![](http://i.ebayimg.com/19/!BkNqfs!!2k~$(KGrHqUH-CMEs+0Op8pWBLWnIzPV2!~~_3.JPG)
So I need to stop looking at trucks for sale. This Pete has a triple thick frame from the factory(Looks like 3/8 to 1/2" C channel) and a 5 x 4 x 3 transmission. Am I reading that right 60 forward speeds?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-Peterbilt-381-Supercharged-275-Cummins-5x4x3-Trans_W0QQitemZ200457011381QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCommercial_Trucks?hash=item2eac2b40b5
Reminds me of the truck from "Duel."
![](http://komplexify.com/images/2007/DuelTruck.jpg)
(fear the hot link)
Stuc
HalfDork
4/8/10 12:03 a.m.
ignorant wrote:
So I need to stop looking at trucks for sale. This Pete has a triple thick frame from the factory(Looks like 3/8 to 1/2" C channel) and a 5 x 4 x 3 transmission. Am I reading that right 60 forward speeds?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-Peterbilt-381-Supercharged-275-Cummins-5x4x3-Trans_W0QQitemZ200457011381QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCommercial_Trucks?hash=item2eac2b40b5
This thing looks awesome and almost a steal... until I think of the tow when this thing breaks down. I don't think AAA would cover it.
What are tow bills for these things?
81gtv6
HalfDork
4/8/10 10:03 a.m.
I spent 3 years driving one of these, mid engine turbo V8 fun.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/MIM-104_Patriot_(1997).JPG/800px-MIM-104_Patriot_(1997).JPG)
Appleseed wrote:
Reminds me of the truck from "Duel."
(fear the hot link)
they suhould they are both Pete's from the same era.