15 Years In A Barn, The Ride Home - 1982 Peterbilt 359 Pace Truck, Rare LivLab Sleeper, One Owner

One Owner, 1982 Peterbilt 359 - Build by Pocono Peterbilt for The Great American Truck Race at Pocono International Raceway as the Pace Truck. Equipped with a NT855 Big Cam 3 Cummins, 13 Speed, 3.90 Rears, on 24.5's with an extremely rare LivLab sleeper (Only 21 ever made).

[@BillyLintzenich-wf7sk]

I havent seen a actual livlab. Back when i was a teenager i saw a ad for the livlab in a trucking magazine in the late 70's. This rig sure is sweet looking btw.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you, different for sure but extremely practical.

[@briankady1456]

For a truck that has been sitting for 15 years, it looks to be in excellent shape. Of course, being garaged will do that. Still sounds good too.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Yes! It is in excellent condition. Updated video coming soon !

[@blackIce504]

I bet none of those EV fucking things would stand the test of time and this truck for America had barely any rust on her, Australia is a little bit kinder to metal unless you live right on the coast.

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@blackIce504 I always say, where will these new trucks be in 40 years? Plastic, emissions, batteries all shot. Junk!!

[@blackIce504]

@@ThePoconoPete yeah that was my point most new stuff is made to break or just stop working.

[@daveswinfield]

Yup, only needs the dust knocked off her. Oh, and an air freshener.

[@paulkohler4858]

Someone must have been "Babysitting" this Beauty but still a great tribute to just how things were built in 1982. Definitely a great find. Without a trailer, this thing is almost twice the length of a pickup. Imagine trying to drive this beast by itself in a congested downtown city. Appears ready to drive right now. Great. Thank you.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Yep! Great shape and fun driving around!!

[@davidsanders6957]

Even better in 1962, 1972 too many epaulets crap starting

[@glennjeffers9692]

Probably never seen one LoL 😆😂

[@davidsanders6957]

Funny what one will do to feed the family, some just, naturally know how to do that, alongside what they dig, I'm envious

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

It was weird to because Art Arfons traveling show was about 5 or ten miles ahead so I thought it might be part of their convoy which was impressive going down the road.

[@alandeakin3533]

What an amazing find....looks like money was no object when it was built... and probably very little work needed to bring it back to pristine again..look forward to more videos .

[@1pieman]

I remember seeing this truck on the cover of a magazine in the early 80's that is a great piece of history can't wait to see more of it congratulations on your find 😎👍😎

[@ThePoconoPete]

We have all paperwork and old magazines too! Thanks!!

[@dave-rn7zd]

I am from the UK always love the look of the older American truck's. First time i have seen a livlab look's sweet nice barn find.

[@Anninukichild]

U have to see the movie Maximum overdrive!!! If u haven't!

[@carlmason4153]

I am from the UK also & worked on all the American trucks like this down in Aussie at a Cat Dealership, not a patch on European trucks, Scania, Volvos, MAN etc years behind

[@robertp.wainman4094]

​@@carlmason4153Except for looks!

[@cogboy302]

Sweet truck. Someone put a lot of time & effort into that pinstriping. The camper is amazing.

[@deborahchesser7375]

I’m 58 love trucks and never seen one of these, I learned something new. Love the 359’s over any other Pete models. Thanks for sharing

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thanks for watching!!

[@2LaneTraveler]

That truck is nuts. Rigs from the 1980s always make me feel nostalgic. You can justifiably take pride in a truck that the State of California won't even allow you to operate within its borders.

[@tylersowa3858]

Your referring to commie-fornia

[@valentinlopatko]

Why don't they allow it?

[@jimijefferson82]

@@valentinlopatko because it runs over homeless.

[@codyturner9953]

​@@valentinlopatkoProbably emissions. California is heavy pushing EVs etc. They are even making lawncare companies only run battery powered equipment by a certain year.

[@cmiller6352]

@@codyturner9953 Uhhh, no. CA has prohibited the SALE of gas powered lawn equipment. Not quite the same.

[@HitokiriRaiden]

Beautiful old rig. love the camper style sleeper.

[@ThePoconoPete]

LivLab! Before trucks were allowed to be longer in length

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

My god, I didn't know a tractor could be built like that, no expense was spared and it shows! For it's age it's in great shape too. Hope it gets back on the road, it would be a nice interstate travelling rig with a big 5th wheel trailer of some sort. What a beast!

[@ThePoconoPete]

Show truck for now!

[@davidsanders6957]

Not an oil leak one Is what truly impressed me period don't know if it's just from sitting or just a very well built motor. But in any event I did not see any oil accumulation on under chassis

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@davidsanders6957 she took great care of the truck and was a certified diesel mechanic.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

@@davidsanders6957 It sounds like it wasn't run hard and used too much, remarkable find.

[@karltite128]

​@@ThePoconoPete A show stopper.

[@107jester]

I drove OTR for 30 yrs and this would have been my dream truck if I would have ever seen it!! I've watched this vid 3 times so far lol

[@ThePoconoPete]

😎 I have more videos up and more we are making

[@jamespainter3184]

This truck is absolutely a treasure i hope its being revived and used. Just a awesome truck

[@frankstrohmyer9106]

That truck and the woman driver was featured in American Trucker Magazine. She hauled oversized freight and the truck was black with the same stripes. Awesome video. Hope to see more.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Yep! I have a few magazines. She kept everything

[@jamesbagos3459]

Not certain that’s the same truck, I knew Debbie and Don Hoffman from Michigan, when they relocated to winterhaven Florida it was still Black with Blue and Red stripes. Was still in great shape so I don’t think her husband Don would’ve repainted it

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@jamesbagos3459 same truck, I have a few magazines too. She was hoping we would repaint it black

[@richardcolemanjr3749]

She was in American Trucker Magazine

[@michaelayearout1631]

gotta love a good old 359 Peterbilt with that classic corvette dash ive only seen pics of this truck back in the day im so happy she's still out there serving and so well kept the livlab sleepers there's only a couple left now a days defintley a piece of trucking history!!

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you!

[@VankeithB.-lx1dy]

This has to be a "ONE OF A KIND" truck!

[@ThePoconoPete]

One of a kind and 1 of 1, indeed.

[@user-mp3mt4rz3w]

One of the coolest RIG'S I've seen in a long time 😈🤘

[@ThePoconoPete]

Old school cool!

[@dougford5259]

Gonna need more vids showing the inside in detail. Very, very cool.

[@ThePoconoPete]

I’ll work on that this upcoming week and have a new video this weekend. Thank you!

[@billtodd6509]

I remember loading with and running across New Mexico with a young lady on Bennett Motor Express a long long time ago. It looks like the same truck. Bill

[@ThePoconoPete]

Hey Bill! Same truck! Just bought it from her in January of this year

[@jamesbagos3459]

That’s weird they repainted it, the original Black was in good shape. I lost touch with Debbie and Don when they moved to Florida from Michigan.

[@billtodd6509]

@@ThePoconoPete Congradulations. She was such a nice person from what I remember. I think I have a picture of her, the truck, and mine way back near Ruidoso, NM on that trip I was talking about, and will go back through all my old photo albums of the day and let you know. Take go care of the old gal(truck haha) Bill

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@billtodd6509 that would be cool to see! I’m going to see her again in the next few weeks for pictures

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@jamesbagos3459 she had to paint it white to haul for somebody

[@patrickjenkins3109]

Hell of a rig, good luck 🤞

[@davidbarnsley8486]

That is fantastic and it was kept under cover 👍👍🇦🇺 Looks like I was hardly used

[@jgbuilt]

I’ve been drooling over this rig for a while on marketplace, funny to see the thumbnail pop up.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Yep! It’s a beaut!

[@j.a.r.family2576]

Oh man!! I have Heard of theae from my granddaddy he owned a huge trucking company in ann arbor Michigan when I was a kid (mid 80-early 90s) and my uncle always talked about them. Never seen one in oersot. They're so cool.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you! Owner was from Michigan!

[@gutsngorrrr]

What an amazing truck, would be great to see this beauty back on the road if possible.

[@ThePoconoPete]

I’ll have an updated video this weekend. This was our footage from January.

[@kevin-zt4ix]

WOW, man, That Tractor Is NICE!!! SUPER NICE!!!

[@davidsanders6957]

Thank you for knowing the difference between a TRACTOR, and say, ANYTHING else

[@user-hj9gd7yg5m]

Nice Pete . 🛣 👍 ' Bring 'er back no matter what it takes ' keep on Truck'n. 🤠

[@kevin-zt4ix]

@@davidsanders6957 well that's what it is!!

[@ron486]

How can I have never seen one of these. Super cool.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Only 21 ever made!

[@DanielParadis-sr5nh]

Greetings from Maine..... That Peterbilt is a great find. Enjoy her..... Thank you for sharing!

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thanks for the kind words. See you around!

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

What a sweet old gal. Can't wait to see what your plans are for her.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thanks!!!

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

@@ThePoconoPete welcome

[@davidsanders6957]

Plan's ?? Only plan is clock miles, feed the younging's & keep Momma happy

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@davidsanders6957 no kids no wife, just a special Peterbilt to show LOL

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

@@davidsanders6957 ha you didn't think you really knew did ya ha ha!!!😜

[@oliverkohlmann6737]

15 Jahre und der Truck läuft, SUPER!

[@ThePoconoPete]

Started right up!!!

[@raychambers3646]

Not a trucker or lorry driver as we say in the uk but this is a work of art .very nice .

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you very much!!

[@thatguyoverthere555]

Pls make more videos about this truck, it's amazing! What a find.

[@AverageBud]

What a cool old truck. Hopefully it has a bright future so others can see it on the road again.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Show truck !

[@53Peterbilt]

WOW, what a find!! I've always had a fascination for LivLabs. I saw 2 of them on the road back in the early 80's, but haven't seen one since. Please put up more videos showing the interior for those of us who've never had the chance to be inside one. (that 2 second snap shot simply wasn't enough!! LOL)

[@ThePoconoPete]

😀😀 wasn’t planning on making a video. I’ll have one this week!

[@JohnDoe-xl1ig]

Back in day rigs were interestingly built to say the least... and they usually had a cool paint scheme. I remember in 80s going with my dad on trips and headliner of his rig was like stars sparkling when I climbed in, but not sure of that material they used on the headliners. His truck had cool scheme with purple stripes that sparkled like it had been mixed with flake/glitter... he had some many amber exterior lights, the truck was magical to a kid like me. They don't make em like they use to honestly.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Nice!!! Old trucks are here to stay. The new ones are trash

[@Waterproofed640]

This is one of the best looking trucks I've ever seen

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

This thing belongs in the worlds largest truck stop museum in Walcott Iowa

[@ThePoconoPete]

They didn’t want it! “We don’t need anymore 359’s”

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

@@ThePoconoPete wow, that surprises me a lot

[@30AndHatingIt]

After seeing the “World’s Largest Truck Stop” on a History Channel feature about 12 years ago, I decided to stop in to check it out during a trip down I-80 to Colorado. I cannot believe how disappointing it was… it was barren, nothing really wowed me, there were two semis in there tricked out in lights and that’s it.

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@30AndHatingIt yep! Not what it used to be

[@trailerparkcryptoking5213]

One beautiful truck! I would love that for parades....

[@ThePoconoPete]

www.truckpaper.com/listing/for-sale/233958907/1982-peterbilt-359-sleeper-trucks

[@vaughanlynch145]

You are going to have to give us a full talking walk around and some history going by the comments. Certainly looks well preserved and a great find 👌

[@ThePoconoPete]

Might have to just interview the original owner 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Delbert127]

Big Wow I was 14 years old and at that race. Many years later the only thing I remember was the huge wreck in turn one nearing the end of the race. Used a crane to pluck one truck that went through the wall outta the trees after the races end. Very Cool find

[@ThePoconoPete]

Yes! Awesome!! Truck was originally black with the flattop sleeper. I posted pictures in the “community” tab. Thanks for sharing that 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@georgegeorgepht]

Someone made a wise decision to keep it covered and cared for even though it wasn’t being used. That’s a rare bird for sure. Can’t wait to see it cleaned up.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you for watching! Hope to hear from you next week when I can make another video.

[@missingremote4388]

Why wouldn't they

[@79tazman]

That is a beautiful truck and love that sleeper that is totally awesome!

[@ThePoconoPete]

We agree!

[@schoonymopar]

cool old truck , can't wait to see it fixed up ready to roll.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Hopefully I can get a new video this week. Rainy here!

[@diarrawilliams8347]

Wow, that is a nice Peterbilt

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you! Check out our other videos of it!

[@SpressoHead]

I’ve been looking for something like this for the last 15 years. Damn.

[@ThePoconoPete]

everything's always for sale for the right $

[@SpressoHead]

@@ThePoconoPete They’re just so hard to find

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@SpressoHead yep! Have to drive around and knock on doors! This wasn’t posted for sale online.

[@MrG77]

I could imagine it all cleaned up and serviced . Bet it would look gorgeous and run like a dream.🙏

[@ThePoconoPete]

Check out our other videos! Still needs to be serviced but cleaned up!

[@MrG77]

@@ThePoconoPete I will thanks. She is a beauty and the first one I have seen like that.🙏

[@johnsouza5562]

I'm not a Peterbilt fan, but that is beautiful and in great condition considering it's age. A little tlc and a bath and it could be a perfect show truck.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Just showed it a few weeks ago at 75 chrome shop!!!

[@josephprettyman2178]

The coolest PETE,I ever seen.i was 20 when it was new,awsome.

[@MegaGhostRus]

This is what it means to touch history🙂

[@ThePoconoPete]

It’s a work of art

[@4literfandaniel373]

What a work of art. I love 359s, especially the later years with the square headlights. Damn good looking trucks.

[@ThePoconoPete]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kevinwiseman5313]

"Living on the road my friend, was gonna keep me free and clean". Awesome rig!

[@user-ix4dl1dy7q]

This is so awesome would be so cool driving around

[@ThePoconoPete]

Check out my other videos, I have a few up already of it driving around

[@BillyLintzenich-wf7sk]

@@ThePoconoPete cool. I'll have to check your other videos out. Oh and i drive trucks too. Ive driven different types of rigs but now i drive a 24 ton v-flow hauling asphalt 8 months of the year and then in the winter i do otr pulling dry vans.

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@BillyLintzenich-wf7sk 24 tons! Nice! Keepin Busy

[@BillyLintzenich-wf7sk]

@@ThePoconoPete yes sir. I first got my cdl when i worked for a drilling company. I was a drillhand so i would be pulling a lowboy with either a drill rig or a support rig. Sometimes we would have to spend 3-4 weeks at a time up in Canada.

[@deweyharmon4666]

I absolutely love it!! Kudos, friend, back when rigs had taste 💪👊💥

[@ThePoconoPete]

Ridin’ in style 🇺🇸

[@Gutntagged]

badass , i drove a kenworth w9 for 17 years for Arrow flatbed trucking outta tulsa, i aint nvr seen a truck like this...thx for the times

[@ThePoconoPete]

Sweet! Love the w9s. This truck is one of a kind!

[@galenrichard5706]

Nice truck, its hard to believe that it Been sitting for 15 years . Old school always rules great video

[@seanym67]

What a great use of space. Back in the 90's I drove a Kenworth with a studio sleeper and the one fantastic feature was that I could use the smaller upper bunk for sleeping and the lower one kept in a dinette format. Space above the driver and passenger was a waste. Who needs headroom in the actual cab? I'd rather have a full size bunk up there with loads of living space below.

[@81hawkxp]

Pretty Cool can't wait to see it cleaned up. Hope to see it at a truck show.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thanks! Just showed it at 75 chrome shop a few weeks ago!!

[@HoosierPete69.]

That's a classic survivor, I would be tempted to put it on the road and work it, but it really is a museum piece.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Tempted every day BUT the “what if something happens” comes into mind!!

[@Thorinox]

Absolutely a gem!!

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you!!🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jeffpiatt3879]

This truck would have made a great Monogram or Revell plastic model!! I remember putting one like this together in the late 70's.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Indeed! Never seen a model with this sleeper though

[@heydavis4168]

Totally love the unique features on the rig! Very cool for sure! Love it! ❤❤

[@jukkahatinen6008]

Very nice LivLab Peterbilt! These must be very rare too.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Only 359 with a livlab sleeper!

[@richardcolemanjr3749]

Back in the day I remember seeing two of these. One was leased to Bekins Van Lines and the other one was leased to C & H Transportation pulling their yellow flatbeds, drop decks and lowboys. What was interesting about that one was the dark brown metallic paint. It was a Freightliner suicide cabover.

[@BrassMtn]

That rig looks AWESOME!!!! I swear to god if I had the money to buy this and restore it this would be my mobile home! The more I look at it the more I would adapt a truck bed on the back! Lmao this beautiful truck has so much potential

[@furycrh8107]

Ok that's actually bad ass! I would happily live in that. Awesome.

[@christopherstorey1240]

Two very beautiful trucks.

[@johnvanwinkle4351]

That is a nice looking truck! I hope it rides as well as it looks.....

[@ThePoconoPete]

Runs great! New video soon

[@rickeyracer44]

One Sweet, Elite, Pete. Neat!

[@bobloblaw7025]

Tim Gentry would love that sweet ride. In 25 years of trucking I've not seen one of these. Very cool old truck.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thanks! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@George-dy3pt]

Who cares what he would like! This isn't his channel!

[@mr.bishop1285]

I remember that truck as a kid growing up in Polk County I used to see it all the time

[@ThePoconoPete]

Yes! Truck was local!

[@mr.bishop1285]

@ThePoconoPete yeah I know it's 1 of the trucks that made me want to be a driver which I am and when I was a kid he would hit the horn loud af love that truck it was inspiring ❤️💯😂

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@mr.bishop1285 were out in wildwood right now so not far away

[@crazytrucker2376]

Both are beautiful. Tow truck is gorgeous

[@Ron-zi3cg]

I'll have to admit ,I've never seen one of these before, this is the first one I've seen like this.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Only one like this, on a Peterbilt 359

[@MegaRetr]

Wow, that is a nice Peterbilt love it

[@ThePoconoPete]

😎

[@johnstecz9169]

I remember seeing the liv lab on the road when i trucked back then,seemed well done ,good looking and ahead of ots time

[@ThePoconoPete]

Indeed! One owner truck

[@OmerScaff-yk2jy]

Would you please show the world how you fixed this bad ass truck up it's one of the coolest on the planet thank you..

[@ThePoconoPete]

Hopefully this weekend! Been raining here

[@High12083]

That is a very rare rig, it need to be restore back to original glory

[@ThePoconoPete]

Indeed!!

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Awesome truck, inside and out ! 👍

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

@@ThePoconoPete You're welcome

[@glennjeffers9692]

Just caught your channel going to have to check more of it out 👍👊‼️💯🎯🇺🇸🇨🇦🤟🤙😍

[@ThePoconoPete]

Will have more videos soon

[@I_Cant_Sleep]

I was like , wait that area looks familiar lol , im in Ocala , hope I see it on the road sometime!

[@ThePoconoPete]

We were just at 75 chrome shop truck show. Trucks here off of 301. Going to chrome shop this Saturday

[@scottienichols9332]

Jelly , nice rig !

[@rickylappin8862]

What a great looking truck

[@WealthyPixelCollector]

I miss these paint job colors, reminds me of a much more fun time in America.

[@mattbarker7739]

Cool rigg, I've never seen 1 like it, can't wait to see what you have in store for it

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you. Just posted a few pictures under my community tab.

[@richardbrown3590]

Dammmmm, she's tall ,long and DAM Beautiful.

[@ThePoconoPete]

13’4 high 😀😀

[@eewilson9835]

Cream of the crop labor of love, top of the line right there wow

[@augustharlacher5660]

Very nice Truck. Doesn't look like it will need that much work. I'm sure the first thing would be new tires, they have to be dry rot, but still hold air. She should clean up nice, polish out those tanks. Great show Truck, I'm assuming that's what you will doing with it. GOOD LUCK with its new home.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Thank you. We just showed the truck at 75 Chrome Shop this past weekend. I will do an updated video this weekend. We did put new tires, a few air lines, and polished, that’s it so far.

[@Racer7331]

Dang, that's gotta be worth some coin. Sweet find!

[@darrylrichardson1997]

That thing looks sweet definitely a head turner

[@nickydel8506]

Some lucky folks must've seen this gorgeous lady hauling and rolling the highways back in time

[@workinghardusa]

Great, well done!

[@Shawn_the_Protogen]

That is absolutely beautiful. I'd love to see it after a cleaning and maybe a retrofit with new LED lights that look classic.

[@mycardamit]

What a Beauty !!!!! WOW WOW !!!! i WANT TO TAKE HER FOR A SPIN , Thanks for sharing .

[@ThePoconoPete]

Come for a ride!!

[@markgilbert790]

I for get where but the old man back in the day let me look around in the truck. Brings back memories of when trucking wasn't for sissies and flip flops. Hopefully you'll figure out what the tick is and we'll see ya at the truck shows.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Tick is normal. Just the air compressor. Just sat a long time

[@markgilbert790]

I hear ya on the compressor. Listening to it on the video with headphones sounds like the overhead (rack) might needing to be ran.

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@markgilbert790 the air dryer knocks too from the compressor lol a little loud but goes away once it purges

[@csmith6237]

As a kid, my dad was a truck driver . I used to sit in the passenger seat and day dream about my dad getting a truck like this. I wouldve sat on the top watching the road the whole time.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Hey! Me too! This is why I bought a truck. Just happens to be this one! You’ll get one one day

[@csmith6237]

@@ThePoconoPete I hope not haha. Trucking was his passion, not mine. I'm a custom fabricator, which I also learned from him. If trucking was the same as it was in the 90s I'd take it, but nowadays it's a hard game that I'm not interested in playing

[@ThePoconoPete]

@@csmith6237 this is just a show truck, we aren’t into trucking either. Just a fun hobby, like buying an expensive Harley

[@user-if4uv4nj4k]

Must be LOUD in the over-cab sleeper with the unshielded exhaust pipe right outside...what a colossus! I want it! Put a nice dump body on it and have the BEST dumptruck EVER!!

[@ThePoconoPete]

Not loud at all!

[@karlkelley8353]

That is a amazing rig.......please be kind to it! So beautiful 🎉

[@curtekstrom9531]

The Best design for a Sleeper. Bunk over the Cab.

[@JRotten]

She's a true beauty. I hope you give her the attention she deserves. And bring her back to her former glory.

[@ThePoconoPete]

Doing so already! New video coming this week

[@Fatboyni]

A beautiful Rig. I hope you are going to show the restoration of her. It would be good to see her in all her glory ❤

[@ThePoconoPete]

I uploaded some pictures on this KZbin channel plus a short video of a walk around. Haven’t had time for an in depth video yet

[@craigbrandon4611]

Don’t think I would’ve bothered with the tow truck would’ve got me a temporary permit I enjoyed every minute of that cool

[@ThePoconoPete]

Tempted but airlines were shot. Tow truck had to supply air and keep up with it.

[@Anninukichild]

Bro .. this truck could star in its own movie..i can drive!🙋‍♂️