Restoration of the “Movin’ On” Kenworth
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Kelly Osborne of Riverton, WY gives an update of the complete rebuild and restoration of “Sundance”, a season one Kenworth (1974) from the NBC series “Movin’ On”
Good Facebook page for the show and truck here: / 630932556972985
I remember watching "Movin' On" when I was a kid. So glad this truck is being taken care of. I can still sing Merle Haggard's theme song for the show by heart!
I sat in this truck when I went with my Dad on truck trip. I was around 12yrs old 👍
That classic truck should be in a museum moving on was my tv show
In a museum when not getting trailered to shows here n there.
the TRUE American truck shape . Was Kenworth keen to help rebuild this Special Truck alive . It gave Guys from all over the world to idea of truck driving ,It counts for me here in the UK
Haven’t heard from Kenworth. Cummins (Keith Baylor) reached out, and provided a lot of documentation and dealer maintenance history of the original 903 used in Sundance (143604).
Wow! Fantastic !! I think every young boy in New Zealand back in the 70's wanted to be a truck driver in the States like Sonny and Will, - I know I certainly did. Still got the Movin On model in its original box, which nearly 50 years later, (cringe...) I "just haven't" got around to doing yet! Well done, Kelly, and please Mark, keep us in the loop to progress of the most iconic truck ever. PS: Dalhoff and King were the NZ agents for Kenworth back in those days, and their adverts from memory only ever featured during the Movin On show's, which suggests it wasn't just us "young dreamers" watching either...lol
Nice, for the AMT boxing it is the one from the pilot show "In Tandem" one change to do IIRC it had only RH air cleaner, might still be posted here on YT. Cheers
Glad to see you all are restoring her.
Best Wishes from Montana M.H
MAD RESPECT for this gentleman !!!!!
This truck is the Original OG Kenworth of All Time.
The show inspired so many trucking companies in NZ to go Kenworth back in the 70's. Great Job ! ❤
I had the pleasure of meeting Kelly and seeing the truck in person recently, the quality is 2nd to none. Kelly has a couple trucks of his own that are just as nice also. Can't wait to see this truck when it is finished. Thanks again Kelly
I'm glad you got to visit the Osbornes. The truck is in great hands and I couldn't be happier with their work.
Outstanding work Kelly, so glad Sundance was brought to the right guy!
one of my favorite tv show trucks
My favorite rig of all time
I got to see the original truck when I was a kid. My mom worked at Leggett when Sonny and Will came to Durham. I actually lived 2 miles from the barn that burned in that episode. Got to see them film there too.
You are very fortunate
@@LS98G I loved that show as a kid
Añ iconic truck and also the red Kenworth in one of the episodes it was the truck race episode....
Wow! What a Icon for trucking industry! I watched Will and Sonny every time they came on when I was young!
I was in upper Michigan quite a few years ago and seen this truck in person. The first thing I said to my self was man this truck has had some rear suspensions put on it. The frame looks so good now, just like new. What a great job you have done.
Hello from Montana , neet project. I was driving truck in NM about the same time that TV show aired. Good memories all around . Can't wait to see it restored !
Nicest style of truck ever made. Loved that show.
I hope the truck gets driven to truck shows and not stuck in some museum gathering dust. Great job.
Man, you boys sure are doin it like Pruitt used to do it! That things looks spectacular! It's amazing what y'all have been able to source as far as original equipment for it. Love it!
Yes. All credit goes to the Osbornes and their ability to source rare, hard to get parts for Sundance. Before he agreed to take on the project, Kelly asked me to send him the original build sheet to determine if it was even possible. Once he told me it was doable and he had much of what was needed on hand, we started the project. It’s been exciting following the restoration. I hope fans of the show will appreciate the effort. Not an easy task but a worthwhile one, in my opinion. Thanks for the nice comment.
I love it. I am thankful for the labor of love that has been given to those of us who had to go with Will and Sonny every week.
@@markstracener🇺🇸 Hey, I have a 1951 REO that my dad bought new. I know how hard it is to find some parts for these old trucks & appreciate the fact that he wanted to keep this truck all original to the build sheet. Great effort & not a cheap one either! Great stuff! It’s great to have people in the right places to help get even the littlest things like a Cummins sticker/plate done! I wasn’t sure that the VT 903 was even a Cummins engine. I had never heard of it before the show or since. This must be a rare engine to some degree.🥰😎✌️
Real sad to lose Keith Baylor. A generous man, he helped me a lot with the 903 in my K100. I ran 903’s in the military too. Good engine. Enjoying this restoration! Keep the videos coming!
Thank you so much sir for restoring this truck for future generations to enjoy. I would love to someday see it in person
Very nice!
When he mentioned what he has for brakes on this beauty my eyebrows immediately went to the top of my head and filled in a little bit of my bald spot. Very cool but probably not a lot of drivers around that actually ran trucks with that brake system. Definitely made me feel my age.
Yup owned as 74 freight shaker with same system
You aren’t alone… some of us still remember driving with no front brakes at all😂
@@silleywilley yup, we’re the same guys that alway kept those front brakes way out of adjustment when they came out. And when the antilock brake system came out I had a way of disabling them without the dot being able to figure that out. Have a good thanksgiving.
O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 Yeah, the VT 903 was a Cummins engine. I’m shocked that Kenworth didn’t contact you on this piece of history. Like the song says, “It Takes A Special Breed To Be A Truck Drivin Man”. It sure took one to drive this one! I knew that many trucks back then didn’t have front brakes, but they should have! I appreciate the originality, but someone was smart enough to add power steering at some point. Did it have Center Point Steering? Hey, you’re the builder, and I’m just another person who would love to get behind the wheel! Fantastic walk around! Tremendous Truck & teamwork! Gonna put in an episode of Movin On today for sure! I showed my boys this episode. They loved it! We love the old trucks! Blessings!🥰🤩✌️
I had no idea that truck was still around. I was in elementary school whe Movin' On was on TV.
Saw this tractor in 74 has a 13 year old in NC .
I don't do Facebook but there's a great fan page of the show and truck here: facebook.com/groups/630932556972985. I'm sure many there would like to hear your memories of the encounter. Thanks for the comment.
Nice work on Sundance. I have the original build sheet VT903 in my April built 76 K125 still on TBB. Data tag is on the outside LH rocker cover.
Mark from Twin sticks garage knows a guy who just had some 22 tires custom made. He bought a set for his Project Snowman. Might check with him and see if anymore are available.
Yes, I’m following that lead now. Mark pointed me in that direction earlier this week. Thanks.
@@markstracener Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Super stoked to find this might happen. Even if eventually, it will complete the look! Is there a restoration fund?
903 Cummins was a hell of an engine had its problems but man did it pull hard my brother had a 903 in his 1974 western star... and man she sounded good through the straight pipes..
I had my picture taken in that truck, June 14th, 1975 at Kenworth in Markham, Illinois. . . . When I returned to Peoria that evening, my grandma had passed away ....
903 is good engine..I drove Transtar few yrs with that engine in it...loved it...never had any problems with it
Wow that's beautiful I was 5 when that show came out, loved it. It's interesting on the original truck in the TV show and Movie the gross weight on the door said 78,160 or close to that not 80,000. It shows the progression of weights, longer and wider trailers until we've reached 53' 102". In the 70's I believe 40' & 42' 96" was the common size and that was thought to be big.
This special truck went to work, and it was worked hard, after it left Hollywood. It was modified and “improved” to keep up with technology and keep itself useful. While these modifications are expensive and challenging to reverse, and as some commentators say “crazy”, I think it’s worthwhile considering the significance of this specific truck. It’s being rebuilt to exact specs of the original build sheet. When it leaves Wyoming after all the mechanical restoration, it will be repainted and original decals, GVW, S PRUITT, etc., will be in place.
The original GVW was 78,100 not set to 80,000. If you are going to restore something then you keep it ALL ORIGINAL to the show.
@@paulbrown8370 The incorrect GVW has been addressed numerous times. It will be fixed during final paint. We’re not there yet.
I was able to stop and see the truck and it was looking awesome!
Great !
KW T-bar is my second favorite suspension, Hendrickson leaf spring walking beam being number one….you just can’t beat it.
Got to watch the Vegas truck race live back in 75.
Do you remember if both Movin' On trucks were on site? There are some theories how to tell them apart in specific episodes but nothing totally verifiable.
@@markstracener it was a single. Think the other was doing film shots on the other side of town. I was with my mother and grandmother on our way to a Wonder World store, (think Walmart of the 60s-70s).
Great job on the restoration. It looks great.
Very very nice. Thank you for showing us
Awesome work
Nobody knows what "Do It to it like Sonny Pruitt" means anymore. Especially on some of the live guys broadcasting sites in the chats!
Might note that, in 1974, 80,000 GVW was still 7 years away. I learned on trucks with: NO front brakes, NO power, NO power steering, and LOTS of gears. Often times, no Jake brake. You learned to PLAN. You learned to MANAGE...especially diesel engine HEAT.
That's 1 awesome truck!
I remember one episode where Sonny was being stopped, as he pulled over and stepped on the brakes he flipped a switch that unlocked the 5th wheel so that is slid forward and he wouldn't get a ticket for being over long
Yup, late 70’s early 80’s I had my slider lubed up so when pulling in to a scale I
Could tap my brakes and shorten up and then as I was leaving goose it a little as I was grabbing gears to stretch back out
A gorgeous kw ,
I drove one with the torsion bar suspension super great on Snowy icy roads has way much better traction then airbags they give to much airbags are great if you like to chain up .
I drove a 1972 KW needle nose for a few years with the torsion bar and it did ride pretty good
I remember reading an article about the TV show Moving On. In OVERDRIVE mag. The 60in bunk was for the film crew. The original LARGE CAR this truck is.
I saw a production picture with camera rigging mounted to the mirrors & bumper and the truck being towed for filming of in cab footage . They might have removed the post between the door windows and the vent windows for filming. The tv truck had those twin 51" hustler CB antennas, they were popular before the 4' fiberglass ones.
I still have that OVERDRIVE magazine.
i can remember takin off front brakes , my shop foreman told me that most drivers back then wud git tha adjustment off an tha truck wud pull to tha right or left real hard so those days they came off , an HATED them DAM 6volt post batterys i spent many hours cleanin all that “crap” off of um.we had 18 trucks to maintain 318/ten speeds 411 drives with 10/20 rubber walkin beams an maybe 100” wheelbase talk about trucks that wud beat ur azz @ tha days end , not to mention them wind up/down spring seats no air ! an a jake brake was unheard of . along with those old brake systems where you had to back up to your tanker an charge tha air tanks otherwise it wud just roll back when you tried to git u under it ,an copper air lines
Sure thing, BUT for this restoration take it back to 1974 just as it was then Priority one!
Awesome truck
WOW NEAT TRUCK.
Radiator shutters are like early model Mack's
Every so often I see a short hood KW way newer model come through Billings painted like the Movin On KW. It always makes me turn my head. The short hoods look way better than the long hoods
I took pictures of that truck at Whitehall Montana, if it's the same one. They are out of Wisconsin.
My two 1976 Bicentennial Edition W900's are still as close to Factory as possible. And my younger Brother's 1976 K100 Bicentennial Edition Aerodyne as well.
Like guy my kind people u learn alot around Old timers they teach u stuff u learn hard way not stuip kids today
My favorite truck of all time
You’re doing a stunning job of restoration, it’s great to know this truck survived. Though I recall when they opened the hood in the show that the engine appeared to be painted a sandy beige rather than black like this one…?
Season one engines were definitely black. Numerous episodes back that up.
@@markstracener in that case maybe I’ve only watched season 2. Thanks for the confirmation and best of luck with the rest of the work 👍
@@CycolacFan Season one: Episode 1 "The Time of His Life" around 27:00, Episode 2 "Roadblock" around 9:14, Episode 5 "The Trick is to Stay Alive" around 34:40 just to name a few.
The 1970s, greatest decade in American history, all things considered and accounted for. Before the government and technology took freedom away.
That’s awesome,thx for sharing
The White line is the Lifeline.
My dad was a trucker 46-82 and always said he didn’t understand how those two could make money trucking with all the problems they got involved in.
Well, it was a TV show, so...
@@markstracener Yup, had to keep the Hollywood hype -
no fallin' asleep at the wheel! Would've still watched if it was
real, but regardless it was my favorite show at age 7.
Well of course the show was only on 1 night a week...heck, that left the rest of the time for hauling.
I want see more movin on build
Riverton Wyoming..... I grew up around there. D. Gaikowski.
“King Nancy Yankee” When it’s all finished you can Do It To It like Pruitt used to Do It....To It.......
Nothing beats kw big six suspension, but mines a log truck , love his attention for doing w900A by the book , that’s a refreshing old truck 👍👍👍👍👍
Are you talking about a torsion bar ?
@@caclark7600nope his truck has torsion Bars suspension, it would not work well on bc logging roads , kenworth big six suspension is springs and kinda a walking beam , lots of travel, big six was so good kw , Hayes , pacific, off highway trucks use similar set ups for 130 ton loads , my 79 kw lw 924 is a 30 ton Columbia rigging truck 😊
Hi all! Man I love that truck. Got me into driving at 14! I live in grand junction Colorado, is there a chance I could see her while she’s here?!? I build scale models and would love to get good regranted photos! I saw it in Cheyenne way back in 04 hauling a bit of dirt then. Should have ask to do a ride along then but didn’t.
Of course you can meet the truck and take pics when it gets to Grand Junction. Stay tuned here (subscribe to my channel) for more updates. Thanks for the comment.
That’s great! I got you saved so I won’t miss anything. Rough idea when it might be here?
@@troysaner7714 no timeline
Hi again Mark. Have you an email or Facebook page/ messenger that I can chat with you and maybe get more info on Sundance? Thanks, Troy
Put the manual steering on? If you ever drove one you would scratch your head.
That’s a beauty, are you going to paint “ S PRUITT” on the doors?
Yes. The truck will look exactly as it did on screen in season one.
I did see that on the passenger door at the end of the video.
@@markstracener I will post it myself, but saying the BIGGEST appearance and period-wise capture HAS to be correcting the wheels! If you watch Mark at twinstick garage here on YT ua-cam.com/video/fkvuy1RnmFM/v-deo.html he just bought NEW tires for his project Snowman build. To me it is a MUST do!
Was there 2 Truck's I watched all of the first and second season the first truck had a 13 speed with a Detroit and the second season had a 10 with the Cummins
Season one trucks were 13 speeds with Cummins VT903s. Many episodes with excellent footage of the 903s. Hollywood sound effects might trick you into thinking they’re Detroits but I assure you both season one trucks were 903s.
I thought I saw this truck setting in a field in SC about 83 or 84
@@markstracener I thought the first season truck was a 10 speed, and season 2 was a 13 speed. Was this truck owned by the guy who owns the Bj and the Bear Cabover? Did Pruitt and Chandler actually drive the truck in the tv show or was it tv magic? Supposedly the first 60" sleeper truck KW made went to the tv show.
@@dand3975 season one trucks were 13 speeds. Yes, this truck was formerly Paul Sagehorn’s, who also has the BJ cabover. Claude Akins (Pruitt) and Frank Converse (Chandler) did limited driving during filming. The in cab shots were filmed while the truck was being towed. I was told by the executive producer, Barry Weitz, Akins was more proficient and did some off screen driving to different filming locations, with a professional in passenger seat. He also said Converse didn’t even have a regular driver license but both actors received training and supposedly were issued “chauffeur licenses”, precursors to CDLs. Yes, these were the first 60in sleepers and KW used the show to promote them.
@@markstracener Thanks for the info Mark on Pruitt's KW.. What I read on the Internet was Sagehorn was from Wisconsin and once jumped a dirt bike at some county fair in Wi. He purchased & pulled the orig Bj and Bear trailer in California and pulled it home to his shop in Wi. With the the Moving on Kenworth, I have seen pictures on the internet. My memory is a little foggy here.... Sagehorn possibly owns the orig BJ Areodine And a 2nd newer BJ Replica. The orig Areodine was verified by a worker at The Kenworth factory that when he worked at KW in 1978 He Welded his initials in the plate that mounted the 5th wheel. In 1974 that 60" V.I.T. KW was was king of the road. I wonder if their was a reason for 2nd season truck to have a 10 Speed? Possibly easier for Atkins to drive...... That 903 Cummins seemed strange , the 350 Cummins or a 3406 Cat would been a better fit.
More movin on build
Is that a 10 speed transmission?
Did anyone notice that the season 2 trucks were darker green . More like what Truckworx has used in their replicas ?
Do you have the paint codes
I love that green color ' is it a standard Kenworth color or a custom mix for this truck?.
To my knowledge, it’s a KW color. Ivy Bronze.
@@markstracener Thanks.
@@markstracener movin on was my favorite tv program here in New Zealand when I was a boy ' I would have seen it in black and white . Has the whole truck been repainted or is some still original?.
@@barrycuda3769 it’s been repainted, probably several times, and will be completely resprayed soon.
What transmission is in this unit? I used to watch the show as a kid but never saw the actors shift gears. Allison auto?
Eaton Fuller RT-12513
Didn’t the original truck have the small sleeper on it?
The 73 in the pilot "In Tandem" had the 36 inch sleeper, yes. Not the trucks used in the series. 60 inch sleepers both seasons.
@@markstracener Mark - I have done some research on the Movin On show - if the information I found was correct - the show actually had 6 trucks - 1973 KW - used in the Movie Pilot - had a Detroit diesel with the 36 inch sleeper . It was sent back to Kenworth when the show took off and was modified and had a 60 inch sleeper put on . They next ordered 2 1974 Kenworths that had the 903 Cummins - Then they ordered 2 1975 Kenworths - these had the in line 855 Cummins engines in them - the last one bought before the show was cancelled was a 1976 Kenworth that was supposed to have been black with the green stripes - used in the episode called " the Switch " - a couple of years ago I found a text thread of one enthusiast of the show talking to the man that worked for the show and handled all the trucks for the TV show . The 1973 was originally bought in Scottsdale Arizona - after the Movie Pilot - then they had bought the 2 1974's to get the show going and sent the 1973 for the modifying . He ( truck handler ) said that Akins bought one of the 1975 KW's - I know someone got the 1976 KW. But I didn't hear who acquired it . MGM was supposed had into a warehouse the other 1975 and 1973- the warehouse had a fire and burned up both trucks . Akins - when he died - the family was going to sell that 1975 KW but tragedy struck and it was burned down . That is what I learned and stumbled on to years ago . I thought I would pass this information on . I believed I was reading thru either Overdrive forum or OOIDA forum that I learned this - Thank you for sharing the video - John M
@@johnmackerman9351 From what I've read Claude Akins was a pretty capable driver.
@@jtsjc1 yes - I had heard the same
Torsion suspensions have known to break
The original TV truck had GVW. 78,000 on the doors, not GVW. 80,000
Actually it read 78,100 but this has been covered ad nauseam. This IS an original TV truck, one of four used over the two seasons. After filming it went to work, owned by multiple owners through the years. The frame was stretched along with numerous other modifications to keep it useful. GVW 80,000 was added along the way. It will be rectified back to 78,100 during paint work soon.
4.63 rears? Pretty gear bound unless it’s a double over trans.
The 903 was governed at 26-2800 rpm, some drivers pushed them to 3600, pretty fast trucks.
Is the truck for sale.
I get asked this a lot. No plans to sell but if someone REALLY had to have it, I guess anything is possible.
80,000?
too bad that isnt a cat v8 the 903 wasnt so popular with truckers the military had them in all the Bradleys
Depends on who you ask. I know folks that hate Cat motors. Don’t have an opinion myself, but it did come with a VT903 and that’s all that matters.
Why on earth did you remove the power steering. There's keeping it original and then there's insanity.
The only reason it didn't have power steering from the factory is because whoever bought it didn't tick that option.
I wouldn't drive anything without power steering/brakes/windows/aircon/automatic. Life's too short not to cosset yourself if the technology is available.
... what a WUSS . .. ....
Eh, manual's not too bad. As long as it's moving
I think a stretched out slammed down modern day version of the moving on truck would be cool
there are already thousands of screwed up impractical trucks at the truck shows
But the real one was a1974
You are correct. Who said otherwise? The truck in this video is a 1974 w925, 143604. One of the two “real” trucks used in season one.
@@markstracener Just shows that people don't read.
@@markstracener Did one of the trucks burn in a warehouse fire in California? Just a rumor I vaguely remember from years ago.
@@paulbates3528 I read something one time online the pilot truck (73) might have burned but haven’t collaborated it. We know nothing of either 75s used in season two but definitely know the whereabouts of both 74s. The sister truck to Sundance, 143605, was scrapped after a fatal head on collision in 1988 in Pennsylvania.
Saw something a while back concerning 1 of the '75s, if I remember right it was slightly wrecked also and the hood was replaced. Supposedly the front 6 inches of the hood is in the showroom of KW in Dodge City, KS. Or something like that.
Very nice 👌 👍