DB2
Senior Member
I had never seen the White logo on an engine before
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Memories for us old truckers
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JPV
Senior Member
I found an old engine block in the woods, it said White Super Power on it. I doubt that would fly these days!
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
I think I told that story on here about some firemen who were forced to take an old derelict fire truck to the LA riots and it said that on the side of the hood except "White" was across the middle and super was above it and power was below it. Also said fire truck was painted white. When they got there the bosses found some work for them where their emblems would not be noticed by the local constituency.
crane operator
Senior Member
https://tulsa.craigslist.org/grd/d/muskogee-1964-mack-61-dump-truck/6986082468.html
DMiller- your dump truck got finished too soon, you could have had this. $6,400, over in junkyard's neck of the woods.
DMiller- your dump truck got finished too soon, you could have had this. $6,400, over in junkyard's neck of the woods.
crane operator
Senior Member
Ad says fuller 10 speed, but its got two sticks, so I think the seller may be confused?
Roof doesn't look near as nice as TruckShop's either.
Roof doesn't look near as nice as TruckShop's either.
DMiller
Senior Member
Old Duplex bulldog box, a little rough around the edges with normal Bonda spots showing out. Definitely NOT worth $6400 do not care how well that bed works, might be worth $1400 where that will be sitting a while longer!!! The Hot Start can in the floor is a Dead Giveaway engine is weak.
As to the White Crate Engine, that I would also expect is a Military Multi Fuel and is a derivative of the old Mustang 6 engine. The Mustang is where I had seen the Center stud mounted valve cover as this one has.
As to the White Crate Engine, that I would also expect is a Military Multi Fuel and is a derivative of the old Mustang 6 engine. The Mustang is where I had seen the Center stud mounted valve cover as this one has.
I can remember seeing at least 3 REOs or White cabovers with chevy engines one was owned by a guy in town he told me it had a big block chevy and when i drove by it i could see its did. One time going to Kc i meet a guy driveing one that had a small block chevy. I saw one forsale that had a 327 in it witch would have been wright for the year it was. This made me think they came out with chevy engines but i have repowered 2 fords with GM engines so maybe they were repowered. I can remember alot about them but i cant remember exactly if they were REOS or whites.
https://eugene.craigslist.org/hvo/d/monroe-1949-peterbilt/6986464999.html
Nice old Pete. Hope it finds a new caretaker.
Nice old Pete. Hope it finds a new caretaker.
DMiller
Senior Member
Sweet, so austere and simple, just a Truck, a very Pretty Truck.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Guess what powers this KW.
DMiller
Senior Member
Turbine!!
Man had not seen a Coast To Coast in like FOREVER!
Man had not seen a Coast To Coast in like FOREVER!
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
I had no idea turbines were tried in trucks. I knew they were used in locomotives but costs drove them out.
What year was that taken, what fuel did it burn, why was it being tried, and how did it pan out?
Also, how loud was it?
What year was that taken, what fuel did it burn, why was it being tried, and how did it pan out?
Also, how loud was it?
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Late 50's early 60's, cat pi$$, because ralph and george the designers were trying to keep there jobs, ralph and george both lost there jobs, everyone who drove it lost their hearing,
actually there isn't much info on it.
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RZucker
Senior Member
Kenworth was a big player in the Turbine game, they even tried one out in a Seattle fire truck, it wasn't very popular due to the time it took to spool it up but it was pretty fast.
Freightliner played with them too, one of their problems was the Turbine ingesting exhaust gas in tunnels that caused a backfire type event and flamed out the Turbine.
And fuel (kerosene) consumption was the big downfall to the whole thing.
Freightliner played with them too, one of their problems was the Turbine ingesting exhaust gas in tunnels that caused a backfire type event and flamed out the Turbine.
And fuel (kerosene) consumption was the big downfall to the whole thing.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
IIRC Kenworth only experimented with five, one being the fire truck. The irony of a fire truck with a turbine. Freightliners endeavor was even smaller I believe. People thought a
large Hall Scott ate gas, it was a miser compared to the turbines. And yes starting out was a real let down, very slow.
large Hall Scott ate gas, it was a miser compared to the turbines. And yes starting out was a real let down, very slow.
petepilot
Senior Member
gm had a rather wild looking one also about 64/ 65 ----- guess it was 66. pictures and stories at macs motor city garage, can`t get a link to work
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RZucker
Senior Member
Ford had a futuristic Turbine truck around that same era too. Looked like a motorhome with a semi trailer.
petepilot
Senior Member
ford story is at macs also. I had a first hand look at the gm being shown at a chev. dealer in fairfax va many yrs ago . with the screwy steering setup they had i wonder just how controlable that thing would have been on snow&ice
Mother Deuce
Senior Member
LOL! Seeing how it looks like a Coast Transport ride... the image probably show whats left of the basement of the 220 after the last shot of either heading up the hill!