GMC Crackerbox Detroit Diesel Semi Truck terrorizes community

GMC Crackerbox Detroit Diesel Semi Truck terrorizes community.
You need to hear that sweet DETROIT DIESEL old school sound? I'm gonna give it to you full bore. Come ride along and enjoy as well as see some Old truckstop footage AND a sneak peek at a beautiful 80's AUTOCAR!
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[@rudycarlson8245]

I remember the first time I heard a Detroit run i was a little kid and that sound has stuck with me. Once you hear one of these engines run, it will stay with you for the rest of your life! Kind of like diesel smoke once you smell that the smell was stick with you the rest of your life! For me? It brings back wonderful memories of my grandparents farm

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

That’s what it’s all about! 😬👍

[@ernestpassaro9663]

I immediately hated detroits due to their loud noise and limited power !

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@ernestpassaro9663 limited power? Highly doubt it Detroit diesels is one of the best diesel engines out there by far! Yes, they are loud! What do you expect?

[@ernestpassaro9663]

@@rudycarlson8245 they couldn’t hold a candle to the old mack caterpillar and Cummins engines and you know it !😡

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@ernestpassaro9663 well, when it comes to caterpillar, the 3406 is possibly the best engine they ever made Cummins well I really don’t know much about them. I know Mack made their own engine the Thermodyne?

[@SharpTexan71]

I have worked for ABF for 20 years now. Glad I missed those days of driving those old cab overs.I drive a Mack with powersteering, cruse, ac and a auto transmission. We have a road driver in Dallas in his 80s he would have driven those trucks. He started in 1962 still drives 5 days a week.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Wow! He certainly would have. Thanks for watching 😬👍

[@lazydadsgarage]

You're bragging about driving an automatic 🤣

[@SharpTexan71]

@lazydadsgarage yea I am am. I have driving thousands of miles with a truck that had no power steering all Armstrong no AC vinyl seat making the back of my legs break out. I have driven everything from 7 spds , 9s 10s 13s and 15spd been driving over 30 year more miles than most will ever drive so if I like an auto so be it.

[@grandpafalkenrath2988]

Why is he still driving?

[@SharpTexan71]

@grandpafalkenrath2988 I don't know and I don't ask him. He told me last Thursday he started for Abf in 64. I guess he likes it.....poor fellow. Lol , I guess it's one of those find a job you like and you never work again.

[@terrybane6206]

This is what we all secretly wanted.....a good old ride. You have set a higher standard with this video. Well done. Looking forward to more soon driver.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thank you so much Terry. I appreciate hearing what you guys like. :)

[@johnelliott7375]

Good morning

[@chadbartley2063]

Hi

[@chadbartley2063]

Dana Scott I have found u other cracker box for sale it's orange with dump bed they want 9,000 it's Michigan

[@chadbartley2063]

It's nicest truck

[@maxpuppy96]

Cracker boxes are always fascinating, they are the quintessential death trap, they remind me hey let's make the cheapest truck possible with the attention to safety out the window. Drivers are expendable and so are cracker boxes. They are everything that would not be built today.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Old School for sure.

[@jharvey2102]

I bet it will out pull a lot of the new junk

[@thedesertdwellerfromutah4354]

Not true at all, Cabovers in general sit so tall that any 4 wheeler they strike in a collision all the damage happens under the drivers feet. If you hit another big rig head on you're a gonner whether it's a Cabover or a Conventional.

[@tracylemme1375]

I certainly miss the beautiful music of Detroit Diesel two strokes. Thanks for bringing back memories.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Your absolutely welcome Tracy, so many of us remember that sound growing up. It’s a connection. Thanks for watching

[@muffs55mercury61]

The best diesel music is from a Detroit. I was around buses a lot before I started driving trucks and they all had Detroits. The 6.71s of course were my favorites and to this day 55+ years later the sounds of Detroits are always in my mind, never far removed. The Sangamo speed and tach sure brings back memories before Qualcomms & GPS replaced them. In one way I miss Ohio (I lived in the northwest part) but where I'm at now in Arkansas the old stuff only has to hibernate for a couple of months and not five. Newer drivers today don't often appreciate what it's like to drive one of these. It's boring just being a steering wheel holder like it is now.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

My hats off to you Driver! You have the true old school heritage we celebrate here on the channel. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching too!

[@author]

Thanks for posting this. When I was a little boy, I lived near 3 major streets in Schenectady, NY, and often I saw many tractor trailers on these roads. This style of GMC cab was my favorite.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

You have great taste my friend 😬👍

[@edwardpate6128]

My three favorite trucks probably the GMC Crackerjack, the Astro and the IH Transtar II.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

You have great taste Ed!

[@mccrackenphillip]

I always liked the Transtar 4000 & 4070 had one here in town as a kid & the crackbox & ford C series

[@cris_261]

I still remember a school day in the late 70s returning to school from a field trip. The school bus paced a well-worn six wheel Crackerbox pulling a pair of belly dump trailers. I can still recall how loud that truck was (twin exhaust stacks) decades later.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

What an awesome memory to have! 😬👍

[@oldtrucker672]

That was a blast Dane. You handle the old girl like a pro. I love your passion! Back in the early 70's I drove an old, beat up GMC crackerbox for a short time that had airbags on the cab and a 6-71 Detroit engine. Top speed was 45 mph. I was hauling grapes pulling a set of joints. Each trailer had two bulk hinged bins on it that were tilted over with a crane lift to dump at the winery. Lots of flies and stink going on in the 100 degree summer weather. (Central Cal). Take care my friend.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks Driva! Man you got the old school heritage right there! 😬👍

[@DJPLAST2]

Nothing has changed here in Fresno in the last 50 years, just newer “old trucks” doing the same job with probably the same grape trailers! LOL!

[@oldtrucker672]

@@DJPLAST2 Yes, I was speaking of the winery in Fresno! I was driving for Hugo Kaji out of Livingston. I lived in Merced at the time. It wouldn't surprise me if they were still using some of the same equipment. Take care down there in Fresno my friend. I'm up here in Oregon now since 1990.

[@brianholland2916]

Thanks for showing us the ol truckstop. Man it brings back good memories for me too!!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

You bet 😬👍

[@diydetailofficial]

I could listen to that all day long.

[@dudebud72]

Enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing

[@kerrymcclure7503]

That is a great video. I watched it twice I love the sound of the old Detroit engine, it was good to ride along with you. Thank you. I never worked for anyone that had a Cracker Box. Their day was over when I started driving. A friend of mine had one many years ago. I took a short drive in it just to say I have drove on. It was a 238 with the 10-speed it had a sleeper and tandem axle. Your videos can make me think back many, many years. It was a good view of the old green gear shift handle. It is good to see it in a truck again it's probably laid in my toolbox for 40 years. I still have a custom gear shift handle for a 13 speed. Keep the great videos coming.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thank you Kerry, I love the green sparkle handle. That alone is a connection to the glory days of trucking and just adds to the vibe. The “Sarge” C90 Chevy dump has the 238 / 10 speed so hoping we can get the clutch in it before the show.

[@tomgorney8868]

The sound------ tears to my eyes. Thank you so.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

You bet and thanks for watching 😬👍

[@michaelcreel534]

What a ride! I still love Crackerjack! And that Autocar... cool! I'm sorry about the old truckstop.

[@bobthetruckerguy5770]

Loved this video. Looking forward to meeting you and your trucks in a week. Where I grew up, there were no truck stops anywhere nearby. We were not near any interstates, but US Route 209 was about a mile from my house, and at night I could hear the trucks going up and down 209, and in particular hear the Jakes and downshifting from a hill a few miles away. I would dream about trucks non stop. When I got a little older I'd ride my bike to where I could see the trucks passing by, and dream. Good ol'days!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks, and Yes Bob you definitely had the same “sickness” I did lol. 😂👍

[@bobthetruckerguy5770]

I sure did! About a mile in the other direction from our house was a lumber yard, and my sister worked in the office there. One of the drivers would let me go with him to make deliveries sometimes, and my love for Ford trucks was born. They had Ford F 600 gas job flatbeds for local deliveries. Sometimes I'd get lucky and a big semi would be in there delivering when I was at the yard. That was the closest thing to a truck stop we had near us

[@grandpafalkenrath2988]

I grew up a Mile from US 66, I'd listen to those 220 and 250 Cummins pulling Martin Springs Hill, didn't hear many jakes back then

[@glennmorrell4907]

Thanks for sharing your memories of the old defunct truck stop. When I was a kid I too used to hang out at a truck stop and watch the trucks and talk to the truckers a little. My mom was a waitress and the truckers were awful nice to her and the others…it too is defunct but sometimes I drive past it and relive the past… That GMC is boss. Thanks for this nice video…

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thank you Glenn. It’s so cool that it’s at least still standing for you to connect with. Great memories especially including your Mom.

[@shellyweiers121]

Thanks for taking us along with you in the cracker box dane my husband Dan loves the gm heavy duty trucks but unfortunately never had a chance to drive one he is 63 now and hopes he will get that chance someday love your video's your friends from Minnesota 😊

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

As always I appreciate your watching. Maybe somebody local to you in a truck club perhaps?

[@rebeccaevans311]

I just love that sound!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

You have great taste Rebecca 😬👍

[@ben6119]

I did the same thing thru high school, hung out at the truck stop all the time. Became friends with some of the drivers who were there regularly and the tire shop employees. Good times. That style Autocar is one of my bucket list trucks-they are great looking trucks.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

I think there’s a LOT of us out there Ben that all were mesmerized with everything old school trucks related. I’m hoping to feature that Autocar soon.

[@sheilasembly-crum8447]

I had tons of fun on this ride! Thank you for the journey!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

You bet! Thanks as always!

[@geraldbentley5781]

Dane,you are having to much fun!!!!!!! Loved the ride😊

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Wait till you see the “Astro TeeShirt”! It came out beautiful! 😬

[@BillyLizza-ob5kn]

Dane Scott's Love That GMC Truck Wish I could Come And See The GMC Truck Show but my Car Needs Work Keep Up the good work Billy Lizza Uniontown pa

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks Billy, maybe next year. :)

[@carlstclair9920]

A 6-71 Detroit music to my ears have not heard a screamin Jimmy in a long time excellent video bringsback great memories.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thank you for watching and I’m glad to stoke those memories. 😬👍

[@KurtClark]

I love the sound of that engine. It's the sound of my youth! All the lumber trucks in my town sounded like that!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Oh ya! 👍

[@Marbleheadjed]

Beautiful truck ! Can’t beat the Detroits . Thanks for helping me out with my Diesel withdrawal symptoms.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Anytime Jeff, and thanks for watching too!

[@tommyhall2768]

Hey buddy good to see you an the trucks

[@johnelliott7375]

Nothing like a trip around the neighborhood with the old things.

[@sweetlou5902]

My pal lives in Conneaut OH. I know that truck stop at 6n and sanford. I remember the Dixie stop at 90 and sterrettania, good chow

[@rickweissmann7101]

Love Crackerbox and Astro cabover with 4 axles

[@murnm4719]

oh what fun that was.. thanks so much for doing this video..

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

It definitely was lol. And thanks for watching

[@greenbeenie2]

oh yes...my first truck, mine had a 318 It sounds like that is what is in yours. It sure brings back memories of the 60s for me. Thank you for the demo ride. I noticed ABF had that one. probably pulling doubles

[@jeffreyknight3884]

It's amazing how things changed as we look back when we were kids. Just think you were here as a kid and got to see the height of the trucking industry. It is sad to see the sites we all remember as a kid. Great video and I really enjoyed it. Thank you sir...

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks Jeff, you’re right on there. Thanks for watching.

[@andresgoyzueta74]

I see you hold that truckstop very close to your heart lots of memories I bet especially as a young man,totally understand great sounding engine awesome video,thank uou for sharing Godspeed

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Yes indeed I do Andre. Thank you

[@theresapereira9050]

Lovely sound

[@thomastaylor2450]

love the jimmy sound, especially at idle , I wish I could drive one!

[@russelltrupia4479]

I can remember when most truck stops didn't have covers on the fuel Islands. I drove a A-Car with a 318 Detroit and twin sticks.Thanks for the ride Dane. Congrats. 10K Awesome

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

I know Russ, would love to have a pairs of those fluorescent “wing” Lights in the pic. That’s the iconic truckstop pump island light to me. 😬 And thank you! Yes we made the 10k mark finally 😊

[@russelltrupia4479]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE Awesome job my friend

[@ernestpassaro9663]

I heard better sounding engines with actual power maxidyne Mack’s 3406 cats and kta Cummins !

[@ericnixon3616]

I LOVE the sound of a 6-71!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Totally agree Eric! 😊

[@frankpetrone2966]

Dane cool ride in Crackerbox! I drove GM buses in the early 70s they had 6-71’s and 8V71’s their sounds were awesome and ever in my mind!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks for watching Frank. My hat is tipped to your service 😬👍

[@stevieraymac774]

TOTALLY AWESOME 😎

[@apocyldoomer]

Awesome, the old timers had it rough, no air seats, no AC, there was a 1964 White in our terminal, I sat in her 1 night, no room at all, wooden seat, wow, I drove a 1988 Mack Biscayne, fastest truck in the yard, a 5 speed, she didn’t like hills, but on a straightaway it tore up the highway, she NEVER broke down on me, mechanically, came to work one day, and she was gone, what a bummer, a single axle thst would beat you up, wish I had taken pics of her. 1961, I wasn’t hatched yet, that GMC is a beast, new sub here, just awesome footage! Thanks!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Hat tipped to you Driver, thank you for subbing! 😬👍

[@apocyldoomer]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE HAPPY TRAILS DRIVER!

[@timscum9224]

Nice cruise for the cracker box get the Detroit workin out cheers Dane

[@stevemccoy8138]

I started truckin in 77, never drove a CRACKERBOX, but have seen a lot of them still running years ago. I've been told that the heater was not too good in them. Thanks for Sharing.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Hat tipped to you Driver. Thanks for watching too.

[@johnelliott7375]

Going to love going to ride in a Detroit.

[@user-ji7xi4sh6q]

Hello Dane i love your GMC Craker box l love The 2 stroke Detroit Diesel engine it sounds Great keep your videos coming

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks Dale, you have great taste lol 😬👍

[@jharvey2102]

That sounds awesome

[@Marc-so2cd]

That was a pleasure to listen to. I'm from the UK and being a bus driver for 21 years I always loved driving the manual Volvo B10M coaches with the underfloor 10 litre engines and the 12 litre Volvo B12Ms and the noise was brilliant. Nowadays I drive electric crap and I miss the old buses.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Wow! Hat tipped to you and your service. I’m sure those electric units are boring. Lol. And thanks for watching too. 😬👍

[@Marc-so2cd]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE I never pass up an old US truck video. They remind me of the time when things were cool.

[@zigman8550]

Such a cool looking front end on the Crackerbox

[@7080nik]

I dont know what is was about those GMC crackerboxes but, they terrorized me as a little kid back in the 60s! Just the way they looked and sounded I guess. Now, I love seeing them!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

I know, they have such “scowl” to them lol. Thanks for watching

[@thomasjimenez3427]

Amazing

[@cidertom5140]

Awesome noise!!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Oh ya!!!! 👍

[@davidhawes4461]

Dude i am old man drove freight for Roadway, we had those 6V 92s, Lord hearing you shift the gears that is cool !! keep on going on !!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks David I certainly will. 👍

[@ericheld4382]

That Jimmy sounds great!

[@quagmiredavis4117]

We work on and own a few Detroit powered trucks ..... marvel mystery oil in fuel really helps these engines last .. awesome video thanks for posting 👍 😊

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks

[@usafman8864]

Cracker jack tells you how to shift because hes cranky. I can tell you love your trucks. I love it.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Yes sir, they all have their own personalities lol. Thanks for watching

[@safn1949]

My favorite cabover was the GMC Astro, I just love the layout and the visability. Drove a lot of 8-71"s and got a chance to take a 8-92 for a week.Long time ago.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

You have great taste my friend. Hat tipped to your service and thanks for watching.

[@TheSuperbird43]

I drove a GMC Bullnose Truck Wrecker With a 430 8V92 Detroit with an 18 speed Road Ranger!!!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Hat tipped to your service driver 😬👍

[@thedesertdwellerfromutah4354]

This Tractor would be a Mobile Home haulers dream 💯

[@waynepickhardt4975]

Imagine that thing blowing past your house at 5am? 😂

[@dominicgambino100]

Dane great video drive around

[@philaskiphil9487]

beautiful

[@Anonymous..VQ3.5Lg35]

Thats a cool autocar truck!!!!

[@1957rickster]

Thanks for taking us on the ride! The Autocar is awesome! Please pursue. Maybe an opportunity to partner with other YT’br to do a “will it run” / rescue on the Poclain excavator (Diesel Creek ?)

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Oh I will pursue it after the Jamboree. 😬👍

[@jackhayward4605]

Just bumped into your channel - way cool!!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Awesome thanks for watching 😬👍

[@christophercrafter2609]

Double clutch. Good stuff here homie.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks Chris 😬👍

[@srj100]

When I joined the FD in 1974, we had a '69 Hahn pumper with a 8V71 automatic and dual straight pipes out the right side. When you got into it you hear her across town. Started belching flames while pumping 1550 GPM during a pump test once.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

And you remember it to this day! The sound of our past 😊👍

[@ericcurlett811]

That Autocar was definitely a treat

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

I know right? Imagine that thing when it was new! 😍

[@RDWillett1]

As a kid growing up, my dad was a Long Haul Trucker and i went with him on trips a lot, it was fun i miss them days. But my dad has been a trucker for over 30 years and knows where every truck stop around the country is or almost every, where was was that old truck stop you was showing us that you used to ride your bike to? Maybe my dad knows of this place. Thanks for the nice video!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

That’s awesome, those are memories you will cherish forever. That particular place was called the “Keystone” at exit 1 just into west Springfield from Ohio on Interstate 90.

[@william38022]

Now ole son you’ve been somewhere,,, I mean you’ve been around the block not everyone can drive them old trucks,,,my grandfather had one similar to yours many years ago and he always said you had to drive them like you hate em lol👍 I remember when I was a little boy going to visit my fathers people in Pennsylvania on vacation in Huntington County and we’d go up and down through the mountains ears popping all the way.They still had the old slow lane truck lanes and them old two stroke diesel sound like the devil going up them mountains 🏔 sound like a devil coming down. I think it’s pretty cool you’re keeping all this stuff alive and keeping it going👍

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Man! What great memories! That’s what it’s all about 😬👍

[@christrella3134]

Totally different from all the other diesel engines! You're a big kid!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

I know right? Lol 😂

[@CarsandCats]

Love the sound of the Detriot's. I remember as a kid riding the Greyhound and they all had them! I liked the smell too. We had some really steep grades and they were screaming to get up them.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Ah yes…. Those great Greyhound memories. Detroits all around. 😍

[@CarsandCats]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE I lived across from the bus station so got to see them pull onto the street all of the time! I loved it.

[@chrisharkins8708]

Very nice

[@fastback5201]

Hey! Where does time go? Man the years go by so fast. Bet that was a jumping truck stop in its days. Would love to stop in and chat with you about your trucks but live so far in Eastern North Carolina driving a western star truck ,so i will just have to continue watching your wonderful KZbin videos, anyways thanks for the great content you show! 10.4!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

10-4 Driver I’ll try… and thank you for watching 😬👍

[@darrencatenacci2737]

That looked like fun. I remember the green shingle truck stop. Used to stop there on my way east into New York when I ran that way. Was a nice place decent food decent folks nice place to stop. Never took any pictures tho. Never thought it would ever close to be honest. Like a lot of those places of that kind. I always thought they be there.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

That’s awesome you were there! You got to experience truckin Americana at its heyday! Hat tipped to ya 😬👍

[@Jhihmoac]

I remember riding in my father's old '62 (the year I was born) Crackerbox Sleeper when I was a kid... High-up, cramped, loud, bumpy, and hot in the summer... You could have the interior any color you wanted - as long as it was green!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Oh man yes! The heyday of old school truckin memories 😊👍

[@Jhihmoac]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE - Those old Jimmy Crackerboxes (and some of the early Astros after that) offered absolutely _NO_ "Creature Comforts" whatsoever! Built strictly for power and the ability to haul!

[@laming2006]

Lands me, THAT takes me back to when I was a young man with a bogus Arkansas Chauffeur's license (showed I was 21... I wasn't). I drove a twin screw Crackerbox w/sleeper and a 238 and 10 speed Road Ranger in it. (And no A/C!) Drove it coast to coast for several months. I NEVER want to experience that again! I thought I'd died and gone to heaven when the company put me into a new Astro 95 with a 350 Detroit in it!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Wow! My hat is tipped twice to you Driver! You worked em both! 😮😬👍

[@kathyevans3783]

I just love the MICKEY MOUSE! THIS IS DEFINITELY WHAT I MISS! A REAL TRUCK THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT SOUNDS! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. OLD IRON KEEP ROLLIN!

[@kathyevans3783]

Looks like factory air conditioning too! L.O.L.

[@rosshemming1347]

Nothing like a Detroit remember to slam the door on your hand then drive like your mad that's what I learned at 12 years old I'm 67 now and still have a Detroit only for my pleasure only I live in California but moving to southern Oregon where I can register all my good trucks enjoy God bless

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Your right on Ross! Glad you’re moving to where you can enjoy them without all the CA craziness. 😬👍

[@Turbohuff]

So my dad drove a crackerbox back when he first started driving truck in the mid seventies and he always talks about how you never forget the experience! The really crazy part about your video is he is also retired from ABF freight in Columbus Ohio!! I wonder what the chances are of getting you to take him out for a ride in it sometime this summer!??

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

That’s awesome! If you come up I’d be honored to give him a ride.

[@robertsmida9601]

That was a beautiful Caddie. GM doesn't know how to make beautiful cars anymore. My grandfathers caddie had a white top and if I'm remembering right both back windows stopped working.

[@dog1880]

dad had a gmc with one set of axles were belt driven. nice trucks you have

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Wow! That IS old school!😬thanks

[@popcornhead3479]

That truck drives really straight for being it's ole age!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

It does, I just have such fun being able to drive it and think about all the years it worked and how many drivers sat behind that wheel.

[@coldonnamariefuentesdumont8598]

Hi Dane I'm Col Donnamarie Fuentes Dumont Lavallee and I am a retired army air corp special ops combat pilot and a retired extremely very huge equipment operator and transport rigger and equipment transport rigger and I so much 💕 love your videos and all your rigs I love 💕 all series Detroit Diesel engines and their is nothing like or even comes close to a wonderful and epic sweet Jimmy rig and that sweet soothing music sound that lady Detroit sings so relaxing and amazing I hope you and your family are doing well and healthy and enjoying life I really 💕 love that truck 🚛🚒 stop it's so sad that something so important to all us truckers comes to a terrible end it's not fair Maybe with some 💕 love and hope it will reopen and be like it was a wonderful trucker's home port I'm going to get some serious coffee and my breakfast so I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy my love 💕 to you and your family Col Donnamarie Fuentes Dumont Lavallee

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Wow! My hat is tipped to you Driver and thank you for your service! That Detroit sound connects so many of us to wonderful memories of days gone by. It’s the sound an America no longer here. Thanks for watching too. 😬👍

[@johnverser]

Thats a GREAT LOOKING JIMMY>

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks John 😬

[@MaclearieFarms]

I’m from Ohio to I’d love to see your collection some time

[@johnelliott7375]

Good morning and great day to you all and before you get rained out. Raining and 67° F in the Waster park. I hope we can get together soon. Could not go to the Jamberee due to people calling of work and being busy. You have a great day today.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thanks John, hey, there’s always next year 😬

[@Satellite-Man_521]

Oh man. I'd enjoy a ride in that soooo much haha

[@dwightcorbett8889]

I love that sound too! That got the cobwebs out, I'm sure. I hope Blue Jay isn't still under consideration for selling. I positively love those old GMCs with 2 stroke screaming power!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Nope he’s staying. 😬👍

[@dwightcorbett8889]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE Awesome! I felt a bit sad when Astro Vader was sold, so I hoped that Blue Jay would remain.

[@jimrudolph1582]

I love to see someone get giddy like a little kid when you wind that up! I had the pleasure of working at Harper Detroit diesel for three years back in 2000. The shop was filled with lifers some had been there since it was a parking lot! Then 35-8 years. The number and variety of two strokes that were rebuilt and serviced was amazing. Have you seen any on an ego e Dyno? Now that’s something else. Saw a 12v71t start lifting the front of the stand off the ground just screaming under full load. Big 92’s. Road service on 12 and 16v149’s. Marine everything even an old wooden girl with a pair of 8v53t. Holy hallelujah the sound.. I was hired for a recall on little Allison’s with a converter recall and ended up working Mainly on 60’s and tranny’s. I stripped and boiled so many two strokes! Holy dirt hardware on a bench! It would fill a three by five easy with bolts etc. I would watch intently when I assisted these masters build them. During a slow down I was sent for a B500 world overhaul course and assorted ddec courses and was being groomed as another transmission tech. During that slowdown I had the pleasure of taking a 4-53 from start to Dyno.manual and memory and the guidance of one of the best I can say I did a great job! That little beast topped 100hp if memory is correct. Keep up the great videos! Let’s hear some more on the governor shifts! Cheers.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Man! What an awesome pedigree! You certainly were blessed 👍

[@jimrudolph1582]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE I should have mentioned that my love for them began in the mid seventies. My brother in law began working at the same shop, I would ride my bike the fifteen or so miles on afternoon shifts to visit and watch the same guys I’d work with later on.

[@jandcco]

Love the 2 stroke and black smoke, miss it a lot used to haul combines from ND to Kansas and back and pull a hopper with a ford louisville 318 detroit and 13 speed, (slam your hand in the door and hammer down) -- should have wore ear plugs 🎧

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

I “hear” that story a lot lol. 😬👍

[@alirezahosseini3881]

I love gmc

[@ronfullerton3162]

We referred to that Jimmy cab as the "Slim Jim"! But I heard enough people refer to them as the "Cracker Box". I really enjoy how people have been restoring and bringing back those old trucks. Have seen some guys on the road take those old bodies and put them on new chassis with all the good stuff like air ride, power steering, and air conditioning. Makes a neat ride!

[@davidmeckley3773]

My back hurts just watching you bounce around! I've been in trucks with spring ride bobtail and when you hit a good one, ouch!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

You learn to pay attention and lift up a bit when they come lol.

[@melvinthompson9635]

Nice ride there the crackerbox had spin hes Wheels he been hibernation for a while lol thanks for showing us the old truck stop where you hang out when you was small nice classic car there and serge ready to spin hes Wheels lol another good video Mr scotts 👍

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Thank you for watching Melvin. I love to share the “retro vibe” with you all. 😬

[@melvinthompson9635]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE your very welcome Mr scotts and thankyou much for sharing them 10-4👍

[@robertprice7246]

There's just no better sound than a 2 Stroke Detroit Diesel

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Yes sir I certainly agree 😬👍

[@DavidSmith-vm3cu]

My father and grandfather worked in sheetmetal department at GM Truck and Coach in Pontiac, Michigan. Due to lower production volumes of trucks, not so many presses and dies were used to make parts, simple curves were formed in jigs and fixtures. Astro Truck, successor to crackerbox was a challenge to tool up and get good fits of doors. Division also built coaches. RTS coach was welded modular design out os stainless. Problems with weld shrinkage and distortion, crooked bodies did in the Bus business. Truck factory gone as well as Pontiac Motor Division.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Wow! Didn’t know that … great info. Thank you! And for watching Dave

[@crushingvanessa3277]

I wash buses and we used to have Gm Fishbowls and Flyers with 6v71s. One 1963 Jimmy bus was a standard, got a little seat time moving it around and had it on the road once. I couldn't shift it that good, the linkages are in need of help and just lack of knowledge, plus it's hard to hear the engine when it's 35' away from you with lots of sound proofing. It's waiting for restoration now, so hopefully I can practice on it again. Yes, once that Detroit gets in you, it stay with you forever.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Oh man cool job you have! 😮😊👍

[@crushingvanessa3277]

@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE Thanks, it somehow keeps me going back after 17 years.

[@littlesquirtthefireengine5478]

The one thing that always surprises me is how different an 8V sounds inside the cab versus at the exhaust. It almost sounds like a 6V inside the tab. But there is no mistaking the sound outside.

[@littlesquirtthefireengine5478]

Oh wait, I'm an idiot, this is the 6-71 isn't it XD XD

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Yes it’s a 6V71.

[@greenbudkelly2820]

Ok, glad I’m reading it’s a sixer. No way that’s an 8v.

[@countryjoe3551]

I grew up (allegedly) on a well known bypass around the scales on the Oklahoma/Missouri border. To this day I can still remember the sound of those Detroit Diesels skirting the scales at night. Loud enough to wake you from a dead sleep. LOL!! I'd love to drop a 6V92 into something totally ridiculous just to keep that sound alive a little longer.

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

That’s the magic Joe, a retro memory and connection.😬👍

[@johndavis1789]

That’s off the chain ⛓️ I remember them in Detroit hauling beer