The Standout: Mike O’Conner’s ’05 Peterbilt 379

Jul 27, 2013

Mike O’Connor of Mitchell, S.D., has added 8-inch curve-tip straight pipes, Jones Performance curb-length fenders and light panels to the sides of the sleeper and cab of his 2005 Peterbilt 379, among other mods. Upon its finish, O’Connor decided the rig is too nice to use for work – it’s show only today. The truck is powered by a 550-hp Cat and an 18-speed transmission.

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Then-trucker Mike Draper behind the wheel of Evel Knievel's Mack haul rig in the 1970s.

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The 1978 Peterbilt 352 was a model who in earlier years had been driven by Bowerman's father, who passed several years earlier. This one, purchased from a prior owner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has origins in Illinois, Bowerman said, and is powered by a Cat 3406A run through a 15-speed transmission, 190-inch wheelbase.

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Owner-operator Zach Beadle -- find more pictures from the photo shoot at the Thigpen Ranch from 2016 at this link.

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