Peterbilt Semi Truck Parked Since 1996! Will It Start?

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[Joshuatimmons]

That is a very rare truck there were only 10000 made with that dashboard and hood which was discontinued in 1977 it’s worth a lot of money restored

[patricknesbit]

She deserves to be restored, she showed she's willing to live again with the ease of starting. Give her a new life.😊 Old trucks are truly awesome and beautiful.

[WilliamHaigh-qn]

That 359 dashboard. And that truck is pretty rare with that kind of dashboard. And yes, that hood is stalked. But it was pretty rare for a fibergrass hood, too.

[GarethPierce]

It never ceases to amaze me how much your trucks over there in the US can tow.

[MaxtronusPrime_]

Definitely a truck worth keeping and restoring. Nothings better then an old Pete being put back on the road once again.

[jacknevitt]

I’m always blown away by how these old diesels start after sitting for so long. Good job, Bruce and crew!

[TurbochargedHobbies]

As someone who has dealt with back issues for awhile, i hope you make a full amd speedy recovery

[Steu]

This is an awesome truck, I personally would love to see this brought back to its former glory and see it restored back to its OEM spec

[edwardbeach]

Very cool I used to work for Peterbilt for a long time 359 is what I want to say but the fiberglass hood throws me awesome truck though love what you do keep up the great work keep the old iron alive thank you

[francky]

it needs to be restored I restored mine in France a 359 from 1976 it is a magnificent truck with a great cummins 400 big cam engine

[mr.carguy]

Look how WELL BUILT those old trucks are!! It was DETERMINED to run!! It wouldn’t shut off!
RESTORE IT!!!!

[stephencarpenter]

I really think you should do a full restoration on that beast. It would look awesome!

[jublaim]

I'm not a mechanic mechanic like you guys, but I sure can appreciate the work and fun you put into this. I tend to do the same into tube amps.

[Hexcaliblur]

Restore this old beast! Plenty of life in her yet..i love how easy she turned over even after years of neglect.. built to last.. ❤

[claudioandersonribeiro]

Hello Mr. Bruce Wilson, greetings from the city of Goiania, state of Goiás in Brazil. I think that your videos would hold more attention and become more interesting, if they showed not only the vehicles working, but washing and giving an extra look as well. Thank you and success!!!

[svenmartin]

Dear Bruce
I'm glad you found this old girl and bought her. I'm glad you got her going again. She looks a little rough. But I know you can find the parts for her. I hope you take her apart. Replace all the hoses exhaust, The brake parts. Give her a good bead blasting. To strip all the old paint off. Then get ready to put her back together. With all new parts. That you bought. And maybe put her back into service. Or sell her or some trucker who wants an old girl. That will still work hard. I can imagine the guy who worked on her maybe have passed on. Or still around to see this old gal back on the road. I believe this is the 72 or73. I can imagine if the railroad historical society where you live at is watching this video and watching you get this old girl running again. Get some contact with you. To work on a EMD F-8 to get her running again. I hope you get well soon. Because I heard you hurt your back. I know what that feels like I fell off a loading dock. I damaged my hip and back. So keep up the good work. Take it easy get healthy. Hope to see more videos. And paint that Peterbilt. In Ultra Magnus colors. Transformers generation 1. God bless you
Sven

[ZachLobdell]

My dad had back surgery like 4 weeks ago and he couldn’t bend down to pick stuff up or lift heavy thing. The max amount of weight he could or was allowed to pick up was a gallon of milk. He over did it sometimes but when he went for a check last week they said he was doing better than most people with that surgery

[aaronengland]

You know it is going to start when your mechanic has a mullet! 😂😂

[robertironside]

Love to see this one build for next years semi casual show. Back from the dead rebuild and fix up. Do a cut off and air bag it from to back, get a hood from some salvage yard... even do an in frame on the motor [if not you film somebody else doing it]. THAT would be good content.

[Bradleyandsonsconstruction]

Please keep that truck Bruce, i don't think people would like to see you wreck another old truck, if you don't want it, sell it to someone else. Please don't wreck it.