Driver departure for one truck 34 years old, and when I finished work, did not throw a favorite car

  • Dec 24, 2019
The driver and his truck.
The driver and his truck.

Today we will speak about the real driver of loyalty and rather rare model truck Kenworth, which most knowledgeable people immediately recognized by the characteristic shape of the front end. One driver leaving for a car 34 years old, and when it came time to write off the scrap truck, he refused to do so, having decided not to throw your favorite cars.

Old and proven. | Photo: fishki.net.
Old and proven. | Photo: fishki.net.

Our hero - Mr. O'Henesian who purchased the truck model Kenworth KDC 825C in the distant 1958. Recall that the car has the nickname «Bullnose» because of the characteristic shape of the front end. At the time of purchase model was produced for 6 years and the manufacturer preparing a replacement in the form of a tractor under the symbol K100. Despite this, it is like O'Henesian old car model. To do this, even he had to persuade the Colorado dealer hold the last tractor. Purchase cost of 25 thousand dollars.

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It looks cool. | Photo: yandex.net.
It looks cool. | Photo: yandex.net.

At the time of purchase Bullnose was a typical American truck of the time. The cabin is at the machine does not recline. The movement of the truck was cited Cummins engine returns 275 horsepower and gearbox Spicer transmission with two levers. Of the additional options, our hero ordered the air conditioner.

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Excellent truck. |Foto: carakoom.com.
Excellent truck. |Foto: carakoom.com.

As a result, this tractor O'Henesian worked from 1958 to 1992. Over 34 years, he has regularly carried loads for transport companies. A few years after the "retirement" the car was on the court. In 2010, a man drove him to the largest (local) parking for trucks and turned the car into a museum. There's an awesome truck can be seen today. At the time of 1998 run the tractor was 8.32 million square kilometers.

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I would like to see even more interesting machines? How about to look at here is the unique Soviet trucks, which almost no one knows in our time.
A source:
https://novate.ru/blogs/160419/50106/