Iconic Trucks Together

[Richard A Thackeray]

Whilst looking for tracks for the Grateful For The Dead thread, I saw this at the side of a Jerry Reed clip

What a collection!
Convoy & Smokey And The Bandit (#1) are still amongst my favourite films 40 years on!
I definitely remember watching BJ & The Bear on television too, but I don't think Movin On wasn't shown in British TV




View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAiXHBzFNmE[/url]

 

[Slick]

Absolutely loved Convoy at the time, not sure if I would watch it today though. Smokey and the bandit is a timeless classic, with classic lines delivered immaculately.

Junior, when we get home, I'm gonna slap yo mamma.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Absolutely loved Convoy at the time, not sure if I would watch it today though. Smokey and the bandit is a timeless classic, with classic lines delivered immaculately.

The sound of that down-shift, as RD crests the hill is music to me, & it's such a wonderful sequence..... if you can forgive the camera lights reflecting on the door of the RS700


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmtMUpUvdFk


Much prefer Jerry to McCall though!!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0OflL0INck

 

[Slick]

Well, when you put it like that.......

Convoy certainly knew how to grab the attention of a young teenage boy, that's for sure.

 

[raleighnut]

Would in work over here though,


View: https://youtu.be/N-FZZ7ye7h8

 

[Slick]

Would in work over here though,


View: https://youtu.be/N-FZZ7ye7h8

Far too close to reality for comfort. Our American cousins do it with a bit more panache than super Scouser.

 

[gbb]

'Duel' got a look in on the clip.....now there was a scary truck.

 

[raleighnut]

This is a real 'truck'


View: https://youtu.be/5pwhm_xoDiY

 

[Slick]

This is a real 'truck'


View: https://youtu.be/5pwhm_xoDiY

He's certainly not afraid to give her the gun, is he. Probably shows my ignorance, but I never even knew a 2 stroke was used like that.

 

[raleighnut]

He's certainly not afraid to give her the gun, is he. Probably shows my ignorance, but I never even knew a 2 stroke was used like that.

I'm not sure if that has the 4cyl or the 6cyl version, if it's the 6 it will sound like a 4 stroke 12cyl as the cylinders fire every revolution instead of every other revolution.


View: https://youtu.be/I5RJOUseZF4

 

[Slick]

I'm not sure if that has the 4cyl or the 6cyl version, if it's the 6 it will sound like a 4 stroke 12cyl as the cylinders fire every revolution instead of every other revolution.


View: https://youtu.be/I5RJOUseZF4

See, I think that sounds clearly like a 2 stroke, regardless of cylinders. It may just be the speed at which it gets to the red line but certainly never ever heard of that in a truck. Every day is a school day.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Would in work over here though,


View: https://youtu.be/N-FZZ7ye7h8

That was awful back then, & still is

 

[gbb]

As a young old boy in Flintham, Notts in the early 70s, Percy Sheppard (sp) had a small transport business running Comma 2 stroke lorries, mostly tippers and flatbed rigids for agricultural work.
The 2 stroke used to sound like a bag of nails, very very noisy and high revving I seem to remember. I also seem to remember he had to change gears...oooh, every 5 seconds or so

 

[raleighnut]

As a young old boy in Flintham, Notts in the early 70s, Percy Sheppard (sp) had a small transport business running Comma 2 stroke lorries, mostly tippers and flatbed rigids for agricultural work.
The 2 stroke used to sound like a bag of nails, very very noisy and high revving I seem to remember. I also seem to remember he had to change gears...oooh, every 5 seconds or so

Yep, the Commer had a 3cyl engine with 6 pistons and was known as the 'knocker'


View: https://youtu.be/pGaISFg_ZIw

EDIT - With the stroke being half that of a conventional engine they could rev a lot higher too


View: https://youtu.be/e0sLp7wvq60