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Joint Venture Land Speed Record Truck


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This is the "Joint Venture" Bonneville Salt Flats racing truck owned by Interstate Wood Products and Longview Diesel Service. Started life as a Freightliner Century truck tractor.  Additonal photos are below.

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The "business" end of the truck is a Detroit Diesel 16V92TA; sixteen cylinders, four turbochargers, aftercooled, a bunch of horsepower and even more torque! Oh yeah, great noise too!


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Displayed above is the result of "lighting" it!