1958 Peterbilt 351

1958 Peterbilt 351 in Breaker! Breaker!, Movie, 1977

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Exiv96 ◊ 2007-04-29 10:12	Peterbilt.
Ddey65 ◊ 2007-04-30 21:57	A replacement for the 281?
firebird86 ◊ 2007-05-01 04:06	I was thinking 351...
Ddey65 ◊ 2007-05-02 01:39	Firebird86 wrote I was thinking 351... I considered that myself.
Rhino ◊ 2007-05-04 01:40	1968 Peterbilt 351 thats correct
4x4 23 ◊ 2008-12-27 22:24	It's a 1958-1961 Style same as the Green one it has quad head lighs
MaindrianPace ◊ 2010-06-04 07:09	This truck is actually a 1958 Peterbilt 351 used by another trucker in Breaker! Breaker!
klint ◊ 2011-04-01 19:52	1961 or newer, check the cab. 1960 and older has the cabroof mounted seperate so there is a "scar" over the front windows, compare with the green 351 from the same movie. The green truck is from 1960 or earlier.
GTO 990 ◊ 2017-08-23 08:37	klint wrote 1961 or newer, check the cab. 1960 and older has the cabroof mounted seperate so there is a "scar" over the front windows, compare with the green 351 from the same movie. The green truck is from 1960 or earlier. I thought 1962 was the year Peterbilt changed there cabs?
Mackinac359 ◊ 2017-11-23 18:07	This appears to be a single drive tractor, making it a model 281 (tandem drive would be 351). The cab is the 1961 and newer style. The air cleaner pipe looks to be straight and rubber, not metal and angled. The hood ornament looks like the art-deco style rather than the Bird. I'm going to say it's a '64 or '65.