Petty's Dodge Cabover

[C Body Bob]

Wonder where this rig is now. Sure hope someone saved it.

 

[67-Fury]

That is awesome I never saw that one I like this one from his drag racing days.

 

[MarPar]

sweeeeet!!

Petty will always be a Plymouth Man to me...

 

[C Body Bob]

43 jr

Seen this pic. Richard & Ronnie share a laugh.

 

[MarPar]

that's awesome! two MoPar legends yuckin' it up!

 

[C Body Bob]

that's awesome! two MoPar legends yuckin' it up!

There was WAY more than 2

 

[MarPar]

There was WAY more than 2

I meant in that particular pic, Bob-o :sunny:

 

[LocuMob]

I thought that was still inn the Pettys posession, but I could be wrong.

 

[Rwc]

 

[C Body Bob]

I thought that was still inn the Pettys posession, but I could be wrong.

It may be. I don't know. Richard has held onto a lot of his stuff over the years

 

[commando1]

The Pettys also have buried a lot of their legendary stuff out in the back 40 of their property.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Put a new ISX Cummins engine and stretch that out to around 250-260" wheel base and I would drive it.

 

[polara71]

Why not the way it sits?

 

[C Body Bob]

Dave weren't the Dodge tractors made by White?

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I know everyone has a love affair with old mechanical diesel engines but on a day to day they are a pain in the ***. The wheel base length is just cool.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I know everyone has a love affair with old mechanical diesel engines but on a day to day they are a pain in the ***. The wheel base length is just cool no rational argument for it just cool.

 

[commando1]

Why not the way it sits?

No Air-Ride.
No floating cab.
Probably a rigid mount seat.
Tosses you around like a marble in a can on a paint shaker.
That's why.


Oh. And a heater with the output of a candle and a fan speed of Low, Lower, and Lowest.

 

[commando1]

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Put a new ISX Cummins engine and stretch that out to around 250-260" wheel base and I would drive it.

No you wouldnt. See above...

 

[70bigblockdodge]

No Air-Ride.- fix with modern cut off
No floating cab.- fix with add on cab mate air ride
Probably a rigid mount seat.- putting air in your seat is to raise up so the sun is not in your eyes, big enough drop visor and rigid seat is fine.
Tosses you around like a marble in a can on a paint shaker.
That's why.


Oh. And a heater with the output of a candle and a fan speed of Low, Lower, and Lowest.

Fixed....

 

[72Fury]

Dave weren't the Dodge tractors made by White?

They look pretty interchangeable.