ALLIS CHALMERS MOTOR

[RON KNARR]

HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN OR KNOW ABOUT AN ALLIS CHALMERS MOTOR, NICK NAMED BIG AL, USED IN
OVER THE ROAD TRUCKS

 

[Anonymous-0]

I thought it was called the purple people eater

 

[RON KNARR]

YES SIR, ITS PURPLE,CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD PAINT THIS MONSTER MOTOR SUCH A UGLY COLOR, ITS IN A BEAUTIFUL 1974 FREGHT LINER

 

[Brian Jasper co. Ia]

The otr truck motor you're referring to was called Big AL by A-C. Someone posted an old brochure on external_link a while back about it. According to an old time trucker friend, drivers called them purple people eaters. He said they were one of the best for pulling hills out west, but were known for breaking the harmonic damper snout off the crank. 844 cid.

 

[RON KNARR]

THANKS BRIAN, found pics of org. litterateur
at HANKS TRUCK PICTURES.
If interested you can see pics of the truck, 1974 Freight Liner and my AC tractors on my webb site
KNARRFARMS.COM