Meet Black Betty, 1984 Peterbilt 359

Truckers News Staff (TN)

Oct 15, 2014

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Black Betty: the Pride & Polish entry of Dustin Allen & Texas Chrome Shop

“Black Betty” the 1984 black Peterbilt 359 entered in Overdrive’s Pride & Polish competition drew plenty of attention at the recent Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.

This home state entry of Dustin Allen and Texas Chrome Shop drove off with two awards:

Runner up in the limited mileage bobtail class
Tied for best paint in the limited mileage bobtail class.

Ram Jam’s 1977 cover of Black Betty:

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