Tag: Overdrive's Pride & Polish

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Owner-operator J.D. Terry and the ‘Driveway Dream’ 1995 KW — The Rolling CB Interview

Video: Run through Big Rig Videos’ Chris Fiffie’s Rolling CB Interview with independent owner-operator J.D. “Birdman” Terry and his 1995 KW, likewise Overdrive’s own talk with Terry about the rig two months back.

September 15, 2016

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‘Gone Green’: The Kuhnle Bros. project ’05 Kenworth of driver Brian Rudisell

Driver Brian Rudisell’s second place finish at the last Pride & Polish won’t keep him away from the Dallas show coming up, he says. He’s doing the entire Pride & Polish circuit this year with his showpiece working KW, built in collaboration with his employing Newbury, Ohio-based tank fleet.

July 26, 2016

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California Dreamin’: Freddy Velasco’s custom 2003 Peterbilt 379

Stretched frame. Check. Custom paint, interior? Check. Pride & Polish trophies? Oh yes. Catch this video interview with and plenty of views of Freddy Velasco’s 2003 Pete from GATS 2015.

September 10, 2015

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GATS Pride & Polish preview: Chance 2 Transport 389 glider and van, ‘Twisted Obsession’

Video, photos of Rod Miller’s Chance 2 Transport “Twisted Obsession,” a 2014 Peterbilt 389 glider/Great Dane dry van combo you’ll see out on the show floor at GATS this week.

August 26, 2015

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GATS Pride & Polish preview: Rollin’ Transport’s 1985 Peterbilt 359

The 359 of perennial Pride & Polish champ Vinnie Diorio is a different animal from his long-and-low newer models of recent years. It combines both old- and new-school features for a tastefully nostalgic design.

August 25, 2015

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Chi-Town Large Cars’ Southern Prez and his 359

The Chi-Town group’s annual benefit and truck show is August 15 in Lynwood, Ill. — Eady and his classic custom Pete (find photos here) are sure to be a part of it.

August 4, 2015

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J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389 — Back in Black

The “Back in Black” glider, powered by a 6nz Cat, was formerly the truck of then-Landstar-leased Brett Cole — J&L retooled it for heavy haul, among other extensive customizations, says J&L’s Randy Menkel.

August 1, 2015

Pride & Polish

Take a 360-degree video tour through the 75 Chrome Shop

Shot with Landstar-leased owner-operator George Parker’s GoPro, the video’s a neat view on the location of the first-of-the-season Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event, upcoming April 24-26.

April 14, 2015

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Pair of champs: Father-son Petes compete for national title

Video, photos: Sigourney, Iowa-based Ron Brubaker’s 1993 “One of a Kind” livestock-hauling Peterbilt 379. Brubaker and his son Dan will be competing in Overdrive’s Pride & Polish national championship at GATS next week.

August 13, 2014

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Motorcycle stunt action at Pride & Polish

Jesse Toler and a fellow rider wowed crowds at the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tenn., on June 18, 2014.

July 29, 2014

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PHOTOS: Pride & Polish in Tennessee, Day 1

Some views on the first, overcast day of the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish truck-beauty competition in Crossville, Tenn., at the Fitzgerald Glider Kits facility.

July 18, 2014

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1977 TranStar 4200: Old-school ‘patina’ at Pride & Polish

High Gear Photography proprietor and Precision of New Hampton hauler Kenny Hubka’s Transtar harks the first rig he ever steered, his father’s 1972 model.

June 21, 2014