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Pacific trucks in the logging industy

Hank R

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The one that I posted truck is his first Pacific round headlights.

In 1980 a friend Bill Pierce from Merritt ordered a new P-510-S with a 8V92, 435hp 15 speed. He took delivery of this truck on March 3, 1980 since the logging here was shut down for break-up. He thought he would head north to Prince George B.C. and work the truck for 3 or 4 weeks. Usually when you buy a new truck there are a few glitches and could be fixed before mid May the start of our logging season, however there were no problems. The local truckers kept calling his truck 2 story conventional since the Pacific sat high. In 1984 Pacific made a sales promotional video featuring their trucks, off-highway loggers, P-510 trucks and oilfield trucks working. This video was called "Pacific Built Like No Other Truck" Bill's truck was featured in this video a shining jet black P-510-S with chrome grill guard, and nice blue pin strips. Having just watched this video Oct, 2005 it was interesting to see Bill driving with all his hair and front teeth.

I forget the specs, on his 2nd truck but lots of power. his second truck a 84 ???? is the one he still has.
Pacific switched from round headlight in 84 sometime. As 85 had rectangle headlights.
 
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diamondtguy

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Thanks for the story. I was pretty sure both trucks were built during my time there. They were beautiful trucks..
 

Hank R

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Not a logging truck but its a Pacific. picture taken in 93 so truck was about 8 to 10 years old.

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