Detroit Diesel 453T in 48 Diamond-T

your defiantly tired after driving this thing....respect to the old truckers!

[enriquejosecoll]

Maaaan.... from a 70 year old...it brings tears to my eyes. An epoc that will never come back. The sound still resonates in my mind.

[allenbowick]

I know that I have watched this vid at least 50 times & it never gets old or will it ever. Pure driving perfection. Hell I'm gonna watch it again now!

[Flickchaser]

Oh yes, oh yes! How sweet the sound and memories. Worked a truck stop when I was 16yrs. 1958-59. Had to deliver rigs when mechanics finished repairs. No CDL checks then. Screamin Jimmy's- and 220 Cummins with a back-drop exhaust manifold in a Emeryville (International DCO-405) were my orchestra. H 67, B 61 Macks, Reo's, Diamond-T's, A-Car, KW, White, P-Bilt-- two speed rear end, Road Ranger Trans, Spicer-YoYo selector on shifter, Duplex, Triplex on Macs. I have to stop now so the tears don't short out my keyboard...lol

[mac]

It is a converter. Converts fuel to noise.

[RDCTDI]

I come back and watch this video every couple months. It's like a song that just pops in your head and keeps nagging at ya till you give in and listen 10x

[GuitarGod]

Random stick driver: "I drive a 5 speed scion"
This guy: "That's cute, kid"

[sharpautobrokers]

I used to live (as a kid) in an old ranch house on a main highway in Orange County in the early 1950's.  We were at a 4 way stop, and I just used to sit on the porch for hours, listening to the "music" of the diesel engines of those gorgeous trucks.  I had forgotten they made a 4 cylinder Detroit, till I saw your video.  I remember that slightly different Jimmy "wail" in those late 40's trucks.  Thanks for an amazing audio trip down Memory Lane!  Also, not bad on the Brownie twin sticks!  Those were tricky!  Again, thanks!!

[frankbrucker]

This must be the transmission the fast and furious drivers use, they never stop shifting

[BrowerBandit]

no clutch and twin sticks, damn man you're a good driver.

[bagelboy]

It never gets old.  I could listen to those screamin' Detroits all day long.

[Theroadking]

Half the drivers today don't know what to do with one stick..

[ThierryTheuns]

And here I was, considering a Cummins or Duramax for a diesel swap eventually. Hell no, Detroit it is.

[acemrack]

Thanks for the video. My father used to be a mechanic, specialized in Detroit Diesel engines. That was a mystic time for me. These engines sounds better than Ferraris. True Drivers use manual gearboxes.

Sorry by the poor english. Greetings from Brazil.

[Krankie_V]

Damn 2 stroke sounds like it's revving 5k at only 2k lol

[speedskiff]

Yea though I go through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil. For I ride atop a screaming Detroit Diesel.

[montwolfman]

What is it about a Detroit that brings a smile to my face every time.

[zachhaus]

I'm a avid car lover. All I can drive is a manual. But this is art. Knowing where each gear is and how to approach it.

[darrellpalmateer]

The next generation of " all electric " don't even realize what they are missing out on. I remember on clear days listening to a Clark skidder with a 453 screaming away while she worked on a logging site 2 miles from the house when I was a kid. I fell in love from that point on....

[jameswilliams]

Love the sound of the Detroit diesel. You did an excellent job with the twin sticks. Learned how to drive with twin 4 by 4’s behind a 6-71. Good engine and a good ole International. Thank you for the video.

[jerrylarson]

1971 The Truck Trailer pulled into the Dairy with a load of Hay. White Freightliner with a V 12 71 had chrome valve covers . At 13 years old I didn't know they built those kinda machines. Truly I was so delighted . Never have forgot that memory