Agreed! A lot of these are gone! The least I can do is save them to carry their legacy on past my lifetime hopefully for future generations to learn! Thank you for watching!
Very cool! My home town had a major highway as the main street. I used to watch the trucks come through town. You're young yet. Wait until you get to be my age (same age as that truck) and see how many projects you have. You can never have too many. Once those trucks are lost to the scrapper, they're gone. God bless.
The hard part is they only get rarer! I agree with never having too many projects lol. That was part of the reason I saw value in this truck. I knew I could not only save it but get valuable information for the other L1000 on that restoration and vice versa. I cant wait to see them on the road again. Only a matter of time!
It is definitely super satisfying to watch! Especially the moldy roof to yellow transformation. I kind of wish I had a better angle to put more of it in the video! Thanks for watching!
Hey Nicholas! I really enjoy watching you working on the old Dodge trucks. In the late 70’s I drove a conventional swing out fender Dodge for a LTL freight company. It had a 318 Detroit with a 10 speed. One thing I remember about it was the doors didn’t fit tight and if it sat in the yard during a snowstorm one of the first things I had to do when I came to work at night was sweep the snow out of the floorboards. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! That is cool! The doors are definitely hard to adjust and I may have a similar issue with this new truck. I get to enjoy that process lol! Im sure it was roudy sounding in that cab with a detroit! Thanks for watching!
Bless you sir for saving these beautiful old dinosaurs !! Prouse Transport of Mt. Elgin Ontario used to run some of these. They might have shop manuals or other information that might be of some use to you. Keep the Mopar flag flying mate . Alex ,Victoria Australia
Thank you! I will definitely look into see if they have anything that may be of use to me. More manuals never hurts! Mopar or no car lol. Thanks for watching!
Bro!!!! You found another L1000! I’m jealous lol. One of my bucket list trucks. Love how you were able to power wash the interior. I’d love to do that to this KW I’m restoring but it’s inside for the winter. I know you don’t have to deal with that. It’s just not right! 😂😂😂
It was a lucky find because a viewer sent it to me! Im glad I am blessed enough to save it! I want to keep it right and old school!! I definitely dont have to worry about the cold here lol. It was mid 70s today lolol. Dont worry, it evens out with the high temps in the summer! 😂 Thanks for Watching and commenting!!
@@derrickbarnes5352 I would love to someday. They are very cool trucks and look very different. It would also complete the collection minus the bighorn. Which I do not see a bighorn being a possibility for the foreseeable future. I want to finish my projects as I have going and some other stuff I will be getting into shortly. Definitely someday though!
I had that Kysor style A/C back in 1975 on a cabover White Freightliner, when I turned a sharp right it would drip cold water on my ear,,😅 great video Nicholas,,will be looking forward for more updates, Thanks!
Lol! As I said In the video I dont believe it is original but I want to keep it for those reasons. The old stuff tries to talk to you while your driving lol! The drip, the feel and look are special! Thank you for watching!
Right before you made the comment about sharing International parts I was thinking to myself “those gauges look awfully familiar”! Looking forward to your process on this one, as well.
Lol! Thanks man! It really makes sense why dodge borrowed stuff from international and I am surprised I didn’t realize it sooner. Thanks for watching my video!
Great video glad to see the truck saved,it may have been a mayflower van lines truck with yellow and green paint also the lighter specs on the truck would have made sense the truck has so much potential looking forward to watching 😊😊😊😊
Thank you for this comment! I think I agree after reviewing some photos. It appears there was at least one other L1000 truck for Mayflower! A lot of things are very similar to my truck too! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Good stuff Nicholas keep it coming. Later I’ll tell you how to make those fuel tanks shine like chrome by hand without rubbing your life away. Take care 👍
Thanks! I love polishing by hand or machine! From polisher to pedestal buffer! I may leave these tanks brightened though for the OE look that dodge had. I dont believe the tanks were polished ever from dodge. Not exactly positive though. Thanks for watching!
Thank you sir! Again, I really appreciate you sending these copies, I cant wait to see them!!! Im sick as a dog here. Wish I was down at the shop! Have a great one!
@@billtodd6509 I just got everything you sent today! It is all awesome and has answered some questions I have had for a while now! There is some real interesting stuff they brought up with the dissection report. Maybe a little nitpicking too lol. I cant wait to show this on the channel to fully document it! Again I really want to thank you for sending the articles and sales adds! I cant thank you enough! Have a great rest of your weekend!
Im glad you will be able to use it. We ve been busy all day changing my old 1958 Diamond T to 12 volt from 24 and putting brakes on the steering axle(was a factory delete), and we are changing to Pete air ride single axle, so it has to have brakes on both axles. Ill keep watching your channel to see how the truck goes. Bill@@OLDSKUULGARAGE
Definitely! I would like to keep this one original as possible since I have so many original parts. Some is missing but majority is still there! Thanks for stopping by Eric!!!
Really?! That is very interesting and I did not know that. I would like to convert it too a column turn signal like the later ones, or at least fill the hole in the column!
My 72 had the turn signal switch in the column it was updated to a signal stat switch that clamps on the column i have a 1966 service manual that shows the same switch yours has i dont know what year they switched to the column one @@OLDSKUULGARAGE
@@billtodd6509 i may leave it now I know that it is original. Do you know of any other trucks that used that system around that time? I know the clamp style was slowly gaining more popularity. I have never heard of the box until now.
Thanks for subbing! I love my D500. They are great easy driving trucks. I just was driving mine yesterday and oil came pouring out of the exhaust! So I will be making some videos here soon about my D500, diagnosing the issue and fixing it. Thanks for watching!
Glad to see you saving these old Dodges! Have a D600, and a B4 myself, great job you are doing. Were these local trucks? Don't be so nervous shifting that C series, if it has a new process trans in it, they shift nice, try double clutching it, that may help!
Thank you! The D and C series trucks came from John Colwell by vintagemilitarytrucks.com . The two L1000s and my Imperial were Marketplace finds. The c series has a spicer 5spd and she is very sloppy. The new process transmissions are really good and tempt me half of the time I drive it lol. If I dont drive the truck a whole lot it definitely shows as it did in the video. You really have to put your hours in on that truck but if you drop it for 2 months your back at square one. The truck was in a wreck at some point so it is possible to have physical damage in the gear box too. I cant explain it but to really show people. The other issue with it is, it has the 14” Heavy duty clutch and fly wheel. It is fine behind a diesel that shuts off nearly when you pull throttle but with the gas motor it can feel like a lifetime letting the revs drop. I want to do a video on it because it is a weird feeling and generally makes it very difficult to float 3rd to 4th and 4th to fifth because of wheel speed and gearing differences between the gears. It is definitely something that has not been documented very well and I want to share it. Especially when I have the L1000s driving I will be able to physically show the differences. I thank you for watching and commenting on my video!
Cool! Some of those trucks or even possibly this blue one could have seen my red truck on the road as well! Did they haul parts to the assembly plants in Michigan?
You know that Don Knotts(Barney Fife, the deputy on the Andy Griffith Show) ,was in a lot of Dodge Truck advertising shots and I have some old Overdrive Magazines from the sixties where he is in some color shots of a cabover just like yours. Ill look them up and make you some copies when I get some time and send them to you. That blue paint looks like it once could have been leased to Global Van Lines. That was the colors all the owner ops had to paint them. Happy New Year, Bill Id just repair the grill and paint it white like factory.
I believe don knotts may have been the lead advertising campaign from 65-68? Im not sure on the dates but I do know of many commercials he made with dodge. I didnt know there were magazine campaigns too! That is really cool! I know dodge wasnt heavy on the marketing for big trucks but I know they did put stuff out. Correct me if I am wrong but I feel they did more marketing for the early L1000s than they did for the bighorn. I would love to see what you have saved! It definitely could have been global van lines. I didnt know owner operators had different color requirements. I know it was owned by a Jimmy White Sr. I believe. Billy White was written on the back of the cab. I believe the truck was in the Texas Area and then maybe Central Alabama. The search for more data begins! I do have a spare grill that came with the truck! It is in very good condition with minor damage. I think I may take a crack at some fiberglass repair! Thanks for watching!
In the old days(early sixties especially)Ihe big moving fleets insisted that their contractors have their trucks painted to match their corporate colors@@OLDSKUULGARAGE
@@billtodd6509 that would be awful having to change colors if you moved constantly. It explains the many different colors. Now, the cab was painted yellow twice. The second time it appears there was a green stripe along the bottom of the cab. Do you know of any companies off of the top of your head that had a color scheme like that?
They pop up from time to time but locating them is getting harder and harder. Many were scrapped, or left to rot after use. Facebook marketplace has been really good for finding them. Thanks for watching!
Those trucks back in those days I rode in them with my dad and I’m 68 years old that Kaiser AC unit is a add-on they did not come with AC so they put those so the driver could have air-conditioning
The L1000 actually had a factory option for AC from Kysor. Same with shutters, except the shutters were vertical instead of horizontal. They are fairly rare but I believe this one was outfitted after the fact. I plan to keep it though as they are very cool and work pretty well! Thanks for watching!
Wow man! nice score. those Single screws are very very far and few up here in the midwest. If you plan to keep it ORIG as you said, I think it would look fantastic with a Single Passenger side Straight pipe exhaust on it, maybe a period correct style muffler with a rain cap. Old school water melon Below mirror lights and Chicken cab lights. I'm on the hunt for a early '70s Ford W9000. P.S i have a friend who wants to 3D model one of these.. could i email you about and it maybe get some pictures from yours?
It is a great truck! I definitely would love to do a single stack and flap cap! I want make the truck real period correct!! I would definitely take some pics for 3d modeling. My email is in the description but is also OLSKUULproductions@outlook.com
Hi Nick, just an fyi the kysor ac unit is orig for your cab over, Dodge used them on both L , C series trucks, I have a 72 lVT- 1000 . I have all the service manual’s for these if you ever need any info, I would be very interested in any information you find on the door vent window gaskets, as for your roof and side sleeper vent gaskets any glass shop should be able to get you a generic replacement
That is good to know! I know that kysor had a lot of different units. So it can be a bit confusing. The vent window seals are from International Paystars. Specifically around 78 model year. I have not found an earlier cab yet with those windows. Then again I am not an international guru. Im pretty sure there were earlier models that used them as well. Thanks for watching!
Well, I had some spare time over the weekend to dig up the old Dodge cabover advertising shots that were in my old Overdrive Magazines from the sixties and seventies including a multipage complete article going over a new cabover from front to rear including several interior shots(even the same shift knob as yours). Is there a PO Box # number or some other way to get them to you without infringing on your privavy. There is about 10 pages of material. Thanks. Bill
Wow! I want to make a video going over this stuff! I think it would be awesome to document it on UA-cam!!! I have a mailbox at 5800 Beach Blvd. Ste. 203-173, Jacksonville, FL 32207. It can be addressed to OLD SKUUL GARAGE. I greatly appreciate you taking the time dig up this old material! I look forward to seeing it! Would you like the materials back when I am done?
NO, thats alright, Ill make copies and you may keep and enjoy them for yourself. I racked my brain trying to find a photo of an earlier long hood dodge wrecker that a company up in either Wi or Mn had that was the predesessor to the BigHorn that had the same cab but had a long fabricated steel hood and swing out fenders and I know it was in one of my old Overdrive Magazines but its going to take some time to go page by page. Ill get those articles out asap. Enjoy, Bill@@OLDSKUULGARAGE
You do know, that you have two very, very, rare remaining trucks, right? Ive been around and in trucking since the late 1950 s and seen a lot of models come and go, but you will seldom see any of these in trucking collections or museums. Please try to keep at least one of those original for posterity. Bill
Yes I do understand. Things I plan on changing for the blue truck are things like moving away from compression fittings on the copper tubing. I love the old style look but I do prefer swagelok fittings. I will be adding a electric hudraulic pump for the lift but it will be hidden from sight as to not draw attention. It has the original spring brake chambers but they are completely locked up and financially/safety wise it makes more sense to modernize. I love stainless lines so adding them to the motor and things like that will be a change. BUT i want to retain the things that are important like rebuilding the battery box and returning the tanks under the battery box etc. I would like to add the steps that would be found on the dayton hubs from the late50s to mid 60s. Copper airlines will be on the truck. Also restoring the interior/leaving things original intact. This I can do to the blue truck, the red truck on the other hand has lost a lot of its originality. It has been abused so there will be more freedom on that front but I still want to keep a period correct look from its time. That is why the grill is an exact replica of the original and un modified. I have great respect for the trucking history and its changes. These are not luxury mobiles and never were intended to be. They did what they could designing trucks and the rest you had to deal with it. I understand these things. I want to preserve that as much as I can. I made this channel to help people realize what they can do when they apply their hands and that preservation of history does matter. Too many show boats out there that care more about what they look like to others than understanding the time capsule they may be ruining. This topic is very important to me, sadly it is respected less and less each day.
I had some of them gifted to me by family! They are red kap shirts with custom printing on them. I have another set for my Imperial but those are embroidered. I love the shirts a lot!
I definitely could, but that would get rid of the patina from the long hours the truck served. If it comes down to a repaint I will but at the moment we will see how she turns out! Thanks for watching!
You bet! I dont think I referenced it enough. I don’t know if the truck hauled mobile homes it’s whole life, but she was definitely rode hard! Thanks for Watching!
My dad used to drive one of those when he was 18 yrs old with a v8detroit and now he cant hear anything and he says its the worst tpiece of shit he ever drove 😂😂😂😂
@@king_noob6504 😂 that is hilarious. Those detroits are definitely loud. The cab design could have had some more space in certain places as well. But they were very cheap and reliable that was beauty of them! Thanks for watching!
The reward comes with the hard labor. Saving history.
Agreed! A lot of these are gone! The least I can do is save them to carry their legacy on past my lifetime hopefully for future generations to learn! Thank you for watching!
Here for the Pressure washing ASMR
Thanks brother! I appreciate you stopping by!
Very cool! My home town had a major highway as the main street. I used to watch the trucks come through town. You're young yet. Wait until you get to be my age (same age as that truck) and see how many projects you have. You can never have too many. Once those trucks are lost to the scrapper, they're gone. God bless.
The hard part is they only get rarer! I agree with never having too many projects lol. That was part of the reason I saw value in this truck. I knew I could not only save it but get valuable information for the other L1000 on that restoration and vice versa. I cant wait to see them on the road again. Only a matter of time!
She came out clean! Love it when all of the grime melts off as you hit it with the degreaser!
It is definitely super satisfying to watch! Especially the moldy roof to yellow transformation. I kind of wish I had a better angle to put more of it in the video! Thanks for watching!
Hey Nicholas! I really enjoy watching you working on the old Dodge trucks. In the late 70’s I drove a conventional swing out fender Dodge for a LTL freight company. It had a 318 Detroit with a 10 speed. One thing I remember about it was the doors didn’t fit tight and if it sat in the yard during a snowstorm one of the first things I had to do when I came to work at night was sweep the snow out of the floorboards. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! That is cool! The doors are definitely hard to adjust and I may have a similar issue with this new truck. I get to enjoy that process lol! Im sure it was roudy sounding in that cab with a detroit! Thanks for watching!
That's an old mobile home toter! My old man drove those shorties, back in the 70s!
Awesome! Im definitely leaving it short too because it is awesome that way! Thanks for watching!
It would be cool to be restored as a “toter”. I haven’t seen any one else do it.
@@1957rickster i have considered it as well as returning it to the paint scheme from mayflower transit company!
Bless you sir for saving these beautiful old dinosaurs !! Prouse Transport of Mt. Elgin Ontario used to run some of these. They might have shop manuals or other information that might be of some use to you. Keep the Mopar flag flying mate . Alex ,Victoria Australia
Thank you! I will definitely look into see if they have anything that may be of use to me. More manuals never hurts! Mopar or no car lol. Thanks for watching!
oh my goodness what a little tug, if its got good turning radius itd make a sweet little yard dog
That is what I was thinking! Great little city truck too! I cant wait to get it going! Thanks for watching!
Bro!!!! You found another L1000! I’m jealous lol. One of my bucket list trucks. Love how you were able to power wash the interior. I’d love to do that to this KW I’m restoring but it’s inside for the winter. I know you don’t have to deal with that. It’s just not right! 😂😂😂
It was a lucky find because a viewer sent it to me! Im glad I am blessed enough to save it! I want to keep it right and old school!! I definitely dont have to worry about the cold here lol. It was mid 70s today lolol. Dont worry, it evens out with the high temps in the summer! 😂 Thanks for Watching and commenting!!
Personal preference is to paint toolbox interior white. inhances visibility of contents greatly with small lightbulbs.
That is super smart and somerhing I did not think of! I definitely want to do that now! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@OLDSKUULGARAGE 👍
Great to see these Dodge trucks. You just don't see many. I like the oŕiginal look. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! I love preserving the trucks for what they are and respecting the history of them! Thanks for watching!
Just one more reason why I enjoy your channel !!!
Thanks!!! This will be a cool truck to see going down the road! Thanks for watching!
@@OLDSKUULGARAGE I also hope that possibly an L 6 or 700 might be in your plans to purchase one of these days?????
@@derrickbarnes5352 I would love to someday. They are very cool trucks and look very different. It would also complete the collection minus the bighorn. Which I do not see a bighorn being a possibility for the foreseeable future. I want to finish my projects as I have going and some other stuff I will be getting into shortly. Definitely someday though!
these short stubbs just look so funny to me. keep the videos coming!
They really are! They are very unique too as everyone wants a stretched truck these days. Thanks for watching!
I had that Kysor style A/C back in 1975 on a cabover White Freightliner, when I turned a sharp right it would drip cold water on my ear,,😅 great video Nicholas,,will be looking forward for more updates, Thanks!
Lol! As I said In the video I dont believe it is original but I want to keep it for those reasons. The old stuff tries to talk to you while your driving lol! The drip, the feel and look are special! Thank you for watching!
Right before you made the comment about sharing International parts I was thinking to myself “those gauges look awfully familiar”! Looking forward to your process on this one, as well.
Lol! Thanks man! It really makes sense why dodge borrowed stuff from international and I am surprised I didn’t realize it sooner. Thanks for watching my video!
I guess this means that you will need to make some more grills 😬👍👍🇬🇧
Yep I kinda feel the same way. The aluminum grill looks so much better than the factory one. Thanks for watching!
Nice addition to the fleet
Thank you sir!!
Great video glad to see the truck saved,it may have been a mayflower van lines truck with yellow and green paint also the lighter specs on the truck would have made sense the truck has so much potential looking forward to watching 😊😊😊😊
I was thinking Mayflower as well.
Thank you for this comment! I think I agree after reviewing some photos. It appears there was at least one other L1000 truck for Mayflower! A lot of things are very similar to my truck too! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great another one saved!
Yes! I wasnt ready for another but I am excited for this one too! Thanks for watching!
Those are classic trucks it be awesome for them to get mended and running again
I am trying! The yellow and green truck run and drive readily! They are very special to me and will have them all running and driving!
@@OLDSKUULGARAGE word to that they'll be running
Good stuff Nicholas keep it coming. Later I’ll tell you how to make those fuel tanks shine like chrome by hand without rubbing your life away. Take care 👍
Thanks! I love polishing by hand or machine! From polisher to pedestal buffer! I may leave these tanks brightened though for the OE look that dodge had. I dont believe the tanks were polished ever from dodge. Not exactly positive though. Thanks for watching!
Your material is on the way via priority mail. They said you could expect it Monday. Have a nice weekend. Im plowing lots of snow around my shop. Bill
Thank you sir! Again, I really appreciate you sending these copies, I cant wait to see them!!! Im sick as a dog here. Wish I was down at the shop! Have a great one!
Just take care of yourself, Bill@@OLDSKUULGARAGE
@@billtodd6509 yessir doing my best!
@@billtodd6509 I just got everything you sent today! It is all awesome and has answered some questions I have had for a while now! There is some real interesting stuff they brought up with the dissection report. Maybe a little nitpicking too lol. I cant wait to show this on the channel to fully document it!
Again I really want to thank you for sending the articles and sales adds! I cant thank you enough! Have a great rest of your weekend!
Im glad you will be able to use it. We ve been busy all day changing my old 1958 Diamond T to 12 volt from 24 and putting brakes on the steering axle(was a factory delete), and we are changing to Pete air ride single axle, so it has to have brakes on both axles. Ill keep watching your channel to see how the truck goes. Bill@@OLDSKUULGARAGE
This will be fun!! Enjoyed the drop as ALWAYS and I Thank You Nicholas for sharing..👊
Definitely! I cant wait to see how this guy turns out! Thanks for watching!
I’ve got time for the short wheelbase sleeper cab. Great video man, it’s cool to see your production quality going up with each new video. Keep it up!
Thanks! I really try to improve my filming to help document these vehicles! Thanks for noticing! Thanks for watching!
Wow, what a great old rig! Awesome!!! Very well preserved.
Definitely! I would like to keep this one original as possible since I have so many original parts. Some is missing but majority is still there! Thanks for stopping by Eric!!!
@OLDSKUULGARAGE Awesome! You're welcome sir!
The early dodge ln1000 had that turn signal box on the dash
Really?! That is very interesting and I did not know that. I would like to convert it too a column turn signal like the later ones, or at least fill the hole in the column!
My 72 had the turn signal switch in the column it was updated to a signal stat switch that clamps on the column i have a 1966 service manual that shows the same switch yours has i dont know what year they switched to the column one @@OLDSKUULGARAGE
Yes, that was a Factory installed item on most of them. I think it had all the electrical part of the flashing system in that box.@@OLDSKUULGARAGE
@@billtodd6509 i may leave it now I know that it is original. Do you know of any other trucks that used that system around that time? I know the clamp style was slowly gaining more popularity. I have never heard of the box until now.
Wow now that is a very nice rig heck yeah
Thank you! Definitely pretty rare! Thanks for watching!
Just found your channel, you got another subscriber here. I picked up a 1968 Dodge D500. Got it running great, working on the driving part now.
Thanks for subbing! I love my D500. They are great easy driving trucks. I just was driving mine yesterday and oil came pouring out of the exhaust! So I will be making some videos here soon about my D500, diagnosing the issue and fixing it. Thanks for watching!
Glad to see you saving these old Dodges! Have a D600, and a B4 myself, great job you are doing. Were these local trucks? Don't be so nervous shifting that C series, if it has a new process trans in it, they shift nice, try double clutching it, that may help!
Thank you! The D and C series trucks came from John Colwell by vintagemilitarytrucks.com . The two L1000s and my Imperial were Marketplace finds.
The c series has a spicer 5spd and she is very sloppy. The new process transmissions are really good and tempt me half of the time I drive it lol. If I dont drive the truck a whole lot it definitely shows as it did in the video. You really have to put your hours in on that truck but if you drop it for 2 months your back at square one. The truck was in a wreck at some point so it is possible to have physical damage in the gear box too.
I cant explain it but to really show people. The other issue with it is, it has the 14” Heavy duty clutch and fly wheel. It is fine behind a diesel that shuts off nearly when you pull throttle but with the gas motor it can feel like a lifetime letting the revs drop. I want to do a video on it because it is a weird feeling and generally makes it very difficult to float 3rd to 4th and 4th to fifth because of wheel speed and gearing differences between the gears. It is definitely something that has not been documented very well and I want to share it. Especially when I have the L1000s driving I will be able to physically show the differences.
I thank you for watching and commenting on my video!
I miss you Nicholas😔
Lol thanks for stopping by homie!
I would love to see one of the two get a paint job... I think it'll deserve that. Love the video though.
We will definitely see what happens to the paint. If I do a repaint it will be proper all the way down and glass out. Thank you for watching!
Kasten trucking had a ton of Dodges in St. Louis hauling all the Chrysler and dodge products out of the plat there
Cool! Some of those trucks or even possibly this blue one could have seen my red truck on the road as well! Did they haul parts to the assembly plants in Michigan?
You know that Don Knotts(Barney Fife, the deputy on the Andy Griffith Show) ,was in a lot of Dodge Truck advertising shots and I have some old Overdrive Magazines from the sixties where he is in some color shots of a cabover just like yours. Ill look them up and make you some copies when I get some time and send them to you. That blue paint looks like it once could have been leased to Global Van Lines. That was the colors all the owner ops had to paint them. Happy New Year, Bill Id just repair the grill and paint it white like factory.
I believe don knotts may have been the lead advertising campaign from 65-68? Im not sure on the dates but I do know of many commercials he made with dodge. I didnt know there were magazine campaigns too! That is really cool! I know dodge wasnt heavy on the marketing for big trucks but I know they did put stuff out. Correct me if I am wrong but I feel they did more marketing for the early L1000s than they did for the bighorn. I would love to see what you have saved!
It definitely could have been global van lines. I didnt know owner operators had different color requirements. I know it was owned by a Jimmy White Sr. I believe. Billy White was written on the back of the cab. I believe the truck was in the Texas Area and then maybe Central Alabama. The search for more data begins!
I do have a spare grill that came with the truck! It is in very good condition with minor damage. I think I may take a crack at some fiberglass repair! Thanks for watching!
In the old days(early sixties especially)Ihe big moving fleets insisted that their contractors have their trucks painted to match their corporate colors@@OLDSKUULGARAGE
@@billtodd6509 that would be awful having to change colors if you moved constantly. It explains the many different colors. Now, the cab was painted yellow twice. The second time it appears there was a green stripe along the bottom of the cab. Do you know of any companies off of the top of your head that had a color scheme like that?
Nice fab work ! CLEAN
Thanks you very much!
More please
There will definitely be more content down the road you can bet on it! Thanks for watching.
Over 1,500 views in 18 hours, that’s awesome dude! Keep up the good vids 👍🏻
Thanks Man! Im glad people are watching and enjoying it! Thank you for watching!
I see you got another one
Yeah! As if I didnt have my hands full already lol!
@@OLDSKUULGARAGE right
Would love to find one. I used to have 72 LNT...903 Cummins
They pop up from time to time but locating them is getting harder and harder. Many were scrapped, or left to rot after use. Facebook marketplace has been really good for finding them. Thanks for watching!
Good to see another Dodge being saved. Thanks for sharing.
Definitely! Thanks for watching! I cant wait to get this little fella going down the road!
Those trucks back in those days I rode in them with my dad and I’m 68 years old that Kaiser AC unit is a add-on they did not come with AC so they put those so the driver could have air-conditioning
The L1000 actually had a factory option for AC from Kysor. Same with shutters, except the shutters were vertical instead of horizontal. They are fairly rare but I believe this one was outfitted after the fact. I plan to keep it though as they are very cool and work pretty well! Thanks for watching!
@@OLDSKUULGARAGE well did not know that thanks
@@leewalker3514 you are welcome!
Awesome job!!
Thank you sir!!!
Thank you really enjoyed this video
Thanks! This truck will be pretty awesome rolling down the road again!
Very cool 😎 👌 👍
Thank you!!
Great video love the truck👍
Thanks! It definitely is an odd looking truck. But really cool too! It is shorter than my D500! Lol! Thanks for watching!
This is awsome, I can't wait to see how these trucks turn out.
Thanks! It really is gonna be sweet seeing them all done! Thanks for watching!
Wow man! nice score. those Single screws are very very far and few up here in the midwest. If you plan to keep it ORIG as you said, I think it would look fantastic with a Single Passenger side Straight pipe exhaust on it, maybe a period correct style muffler with a rain cap. Old school water melon Below mirror lights and Chicken cab lights. I'm on the hunt for a early '70s Ford W9000. P.S i have a friend who wants to 3D model one of these.. could i email you about and it maybe get some pictures from yours?
It is a great truck! I definitely would love to do a single stack and flap cap! I want make the truck real period correct!!
I would definitely take some pics for 3d modeling. My email is in the description but is also OLSKUULproductions@outlook.com
Hi Nick, just an fyi the kysor ac unit is orig for your cab over, Dodge used them on both L , C series trucks, I have a 72 lVT- 1000 . I have all the service manual’s for these if you ever need any info, I would be very interested in any information you find on the door vent window gaskets, as for your roof and side sleeper vent gaskets any glass shop should be able to get you a generic replacement
That is good to know! I know that kysor had a lot of different units. So it can be a bit confusing.
The vent window seals are from International Paystars. Specifically around 78 model year. I have not found an earlier cab yet with those windows. Then again I am not an international guru. Im pretty sure there were earlier models that used them as well. Thanks for watching!
Cool
The truck really is! Thanks for watching!
Well, I had some spare time over the weekend to dig up the old Dodge cabover advertising shots that were in my old Overdrive Magazines from the sixties and seventies including a multipage complete article going over a new cabover from front to rear including several interior shots(even the same shift knob as yours). Is there a PO Box # number or some other way to get them to you without infringing on your privavy. There is about 10 pages of material. Thanks. Bill
Wow! I want to make a video going over this stuff! I think it would be awesome to document it on UA-cam!!! I have a mailbox at 5800 Beach Blvd. Ste. 203-173, Jacksonville, FL 32207. It can be addressed to OLD SKUUL GARAGE. I greatly appreciate you taking the time dig up this old material! I look forward to seeing it! Would you like the materials back when I am done?
NO, thats alright, Ill make copies and you may keep and enjoy them for yourself. I racked my brain trying to find a photo of an earlier long hood
dodge wrecker that a company up in either Wi or Mn had that was the predesessor to the BigHorn that had the same cab but had a long fabricated steel hood and swing out fenders and I know it was in one of my old Overdrive Magazines but its going to take some time to go page by page. Ill get those articles out asap. Enjoy, Bill@@OLDSKUULGARAGE
@@billtodd6509 thank you sir!!!
You do know, that you have two very, very, rare remaining trucks, right? Ive been around and in trucking since the late 1950 s and seen a lot of models come and go, but you will seldom see any of these in trucking collections or museums. Please try to keep at least one of those original for posterity. Bill
Yes I do understand. Things I plan on changing for the blue truck are things like moving away from compression fittings on the copper tubing. I love the old style look but I do prefer swagelok fittings. I will be adding a electric hudraulic pump for the lift but it will be hidden from sight as to not draw attention. It has the original spring brake chambers but they are completely locked up and financially/safety wise it makes more sense to modernize. I love stainless lines so adding them to the motor and things like that will be a change. BUT i want to retain the things that are important like rebuilding the battery box and returning the tanks under the battery box etc. I would like to add the steps that would be found on the dayton hubs from the late50s to mid 60s. Copper airlines will be on the truck. Also restoring the interior/leaving things original intact. This I can do to the blue truck, the red truck on the other hand has lost a lot of its originality. It has been abused so there will be more freedom on that front but I still want to keep a period correct look from its time. That is why the grill is an exact replica of the original and un modified.
I have great respect for the trucking history and its changes. These are not luxury mobiles and never were intended to be. They did what they could designing trucks and the rest you had to deal with it. I understand these things. I want to preserve that as much as I can. I made this channel to help people realize what they can do when they apply their hands and that preservation of history does matter. Too many show boats out there that care more about what they look like to others than understanding the time capsule they may be ruining. This topic is very important to me, sadly it is respected less and less each day.
I am thinking those vents and the seals are the same ones used on the RD Mack trucks from 1991-2004.
Thank you! I will 100% look into that! Thank you for helping me out!
Am in Australia ! Where did you get the grey shirt you are wearing at 23:26 in the vid ?
I had some of them gifted to me by family! They are red kap shirts with custom printing on them. I have another set for my Imperial but those are embroidered. I love the shirts a lot!
Could you not bead blast the cab?
I definitely could, but that would get rid of the patina from the long hours the truck served. If it comes down to a repaint I will but at the moment we will see how she turns out! Thanks for watching!
It's a lot of work but it would look nicer
Yeah the Aluminum grill is much better. I am fairly interested to see how it will hold up to the rock chips!
@@OLDSKUULGARAGE I didn't think about that
Old mobile home toter
You bet! I dont think I referenced it enough. I don’t know if the truck hauled mobile homes it’s whole life, but she was definitely rode hard! Thanks for Watching!
My dad used to drive one of those when he was 18 yrs old with a v8detroit and now he cant hear anything and he says its the worst tpiece of shit he ever drove 😂😂😂😂
@@king_noob6504 😂 that is hilarious. Those detroits are definitely loud. The cab design could have had some more space in certain places as well. But they were very cheap and reliable that was beauty of them! Thanks for watching!