Freightliner 12v-71 Detroit-Diesel

[ckelley63]

Ol boy can shift that shaky freight!!!!!!

[12valvepower4]

torque is when you have stupid power 

[optimus102697]

good thing the police was not out and about. did'nt see the first tag on the truck.

and i bet they did'nt have a insurance card in the cab. would have been bad if they

had bumped grandma on them narrow ass roads in the residential section or a farmers

goat in the country! give'm hell boys! V-12 powered vanliner rules!!

[HansOhnerass]

Freight-Shakers in Holland! Go Boy! - put those DAFt punks to shame! Iaccoca said it best - "Lead, follow or get out of the way". A round of Molson Canadian to you boys over there.

[MattytheDem]

@HansOhnerass gotta love the FTF's they have over there. them things have screamin jimmies powerin em

[bmw6line]

lovely sound!

[Bergylicious1]

Hi from Canada °°°°!!!! :-) Detroit Diesel :-)

[MattytheDem]

can you show more videos of this truck and could you make more use of that jake on it

[MattytheDem]

this thing looks like it will eat that trabant for breakfast lol

[12valvepower4]

@MattytheDem i love trabants.

[gatorman21218]

Torque is not the ability to spin the tires. that is traction.  The definition of torque is to be able to lift the left steer tire off the ground when revving.

[luvtotruck]

Love watchin these foreigners resurect these old us workhorses and fuckin scare the shit out of the locals crusing those roads not even wide enough for a fat man

[jaggass]

holland

[n8bolton]

why is there a BMW M5 and an Audi R8 in that yard?? 0.o

[decaay]

@n8bolton I dont see a M5?

[n8bolton]

@decaay it's the silver BMW on the end closest to the camera around the 30 second area

[decaay]

@n8bolton Thats not a M5 but, thanks! =)

[n8bolton]

@decaay sure it is. check out those large, dual split exhaust tips. the wheels as well. all those little details and specifics were only built on and for the M5

[decaay]

@n8bolton Mate, a M5 has twinpipes, Sure its m5 rims, but do you see the m5 emblem on the side of the edge of the screen? No you dont... Its not a m5. End of story.

[n8bolton]

@decaay just look at some of the subtle styling cues. check that vent on the front left quarter panel too. that isn't built into a stadard 5 Series. only the M5

[eldorado62]

This is not the U.K. The U.K. drive on the opposite side of the road. At a guess, I'd say it could be Germany.

[Steebod]

@eldorado62 Netherlands ;)

[eldorado62]

Geez, mate, you shift like my granny!

[GWENZDADDY]

to bad the uk dont know how to drive it....... send it back home

[RWmods]

We want our American back!

[bisbutt]

this is a rare truck in the uk sounds great

[graffie]

@bisbutt I thinks it's in the Netherlands. They don't drive on the right and don't talk Dutch in the UK.

[MattytheDem]

@graffie the Netherlands also has looser length laws than the rest of Europe. the UK has really tight laws regaurding length

[MattytheDem]

@bisbutt this truck is in the Netherlands

[blackirishdave]

To hell with 7mpg choked up no balls series 60s........

[erk409]

I wish my Dodge could sound like this.

[McFadinbullhauler11]

he drives like a fucking maniac lol

[spencnaz]

The only thing that a Buzzin Dozen couldn't pass was a fuel stop.

[mpwelk]

i love how the ashtray is fit for a bowling alley...love it

[ClassicCountryBoy1]

see even the europeans love our trucks! And the drive the mercedes and man trucks that can blow the doors off us!

[speedskiff2]

surprised 12V in A freightliner CO wasn't one of those powerliners with the big grille.

[MrTraceMan]

Looks more like a bike path than a real road, Lol.

[sbi833]

what year is this truck?

[nfarnell1]

I drove a 77 Astro 95 with a nicely tuned 12v71n, set at 467 hp. I can assure you NO 400 Cummins ever presented a problem uphill or down! When the going got tough all she did was make a little more noise, never slowed down.

[joelristau]

cst20396... i beg to differ

[cst20396]

They sound wicked, but it's olny 852 CID guys. A 400 cummins will pull that motor backwards.

[DK99824]

@cst20396 You're fucking stupid. DDs wreck all other trucks out there...

[compprufus]

It has some balls.

[Rainmanxxl1967]

It seems to me as if this freightlimer was one of the rare engines over here in Europe

[mamute290595]

You drive that like your riding a whore. LOVE IT.

macktheknife888.The soooound greeeeeeeeeeeat man congratulations.

[crazydiesellover]

I've always been told that when you drive a 2 stroke detriot you should drive it like you stole it. These engines like to be ran at higher rpms! Awesome truck! What trans does it have in it?

[macktheknife888]

You drive that like your riding a whore. LOVE IT.

[72klinger]

drive it like ya stole it. did ya lol

[MarciusJV]

I love these old machines.

[dieselpower4ever]

I like this driver, he knows how to drive a detroit (he must have slammed his hand in the door before driving).

[BigRiggerJ]

@dieselpower4ever what does your comment imply?

[dieselpower4ever]

@BigRiggerJ What I am saying is, all pf the old timers used to say that before you go out and drive a detroit diesel, you should go out and slam your hand in the door. So when you drive it, you drive it like your pissed off about your hand being slammed.

[BigRiggerJ]

@dieselpower4ever oh now that makes more sense haha

[gpoeppel723]

where da jake ?

[MattytheDem]

1:18 to 1:26, is that blue car trabant?

[ciastekwuzet1]

@MattytheDem Yes it is!:D

[HeadChip]

topp speed?

[farmingpower1066]

That the way to drive a detriot

[volkscom]

hey, if its all the same to you, I'll drive that tanka!

[SkywalkerTibor]

See how the huge torque twist the the whole truck when pushing the pedal.

[castirondude]

Looks like the netherlands!

Cool old trucks are far inbetween there, good job man

[npadul30]

Hmmm, that R tire is looking a little flat imo.

[mstruckerboy]

Music in my ears! A bit scary, but awesome! :-)

[WeeeJock]

yellow truck at 1.20 is an English Foden!

[fredericia01]

Buzzing dozen - no other sound like it - Best one I knew of had 100mm injectors, twin Turboes, and made 1250 hp in a long nose W9oo Kenworth

[geertvandijk1]

(ik denk dat 't ook in 't Nederlands mag) PRACHTIGE machine!

[fenderpaman16]

You dont see to many cabover trucks anymore :(

[DaBoogie049]

do you use it everyday or is it just a toy?

[cactuarizamoron]

She's got one hell of a roar! Very nice!

[davethomas4061]

The Sound Of Power  Put a 5 th Wheel on it go to work >:-O)

[77LincolnContinental]

good ol' dragonflies couldnt trust my old man with one though he would chase with the scary motor all the time!.

[trokeroelinquieto]

im personnaly a cat guy but if i was to come across a detroit like these styles id jump all over it. nice music huh

[SeaDollarsBertram]

all those who say the 71 series is obsolete can suck it!!! DETROIT POWER!!!!!

[Siggey5]

Sounds so bad ass!

[TheTractormaster]

what country are you form 

[1947dodgewf32]

Bad Ass!

[bluejay148]

v12 detroit sounds sweet

[thehossman1]

Holy crap, I never knew THIS was the sound of a Detroit. I don't think I can count how many I've heard, and all this time I thought I never heard one before. It's a nice rig too. Love thos old Freightshaker cab-overs.

[maplemanz]

this is a REAL TRUCK!!!

[Stupidaso2]

I wish GM never got rid of Detroit Diesel. Duramax is great but not as baddass.

[Patriot1776]

@Stupidaso2 Agree. Update the design instead of get rid of it, and use updated 4-53Ts 6V53Ts in the heavy duty pickups instead of the Duramax. They'd dominate the market, and Ford and Chrysler would wind up buying those motors from GM just like all the big truck makers had to do during the reign of the Series 71 and Series 92 motors.

[MattytheDem]

@Patriot1776 Except for the fact that Detroit Diesel is now owned by Mercedes Benz

[MattytheDem]

@Patriot1776 the 53 series are still heavy as fuck and are imnpractical to put in pickups

[jenson808]

what a sweet sound! 

[dustin1441]

Heey, this is in Holland. Where actually?

[willDANCEforPENNIES]

sweet truck! i love the old cabovers

[Bus7777]

I should so put this on my MP3 player!

[techdeck261]

i think that europe nice truck

[mattmatt115]

this thing is AMAZING holy shit

[jtscheffer]

the harder you run them detroits the better they are

[MattytheDem]

this is a Freghtliner Powerliner which is a rare truck anywhere because not too many of them were made in the first place

[nonsenswatcher]

@MattytheDem That's not a powerliner,but being a double bunk makes it kinda rare.

[M374EVL]

is this in holland?

[citroenfan616]

@M374EVL Yes.

[kblackav8or]

12V Freightliners are pretty rare. Freightliners in Europe are equally rare.

[btownmxer]

Id put a huge turtle shell on the back of it

[wantapgt]

What about the car to the RIGHT of the M5... Aston???

[davethomas4061]

those big dawgs have there own sound. sound of power !!! go V12 >))

[antonio0186]

dammmnn that truck is ugly but the engine sweet......

[TheFireman203]

it looks good to me

[jaggass]

the blower sounds good. the only thing is about the detroit diesels is that the idle was too high

[MattytheDem]

@jaggass the idle sounds twice as fast as it is actually turning due to the engine being a 2 stroke

[SuperFluffyfluff]

makes me wanna go pull my grandpa's old cabover out of the woods :)

[dexamyl]

"Rocky Mountain Hummingbird" !!

[BIGBLOCK5022006]

Damn that Buzzin' Dozen still sounds good.

[antz350]

hellyea detriot diesel fucking American muscle

[peepeevagi]

Cab-over giants. There' a dime a dozen down here, and good god are they cool.

Lol, and with a bit of ingenuity you could turn it into a proper hillclimber.

[Britton529]

I love the fact that there is what appears to be an Astion Martin in the lot that the video starts out in.

[Toreri1]

@Britton529

That's a bmw :)

[guitarman2116]

try BMW M5

[roz1998]

Bud hate to break it to you it is a BMW

[NissanTy]

yeah thats a bmw m5, and if you look closer there is also an audi r8

[longroadpro]

Those 12V71s had some pretty awesome torque! I've got some old footage of a '70 Brockway with the 12V71. I'll find it and post it. Thanks for this.

[oldskoolcoinop]

That's an American original right there.

[Chico666SLAYER]

nice sound , great truck

[mastakilla14]

sounds like a diesel on steroids

[togreektown]

I used to drive one back in the middle 80's

hauling two 20 foot containers as a trailer train with 20 ton in each one.

There was nothing on the highway that could touch it but you only got about 4 miles to the gallon LOL

[yamahonkawazuki]

@togreektown aye passes everythign but a fuelstop

[cumminspower10]

nice truck and sound, we used to have a 1964 WF cabover with the same engine nice sound

[Pigs3differentones]

What year is that big Freightliner? Sounds great!

[r3dx79]

lol big us truck on the small roads of holland hehehhe

[abel21211]

esos camiones viejos tienen mas fuerza que los camiones actuales. lindo modelo como el de la pelicula terminator saludos al chofer

[fightfan225]

That motor is a v 12. 71 cubic inches per cylinder... It was called the buzzin dozen. It did sound good. Didnt it?

[fmagalhaes1521]

yes that motor sounds really good.

[TheFireman203]

very very good

[rraintnoisepolution]

that ruck should be in maximum overdrive, right beside the joker

[TDiPod]

Sweet!

[serge933]

Those detroit diesels always sounded scary but dam good!

[cber8860]

@serge933  that would be a very imtemadating truck commin at u at night

[Learnthethingsido]

@serge933 Reminds me of the movie "Maximum Overdrive" the movies LMAO

[71tankerman]

@serge933 Screamin' Detroit...

[TheFireman203]

dude ur truck sounds fuckin awsome that motor is wicked i love it thats music

[yamahonkawazuki]

@TheFireman203 I agree. who needs a stereo Eh? you have this jewel of an engine to listen to :)

[TheFireman203]

@yamahonkawazuki thanks lol i will sit an do other stuff on the computer with this pumpin out the speakers lol

[yamahonkawazuki]

@TheFireman203 i want to purchase the engine. overhaul it, and put it on a stand. ( since i can no longer drive. i could at least listen to it. then again. we DO have youtube. YT PLUS good speakers equals ALMOST as good as being there

[TheFireman203]

@yamahonkawazuki haha i would so do that too lol sorry to hear that you cant drive

[yamahonkawazuki]

@TheFireman203 Ehh no biggie. ill get my health straightened out. and be on the road again, if only in a fourwheeler. IF only i could get a 4 wheeler to sound like this

[unclewilly2]

perfect sound

[unclewilly2]

sry ^^ i mean freighty

and not 16v i mean 12v sry^^

[unclewilly2]

witch gear box have this kenny

[unclewilly2]

what is this 16v-71, I'm from Germany and I dont understand that

[irock1987]

it means this Detroit diesel has 16 cylinders, the V means that its a "V" shaped block, and 71 means the size of the bore of each cylinder, which is in millimeters i believe.

[caddy59]

actually, the bore is measured in inches.

[irock1987]

that would make sense because they would take the bore of each cylinder in cubic inches, multiply by # of cylinders to get the overall displacement in cubic inches of the block.

[orbitofdoom16]

12 cylinders

[poppiesrule]

no, 71 is the displacement in cubic inches of each cylinder. why would a US company use metric measurements?

[dstarks80]

No,12V71 is V12 and 71 cubic inches per cylinder for a total of 852 cubic inches or about 14 liters.

[wwaallee1]

what years was this engines used in trucks? And what power output did they have? //Anders from Sweden (used to the old Scania 4-stroke 14 litre v8)

[BreathDoctor]

Neat old truck!

[GOLTURBO555]

superb sound... more more more.. please

[MetalTeamster]

Old Detroits are NOT the best, otherwise everyone would run them today. They sound COOL, sure but they are dinosaurs.. Listen to the way this silly kid os playing with this old junker! You want a good modern engine, try the Cummins ISX 475 with 1850 lb feet of torque

[WillieWonka928D]

2 stroke Detroits actually went away because of the emission laws in 1993.

Otherwise, they would still be making 2 stroke engines. Detroits were great engines; why did almost every truck in the 1970s have one?

[MetalTeamster]

Wille, come on. You cannot be serious. Hey, if I was a "hobby" trucker, absolutly, I would want a 2 stroke detroit, the more buckets the better, agreed. But for the trucking industry, 2 cycle detroits would not cut it. I drove a 84 Cab over Pete with an 8v92 , and it never did better than 4.5 mpg. At today's fuel prices, are you flippin kidding? The reason in the 70's most trucks had them, is they were good for their time, but their time has passed.

[WillieWonka928D]

Well, you got me there.

I had no idea you had experience with one.

They are good engines but they did have many cons, your right.

There are still few around today, just mainly old farm trucks and some Fire engines.

But I have heard the newer Detroits are stil very good, like the Series 60.

[TechMaven]

Most coach buses use Series 60...Good engines.

[hondarideralex]

what kind of milage do you get in your truck now?

[TheFireman203]

because they were powerful an very reliable

[trainwayne]

I drove a Peterbilt with a V-12 in the 70's. They were fine on flat ground, but weren't very good on the hills. The Cat 1693-TA would run rings around them.

[speedskiff2]

had a 1693 turned to a 440 and used turnbuckles and chains on motor to frame as it would pull bolts out of bellhousing to motor mounts from torque. That and twist round axle housings in mounts peterbilt used to have. 12v71NA I also ran would pull snowshoe in PA @ 52MPH with 46,000 and just change tune in pipes. Today's generation of drivers don't know what they missed.

[trainwayne]

I understand what you're saying about the 1693 and torque......with a reefer and 42,000 of produce, if I hit the bottom of Snowshoe at 75, I would drop a half a gear in a 13 speed and go over the top at 65. Got a ticket once pulling the Grapevine at 60 MPH...with a load in the trailer....the cop didn't believe I was loaded, but he wrote the ticket anyway. The only thing I ever drove that was close was a 3408, but they wouldn't stay together.

[speedskiff2]

yup, used to pull 47,000 out of Billerica, MA back to Jersey and just let it coast to bottom of hills on 90 and 84 then step down and you could feel motor twisting truck it was pulling so hard going uphill. 1693 was the original four and a quarter and was a bulldozer engine in a truck. Expensive to repair back then as Cat only had off highway support and was told you are paying for the four foot thick concrete floors in shop. 1693 was the brute and V-12 was the sweetheart.

[Mitsugejl]

Must have a nice acceleration without the trailer 8)

[400exNick]

The people in the tiny cars going the other way were crapping their pants!!! LOL. Sweet old freighshaker!!! I want one bad!

[greywolf45]

Wish i had the one i used to drive, now that was one sweet truck. 3408 Caterpillar V8, 750hp, 13-speed, 3:77 rears, 11R24.5 Goodyear radials all the way around, and it would fly.

[VOLKSWAGNUT]

"Hes moving faster.......than a Jimmy Eight"

Old Detroits are the best. I miss my Dad's1971 White Freightlnier COE with it's 8V71 (318). Nothing beats that sound... but this is pretty close with alot moore Ass to it.

[greywolf45]

I love the sound of a well tuned Detroit Diesel, especially the 12v71. does this truck have a 10-speed?

[legomaniacman]

that monster barely fits on the road haha

[gwhand39]

I'm just curious where these guys are and what trans is in that truck.

[MrEvoKanevo]

I think hayfarmer's right. Other clips on YouTube with some 8V92 powered rigs. The sound of them are much like the Gremlin Truck.

[vito1860]

V-12!!!

[MrEvoKanevo]

I think the gremlin truck from Maximum Overdrive had a 12V71. This COE Fright

Liner sounds like it.