Iowa 80 Trucking Museum

Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Celebrating Trucking History! Many rare and one of a kind antique trucks to view. Vintage gas pumps, signs, old trucking movies and more! Stop and Visit Us Today!
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Tomorrow we are officially moving over to our summer hours! Visit the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum this summer and check out ...
05/24/2026

Tomorrow we are officially moving over to our summer hours! Visit the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum this summer and check out over 130 antique trucks in our collection!

05/22/2026

Check out the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum's 1925 Douglas Well Drilling Rig!

Engine Type: Buda 4-Cylinder Gasoline

Transmission Type: Fuller & Sons GU-14, 4-Speed

To learn more about this truck and over 130 other antique trucks in our collection, visit our website: https://iowa80truckingmuseum.com/exhibits/trucks-on-display/

Here’s a trucking fact you might not know!🤔The average truck and trailer is 75 feet long. That's about as long as 225 ho...
05/22/2026

Here’s a trucking fact you might not know!🤔
The average truck and trailer is 75 feet long. That's about as long as 225 hot dogs placed end to end!🌭

The correct answer was C!✅️⁠⁠In order to drill a well with this truck, you would have to drive to the well site, disconn...
05/21/2026

The correct answer was C!✅️⁠
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In order to drill a well with this truck, you would have to drive to the well site, disconnect the drive shaft from the rear truck axle, and connect it to the International axle to power the drilling rig. It could take six weeks to drill a well using equipment like this. For that entire time, the truck was parked in the same location, and the well driller stayed nearby. ⁠
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Check out the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum's 1925 Kenworth KS 3-Ton!Engine Type: Buda 4-CylinderTransmission Type: Cotta 4-Sp...
05/19/2026

Check out the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum's 1925 Kenworth KS 3-Ton!

Engine Type: Buda 4-Cylinder

Transmission Type: Cotta 4-Speed

The 1925 Kenworth KS 3-Ton is one of the earliest models produced by Kenworth. At that time, most trucks, except for brands like Mack, Packard, and White, were assembled vehicles, and this truck is no exception. It features a Buda engine, a Cotta transmission, and a Timken rear axle. Kenworth trucks are still assembled in a similar manner today.

Kenworth was founded in 1912 in Portland, Oregon, by brothers George and Louis Gerlinger, originally under the name Gerlinger Motor Car Works, selling both cars and trucks. In 1915, they launched a powerful heavy-duty truck named the Gersix. The following year, they relocated to Tacoma, Washington, and sold the company to Edgar Worthington and Frederick Kent, who renamed it Gersix Motor Company. In 1923, Harry Kent, son of Frederick Kent, and Edgar Worthington reincorporated the business as the Kenworth Motor Truck Company. In its early years, the company also manufactured buses.

Kenworth began offering diesel engines in their trucks starting in 1933. The 1925 KS model was notably popular in the logging industry throughout the rugged Northwest. This specific 1925 Kenworth was found just two blocks from Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, where it had been utilized by a construction company to transport dynamite. According to the previous owner, this Kenworth KS (serial number 2012) is the earliest known model still in existence. The truck is equipped with hard rubber tires on the rear and pneumatic tires on the front.

To learn more about the history of trucking, visit our website: https://iowa80truckingmuseum.com/exhibits/trucks-on-display/

🚨It's trivia time!!🚨⁠Do you know how long it would take to drill a well using this 1925 Douglas drilling rig? Leave your...
05/19/2026

🚨It's trivia time!!🚨⁠
Do you know how long it would take to drill a well using this 1925 Douglas drilling rig? Leave your answer in the comments!👇️⁠
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Did you guess the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum's 1924 White Wrecker Model 40?!?!This is one of 1,443 built in 1924. However, ...
05/18/2026

Did you guess the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum's 1924 White Wrecker Model 40?!?!

This is one of 1,443 built in 1924. However, it is probably the most famous of these models; in 1991, it made its debut on the silver screen in the film Fried Green Tomatoes. This is the wrecker used in the scene where a car belonging to the husband of Idgie’s friend Ruth is pulled from a river.

The crane on this truck appears to be homemade. The winch has the name 'Otis,' suggesting it may have originally been an old elevator winch repurposed for this wrecker. In the 1920s, labor was inexpensive, while materials were relatively costly, leading people to prefer making items themselves rather than buying them. White was one of the few truck manufacturers that produced all of their own parts, unlike most companies that simply assembled parts made by others.

White's origins trace back to making sewing machines and cars, and they even manufactured steam cars. Companies like White, Mack, and Packard were known for their complete in-house production. The transition from sewing machines to trucks isn’t unusual; it’s likely that after acquiring a few trucks and finding them of inferior quality, they decided they could build a truck themselves, just as they did with sewing machines. The barriers to entry into the truck manufacturing market were minimal at that time.

When it was new, this truck had solid rubber tires. At some point, someone removed these tires and welded on rims for pneumatic tires, as indicated by the arc welding. This modification likely occurred in the 1940s.

To learn more about the antique trucks in our collection, visit our website: https://iowa80truckingmuseum.com/exhibits/trucks-on-display/

05/15/2026

Check out the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum's 1924 Brockway 2.5-Ton!

Engine Type: Wisconsin TAV 25 Horsepower

Transmission Type: Brown-Lipe 3-Speed

Top Speed: 20 MPH

To learn more about the trucks in our collection, visit our website: https://iowa80truckingmuseum.com/exhibits/trucks-on-display/

The correct answer was B!✅️⁠This 1924 Brockway is an assembled truck with hard-rubber tires and wooden wheels. It has a ...
05/14/2026

The correct answer was B!✅️⁠
This 1924 Brockway is an assembled truck with hard-rubber tires and wooden wheels. It has a C-cab and a roof. It is a very simple unit with a little freight box. You would have paid $3,000 to buy this truck new in 1924!⁠
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Calling all trucking enthusiasts!🚨🚛⁠Do you know how much this 1924 Brockway would have cost new in 1924? Drop your answe...
05/12/2026

Calling all trucking enthusiasts!🚨🚛⁠
Do you know how much this 1924 Brockway would have cost new in 1924? Drop your answer in the comments!🤔⁠
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Address

I-80 Exit 284, 505 Sterling Drive
Walcott, IA
52773

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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