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Shares cab structure with Kenworth T2000; built on Peterbilt frame, 387 has different hood, roof fairing, and interior design. Produced as day cab, mid-roof sleeper, and raised-roof sleeper. 388 : 2006-2015 on-highway (Class 8) 123-inch BBC configuration of Model 389, replacing 119-inch version of 379 Renamed as 123-inch version of 389 in 2015 397
Peterbilt Motors Company is an American truck manufacturer specializing in the production of heavy-duty and medium-duty (Classes 5–7) commercial vehicles.The namesake of company founder T. A. "Al" Peterman, it was established in 1939 from the acquisition of Fageol Truck and Motor Company, and has operated as part of PACCAR since 1958.
Serving as the successor to the 359, the 379 was a conventional-cab truck configured primarily for highway use, serving as the flagship of the Peterbilt model line. During much of its production, the 379 was popular among owner-operator drivers .
Remaining in production until 1976, the 281/351 was a durable and popular series. The basic design made way for different models, with tilt cab-over-engine models introduced in 1959. [1] A model 281 was prominently featured in the made-for-TV movie Duel, directed by 23-year-old Steven Spielberg, [2] in 1971. [1]
This kit was designed by a moonlighting Larry Shinoda. [22] The final product looked somewhat like the nose of the mid-engined Ford Mustang I prototype. An estimated fifty E/T Mustang kits were produced by Fiberfab. One was installed on an original Shelby Mustang. [23] Similar kits were later produced by a company called VFN Fiberglass. [24]
Production of the double-cab Masterline pickup (RR19) started in April 1957 by the former Central Motors. [19] In August 1957, three Toyota delegates with the intent to establish a sales company in the United States introduced a white and black Crown and Crown Deluxe at a public relations event attended by dealers and the media. [20]
The Airbus A350 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine airliner developed and produced by Airbus.The initial A350 design proposed in 2004, in response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, would have been a development of the Airbus A330 with composite wings, advanced winglets, and new efficient engines.
The first Skyline was introduced on 24 April 1957, at the Takarazuka Theater, in Hibiya, Tokyo, [3] for Fuji Precision Industries, marketed as a luxury car.It featured a 1.5 L (1,482 cc) GA-30 engine (also known as FG4A-30) producing 44 kW (60 hp) at 4,400 rpm, which was previously used in the prototype Subaru 1500, Subaru's first car. [4]