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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend: 1974 Diamond Reo conventional
Don Christner learns the history behind Junior Elmore's 1974 Diamond Reo and gets an inside look into a "lazy man's truck." Step back in time with Overdrive.
May 30, 2018
Custom Rigs
Race-winning V12 KW still in action after four decades
As seen in the short film from Overdrive’s late-1970s N.J. diesel drag races, the winning rig alive and kicking four decades later -- and one race attendee's reflections on trucking enthusiasm through the decades.
May 24, 2016
Channel 19
A '70s film at Overdrive's diesel drag races, and a 'Back in Time' tour
In 2016, a late-1970s short film on U.S. trucking, via Overdrive’s Englishtown, New Jersey, truck drag racing event, provided a clear window back in time, including a glimpse of Overdrive’s founder. This 60th-anniversary special takes you there ...
May 19, 2016
Voices
‘America respected and loved truckers a lot more back then’
Six-million-mile man Gregg Blair, now retired, remembers a long career.
July 4, 2014
Channel 19
Cabover fanatics, this one’s for you: 1973 K100 vid
Bill Bradford’s video of the restoration of his antique Kenworth COE.
June 25, 2012
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