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| | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | I know a guy with a big rig he calls a 'westcoaster'.. was wondering if anybody knew what that was, or knew of any web based resources for such a thing?
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | In the jargon of yesteryear the term WestCoasters was often used to describe a long wheelbase tractor used on the left coast and in the mountain states. These were large trucks with large cabs, 22 and 24 inch wheels, long nose conventionals with big power. Often were Petes and K-Whoppers that were purpose built for logging and western states bridge formulas. Many other manufacturers built large trucks too but they were commonly outfitted differently with shorter wheelbases and lower powered engines. However one could see Whites, Marmons, GMC's, Diamond Reo's etc set up to "WestCoast" standards too. The first COE factory sleeper I ever saw as a kid was an early Freightliner back when Consolidated Freightways built them for their own use. I still remember that "huge" WestCoaster truck parked in our town. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | Thanks for the info! Good to know that 'westcoaster' was a more broad term, and not brand or model specific.
The truck in question is a 1960 IHC with a big back window.. the guy seems to think it's a collectable high dollar thing, but as i've discovered with this guy, MOST of what he has he thinks is high dollar and collectable.. but for the few items he does have that might fall into the collectable catagory, they're not fetching nearly as much as he thinks.
With an NTA 420 Cummins engine and a 4x4 trans, it certianly sounds like it fits in the 'heavy duty big power' truck catagory.
Mostly I was looking for something to either confirm his suspicions it was worth more than scrap, or prove that it isn't.
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | For one thing it's a cornbinder and well, you know, they never built two of them alike so it may be a true "one-off"...  | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | OOOHhhhh--thats a good lookin' truck,especially for a cornbinder!
Speed | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 | Good picture Spanky guess that solves Fumblin's question, When I started with tractor trailers in the early 80's long hooded conventionals were called west coast rigs as most of them were longer then the length laws permitted in states east of the misissippi. | | |
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