10 Things You Didn't Know About The Peterbilt 359

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10 Things You Didn't Know About The Peterbilt 359

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5 жыл бұрын

In today's episode of 10 Things You Didn't Know About... we are talking about the old school cool cult classic, Peterbilt 359. We hope you like this short and sweet breakdown of some 359 fun facts. Enjoy y'all!
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@redbluesome2829 4 жыл бұрын

I drove a an ‘85 359 in trucking school, and that was only a few months ago - 855 Cummins with 8-speed. It was a lot of fun to hustle around the cone course. And the transmission was so worn in, it shifted like melted butter. An instructor joked that was like an old hooker, because it just drops right in.

@jackschromeshop8296 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@TwinStix 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing finer than a 350-niner 👍 ... minty video thanks for sharing! Small correction @ 1:47 ... it’s a Spicer 6 and 4 😁

@Rollin_Heavy_Steel 4 жыл бұрын

Yea that's bubbles8v92 on KZfaqs truck

@joemac3118 Жыл бұрын

My dad had a 1961 351 needle nose pete. That was was before the 359 and that was Peterbilts flagship. And them old trucks were everything but light weight! Those twin stick transmissions were no joke and the 3408 cat was just too much. A lot of people swapped out those engines because they were just way too heavy! And those hoods. Man, some were a back breaker to open because they were so heavy. In fact, that's why they come out with the spring and even air assist hood raising system!

@tieroneactual2228 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the 1980’s we ran I-40 between Okie City & Barstow with a Red in color 359 pulling a Portable Parking Lot. Used to see a lot of really nice 359’s with all types of wagons behind them. There was one company called Days Express, they had 359’s with Cummins KT’s, don’t remember if they were 450’s or 600’s, but they were always looking good. A lot of O/O’s as well & those Hands always took pride in their 359’s for sure. I was fortunate to be out there in a 359 during that time as it was a great time on the road for the most part & met a lot of characters on the road & was able to see a lot of neat areas as well, come on!

@AlaskaTrucker 4 жыл бұрын

If you look at 2:22 you'll see that the first truck with the 63 inch sleeper had suicide sleeper doors. It was never intended to be put into production this way but as I recall it was simply done as a promotional spoof by the company. The for fathers of Peterbilt was a company called Fageol, before purchased by T.A. Peterman. If you look at a 1937 Fageol you can see how the Fageol styling influences Peterbilt to this very day. Great video, LOVE the 359!

@blazinSpike 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see 10 thing about the 351 peterbilt

@tombergman5419 5 жыл бұрын

Bought mine in 1973 still have it👍

@oldcroneysgarage9739 4 жыл бұрын

1973 does it have the corvette dash?

@tombergman5419 4 жыл бұрын

It has a flat dash

@diamonddog257 4 жыл бұрын

@@tombergman5419 you mean the corvette ? what-ever, great truck.

@feeneysmechanical6215 5 жыл бұрын

There's nothing sweet like a long nose pete

@jackschromeshop8296 5 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! 🙏

@cavscout62 4 жыл бұрын

Never be late when ya got a V8 !

@elymaranan4682 3 жыл бұрын

And Cummins

@jpguidry6969 3 жыл бұрын

My dream truck is a1970s peterbilt 359 with a 6 and 4

@joshmontemayor1212 Жыл бұрын

The 359 Pete also appeared in Disney's Mighty Joe Young (1998).

@MGarrison 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I already knew most of that but number seven was pretty interesting

@carloselizondo7671 4 жыл бұрын

That 3408 CAT was cool when fuel price was 50 cents a gal.

@wizard_of_poz4413 2 жыл бұрын

Or a two stroke or just any older engine

@anthonionesbitt202 3 жыл бұрын

I love my Peterbilt 359, I drive it every day🥰

@79tazman 4 жыл бұрын

I've been coast to coast in a Black 1986 Peterbilt 359EXHD with single round headlight 2 stick trans with a Cat engine

@danielaguirre2516 5 жыл бұрын

4:00 Aye I saw that same blue 359 a month ago when I was coming home from Fontana

@rmodjeski29 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Stark doing the deal!! He runs Vegas a lot

@danielaguirre2516 5 жыл бұрын

rmodjeski29 I see

@hamishkay3010 3 жыл бұрын

The 359 is one of the most beautiful Petes in the world

@imafriend1336 4 жыл бұрын

Mine is a 71 needle nose

@bacobuto 4 жыл бұрын

359 Pete's first conv truck, what??? Wait, what???

@jackschromeshop8296 4 жыл бұрын

The video says first flagship conventional truck. Big difference.

@TT-zm8np 4 жыл бұрын

kevin jone You cannot hear😂

@angelsepulveda8393 4 жыл бұрын

TT 4 It doesn’t say that...

@TT-zm8np 4 жыл бұрын

Angel Sepulveda You don’t say that......

@athonynesbitt7956 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Peterbilt 359 & i Love it😍

@georgewilson1184 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait for them to do Hendrickson trucks and Autocar trucks Maddie does excellent job

@chipmeyer2579 3 жыл бұрын

Who ever did a thumbs down must be a freightliner operator and doesn't know any better and doesn't have any cuth .

@odorizedramblings4660 3 жыл бұрын

It's not a Spicer 604. What you should be referring to is a 6 and a 4 or 6+4. A set of boxes is a main transmission with an auxiliary or "brownie", twin stick.

@oilfieldtrucker4868 4 жыл бұрын

@ 1:53 Farmers Oil Anthony Kansas used to have the sharpest trucks around

@Blazingflashover 5 жыл бұрын

God I love this channel please keep learning me something. 👍🏻

@jackschromeshop8296 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! We’ll keep making them as long as you keep watching! 😎

@Blazingflashover 5 жыл бұрын

Jack's Chrome Shop keep watching, I can’t get enough of your videos

@johnbroederdorf1389 4 жыл бұрын

I really like watching your videos keep up the great work. I drive a 1996 Peterbilt 377 with 63in sleeper. Would you please do a history on that truck. God Bless and be safe

@williamkirkland7002 4 ай бұрын

How come PETERBILT isn't spelled PETERBUILT? I love the narrator's smooth warm country voice.

@superliner19 4 жыл бұрын

I believe the roof cap is steel

@ragman069 4 жыл бұрын

cory ford It's 3 piece....the corners are steel and always rust out. The center is aluminum.

@superliner19 4 жыл бұрын

@@ragman069 good to know thanks man

@MrTrker1 2 жыл бұрын

I knew all 10 ....... whoop whoop .....

@ronclaman156 3 жыл бұрын

I own a 1980 359 ExH 400 Cummins 4×4 Spicer trans. Air ride cab sleeper and suspension 63 inch flat top sleeper 2nd owner it came with steer axle brakes

@7viewerlogic670 5 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@jackschromeshop8296 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jesseacuna-pj5pt Жыл бұрын

there is nothing like driving a longnose peterbilt or a kenworth-luxury n style-10-4

@LobbsTrucking 2 жыл бұрын

I have always wondered, what are the smaller style breathers, are those air?

@davidhunt6463 4 жыл бұрын

Being a Brit we never really had the big conventionals over here but by far my favourite was the Kenworth W900, after seeing Smokey And The Bandit when I was 13. My question is, although they look fairly similar is there a big difference between the KW and the 359? The bare cab looks the same and the sleepers look the same. Any info would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Dave.

@ozarksfarmerhansen8782 4 жыл бұрын

There is nothing about the interiors or exterior of the W900 and the 359 that are similar.

@brentmeadows6111 3 жыл бұрын

That was on a Peterbilt 59 or 79 in Smokey the Bandit it was a western and then became Western Star I believe then went out of business I think they were merged with GMC

@wizard_of_poz4413 2 жыл бұрын

@@brentmeadows6111 western star is around

@tristonmurdock609 Жыл бұрын

they’re made by the same company, same frame and drivetrain, but the cab design and some exterior design are still different

@tomcline5631 4 жыл бұрын

The 359 wasn't the first conventional truck Pete made! Not even close! Ok,the 3408 wasn't the most popular engine,come on! The 3408 was fairly rare in Any truck! I

@taunuslunatic404 4 жыл бұрын

The one from Duel is much older.

@StonedPony1 4 жыл бұрын

My 1978 Pete came with the 3408 and a 6x5 spicer. We added straight chrome pipes with turnouts. The truck had a 100mph speedometer and was an on/op special. In 1984 it would still hide a 100mph number and it was one of those 100mph plus type trucks.

@Slim_Slid 3 жыл бұрын

@@taunuslunatic404 The truck from Duel is a Peterbilt 281,not even related to the 357-359 series,although they still were manufactured at the same time when the later variants were released.The 357/359 came out approximately 1967 or earlier,but the 281/351 was still built until 1974 ever since it came out in 1954.The 281/351 were the last trucks from Peterbilt that had needle nose hoods,and the only difference between the two versions was that the 351 had Tandem axles while the 281 never did.

@454easy 5 жыл бұрын

Missed 2

@needlenosekw 5 жыл бұрын

Little window petes are better

@shauncason5235 4 жыл бұрын

Little window 359-best of both worlds

@JARRETT7121 3 жыл бұрын

There's a place somewhere in Tennessee that will extend the back of a 359 cab so that you have all the room you need

@GriffonGrowl 2 жыл бұрын

Makes it a unibilt...

@joemac3118 Жыл бұрын

They weren't too good at fact checking before making this video!

@hellhound6598 3 жыл бұрын

@2:44 that was not the 359 from joyride (1) with paul walker ! that 359 is from joyride (2) the one from joyride (1) with paul was the meanest scariest 359 you'd ever see 🤤 specially when it bust through that ice truck ✌🏿❤️

@TheNWClassA1218 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly think the one from the 3rd movie looked a little more intimidating, with that steel bar on the front end. Also the one from the first movie didn't get much screen time except when Rusty Nail chased Lewis, and the ending scene at the motel.

@user-gl5ui7il8e 4 жыл бұрын

👍🙂

@GriffonGrowl 2 жыл бұрын

Spicer 604? 😆

@jaysea6995 5 жыл бұрын

Can you do a brockway history video

@jackschromeshop8296 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Adding it to the list!

@davehampton5498 5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@SilentRoadStudio 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Paul Walker😣😢😭

@jackschromeshop8296 4 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@boatbound3300 3 жыл бұрын

Paccar should be jail for killing this legend

@certifieddirtyidle1594 4 жыл бұрын

Intro music?

@circlescollecting8886 5 жыл бұрын

Facts 6 & 7 should be one fact

@TT-zm8np 4 жыл бұрын

Well that’s not true, Joyride 1 had a 1983 PeterBilt 359 they never used so they used a 1985 EXT. hood instead. Fast n Furious was 1987 Ext PeterBilt 359.... But either way these are the best in my opinion, cannot wait to own a good 4 or 5 of them soon!

@noahburlison3515 4 жыл бұрын

The 359 from the first movie is a 1984 359 extended hood. 3408 cat.

@noahburlison3515 3 жыл бұрын

@SonnyTheGreenWolf bud, I own the truck lol it’s a 84.

@Slim_Slid 3 жыл бұрын

They also used a 1984 359 in Joyride Dead Ahead,it could be the same truck from Joyride that was used.But then in Joyride Roadkill,they used a 1976 359 which was completely different from the last two films,the sleeper unit was smaller,it had custom mud flaps,had vinyls on the front hood,and obviously that bullbar with single headlights only.

@davidgregory8559 2 жыл бұрын

The 359 wasnt Petes first hood

@ghionawee 3 жыл бұрын

she didn't say the year the 1st 359 rolled out of the factory

@nzo_6543 3 жыл бұрын

I met the Peterbilt 359 in Transformers haha

@joshmontemayor1212 Жыл бұрын

Optimus actually turned into the 379 Pete in the 1st 3 Transformers movies.

@nzo_6543 Жыл бұрын

@@joshmontemayor1212 well I just knew that the grill, headlights, was so similar on some 359s,

@Cowboy_145 5 жыл бұрын

What year daybuted the single square headlamps?

@67LCTDREBEL 5 жыл бұрын

Single square were on the 379s, 378s, etc.

@richardheinen1126 4 жыл бұрын

Cowboy 145 I’m gonna guess 1985

@67LCTDREBEL 4 жыл бұрын

@@richardheinen1126 the 359 never had the single square. It would have had to been after the debut of the 379. So sometime after 1987. You see them a lot on 367 models, but I have seen then on quite a few 379s.

@curtekstrom6600 4 жыл бұрын

1985 was the first Pete 359 my dad bought new with Dual Square headlights. And I still own it today, running a Dedicated Kansas City to Denver route.

@lonnieblackwell9215 4 жыл бұрын

1978 when they were first put on a 359 but you didn't see many until 1984.

@michaelscordo256 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know why there is no "U" in Peterbilt? The is no room for you in it!!! 🤣

@jimthiel478 2 жыл бұрын

Drove alot of 359 s over the years ..nothing Ever said bout air and snow blowing in thru the door jams and most of them was rattle traps

@SuperTransmission 4 жыл бұрын

Well 359 peet the door latches are shit & the mirrors mounted on the door so when your slamming the door trying to make it close it changes the mirror adjustment & eventually cracks the door where the mirror is mounted . I ave seen just as many KT Cummings engines in 359 peets as V8 cats The trouble was the frame couldn't handle the torque & would crack around the motor mounts ,its hard to find a early early 359 peet with out a broken frame anyway I personally broke 3 in half my self , Then i solved my problem i bought a Kenworth

@cottonwood3592 4 жыл бұрын

Bought a Kenworth. You poor sap.

@JasonTAho 4 жыл бұрын

Cummings engines in Peets? What f'ing world am I in?

@lonnieblackwell9215 4 жыл бұрын

YOU MUST BE A REAL RUFF DRIVER, I have a 1984 pete with a KTA and it has never had a crack in the frame. I still run the truck today.

@airmech3319 4 жыл бұрын

have you owned the 359's with the 3408 CAT? I've been trying to find some info on these. My grandfather has one and I'm going to start restoring in a year or so. Any info would be very helpful! thanks!

@StonedPony1 4 жыл бұрын

@@airmech3319 What do you want to know? Not going to get in detail, but just and overlook. I had one 1978 Pete exhd and it was good, had power and pull. (Side note if you really set one up hot) You have to change the fuel lines from the tanks to the engine about every two to three years as they would pull the lining loose on the inside and half-ass stop the fuel flow. Acted like it was sucking air, but it was the fuel lining coming loose on the inside of the line. The other place that they and all cat engines had a problem with was the hand pump to pump fuel as they would suck air when the seal went bad and it was a bitch to find the first time around if you didn't know about it. Now the biggest problem was the offset of the pistons as they were at about 60 degrees set (Where a Mack V8 or KTA engine was more like 90 degrees) and if you put your foot in it you could snap a crank. ( A crank for one of these is not cheap, around 5,000 up)They leaked oil, but not like a Detroit. Setting the engine up was different as you had to set the timing back by the rear of the engine and not like you would set up a 3406 A or B model of just turning the fuel/air to it. Fuel mileage-wise was about 4-6 mpg, depending on how you drove it loaded and all that. They like all old Cat engines have a sweet spot and if you learn it you will do good on mpg and engine life. Have seen those engines with over a million miles on them by guys who knew how to drive one. These engines are a one-man engine and not let everyone anyone drive type engine. I hope that helps.