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Old 20-08-2009, 11:02 PM   #1
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I've seen these Peterbuilt 379 a bit now and im convinced that they must be the best old school looking truck made! Anyone else know of a competitor for this truck in the look stakes.




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Old 20-08-2009, 11:05 PM   #2
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nope, funny story about a mate and his missus who went to USA, he owns his own truck transport company and she was asking why the trucks down have roo bars on the trucks
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Old 20-08-2009, 11:13 PM   #3
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They do look sweet.....
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Old 20-08-2009, 11:19 PM   #4
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When I see old school rigs like that, I think of the movie Duel.
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Old 20-08-2009, 11:26 PM   #5
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Yep DUEL was the first thing i thought of.
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Old 20-08-2009, 11:56 PM   #6
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Old 21-08-2009, 08:50 PM   #7
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I'm sure u can get a good looking mack, or scania with a massive bull bar, but i love the big flat chrome bar thingy
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Old 20-08-2009, 11:59 PM   #8
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Old 21-08-2009, 12:06 AM   #9
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Old 21-08-2009, 12:06 AM   #10
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It still lives, the truck from DUEL that is, anyone who hasn't seen it then do yourself a favour.
http://stlouisdumptrucks.com/Duel/index.html
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Old 21-08-2009, 12:17 AM   #11
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It still lives, the truck from DUAL that is, anyone who hasn't seen it then do yourself a favour.
http://stlouisdumptrucks.com/Duel/index.html
Thanks jaydee. Wow that is one scary lookin PETERBUILT, Imagine that thing coming up behind you on the freeway. I recon you"d stain ya jocks.
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Old 21-08-2009, 12:27 AM   #12
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No worries Ferg51, I think I will hunt down a copy to watch again, it's been a few years and an awesome movie, similar to CHRISTINE.
Watching poor old Dennis Weaver trying to outrun it.

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Old 21-08-2009, 03:51 PM   #13
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Do any of you guys remember the Rig from Maximum Overdrive, Classic B Grade movie with Emilio Estevez.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...OVERDRIVE3.jpg
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Old 21-08-2009, 05:02 PM   #15
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Ah yes. Cabovers are great...

Like old VW Kombi's...in a crash the first thing to go is the headlights. The second thing is your kneecaps
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Old 21-08-2009, 09:01 PM   #16
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we have the armored r series mack wrechers at work, i think they look tough, but as theyre militery issue i probably shouldnt be taking photos at our army base lol
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Old 21-08-2009, 09:17 PM   #18
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Love the pictures of the rigs .Is there any more out there .My son drives a B double for 1st Fleet
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Old 21-08-2009, 09:28 PM   #19
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I thought they went belly up last month?
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ahhh not the SAR my eyes are burning...along with both arms if ya have ever driven one.
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I still rate the R series as a tough looking rig, the ones I have got around serving queen and country are 5 speed crash boxes, 6x6, Bushmaster recovery rigs. tough as guts but not a highway machine by any stretch of the imagination. Thats what our mack 430hp and 460hp fleetliners and scania P340 4x4s are for.
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I still rate the R series as a tough looking rig, the ones I have got around serving queen and country are 5 speed crash boxes, 6x6, Bushmaster recovery rigs. tough as guts but not a highway machine by any stretch of the imagination. .
thats what we have at work still for the army... they are apparently updating them in 3 or 4 years...
theyre tough when they dont sit around the yard like some of the ones i get do and the seals go all hard and leak like a siv...
theyre starting to decommission some of them now i heard the other day...
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we have the armored r series mack wrechers at work, i think they look tough, but as theyre militery issue i probably shouldnt be taking photos at our army base lol
They were called Flintstones. I love them to death. Very heavy and strong truck. Based on a R model tho you should have a look at the yank sites for all the nice makes overthere and the weird ones too.


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I don't mind the look of Western Stars actually...

Ugliest trucks i've seen are Sterlings... which i think are same as Fords/copied off Ford?
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I don't mind the look of Western Stars actually...

Ugliest trucks i've seen are Sterlings... which i think are same as Fords/copied off Ford?
Benz brought ford in 1999 i think and rebranded them Sterlings. Check out the Silver Star version. they are nice with a train behind them.
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I don't mind the look of Western Stars actually...

So do I, but then again I'm biased

A couple we have built for customers..









Not one of ours but cute. (for a truck)
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But the best looking trucks anywhere at the moment is the International Lonestar. Hot Rod good looks.






I want one..
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I want one..
I want one bad. Beautiful truck but wish we could get them here but yeah......
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306" wheel base with your trailers you'd only be 3m overlength LOL
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