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Wreck of the Week: 1960s cab-over semi

A semi-truck comes to a face-first halt

By Old Cars Weekly staff
Published Jun 3, 2020 1:18 AM PDT

A heavy hauler came to an abrupt stop when it hit a dirt embankment on a Pennsylvania road. This big rig belonged to C. Richard & Sons, a long-running transport company from  Bridgeport, Conn.

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