It looks like just a replica. A nice replica, but I do not believe that this is one of the trucks from the movie. So many details that do not resemble the truck in the movie.
The original and main truck used had a 1674 Cat, 245 horsepower, and a 13 speed Fuller. It had a fairly high rear axle ratio (it was a tag axle) and that old bea
@brucew44guns i remember in the orgional soundtrack,you actually could her clatter to life, nothin beats the sound of an old caterpillar diesel,specially the Big old 4 cylinder used in the D-7
I can assure you, that the old truck Universal Studios bought from B&J Transportation, owned by Dan jackson in 1971, and that made the movie, was not this truck. The actual truck had a 13 speed Fuller tranny, this one is a 2 sticker. The original had a straight pipe as well, this one has a muffler. It's a close cousin, but not the truck, as I drove the original right up to the time it was sold to make the movie. Bruce
@brucew44guns Abolutely right. "Your" truck was wrecked for the final scene of the original made for t.v. movie. The movie was very popular in Europe, and more scenes were added to make it into a full length feature film, so another truck was needed. You can see differences in the trucks in the two hour version of the movie, and a few scenes that show the spedometer in the car have a mileage difference in the thousands.
This is the only truck i like and its my favorite. Not just because it was in duel but because it is simple in the cab, and theres nothing realkly special about it.
this truck still scares the shit out of me, my father used to HATE this movie, says it gave truckdrivers a bad name, naahhh, it was only the early beginnings of what would be known as road rage
I would love to have a picture with that truck!!!, the movie Duel is one of my all time favorites, i saw it very young and is one of those movies that sticks with you forever!!, congrats on the truck!!! never sell it!!
Should be protected in a museum. But alas Hollywood doesn't much care for it's true money spinning past icons ie the last real Jaws shark -thankfully saved by the junk yard, should be Museumed too, right next to this rusted beast. What a line up & then that puney eT thing!
Well done to those who have looked after the truck over all the years since '71.
Awesome, I can't believe it's in the same condition since the movie. That truck should be stored indoors when not showing. I'd be too afraid of jealous neighbors and vandalizing teens. A true piece of movie history.
It was one of the back-up trucks for the production, mostly for the additional scenes added to expand the movie. A third truck was also used, but later destroyed in another movie.
You are correct on the two versions. However, I noticed on a couple of releases on the VHS tape, some stores had two or three copies, a slight difference. At the beginning og the final sequence where Dennis Weaver is climbing Frenchmans pass, he's talking in voice over about the distance up an down Frenchmans pass to the summit and back down, in another copy of the VHS that part is ommited,just the scene of him and the truck but no voice over.
Months or maybe years later, they had to extend the length of this film to release it in Europe. The scene they filmed and added was when Weaver sat at a rail crossing , and the truck tried to push him into the train. You can clearly see it was a different truck & trailer, but you have to study it real well and look for subtle differences to know what you're seeing. I believe they really had to call Weaver back out to make this scene; it wasn't cutting- room stock.
What you see anywhere these days IS the extended version. The first release was actually shorter, and it is seldom shown nowadays without the extra footage. It's just one scene that was added later that makes it longer.
I guess it's just the rules over there. From what I read, they had to extend it, maybe only by 10 minutes or so, to comply with some rule; I just can't quite recall what that was!
It was only 70 minutes long. It was originally a made for TV movie on ABC. There was more than one scene added. The original intro did not show the car driving out of the garage and down the highway. The original only showed a desert scene, then Mann's car driving along.
Wow! I didn't notice that added scene in the beginning, and I've really studied that movie! I'll bet ya that the average person couldn't tell the different trucks apart from each other watching the movie. I really know trucks; I cut tons of 'em up for scrap, plus owned dozens of beater old trucks to run local in Chicago. (anybody wanna buy a '68 Marmon cabover?!) I spotted the differences by the spacing of the fenders on the tanker, angle of the back domehead, style of mirror brackets, etc!
Your right, now that I think of it, I put down the wrong years on some of the truck's, this truck is the '60, the one in the extended scene's was a '64 & the last truck was a 1962, I know the surviving truck is #2, but I count as Truck #3 "the surviving" myself seeing it was never in the Duel movie it's self and also this truck isn't in St.louis anymore it's in North Carolina, Dan Bruno who lives in St.Louis sold the truck to Brad Wike in Taylorsville, North Carolina
Love it.!
TERRY7560 1 month ago
It looks like just a replica. A nice replica, but I do not believe that this is one of the trucks from the movie. So many details that do not resemble the truck in the movie.
RTD8481 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
The original and main truck used had a 1674 Cat, 245 horsepower, and a 13 speed Fuller. It had a fairly high rear axle ratio (it was a tag axle) and that old bea
st would sure roll in 8th overdrive.
brucew44guns 3 months ago
@brucew44guns i remember in the orgional soundtrack,you actually could her clatter to life, nothin beats the sound of an old caterpillar diesel,specially the Big old 4 cylinder used in the D-7
dalekrueger 3 months ago
I can assure you, that the old truck Universal Studios bought from B&J Transportation, owned by Dan jackson in 1971, and that made the movie, was not this truck. The actual truck had a 13 speed Fuller tranny, this one is a 2 sticker. The original had a straight pipe as well, this one has a muffler. It's a close cousin, but not the truck, as I drove the original right up to the time it was sold to make the movie. Bruce
brucew44guns 3 months ago
@brucew44guns Thanks for the info. nevertheless, it remains the pure mechanical embodiement of evil.
SuperOffgrid 3 months ago
@brucew44guns didn't the orgional Duel truck have a 1674 caterpillar in it?
dalekrueger 3 months ago
@brucew44guns Abolutely right. "Your" truck was wrecked for the final scene of the original made for t.v. movie. The movie was very popular in Europe, and more scenes were added to make it into a full length feature film, so another truck was needed. You can see differences in the trucks in the two hour version of the movie, and a few scenes that show the spedometer in the car have a mileage difference in the thousands.
SuperOffgrid 1 month ago in playlist classic trucks
still looks menacing
64downtown 3 months ago
This is the only truck i like and its my favorite. Not just because it was in duel but because it is simple in the cab, and theres nothing realkly special about it.
Anonymous51365 4 months ago
I would trade my car and my ps3 and my bigscreen and half of everything i own for that truck.
deerdestroyer2009 5 months ago
this truck still scares the shit out of me, my father used to HATE this movie, says it gave truckdrivers a bad name, naahhh, it was only the early beginnings of what would be known as road rage
jukedar 5 months ago
one scary looking truck
audiocable 7 months ago 2
Million dollar truck.
Rick258442 9 months ago
I would love to have a picture with that truck!!!, the movie Duel is one of my all time favorites, i saw it very young and is one of those movies that sticks with you forever!!, congrats on the truck!!! never sell it!!
rafaelmc76 10 months ago
Did you know who drove this truck in movie ?
crystoyu 1 year ago
@crystoyu, Cary Loftin did
Lucap1000 1 year ago
@kb4450379 I have a Plymouth Valiant to go with it. I may sell the car and truck as a package deal.
classicpower07 1 year ago
Should be protected in a museum. But alas Hollywood doesn't much care for it's true money spinning past icons ie the last real Jaws shark -thankfully saved by the junk yard, should be Museumed too, right next to this rusted beast. What a line up & then that puney eT thing!
Well done to those who have looked after the truck over all the years since '71.
xyzvision 1 year ago
Awesome!!! There it is!!! The truck!!! The Weaver soundbites are always hilarious!!! Nice touch!!!
cvjucla3 1 year ago
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4freespeech 1 year ago
classic truck!!! PARABENS!!! MUITO SUCESSO!!!
taub2007 1 year ago
Cool! That's my truck!!
classicpower07 1 year ago
Awesome, I can't believe it's in the same condition since the movie. That truck should be stored indoors when not showing. I'd be too afraid of jealous neighbors and vandalizing teens. A true piece of movie history.
jigsaw1984 1 year ago
@jigsaw1984
if teens did vandalize it just chase em down and scare the crap out of them!!!
redneckmechanic5 1 year ago
@redneckmechanic5 And nudge there car over a rail crossing !
KG84C 1 year ago
@KG84C
good one!!!
redneckmechanic5 1 year ago
@jigsaw1984 When filming it was fake dust and rust. Now it's for real ! ;-)
steppenwolf95 1 year ago
same sound nice!
mocroman23 1 year ago
Get that truck on the highway and start terrorizing some salemen!!!
149PCE 1 year ago
@149PCE I just about pissed on myself at this your comment, ROTFPIMP! LOL!
Mpompadour 9 months ago
how did you get your wife to let you buy that
MrRatty68 1 year ago
its almost hard to even think that truck is still around
but also very cool
MrRatty68 1 year ago
OMG he is it The Steel Monster WOW The best Truck Ever
OberstLanda 1 year ago
is one equal? or is just that one?
dicentrarcuslabrax 2 years ago
That is the truck of trucks!
Thanks!
kenmtb 2 years ago
that truck looks a tad different from the one in the movie..
cwshere 2 years ago
wow, man this is freaking cool , thank for the video
usaamerica1 2 years ago
Man, i would look for a red car and then....yeah!
beerdeddi 2 years ago 2
nice truck, is it an actual truck from the movie??
MackAttack59 2 years ago
no i think he did it up lyk it unless it was 1 of the extra trucks off duel
321HITMAN123 2 years ago
It was one of the back-up trucks for the production, mostly for the additional scenes added to expand the movie. A third truck was also used, but later destroyed in another movie.
TBird100636 2 years ago
You are correct on the two versions. However, I noticed on a couple of releases on the VHS tape, some stores had two or three copies, a slight difference. At the beginning og the final sequence where Dennis Weaver is climbing Frenchmans pass, he's talking in voice over about the distance up an down Frenchmans pass to the summit and back down, in another copy of the VHS that part is ommited,just the scene of him and the truck but no voice over.
bunkytony 2 years ago
j'veux le meme
surfnroll 2 years ago
whats that metal thing on the right on the windshield? Yuo can see it about 4 minutes in when the guy opens the passenger door.
Afghanen 2 years ago
it's a spot light!
35hotford 2 years ago
to afghanen
its a spot light
35hotford 2 years ago
Months or maybe years later, they had to extend the length of this film to release it in Europe. The scene they filmed and added was when Weaver sat at a rail crossing , and the truck tried to push him into the train. You can clearly see it was a different truck & trailer, but you have to study it real well and look for subtle differences to know what you're seeing. I believe they really had to call Weaver back out to make this scene; it wasn't cutting- room stock.
Would this be a 5th truck?
junkdeal 2 years ago
where can i get that extend length of that movie ?
Dev141978 2 years ago
What you see anywhere these days IS the extended version. The first release was actually shorter, and it is seldom shown nowadays without the extra footage. It's just one scene that was added later that makes it longer.
junkdeal 2 years ago
Why did they need to extend it in order to release it in Europe?
024reredrum 2 years ago
I guess it's just the rules over there. From what I read, they had to extend it, maybe only by 10 minutes or so, to comply with some rule; I just can't quite recall what that was!
junkdeal 2 years ago
It was only 70 minutes long. It was originally a made for TV movie on ABC. There was more than one scene added. The original intro did not show the car driving out of the garage and down the highway. The original only showed a desert scene, then Mann's car driving along.
TBird100636 2 years ago
Wow! I didn't notice that added scene in the beginning, and I've really studied that movie! I'll bet ya that the average person couldn't tell the different trucks apart from each other watching the movie. I really know trucks; I cut tons of 'em up for scrap, plus owned dozens of beater old trucks to run local in Chicago. (anybody wanna buy a '68 Marmon cabover?!) I spotted the differences by the spacing of the fenders on the tanker, angle of the back domehead, style of mirror brackets, etc!
junkdeal 2 years ago
burbank! Thats right near me!! :D
herbienbrian 2 years ago
which they made a diecast model of this truck
caravans2 2 years ago
Lose the lame sound affects, and let hear what the truck has to say.
spunkycrazycool 2 years ago 2
I am SO jealous.
Awesome, awesome film. One of the very best.
creepshowcreep 2 years ago
I bet his neighbours love him,with this "Icon" in his drive!!!!!
m0ogy 2 years ago
I'd love to cruise that around just to scare the shit out of people.
89grand 2 years ago 5
Is this a replica or the real thing? It looks great though!
creeperjeep08 2 years ago 3
it's the real truck there were 4 duel trucks, if you count the foruth
Truck #1 was a '55 Peterbilt 281 that truck was destoried in the final scene of the movie
Truck #2 was a '60 Peterbilt 351 that truck was used in the extended scene's such as part of Gas Attendent, Bus Push & Rail Road Scenes
Truck #3 was a '62 Peterbilt 281 was back up truck, that is this Truck
if you count is as a Duel truck it Truck #4 was a '64 Peterbilt 351 used in the increidable hulk episode
thedueltruck600 2 years ago 3
According to St. Louis Truck, who now owns this truck, this is truck #2. Truck #3 was destroyed in another movie.
TBird100636 2 years ago
Your right, now that I think of it, I put down the wrong years on some of the truck's, this truck is the '60, the one in the extended scene's was a '64 & the last truck was a 1962, I know the surviving truck is #2, but I count as Truck #3 "the surviving" myself seeing it was never in the Duel movie it's self and also this truck isn't in St.louis anymore it's in North Carolina, Dan Bruno who lives in St.Louis sold the truck to Brad Wike in Taylorsville, North Carolina
thedueltruck600 2 years ago
Its the real thing
crushker 2 years ago 3
The truck is great!
templedread 2 years ago 14
That is excellent...
If you don't mind my asking, how much did that piece of movie history set you back?
ShokaLion 2 years ago 16