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Old 07-09-2019, 08:31 AM   #1341
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Re: Trucks Are Beautiful

So nice. That silver boat must look awesome on the water. That is a very special and cool thing you've been involved with

Back on the Cat trucks. I never commented after your comment, and I agree with it 100%... clean! Now, I admit I don't love the modern design trucks, which is most all of them. But I understand why they look as they do. I never hater the Kenworth Anteater. And I almost puked the first time I saw that bigger Cat, like the one in the second picture. Never have seen the other one on the road. But when I saw a dump truck in Cat Yellow it hit me that they are mimicking their equipment such as pans and site dumps. Looking at it that way I started liking them alright. After all, they are an equipment company. When you consider they are a start-up in this day and age I think they nailed a great look. I can't expect a new truck company in this century to build a truck that looks like the traditionals I love so much. Paccar has done a good job of maintaining their look on classic models while giving improved aerodynamics. They can get away with such a compromise simply because that's what they're known for and that's what plenty want. I know they use International cabs and I think they did a good job taking it from there. I do like that other model's simple clean look. Classic as far as a modern truck goes.

I'd love to see a Cat lowboy in Cat Yellow hauling a piece of Cat equipment.

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Hah Hah! Sorry, I meant more like this, although tractor isn't right yellow
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A couple more "Cats" I had saved
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