This is Larry Patchett, the man behind most of the “magic” on this page. He’s the master modeler and maker of all things that sell the illusion of our forced perspective world. If it’s not real and not a car, chances are that Larry had a hand in assembling, painting or scratch building the things […]
All I can say is, growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
After the success of the beautiful 1937 Coupe Express Pickup, Studebaker tried to pick up where they left off when production resumed after WWII. The great lines of the pre-war trucks are lost in this face.
When you think of an old school American, Taxi Cab, the mind turns to an icon, the Checker Marathon. Built from 1958 through 1982 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This one is vacant.
The Federal Motor Truck Company, based in Detroit, built trucks of various sizes from 1910 to 1959. This veteran is from the 1930s and sits near Kalispell, Montana, if you were wanting to plan a visit. The truck is in good company with a late, 1920s looking International in the background.
Once again, we travel to beautiful Kalispell, Montana for a look at another road side truck attraction. Can’t even begin to name this early COE (cab over engine). In other shots, I think it is a Nash Quad. This truck required muscles to drive.