THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRUCKING (S3: E7)

A Phantom Lane video featuring vintage B&W photos curated and colorized by Thor Norvegian. Phantom Lane takes you on a nostalgic ride into the golden age of over-the-road trucking to remember the long-forgotten phantoms of the fast lane. Enjoy the view!
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[@robertvenable6642]

Your videos bring back some great memories good and not so good.

[@johnstecz9169]

Yes you did not see any flip flop wearing sweat pants steering wheel holders back then! I trucked back then ,everybody communicated with each each other and helped one another,and everybody spoke English. God Bless

[@anthonypaparo1975]

Amen brother truck driver. 🚚

[@raymondbradley6788]

Back when trucks were trucks. I miss those days. Thanks for sharing.👍👍👍

[@mr.roaddogwade7107]

Love these old pics. 👌 Wish we could post pics. I’d love to share my old Truck and pics. 🤠🇺🇸

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great pics!!

[@danielperry3008]

Truly as Archie said,Those were the days. 🇺🇲😎

[@chevyrellstraightdropracin0603]

Love this channel

[@byronseagrave5297]

And the Brotherhood we helped each other!!! Love the one with the motorcycle cop and the cracker box must've been going down hill!!!!

[@garydionne1357]

Ohh yeah 👍, blessings to you and the men and women and that beautiful old Iron, that made us. Thank you MR THOR you make my day and Great 👍 Day for you

[@AMPProductionsVideo]

Another Great Job 👍

[@gerryspang5917]

In the States it was called Consolidated Freightways, in Canada it was Canadian Freightways and going north yomAlaka it was called Northern Freightways. Cheers my friend

[@gearsmashking6880]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, those were the days when trucking had style. When men took pride and honor in their work and the rigs they drove.

[@tmacs311]

Top notch videos Thor 👍👍 thanks 😊

[@paulbergen9114]

Once again great trucks but also some fantastic backgrounds and ladings🏁

[@dennisaldrich536]

Thanks for the memories I've been out here driving for 47 years I can remember seeing a lot of those trucks and companies I would love to go back to those days I guess that's why I enjoy the videos keep them coming

[@bendavis6722]

I meant he drove an Autocar truck not cabover convtianbile sorry about that.

[@bendavis6722]

my father drove a company called Miles and sons I don't recall what year it was when my father drove for Miles and sons trucking company? sorry for any mistakes in spelling.

[@paulobrien7209]

Class just pure class

[@nickkercheval2704]

At 1:14 I’d like to have the late 50s early 60s Panhead the cop was riding!

[@jamesnelson6980]

42 years OTR...ask some of these youngsters if they know what a Jap Freightliner was, or a crackerbox? How about double clutching or a 2 stick bulldog? As the old rock n' roll song goes..."Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end..."

[@snydedon9636]

I think the best picture is the very last one as the video is ending.

[@normanott644]

I drove some POS trucks when I started, took a few years to get in a new truck, today new drivers get a new truck without earning it. First truck I drove was a 65 Kenworth COE, 220 no hairdryer, put a new driver in something like that today they wouldn’t last 50 miles.

[@truckerray9634]

50 miles, shit they wouldn't make it to the gate. These young cry babies wouldn't even consider driving some of the trucks we had to drive. First truck I drove was a 46 White with a 220 and a 4 and 3 then drove a 57 A car and was glad to get it. It had 262 with a 4 and a 3, those were the days when a driver was a real driver. Oh yeah, this all took place in 1968 for me, and I enjoyed going to work every trip. These young bucks don't know how good they have it.

[@pontakunxii]

What's the title of the song?

[@jeffroberts3086]

I wonder if today's so called driver's could even drive or handle these old without all of today's creature comforts

[@rce8540]

Some more great memories. Thank you sir