Manky Monkey Motors

If you've been to any of the big rod or classic car shows in the South of England in the last few years, you might well have bought a burger or a drink from one of our good friends, Derek & Pat's outlets. They're members of the Surrey Street Rodders & fanatical about big trucks. Their Diamond T diner truck is very well known, as is their American fire engine bar.
Latest in the fleet is this. I've completely forgotten what it is -Peterbilt? but it's the same model that featured in the classic film Duel, about a guy who's chased along a lonely American highway by a homicidal truck driver. I saw this at the New Years Day car meet in Hampshire when it had a plain flatbed trailer & it was very tidy & clean -so all that rust & road crud is cleverly faked.
Del' & his team have spent 10 full days & nights building the imitation tanker shell & painting the whole ensemble. The flat side of the tanker body opens up to reveal a serving hatch.
Del & Pat will have the truck at the upcoming Goodwood meet.
Buy a burger & tell 'em we sent you.  ;)

Hi Andy,

Derek was telling me about it at the Hayride's hill climb.  I think it is a Peterbilt 281 Tanker. I didn't see the original so would be good to see a photo of how it looked.

I'm looking forward to seeing it. Their burgers are always so tasty so that will be the bonus!

JJ  :)

if i remember correctly the front bumper in the film was made out of used railway line,

 :) Bang on JJ 1956 apr. Peterbilt 281

 There are a lot of misconceptions about the Duel Truck or trucks.  The surviving
truck is what we refer to as Truck #2.  There are 4 Duel trucks, depending on what
you count, but in an effort to be "all inclusive", the four trucks are:

#1  The 1956 Pete 281 that was used for most of the movie had a 1674 270hp I-6
Cat.  As those didn't come out until the mid 60's, that means it was a repower. 
That also is the reason for the Cat horizontal air cleaner form a 966 Wheel Loader.
 The truck had a 10 speed transmission, most likely a Fuller RT-9510.  The truck
was on its last legs during filming, and thus Speilberg ordered a second truck to be
made to look like it, thus truck #2.

#2  My 1960 Pete 281 was the second truck made as a double.  At the time
George Sack built it up, it had a 262 Cummins and a 5x3 Spicer/Brownie.  This
truck lost its Duel makeup to appear in a Malibu commercial, David Lee Roth's
"She's My Machine" video.  It was re-adorned in Duel garb to have a cameo in the
2003 biker movie "Torque".  Neil Losasso bought the truck from George Sack in
2004 and I bought the truck from Neil in October 2005.  I've had a lot of naysayers
about this truck, but rest assured I have the paperwork trail back to Universal
Studios and George Sack in 1971.

#3  The 1964 Peterbilt 351 that was used to film the extended gas
station/laundromat scene, the school bus push and the railroad crossing push.  As
was noted in a previous post, it was made up for the movie, returned to Sack's lot
and destroyed in some other production.

#4  (if you call it #4) was the mid 60's short wheelbase 351 that was used during
the Incredible Hulk episode "Never Give a Trucker an Even Break" from the first
season.  They used volumes of footage and sounds from Duel, but used this
fourth truck for new scenes with the actors.   The truck's origins and wherabouts
are unknown.

That's the quick skinny on the trucks.  Duel, like Convoy, is filled with Foley
overdub of the truck sounds.  As with most any movie, the sounds you hear are
not being captured as the video is shot, they are added during post-production.  In
Duel, you hear mostly the sounds from a Cummins and a 13 speed.
 
 

One of the Peterbilt used in the film duel.


(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/3892527073_76aa333fe1.jpg)

i still want one  ::) but i,ll have to stay pre 1960,, as i dont have a class one any more  i,v been told that ther,s another way around the licance issue, but not 100% as how to go about it,,  any info would be appreciated  anyone in the know can always pm me  ;) ;)

Derek, (Drinkwater)'s truck as it was at the Phoenix Green New Years Day meet.

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mental.

Yes, yes he is.

Spanners, I think if you remove of disable the 3rd wheel thingy you can drive one on a lesser license just like Chris Ubanck (spelling??)

Fifth wheel.

==artic trailer coupling   in lay-mans terminology  ;)

Or you can buy one Spanners and just give it to me to drive for you  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

hi,ya, tazet, i,m going to be buying before too long  ;) ;) just dont know what or how big yet  ;)