👍❤️💫
I restored a few, the others went to good homes for restoration.
Very cool!!!
My first tractor was a 73 Astro,mine had a 13 and visor. Otherwise it was the same. Made a living with it for 7 years. I was alot younger then.
Greetings from the O-H-I-O Porters.🇺🇸 Now there’s a good selection of trucking history right there!! Shazam! GMC, KW, PETE, IH & FREIGHTLINER! All in one spot! 🥰 Did you get those from one location? Some really good looking trucks! Cabovers Rule, you know! I’ve loved cabovers since I was about 4 years old. My dad bought a 1969 K100 with the red,black, white & gold scheme on it. I was able to climb up into it & take a nap in the bunk. Good memories! 🥰😎✌️
different locations over the years, sell one then buy another. thanks for looking.
@@grumpymike4790 🇺🇸 That’s the way it goes. I’m trying to focus on one truck at a time, but I’ve acquired a couple extras. The old rule..The best time to get something is when you see/find it. You never know what or when you may need something. I enjoyed it & will check some of your other stuff out as well. Thanks. Happy 4th.🥳🤩✌️
Drove a jimmy, was nick named the Fish Bowl due to the fact the windshield was so large. 318 was pretty gutless until a Turbo made it a 350.
Drove the 1974 Titan had a 350 in it
When I drover for Virginia-Carolina, all the trucks had 300 Cummins. I drove a couple KWs. All cabovers of course. We had some Internationals, and a Mack too. Miss those trucks.
Keep on.trucking
Nice old trucks, love seeing them old trucks payed for my truck the 1978 GMC in 1988 road ready drove it till 1992 April when CDL started not drove it just some love it so much I am keeping it , been working on it little by little it’s got a 290 Cummins in it with 10 speed well thanks again for showing telling see ya next time see ya bye.
There Getting hard to find, hang on to it, I'm sure it's nice or will be !
@@grumpymike4790 yes I’ll hang on to it and fix it up like yours mike. Thanks for the reply , hope you have a great day see ya next time see ya bye.
@@grumpymike4790 I forgot to tell you I’ve got a1994 peterbelt 362 I’ve been working on , it a 3406B cat it will be nice when I get done with it well see ya next time see ya bye.
Liking the Freightliner!!! Really has the right look. I was Class of 74, so these trucks were everywhere. Great video...🎩🇺🇸🎩
I think it was so cool the year the Astro was introduced that we landed on the Moon too, So Aero and Space Age when I first saw it. Blew me away at 10 tys old. Love those and all of em really.
I drove for cypress truck lines over 20 years ago and had an old peterbuilt cab over most fun truck I ever drove
Cab over are good truck
@@JeronWhite kinda enjoy old school, 👍
You want to sell any one of those old cabovers ?
Sold a few last year, keeping the others.
Rode in plenty of those old cabovers, awesome stuff
Jolie collection 😍😍👍👍👍
One of each, I like your style. I literally just watched your ASTRO restored before this, just wow. She is Purdy. 👍 👍
Thank you Jeff, 👍👍 slow but steady !!
@@grumpymike4790 Hey man, there's plenty of time for perfection. 🙂 Did you happen to restore the freightliner by any chance?
@@jeffc7486 sold the Freightliner about 2 years ago. now working on a 1980 K-W K-100. Trying for all original ! Will take video or pix soon. Thanks !
@@grumpymike4790 Aww dam. Those are one of my top 5s. That k100 would look awesome all original. Definitely would be a 1 of a kind, even as it sits now. Lucky. 🤤
I would like to restore a k100
I have a model of the GMC. l bought it in 2019 and built it last year. I painted it Testors Extreme Lacquer Revving Red with a red interior.
@@wyman36 I'm sure it looks great. 👍
It certainly does.
Greetings from ireland.great looking rigs did you restore any ofvthem yet?.cant let them rot theres too few left.
Restored the Astro, My other video shows 2 of them leaving my yard. Kinda sad, but they all went to good homes for restoration !!
Nice collection 😮😮
Thank you !
I drove a 78 k100 set up just like this one in 1983, from Wyoming to Houston Texas, I started driving in 80 in the oilfields and had finally turned 21 so I could go cross country, point is I had a spring ride trailer with drill pipe and I remember between the DFW area and Houston, everything in the cab ended up in the sleeper and vice versa, that was a rough ride, the truck I was assigned was getting a paint job so I had to take the KW my truck was a 77 COE Peterbilt with a 1693 and 5x4, that was one of my favorite trucks I drove through the year's, I drove about every style of cabover except a Marmon and the Chevy titan, oddly enough cabovers were not bad trucks, I've owned my own since 86, but never a cabover, I think I would if they still made them.
I guess once we drive the old school cabovers, no AC no ps , on spring ride, we appreciate the stretched out conventional more. But love the cabovers ! Thanks.
@@grumpymike4790 I was 23, I would have driven anything I could get my hands on, and your welcome.
Any truck for sale ?
Not for now, sorry.
EVERBODY SAYS..."ran when it was parked"
why say it? redundant
@@kenverrill4205 because if the truck blows up out on the road working and needs to be towed home it wasn't running when parked.
How much for the Pete
Do ya still have the 352 and emeryville?
No, the 352 went to a friend in goldsboro and the Emeryville went to Charlotte. Thanks again to you and your brother for the great picture.
@@grumpymike4790 ah. thank you! I’ll get ya a better one for next year
@@Carolinastrucks stop by sometime.
@@grumpymike4790 sound good!
We're ya at bud?
I love the original looks to these trucks ,were losing them every single day someone buys and restores these trucks they restore them back to some stupid looking more modern dumb crap they put on. keep them original
@@donkeylong7707 I completely agree !! I love the period correct look.
@@grumpymike4790 I could see stretching the frame a couple feet to get a better ride but some guys go too far. And what’s with all these trucks being lowered? They look ridiculous. I’ve been trucking over 50 years and the nicest riding cabover I drove was an 86 Mack MH Ultraliner with the super soft riding air ride cab. I wish I had the money to buy one
@@Retired88M yea that lowering makes no sense to me, I'm old I guess I wouldn't understand. I got a friend in eastern nc with a mid 80s mh series Mack he might sell real reasonably, he drives it around but it needs some work.
@@grumpymike4790 the one I drove was a rental/demonstrator from the Mack dealer in Scranton Pa. It only had the 300+ with a 9 speed but it was the nicest riding truck I ever drove except for the first IH 9400i that I drove. Now that one was smooth. You could go across I-84 in Pa. when it was still all concrete and pour yourself a cup of coffee and never spill a drop at 65 mph. But hold on when you crossed the Newburg/Beacon bridge over the Hudson River if there was a strong winter wind blowing up river. You’d think it was going to blow you over