Trucker Tearfully Reunites With First ‘Girlfriend’—Grandpa’s Old ‘72 Peterbilt—After Over 35 Years

Courtesy of Darrell Caldwell

Darrell Caldwell’s first love was named Engine Room.

Like many first loves, the bond between Mr. Caldwell and Engine Room didn’t last long, for his grandpa soon sold her. That was in the 1980s and Mr. Caldwell, then just 7 or 8 years old, was devastated. Engine Room was, of course, a truck.