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Vintage trucks Archive
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![The classic Detroit Diesel has become not just legendary, but iconic. Thanks to its two-stroke design, it always sounds like its revving twice as fast as it really is, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/4470990284_ba30157eea_o.jpg "Truck History: 1939 GMC – First Year For The Legendary “Jimmy” Detroit Diesel — It’s Still Being Built 85 Years Later")
Truck History: 1939 GMC – First Year For The Legendary “Jimmy” Detroit Diesel — It’s Still Being Built 85 Years Later
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 71 CommentsThe classic Detroit Diesel has become not just legendary, but iconic. Thanks to its two-stroke design, it always sounds like its revving twice as fast as it really is, and […] -
Vintage Truck of the Day: Peterbilt CCOE (Crew Cab Over Engine)
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 12 Comments -
![A very informative short ten minute video popped up on Youtube this week – providing some history on a unique military vehicle used by the Marines in the late 50’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/59dcd9144b228_Mite001.jpg.d227a547997aa376dfb9ba7259b0c7a8-e1639489751735.jpg "Vintage Military Trucks: USMC M442 – Marine Mighty Mite")
Vintage Military Trucks: USMC M442 – Marine Mighty Mite
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 11 CommentsA very informative short ten minute video popped up on Youtube this week – providing some history on a unique military vehicle used by the Marines in the late 50’s […] -
![Update: This was previously identified as a Federal truck, but in reality it was a Sterling. And according to one source, the engine was substantially derated, to some 500 hp. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Sterling-allison-1710-V12-1.jpg "Vintage Truck: Home Built 1950 Sterling Truck With 1400 HP Allison V12 – Hot Rod Semi")
Vintage Truck: Home Built 1950 Sterling Truck With 1400 HP Allison V12 – Hot Rod Semi
Posted on December 13, 2021 | 33 CommentsUpdate: This was previously identified as a Federal truck, but in reality it was a Sterling. And according to one source, the engine was substantially derated, to some 500 hp. […] -
![Hall-Scott’s legendary 1090 cubic inch OHC six cylinder gas engines were the most powerful truck engines in their day, making up to 310 hp on butane (LPG) at a time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/H-S-Kenworth-V12-close.jpg "Vintage Truck: 1951 Kenworth With 600 HP 2181 Cubic Inch Hall-Scott V12 – The World’s Most Powerful Factory Road Truck Of Its Time")
Vintage Truck: 1951 Kenworth With 600 HP 2181 Cubic Inch Hall-Scott V12 – The World’s Most Powerful Factory Road Truck Of Its Time
Posted on December 10, 2021 | 51 CommentsHall-Scott’s legendary 1090 cubic inch OHC six cylinder gas engines were the most powerful truck engines in their day, making up to 310 hp on butane (LPG) at a time […] -
![(Note: this may or may not be a correct picture of the 1923 Benz diesel truck, as the only images available from Daimler’s site are of the 1924 Mercedes diesel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Benz-truck-1920s.jpg "1923 Benz – The World’s First Production Diesel Truck")
1923 Benz – The World’s First Production Diesel Truck
Posted on December 8, 2021 | 17 Comments(Note: this may or may not be a correct picture of the 1923 Benz diesel truck, as the only images available from Daimler’s site are of the 1924 Mercedes diesel […] -
![This vintage shot of a big Studebaker diesel semi truck is rare, the only one I could find. This is one of the lowest production big diesel trucks ever. There’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51588574744_92064931cd_h.jpg "Vintage Truck: 1962 – 1964 Studebaker Big Diesel Trucks – Extreme Rarities")
Vintage Truck: 1962 – 1964 Studebaker Big Diesel Trucks – Extreme Rarities
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 37 CommentsThis vintage shot of a big Studebaker diesel semi truck is rare, the only one I could find. This is one of the lowest production big diesel trucks ever. There’s […] -
![This was shot in York, PA in 1986. The Mack B Series looks to be well older than any of the junk cars it’s hauling off to the crusher. Can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51657290515_e96fb79168_h.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B Series – It Well Outlived Its Load")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B Series – It Well Outlived Its Load
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 12 CommentsThis was shot in York, PA in 1986. The Mack B Series looks to be well older than any of the junk cars it’s hauling off to the crusher. Can […] -
![I’ve seen lots of heavy road movements with numerous tractors hooked together inline, but I’ve never seen anything like this: two tractor-trailers hauling one large heavy load, side by side. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51672167973_2a89083606_k.jpg "Vintage Trucks of the Day: Two International 4200s Pulling A Single Load, Side-By-Side")
Vintage Trucks of the Day: Two International 4200s Pulling A Single Load, Side-By-Side
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 20 CommentsI’ve seen lots of heavy road movements with numerous tractors hooked together inline, but I’ve never seen anything like this: two tractor-trailers hauling one large heavy load, side by side. […] -
![I had come to assume that the somewhat odd grill guard on old Brockways from the 1940s or so were standard equipment, and that they only came that way. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/39972019102_df22e6c44e_o-1.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Brockway – Without Its Mask, It Looks Like A Mercedes")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Brockway – Without Its Mask, It Looks Like A Mercedes
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 10 CommentsI had come to assume that the somewhat odd grill guard on old Brockways from the 1940s or so were standard equipment, and that they only came that way. But […] -
![Yes, my title is a bit convoluted. But when I saw that the guy in the ad extolling his White 3000 trucks hauling Tom’s Potato Chips was named Tom, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/36ec7380001138733b32b5c00655b063.jpg "Vintage Truck Ad: White 3000, The First Tilt Cab, Being Extolled By Tom of Tom’s Potato Chips, But Not Its Founder, Another Tom")
Vintage Truck Ad: White 3000, The First Tilt Cab, Being Extolled By Tom of Tom’s Potato Chips, But Not Its Founder, Another Tom
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 26 CommentsYes, my title is a bit convoluted. But when I saw that the guy in the ad extolling his White 3000 trucks hauling Tom’s Potato Chips was named Tom, I […] -
![We’ve had a few Vintage Trucks posts shot by Joe Wanchura, a truck driver whose passion was photographing trucks. He started in the early 1940s, and his photos are a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/4392734307_2a667fa9b4_h.jpg "Vintage Trucks of the Day: Mack LTs – Shot Out West By Joe Wanchura")
Vintage Trucks of the Day: Mack LTs – Shot Out West By Joe Wanchura
Posted on November 1, 2021 | 14 CommentsWe’ve had a few Vintage Trucks posts shot by Joe Wanchura, a truck driver whose passion was photographing trucks. He started in the early 1940s, and his photos are a […] -
![Sterling trucks was one of the venerable old truck companies, going back to 1906 when it was founded in Milwaukee, WI. It was bought by White in 1951, and the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hv.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s/1950s Sterling, Still With Chain Drive – And Belt Drive Too")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s/1950s Sterling, Still With Chain Drive – And Belt Drive Too
Posted on October 18, 2021 | 19 CommentsSterling trucks was one of the venerable old truck companies, going back to 1906 when it was founded in Milwaukee, WI. It was bought by White in 1951, and the […] -
![This as was paid for by Hall-Scott, to bring attention to the fact that the new Mack LT “Western” truck series, targeted for those grueling jobs on the far side […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/4451190030_ac09da9ce4_o.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1947 Mack LTSW – New “Western” Truck With 300 HP Hall-Scott 400 Gas/Butane Engine – “The Most Powerful Truck Engine Built!”")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1947 Mack LTSW – New “Western” Truck With 300 HP Hall-Scott 400 Gas/Butane Engine – “The Most Powerful Truck Engine Built!”
Posted on October 13, 2021 | 33 CommentsThis as was paid for by Hall-Scott, to bring attention to the fact that the new Mack LT “Western” truck series, targeted for those grueling jobs on the far side […] -
![I’ve always been particularly fascinated by all wheel drive trucks, as there were so many different solutions to the challenges involved, and how certain manufacturers developed a proprietary system and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/walter-12.jpg "Truck History: Walter Trucks – Ultimate “Snow Fighters” With A Unique 4WD System Using DeDion Axles")
Truck History: Walter Trucks – Ultimate “Snow Fighters” With A Unique 4WD System Using DeDion Axles
Posted on October 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsI’ve always been particularly fascinated by all wheel drive trucks, as there were so many different solutions to the challenges involved, and how certain manufacturers developed a proprietary system and […]
