Duel (1971 film)
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Duel is a 1971 American road action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in his feature film debut. It centers on a traveling salesman David Mann driving his car through rural California to meet
International theatrical release poster
Truck and car, as used in the film
Peterbilt 281
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The Peterbilt 281/351 is a line of tractor units built by Peterbilt between 1954 and 1976. The 281 series had a single drive axle, the 351 two. It was very popular with truckers, with the 351 series o
Duel (1971 film)
…from the landscape in the wide shots of the desert highway. In what he called an "audition", Spielberg viewed a number of trucks. He selected the 1957 Peterbilt 281 over the contemporary, flat-nosed, "cab-over" style of trucks. The long hood of the older Peterbilt, its split windshield, and its round headlights…
Line-up of three mid-1960s Peterbilt 281s