realwolfdaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Some cool B81s on Die hard with vengeance on now on Amax. Are b81 still being used in ny or nj today? This movie was filmed in 1994. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackman1965 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My buddy drove a truck in a few scenes in that movie . They used a lot of local trucks that were working on the new aqueduct that ran underground from upstate to the city. 1 Quote Local 282 Union Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hi realwolfdaddy, A company here on Cape Cod is still running only B81's hauling asphalt and feeding a local crushing plant operation. I believe they still have one of mine that I sold in 1970 on Nantucket Island.......Paul 2 Quote RONCETTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realwolfdaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 How in the world do they get drivers? i had a friend have to sell a awesome Superliner because he couldn't get a driver to drive it, too old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Its one family, the oldest is the grandfather who I believe is 84 still driving one, down to the grandsons, I will get pics with their permission, hopefully some video to post, I owe them a visit after all these years. They wave every time they see me still, and the trucks are kept in immaculate shape. 1 Quote RONCETTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realwolfdaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Its one family, the oldest is the grandfather who I believe is 84 still driving one, down to the grandsons, I will get pics with their permission, hopefully some video to post, I owe them a visit after all these years. They wave every time they see me still, and the trucks are kept in immaculate shape.Thats cool.Hope your able to get some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hicrop10 Posted February 11, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2013 I would love to be able to drive one of them old girls.Like em much better then these new ones.Who needs A/C,give me 2 windows down and I'm good to go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 love that movie. have to watch it everytime its on, looks like hotrod B81 to. has pleated door panels and headliner i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Great movie, think I'll watch it tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realwolfdaddy Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 love that movie. have to watch it everytime its on, looks like hotrod B81 to. has pleated door panels and headliner i believeThat's funny I noticed the headliner too. Almost looked factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackman1965 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 How in the world do they get drivers? i had a friend have to sell a awesome Superliner because he couldn't get a driver to drive it, too old. alot of those trucks were working in the tunnel and would get covered in this wet sandy material. I know the company i was working for at the time was sending all the old DMs to work in there, They wouldnt send anything new there. That is one reason you see alot of the older trucks there Quote Local 282 Union Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/8502-die-hard-3-b-81/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realwolfdaddy Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/8502-die-hard-3-b-81/Great link thanks.....Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just a little more info on this truck. Jack Shortway did own it and then sold it to Murray Paving from Mahwah,NJ. The story I got since we shared a yard with Murray and Mike Jost Excavating who had two Autocars in the movie was that the producer liked the look of the Autocars and went to Hudson County Motors in Secaucus and the salesmen directed him to guys in the area. They came to Bolkema Fuel to look at the trucks and saw Murray's Mack sitting there. This truck was sold and went down south I thought and was in another movie. If you got the chance to see this film in the movies when it came out the scene where they are at the construction site Iron Horse Construction from Oakland has his DM800 go by in the background loaded to the gills with sand. You don't see it on the dvd I think it has to do with screen size of something. Mike Josts two drivers had to be in the city at 4:00am every day and just sit there as they were not aloud to drive they had to use union movie drivers I guess Cheers, Robert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just a little more info on this truck. Jack Shortway did own it and then sold it to Murray Paving from Mahwah,NJ. The story I got since we shared a yard with Murray and Mike Jost Excavating who had two Autocars in the movie was that the producer liked the look of the Autocars and went to Hudson County Motors in Secaucus and the salesmen directed him to guys in the area. They came to Bolkema Fuel to look at the trucks and saw Murray's Mack sitting there. This truck was sold and went down south I thought and was in another movie. If you got the chance to see this film in the movies when it came out the scene where they are at the construction site Iron Horse Construction from Oakland has his DM800 go by in the background loaded to the gills with sand. You don't see it on the dvd I think it has to do with screen size of something. Mike Josts two drivers had to be in the city at 4:00am every day and just sit there as they were not aloud to drive they had to use union movie drivers I guess Cheers, Robert.Neat info,do you remember seeing the B81 as a working truck back in the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 When Jack Shortway had it it was in good shape. I know it was repowered probably a two valve. Murray bought it and it was starting to go down hill. I think it was the producer who had bought it for another movie. Jack also had a GMC General with a 8v92 with 6 inch straight pipes and a nasty Jake on it. It sounded like an aircraft coming in. John Mauro ran his restored B81 full time for a while when he sold his RD to Spina Paving. I think that was in 98?. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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