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November 2018

Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info

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November 2018 | Overdrive | 47 CUsToM riGs M arty Glomb, vice presi- dent of the American Truck Historical Society, showed off his 1955 Kenworth conventional, "Pepe," at the Great Amer- ican Trucking Show Pride & Polish in August, picking up a fi rst-place award in the Antique Bobtail 1975 and Older category. The rig is unique in that it was one of only a couple hundred Kenworths built in 1955 with an all-alumi- num body, which made it about 850 pounds lighter than the same trucks built with steel bodies that year. The only steel parts on Glomb's Kenworth are the front bumper and one crossmember in the frame. Glomb says he bought the truck in 1999 "in horrible condition" and had to put about 10 years' worth of work into rebuilding it, with the goal of making it as origi- nal as possible. Part of that involved fabricating the radius panels on the roof and the hood from scratch. Under the hood is a 400-hp Cummins Big Cam with a 5-speed and a 4-speed auxiliary trans- mission with 3:70 rears. It originally had a 180-hp Cummins with a 4-speed and a 3-speed auxiliary. '55 KW gets back to its roots BY MATT COLE See more on Marty Glomb's truck at youtube.com/OverdriveMag in the Custom Rigs playlist. This country wasn't built on "good enough." Neither was Lincoln Chrome. We are proud to manufacture fully American-made stainless steel, chrome-plated heavy duty stacks and accessories that can handle the workload. Precision- engineered and built in the heartland with the most advanced materials and finish that stand up mile after mile. Run loud. Run tough. Run Lincoln Chrome. 888.966.6609 • LincoLnchrome.com • 100% made in the usa Untitled-1 1 5/29/18 9:42 AM Marty Glomb touched every nut, bolt and rivet on his 1955 Kenworth conventional as he recreated its original look.

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