RARE FINDS: Rescuing Abandoned Classics From Car Auction | RESTORED

I KNOW that logging truck: Driven by a guy name "Roger" for an oilfield data logging company called, " Buckeye Well Surveys" owned by Chuck Withey in Louisville, Ohio in 1983. It was my first job fresh out of engineering school. We would drop custom made data logging tools down freshly drilled wells then a radioactive nugget placed inside the tool would enable the sensors to ping-back a signal enabling the geologist to determine variables such as salinity, shale etc. All of the trucks shared that unique color combination and angled graphic layout. I STILL have an un-opened box of coffee mugs from the company Christmas party from 1983.

I'm a splicing technician working for The Company Formerly Known As Bell of Pennsylvania, as well as a gearhead and telco history nerd, so I love to see any old Bell truck out and about.

Being an old truck driver like myself, these trucks are way before my time but wow!! Those are some of the coolest trucks I’ve ever seen, thank you for the great content. God bless you and your family.

That "Log" truck would make a superb camper van with blendable (roller shades) plexi glas insert in the roof for that sky-view experience.

Found some info about the periscope on the roof:Telephone trucks had this periscope in the cab roof so that the driver could operate the winch controls and watch what was happening in the back of the truck.

Interesting to see that old tractor-trailer setup. I used to drive trucks for a living and I can only imagine what it must of been like to drive that set up over the road or regionally, hauling freight. They were some tough drivers. It wasn't uncommon back then for those types of trucks to be used for that and the driver had no sleeper. He would throw a board over the seats and sleep on it, sleep in the trailer, or whatever he could make resourceful. We sure have come a long way in trucking. BTW, the old White truck you loaded, the back was not storage, it is the sleeper there was a mattress for the driver back there.

You know what, you are really lucky your dad is always with you. Keep on bro.

I'm pretty sure the trailer is a 1940's Allied Van Lines trailer based on what color is left and that black band around it. Low slung with barn doors on rear and curbside only. I'm thinking the first cab you pulled up may have possibly the mate to it. The Bell COE which doesn't go with that trailer possibly had the roof mirror for low bridges but I think it may have been also for pole or aerial phone line installation. Looks like an old gearbox and mount for some kind of lift arm. Also the possible reason for customized, over sized rear window. I live in Canada but worked for Allied when I was young and Bell Canada. Brought back some memories. Cheers!

I have one of those Ford cabovers. Have had it since the 1980s and got mine from New Mexico. Mine was an AT&T telephone truck originally and had a huge service body on it. Mine has the same mirror attachment on the top and was used for seeing clearance for poles or whatever. You stated in the video, this cabover truck was also a telephone truck. I don't have any pictures of mine showing the service bed body on the back. Mine doesn't have the rear window cut out like that but does have a sliding window fabricated there..

1:17 that truck & trailer combo would be perfect for my business! Incredible!

That logging truck is the panicle of aerodynamics 😂

I like the old truck and trailer. I’ve always liked those snub nose cabovers.

At the age of 63, I was fortunate enough to take the trip of a lifetime driving through England, Wales and Scotland on a pilgrimage to find my family roots. In the 11th century, my ancestors accompanied William the Conquerer on his ‘trip’ to England. They settled in the Wye River Valley and one of them became the Warden of the Forest Dean. The headquarters was in a castle in the town of St. Briavels which commands the high ground overlooking the valley. Driving our nondescript Vauxhall up to the castle on the winding one lane road, when I saw an amazing sight coming down towards me. A beautiful BRG Jaguar E type piloted by a very white haired, scarfed, flat capped gentleman! Could not have been more perfect for me!😊

The logging truck is an old oil field wireline logging truck. Used to be a big drum with cable on it. They run tools down in wells and record the data. Companies like Schlumberger and Haliburton still have versions of it today.

On the rear of the logging truck there was a winch installed, with a drum of electric cable. This was used to run a series od electric/electronic tool downhole in oil and gas wells. This is to log and record a number of physical parameters of the rocks. This technology was invented around the 20's in Alsace, and is still in use today

The old White semi is my favorite but also love the other semi and the trailer

I like the White /IH truck and if I could afford it I'd have you guys make me a car-hauler for my Model A! I'm eighty=two in the fall and it's hard for me to drive the A to the meets every summer as I'm extremely arthritic! Great find guy!

The IH/White truck's extended cab is actually a sleeper! 😁 What I would do is put a modern drivetrain under it and build that trailer into an RV! 🤔

That truck and trailer and the snubby nosed camper looking thing...the metro might is exra special too. The periscope is to let the driver look at the load while operating the winch, possibly unloading telephone poles or heavy cable equipment rolls by himself.

Note: If y'all drag something heavy, Duck down, If the cable snaps..... It'll take ya head clean off in a blink of a eye!