truckdog Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 don`t know why started thinkin bout this. been drivin truck around calif. and parts unknown! since early 70s (still am). any way back in late 70s early 80s used to see a truck runnin around that was a cab over with long nose hood, cab sat low on chassis so top of hood was even w/where top of c/o grill would have been. never caught the guy on the ground so, never talk to him about it. any way just wonderin if anybody else from back then saw it.
truckdog Posted March 22, 2013 Author Posted March 22, 2013 same idea, it was a small sleeper c/o. with a much cleaner setup for the front. was a long time ago & and a butt load of miles.
scummy Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 This one maybe? OH MY EYE'S ! That hurt when i looked at it .
BigBad Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) OMG! What a trainwreck! Edited March 26, 2013 by BigBad
chuckyr Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 I built that. And here it is -- Classic! Truck modelers are the best!
BigBad Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 I built that. And here it is -- No guts. no glory, as they say. You're a fully glorious one for sure!
cappy625 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 back in the 70's there was a guy out here in eastern pa.he used to build all kinds of crazy trucks.he built a truck using 2 coe gmc astro cabs,he welded them together.then put a conventional gmc hood on it.it was black with a mural painted on it .he called it the long horn.it even had the bull horns on the hood.it was too long to run around here with it.so he sold it to somebody out west from what i heard.the truck was pretty well known.i'm wondering if thats the truck your talking about.
Amtronic Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 After seeing that picture, I had to build it. It was so ugly it was beautiful. I have never been able to find another picture of it anywhere other than the one above. I substituted a Cummins for the DD in the kit, mainly because of the heat shield on the right side of the hood. That would only be appropriate for the turbo that was positioned there on a Cummins or Cat engine. I like Cummins so that's what I used. Other than that, I used the AMT KW COE kit. Here is a pic of it mocked up while I was building it.
bandit1 Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 I saw one of a guy who did that same thing to a pete coe!...moved it back and put a 359 hood on the front of it!
Badluck 13 Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 I built that. And here it is -- Amazing!!!.......dare to be different
Badluck 13 Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 There was a picture on the web and I can't find it but it was a International 9670 cab with a 9300 nose on it and it was actually a neat looking set up...
Gramps2u Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 I seen something of the sorts back about 7 years ago in Hutchinson KS at the "Big M" (The Big Mistake) truck stop. A menagerie of parts not painted the same. What my thoughts were at the time I cant post being a family site. A true to form D.O.T magnet
Guest G Holding Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 like these ?" couple of shops in Texas do this style
cappy625 Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 like these ?" couple of shops in Texas do this style hello greg i don't live far from the picture in your avatar.are you close by?
Guest G Holding Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) No....not any more....Went south for work My daughter is in Jersey....and will drive sometimes Pat or Geno ? Edited March 30, 2013 by G Holding
clayton Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 This one maybe? Back in the 90'S a guy in FLA had something like this. It was purple. don't know if it was the same truck or different one. Bet no parks next too him.
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