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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage trucks Archive
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![Update: This was previously identified as a Federal truck, but in reality it was a Sterling. And according to one source, the engine was substantially derated, to some 500 hp. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Sterling-allison-1710-V12-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: Home Built 1950 Sterling Truck With 1400 HP Allison V12 – Hot Rod Semi")
Vintage Truck: Home Built 1950 Sterling Truck With 1400 HP Allison V12 – Hot Rod Semi
Posted on December 13, 2021 | 33 CommentsUpdate: This was previously identified as a Federal truck, but in reality it was a Sterling. And according to one source, the engine was substantially derated, to some 500 hp. […] -
![Hall-Scott’s legendary 1090 cubic inch OHC six cylinder gas engines were the most powerful truck engines in their day, making up to 310 hp on butane (LPG) at a time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/H-S-Kenworth-V12-close.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: 1951 Kenworth With 600 HP 2181 Cubic Inch Hall-Scott V12 – The World’s Most Powerful Factory Road Truck Of Its Time")
Vintage Truck: 1951 Kenworth With 600 HP 2181 Cubic Inch Hall-Scott V12 – The World’s Most Powerful Factory Road Truck Of Its Time
Posted on December 10, 2021 | 50 CommentsHall-Scott’s legendary 1090 cubic inch OHC six cylinder gas engines were the most powerful truck engines in their day, making up to 310 hp on butane (LPG) at a time […] -
![(Note: this may or may not be a correct picture of the 1923 Benz diesel truck, as the only images available from Daimler’s site are of the 1924 Mercedes diesel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Benz-truck-1920s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1923 Benz – The World’s First Production Diesel Truck")
1923 Benz – The World’s First Production Diesel Truck
Posted on December 8, 2021 | 17 Comments(Note: this may or may not be a correct picture of the 1923 Benz diesel truck, as the only images available from Daimler’s site are of the 1924 Mercedes diesel […] -
![This vintage shot of a big Studebaker diesel semi truck is rare, the only one I could find. This is one of the lowest production big diesel trucks ever. There’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51588574744_92064931cd_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: 1962 – 1964 Studebaker Big Diesel Trucks – Extreme Rarities")
Vintage Truck: 1962 – 1964 Studebaker Big Diesel Trucks – Extreme Rarities
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 37 CommentsThis vintage shot of a big Studebaker diesel semi truck is rare, the only one I could find. This is one of the lowest production big diesel trucks ever. There’s […] -
![This was shot in York, PA in 1986. The Mack B Series looks to be well older than any of the junk cars it’s hauling off to the crusher. Can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51657290515_e96fb79168_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B Series – It Well Outlived Its Load")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B Series – It Well Outlived Its Load
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 12 CommentsThis was shot in York, PA in 1986. The Mack B Series looks to be well older than any of the junk cars it’s hauling off to the crusher. Can […] -
![I’ve seen lots of heavy road movements with numerous tractors hooked together inline, but I’ve never seen anything like this: two tractor-trailers hauling one large heavy load, side by side. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51672167973_2a89083606_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks of the Day: Two International 4200s Pulling A Single Load, Side-By-Side")
Vintage Trucks of the Day: Two International 4200s Pulling A Single Load, Side-By-Side
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 19 CommentsI’ve seen lots of heavy road movements with numerous tractors hooked together inline, but I’ve never seen anything like this: two tractor-trailers hauling one large heavy load, side by side. […] -
![I had come to assume that the somewhat odd grill guard on old Brockways from the 1940s or so were standard equipment, and that they only came that way. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/39972019102_df22e6c44e_o-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Brockway – Without Its Mask, It Looks Like A Mercedes")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Brockway – Without Its Mask, It Looks Like A Mercedes
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 10 CommentsI had come to assume that the somewhat odd grill guard on old Brockways from the 1940s or so were standard equipment, and that they only came that way. But […] -
![Yes, my title is a bit convoluted. But when I saw that the guy in the ad extolling his White 3000 trucks hauling Tom’s Potato Chips was named Tom, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/36ec7380001138733b32b5c00655b063.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck Ad: White 3000, The First Tilt Cab, Being Extolled By Tom of Tom’s Potato Chips, But Not Its Founder, Another Tom")
Vintage Truck Ad: White 3000, The First Tilt Cab, Being Extolled By Tom of Tom’s Potato Chips, But Not Its Founder, Another Tom
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 24 CommentsYes, my title is a bit convoluted. But when I saw that the guy in the ad extolling his White 3000 trucks hauling Tom’s Potato Chips was named Tom, I […] -
![We’ve had a few Vintage Trucks posts shot by Joe Wanchura, a truck driver whose passion was photographing trucks. He started in the early 1940s, and his photos are a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/4392734307_2a667fa9b4_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks of the Day: Mack LTs – Shot Out West By Joe Wanchura")
Vintage Trucks of the Day: Mack LTs – Shot Out West By Joe Wanchura
Posted on November 1, 2021 | 13 CommentsWe’ve had a few Vintage Trucks posts shot by Joe Wanchura, a truck driver whose passion was photographing trucks. He started in the early 1940s, and his photos are a […] -
![Sterling trucks was one of the venerable old truck companies, going back to 1906 when it was founded in Milwaukee, WI. It was bought by White in 1951, and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s/1950s Sterling, Still With Chain Drive – And Belt Drive Too")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s/1950s Sterling, Still With Chain Drive – And Belt Drive Too
Posted on October 18, 2021 | 19 CommentsSterling trucks was one of the venerable old truck companies, going back to 1906 when it was founded in Milwaukee, WI. It was bought by White in 1951, and the […] -
![This as was paid for by Hall-Scott, to bring attention to the fact that the new Mack LT “Western” truck series, targeted for those grueling jobs on the far side […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/4451190030_ac09da9ce4_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1947 Mack LTSW – New “Western” Truck With 300 HP Hall-Scott 400 Gas/Butane Engine – “The Most Powerful Truck Engine Built!”")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1947 Mack LTSW – New “Western” Truck With 300 HP Hall-Scott 400 Gas/Butane Engine – “The Most Powerful Truck Engine Built!”
Posted on October 13, 2021 | 33 CommentsThis as was paid for by Hall-Scott, to bring attention to the fact that the new Mack LT “Western” truck series, targeted for those grueling jobs on the far side […] -
![I’ve always been particularly fascinated by all wheel drive trucks, as there were so many different solutions to the challenges involved, and how certain manufacturers developed a proprietary system and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/walter-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck History: Walter Trucks – Ultimate “Snow Fighters” With A Unique 4WD System Using DeDion Axles")
Truck History: Walter Trucks – Ultimate “Snow Fighters” With A Unique 4WD System Using DeDion Axles
Posted on October 8, 2021 | 23 CommentsI’ve always been particularly fascinated by all wheel drive trucks, as there were so many different solutions to the challenges involved, and how certain manufacturers developed a proprietary system and […] -
![I love this shot, of an International LDC slowly grinding up a long grade, in what looks like Arizona. You think it didn’t get boiling hot in that little cramped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/5726310294_a30ae9ca22_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: International LDC On Long Grade – How Truckers Kept Cool Before Air Conditioning")
Vintage Truck of the Day: International LDC On Long Grade – How Truckers Kept Cool Before Air Conditioning
Posted on October 6, 2021 | 19 CommentsI love this shot, of an International LDC slowly grinding up a long grade, in what looks like Arizona. You think it didn’t get boiling hot in that little cramped […] -
![We’ver covered a number of 1930s streamlined trucks, but this was a new one for me. But it shouldn’t have been surprising, since Chrysler pioneered streamlined design in the US […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/37699287964_2b935ae8fd_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1938 Dodge Airflow Tanker Trunk – Airplanes Deserve Streamlined Tanker Trucks")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1938 Dodge Airflow Tanker Trunk – Airplanes Deserve Streamlined Tanker Trucks
Posted on October 4, 2021 | 18 CommentsWe’ver covered a number of 1930s streamlined trucks, but this was a new one for me. But it shouldn’t have been surprising, since Chrysler pioneered streamlined design in the US […] -
![When I came across this fine shot of a 1940 Dodge delivering supplies to the fast-growing Howard Johnson’s restaurant chain, I was surprised to see the “DIESEL” badge on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/38394867281_1b1d253596_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck Of The Day: 1940 Dodge Diesel – The First Dodge Diesel Engine Was The Only One Designed And Built By Chrysler")
Vintage Truck Of The Day: 1940 Dodge Diesel – The First Dodge Diesel Engine Was The Only One Designed And Built By Chrysler
Posted on October 3, 2021 | 30 CommentsWhen I came across this fine shot of a 1940 Dodge delivering supplies to the fast-growing Howard Johnson’s restaurant chain, I was surprised to see the “DIESEL” badge on its […]
