This is what I'm talkin about
My eccentricities are always a major embarrassment to my children, so I take delight in eclipsing past social blunders in ever more outlandish ways. For example, when my Son visits I make it a point to collect him at Santa Barbara airport in suitable transportation violating the town vehicle dress code and quite abhorrent to the indigenous tony Range Rover / Escalade set.
My ancient, battle-scarred 4WD Quigley Vandura is one good example, followed by a delightful Cummins-powered Dodge 4x4 in outrageous Caltrans orange. These functional classics were a hard act to follow but I have now excelled myself. Herewith I present the ultimate evil truck, the star of "Duel" no less, a Peterbilt 281.
Chance smiled upon us today and the 1964 beauty featured here was ours for the taking. It couldn't have been more perfect; classic Peterbilt scowl, swamp-box AC, driver fan, rectangular air-cleaner, single stack, rattling engine butterfly covers and drab rust patina. The best part is a "souped up" diesel as the owner prepped this truck for racing.
Check out these old-time switches and gauges that don't need no steenkin' CPU control. Men understood their machinery back in '64. There's a dual-range transfer case for racing, too. The final touch has to be an air starter to disperse crowds within a 100-yard radius. On a final note, Range Rovers, Gelandenwagens, Beemers and similar pretentious vanity vehicles are but mere appetizers for the 281, so the effete better keep their distance. As for the unfortunate few with a Plymouth Valiant, you should've got the Dodge hemi!
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