rottin1 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ok I'm reaching out to all the old time drivers here. I'm 44 years old now and I started riding around with my dad at the age of 3. I eventually drove truck myself for 23years. In those years of travel, I could of swore I saw pictures of a tractor trailer that had a glass trailer and it used to haul a whale around for exhibit. I only remember one magazine from back then and that was the old overdrive (back when it was good). My 2 friends and I were discussing trucks this evening and I brought that up to them and they looked like I out of my mind! Am I? Does anyone remember a truck like that? :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 No, your not crazy. I remember a truck that held a whale was photographed and published in HOT ROD magazine racing Tyrone Malone's V12 Diesel powered "Fastest Truck" on a back road at dusk. There were flames coming out of both stacks and... it was pretty cool! That was late 70's by the way. I just went through two boxes of HOT ROD magazines and didn't find it but... it was just a single photo, not an article. Don't think the trailer was glass however. Might have had windows or something tho... :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Jarius is right. Tyrone Malone's Kenworth. Tyrone rebuilt the KW from a single sleeper unit to a fully customized double-sleeper hot rod. Originally all white, then later orange and white then repainted again. There was a photo of the whale hauler in one of Stan Holtzman's books I think, and photos of the later versions in Overdrive, Owner/Operator magazine and the truck was also in an episode of the 1974-76 TV show Movin'On. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottin1 Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Thanks guy's for the referances. I finally did find some pics this weekend. I just googled it and it found his own personal website. http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t121/ro...Little_Irvy.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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