That Futurliner we mentioned the other day just went for $4.1 million at Barrett Jackson. New record price. … [Read more...]
Barrett Jackson truck results
A number of really great older trucks have been going across the block at pretty reasonable prices, all things considered. Here's a few: 1960 El Camino $21,060.00 1957 GMC 1/2 Ton Stepside $50,220.00 1948 FORD F-4 1 Ton Dually $11,880.00 1960 FORD F-100 Stepside custom $27,540.00 1940 FORD 1/2 Ton $54,000.00 1956 FORD F-100 $60,480.00 That last … [Read more...]
More Diesels from Chrysler
Dieter Zetsche, CEO of DaimlerChrysler AG, indicates there will be more diesels in Chrysler's line up before long. We are installing BlueTec (diesel technology) in the Jeep Grand Cherokee. How far we will stretch this technology in the Chrysler product lineup is not finally decided at this time. But quite definitely, DaimlerChrysler, including the different brands, is … [Read more...]
Saleen S331
Steve Saleen has built another high performance vehicle which debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show and this time it's a truck. The S331 is based on the Ford F150 and comes in two flavors, regular and super. The normally aspirated version of the 5.4L 3 valve engine puts out 325 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque while the supercharged engine gives you 450 bhp @ 5200 RPM, and 500 … [Read more...]
Diesels versus Hybrids
It looks like the car guys are finally catching on to diesels. Trucks have always had a strong diesel contingent, we all know they go forever, make tons of torque and get better mileage than your basic gasoline engine. When hybrids began getting popular with the car crowd, some of us kept asking, "Why not diesel?" Well, a lot of other folks are asking the same question, … [Read more...]