Pete 282 "AVL"

[1959scudetto]

Another oldie from my bench: in 1986 a friend from Indiana sent me the "American Van Lines" Moving van, and I started building this rig: The Peterbilt 352 was a bit dechromed, converted to a 282 with a single stack, a shortened frame and Ford Louisville SD suspension. The dropbedvan unfortunately had bad decals that (partially) disintegrated when being applied - so a lot of  touch-up was required which added to much patina on the trailer.

The whole rig will undergo a bit of rework/restauration sooner or later - pictures are from August 2005:

 

 

Edited December 24, 2022 by 1959scudetto

[Jim B]

Really nice bedbugger. Well done.

[leafsprings]

Very authentic looking build, 2 axle cabovers with sleepers really were the most popular set up for movers.

[Dutzie]

Man, that is a sharp looking rig!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[happy grumpy]

Beautiful Pete Helmut. Looks very good with the trailer. I remember seeing a few of those back then.

[Joe Nunes]

Very nice model. ?

Joe

[carsntrucks4you]

Sehr gut rüber gebracht

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[grodudulle77]

Nice build Helmut !! ??

[1959scudetto]

Thanks, modeling fellows, for the positive comments on that old build!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Looks like I remember them. Nice looking rig!

[1959scudetto]

On 1/10/2023 at 3:23 AM, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

Looks like I remember them. Nice looking rig!

Thanks, Brian !

[Gramps46]

Popular rig back in the day and you captured the look perfectly.

[1959scudetto]

21 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Popular rig back in the day and you captured the look perfectly.

Thanks, Gary - my goal was to represent a typical mid-70's moving van ("bedbug hauler").