I worked at O’Hare and a buddy worked at Sams in the 80’s. They were kings of towing construction trailers. Instead of companies having to make trailers road safe and license and insure them. Sams would tow them. Used any old B-model,r-model internationals anything.It’s weird in the 80’s they had one Mfg. wrecker body. They were all pipe booms and army wreckers and 1 Holmes 600. They had a ton of trucks. Nice seeing them get some attention.
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Awesome I love hearing stories like that!
@markbickelhaupt4414
3 ай бұрын
The Wittenberg is a company that reworked ex - GI 6X6s w fiberglass hoods, front fenders & roofs! All the wreckers are great! What a find!!!
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Awesome I was really curious on who made them, thanks!
@bennetfox
2 ай бұрын
Man, that is tow truck heaven!! I really wished I could take that blue Autocar home!!
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
That thing was super nice
@jeffbronowicz3264
Ай бұрын
Wow what a honey whole !!! Great video sir!!
@weldingandwheeling9883
Ай бұрын
Thank you, I would agree!
@staglione79
2 ай бұрын
So cool!!! I love those old holmes wreckers, the old fords too.
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, I love the holmes plates on the wreckers displaying the models.
@JohnJohnson-qg2ub
2 ай бұрын
Talk about taking u back in time!!! Thanks bro i realky love old school!🎉
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Thats what I love to do!
@sierra1005sb
3 ай бұрын
That's my favorite truck since 1976 and drove them at the end of there life . The were off the road by 1994 as company trucks 4070 International transtar CEO
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
Heck yeah
@ShawnCalay
2 ай бұрын
There is a guy in ohio just got one off a farm, running it hauling lumber to atlanta ....he actually has a team driver
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
Would you ever expect to see this many semis hiding out in Chicago?
@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248
3 ай бұрын
What ya think they want for that transtar cabover?
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
@@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248I would think it would go pretty cheap, but it would be some considerable work to get it out of its spot
@mizzo_beeto
2 ай бұрын
Yup chicago is a transportation hub mecca
@sierra1005sb
3 ай бұрын
Nice Transtar looks like one of the last year built 1981 by the steering wheel
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
Hmm I didn’t know that
@JeronWhite
3 ай бұрын
Wow good truck
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
I agree!
@JC-su3jw
3 ай бұрын
I like your optimistic viewpoint on all this old iron lol. Interesting vid thanks bro..
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
Thanks lol, I’m used to buying much worse stuff, hoping they all go to good homes.
@TimBullins-z2z
2 ай бұрын
Use to haul coal with a TranStar just like that 😊
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
I like them!
@DDTHAMS
2 ай бұрын
You should go to the historic tow truck museum in Chattanooga TN. They have all kinds of stuff including a wall dedicated to all the tow truck drivers who have died while doing their jobs recovering vehicles and people from wrecks
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Wow sounds like an amazing place to go
@nelsonmattoon150
2 ай бұрын
They were fun to drive
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
I agree!
@tombrown5755
2 ай бұрын
Some nice trucks
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
I agree! Thanks for watching!
@robpeters5204
2 ай бұрын
That white L 8000 is actually an LTS 8000. It is the set back front axle. .
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Hmm I see now that you pointed that out, I’d never heard of an LTS, thanks!
@ShawnCalay
2 ай бұрын
Alot of these trucks i witnessed growing up going up and down RT 64 ir north ave back in the 70s to the 2000s
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
I’m glad you got to see them again, I would of loved to see them in there prime!
@ShawnCalay
2 ай бұрын
I used to live in the Chicago area. I was a train conductor for Chicago Central, Illinois Central. First few years i got laid off in the summer and drove for RI Busse.....sams got me once. What happened to them? I no longer live in illinois.
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
They are still in business, they just have to make room for newer stuff. Thanks for the story on them saving you! Do you remember what truck it was by chance?
@ShawnCalay
2 ай бұрын
@@weldingandwheeling9883 it was the Kenworth you showed....I saw the R model macks a lot.....as a kid I did see that white military truck it was stationed down the road from were I lived...
@carldrexler7883
2 ай бұрын
The KW trans looked like a 2 speed air splitter,they were common on straight air splitter 2 speed rears in the late 60s and early 70s🤷♂️
@carldrexler7883
2 ай бұрын
I’m sorry I meant 3 speed rears
@carldrexler7883
2 ай бұрын
Petes a 359 short nose
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Hmm cool, I've never seen a 3-speed rear
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248
3 ай бұрын
What you think they would want for the international trans star cabover?
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
I would think it’s pretty cheap but I don’t know really.
@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248
3 ай бұрын
@@weldingandwheeling9883 ya you would think but never know
@brimanco
3 ай бұрын
What is the back story here? Did the owner pass away? Do they plan to pull these out so we can come see them? Is there a way to get prices?
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
They are still in business, just clearing some space and making some money for new trucks. I’m not sure on the tactic for getting them out to sell, sooner or later they are all going to have to come out. For prices you’ll have to contact the guys
@williammccartney4833
2 ай бұрын
Are they having an auction or are you their way of advertising?
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
No auction, just advertising the trucks for them to sell individually
@sylvanos44
3 ай бұрын
what the big M whithe truck?
@weldingandwheeling9883
3 ай бұрын
I’m not sure what brand truck it is, but it’s a old converted army truck
@hawaii3100
3 ай бұрын
@@weldingandwheeling9883 MARMON
@clydegelsleichter708
2 ай бұрын
M is for Marmon . Army Version
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
Awesome I never knew Marmon made trucks like these.
@tonyasmith6596
2 ай бұрын
How much for the army truck
@weldingandwheeling9883
2 ай бұрын
I am unsure on the prices, you would have to contact the owners
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