1959 GMC CANNONBALL.DETROIT 6 CYLINDER INLINE 2 CYCLE DIESEL ENGINE.THE TRANSMISSION IS A 10 SPEED ROADRANGER.TOP SPEED OF THE TRUCK IS 65 MPH.I TRIED TO DO A MIX OF LOW RANGE TO HIGH RANGE AND BACK TO LOW ,SOME DOUBLE CLUTCH,SOME NO CLUTCH,JAKE SHIFTING.UPSHIFT AND DOWN SHIFT.SOME HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND AT THE END CLIMBING A GRAVEL DRIVE ON A 15% GRADE.THE TRUCK HAS 9000 MILES ON A FRAME OFF RESTORATION.IT IS NOT COMMERCIAL AND DOES NOT SMOKE OR LEAK.IT JUST GOES TO SHOWS,PARADES AND EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS IN ITS WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT.THANKS FOR LOOKING!THE JAKE HAS A TOGGLE SWITCH TO TURN ON AND OFF,ALSO DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH OR STEPPING ON THE THROTTLE WILL TEMPORARILY NULLIFY IT.I FLIP THE SWITCH AT ABOUT 43 SECONDS INTO THE VIDEO.TAKE CARE.
