Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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CUSTOM RIGS Working Class fit for high class By Todd Dills I With the sleeper mostly finished, Stuart says, the installer who put in the Home Depot kitchen counter-top got a bit of a treat, calling it the "coolest job" he'd ever been a part of. It comes complete with a working gas fireplace behind the passenger seat. found the base 1984 Peterbilt 359, bought two Aero 1 sleep- ers from 4 State Trucks in Joplin, Mo., and began building what would become Working Class, which he drives mostly on oversize hauls. n the late 1970s, as a young Pete 359 enthusiast, Harvard, Ill.-based Colin Stuart was likewise enthralled by the new Kenworth Aerodyne. He even did an artistic rendering of his dream truck, a combination of the two. Decades later, Stuart made the dream come true. He It took some serious customization to turn a short-hood 359 with a 56-inch flattop sleeper into a long-wheelbase extended hood. Stuart did it in part by extending the cowl out to allow the air intakes to pipe in through it and double-framing some of the last 359 frame rails in Denton, Texas, from front to back. The interior includes all-digital gauges, Menard's lumber and the amazing touch of a gas fireplace. Now that's class! 90 | Overdrive | August 2012 Photos by Todd Dills