Posted by Dave in GA on January 28, 2012 at 17:43:55 from (184.36.166.84):
In Reply to: Fire truck posted by Paul Janke on January 28, 2012 at 16:41:03:
Truck power and speed as we know it was nonexistent prior to the 1960s, and maybe even before the 1970s. Back then, it was miserable getting behind any kind of medium or heavy truck on the road. They took forever to get up to speed, and their top speed was not very fast. Climbing a grade made matters even worse. One old retired trucker I spoke with a few years ago said that there were some trucks built in the 1950s that were so underpowered, there were men who refused to drive them. Then the pendulum swung and you could get a cabover with a Detroit V12 in the 70s. Today's trucks are like hot rods in comparison to the 50s.
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