Baja Bernie
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Serious--Mexican name for transportation trucks back in the 50's&60's
Back in the days when those old trucks with cattlecatchers roamed Baja hauling supplies to all of the small campos and fishing villages their was a
Mexican name applied to the trucks. Also a distinct name for the drivers--Thought I would never forget those names but with the disuse I have---Can
anyone provide them for me.
Thanks
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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Bruce R Leech
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didnt they call them Tortuga's
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja Bernie
Back in the days when those old trucks with cattlecatchers roamed Baja hauling supplies to all of the small campos and fishing villages their was a
Mexican name applied to the trucks. Also a distinct name for the drivers--Thought I would never forget those names but with the disuse I have---Can
anyone provide them for me.
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Bernie:
I just remember that the huge bumpers on those trucks , with the wide open stacks, dingle balls and wild colorful paint jobs, were called tumba
burros
The drivers were and still are reffered to as chauferes sp?
I imagine there are many more names though
Lero
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Bernie: During my Hitching Days from La Paz-Loreto-TJ I have ridden in those Monsters! 10 Speed with 2-Speed Rear End. Those guys would shift 20 Times
to get rolling to top Speed!
Short Story-One day flew to La Paz-Hitched with one of the Diesel Rigs hauling Diesel to the Generators in Villa-Road was not yet open from the North.
Got a ride out of Villa after the Road opened, with a Trucker hauling Peppers to the States. Got to the Top on the other side of Fresno Ejido and he
started downhill and just "Kicked it out of Gear and coasted all the way down to the bottom of the Hill and about 80 Mph!!!
Let me out in Loreto with my Pants full, then lit up a Joint{DOPE} and Headed North.
Skeet/Loreto
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trucks
tapa tio?
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David K
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The name used for the supply truckers of the old pre-paved Baja road days was indeed FAYUQUERO. Pull out your copy of Mike McMahan's 'There It Is:
Baja!' and go to page 98.
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bajalera
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Right, DK. The fayuqueros we used to see along the old road in the 1960 didn't always have trucks, some had station wagons that were stuffed to the
roof with all sorts of stuff. I thought of them as traveling salesmen.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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What I remember about those trucks were the were very loud.
I think a lot of them ran propane for fuel and ran straight pipes, no mufflers.
When they let off on the gas pedal they sounded louder then a 1950 chevy with twin exhausts.
My first Baja 500 race (1971) I think Milton was running for president of Mexico.
When we were pre running a lot of rocks were painted "Transistios com Milton"sp
My partner and I didn't really understand what it meant but we took a felt pen and wrote that on our motorcycle gas tank in large letters.
We were very popular with the truckers when going thru tech inspection prior to the race.
Corky
[Edited on 5-27-2006 by Corky1]
 
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David K
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I hope Bernie writes a chapter about you Corky!!!
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Bernie;
Hitched a ride with one of those large Station Wagons going South toward La Paz loaded with Typewriters- he would go to La Paz-A Free Zone- Go across
the Ferry to Mexico City. Next trip would be Sewing machines.
Making a Living in the early 70's!
Some times dream of doing it all over again!!!
Skeet/Loreto
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Baja Bernie
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David
Corky wrote his own story about himself and it is my new book--"THINK you know BAJA" which I hope will be to the printers and back before the Holiday
Season.
It also has several other stories by guest authors--stories that they have shared here in the past and ones that I believe are windows to the very
soul of Baja.
More surprises in it, but I'll just let you all hang on those for a while.
Life is fun and guys like Corky make it even more fun.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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Baja Bernie
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Skeet
Sounds like you really listened to that guy as you moved through life--so many of us just miss what is so important to other folks in this life.
Sewing machines sure--but I think you better do laptops this time around.
Those guys really led tough lives and provided a most necessary service.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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David K
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Great to hear Bernie... Good Job!!
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Baja Bernie
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Thanks to all of you
This really helped me to finish a story I was working on.---Bajalero your description made me remember things about the trucks that I had
forgotten--Sooooooooo! I am borrowing it to include in the story.
Thanks again! What a great resource this board is---or is it--What a great resource is this board. Anyway.......................
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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