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You all have probably noticed these double sleeper trucks from past decades, where there are all kinds of configurations, two small sleepers attached to the chassis in tandem, or sometimes two big ones, or a bigger sleeper and a drom box together behind the cab. All kinds of configurations.
It may be that Tyrone Malone’s “Super Truck” started the trend of these double sleepers, according to Wolfcreek Steve, and others have agreed that Malone’s truck was one of the first they’d seen with this configuration, although it might not have been the very first to do it.
What do you guys think is better? Two sleeper boxes or just one? You see quite a few older photos with the two-sleeper arrangement, and not too many new ones, but maybe that’s just because now there are so many companies that specialize in truck conversions like ARI, Cowboy Coach, Kinglsey, and a lot of other custom sleeper companies, that less people double up on regular sleepers.
This question was discussed several years ago by some of the members of the American Truck Historical Society (visit them some time, click here).
And for those of you who have used the double-sleeper configuration, do you use one for sleeping, one for space sort of thing?
What are these trucks?
(I just started using a photo editor program, so I’ve begun “restoring” a lot of older photos, that have weathered with age, which can make old photos look quite new again sometimes.)
Blue with blue stripes COE: Peterbilt owned by Wilson and Wanda Miller when the photo was taken, shared by Jolly
Beige-grey cabover with red-brown-orange stripes: Peterbilt 352H put together by Consolidated in Taxachusetts. The sleeper is a Double Eagle — shared by Jolly, and identified by Big John.
White with blue cabover: unknown Kenworth, shared by Cam
Burgundy cabover: unknown Kenworth, shared by Big John
Yellow cabover: shared by Big John
Purple Cabover: unknown Kenworth, shared by Big John
Red conventional with white/yellow stripes: unknown Kenworth, shared by Big John
Red conventional with 3-bunk (2 are combined) sleeper arrangement: unknown Kenworth, shared by 68CRACKERBOX
Post your own double (or more) sleeper unit trucks here and we’ll add them in if you want. Some have already been sent and added, click here.
