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Post by tufftin on Aug 19, 2012 8:27:49 GMT -8
 Hosted on FotkiA friend sent me this photo. It's pretty neat. Mike Had you ever seen this picture of Al Peterman’s first venture at building a truck? He bought out the Fageol Truck company in Oakland and started building Peterbuilts.
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Post by Badluck 13 on Aug 19, 2012 8:41:34 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of history....always enjoy seeing old photos,man look at those mirrors  |
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Aug 19, 2012 9:07:54 GMT -8
That is a neat truck. I wonder what ever happened to it.
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Aug 19, 2012 10:16:38 GMT -8
UUUMMM, Ok that is super neat, BUT it is not a Peterbilt. It is a Kenworth, see the emblem on the side of the hood, plus the "shovel nose" grill & cab....
My 2 pennies.
Ap40
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Post by gator on Aug 19, 2012 13:44:19 GMT -8
Pete or KW it is still a really cool truck. I would reallylike to see the rear suspension in detail!
Be Well
Gator
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Post by tufftin on Aug 20, 2012 12:07:56 GMT -8
You may be right Rick as I can't read the logo but it was sent to me as a Peterbilt.
Mike
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Post by tufftin on Aug 22, 2012 8:26:31 GMT -8
A little research and this turns out to be a Shovelnose Kenworth. But...........Al Peterman was a mill owner in Tacoma, WA and bought timber in the Morton, WA area. He was building his own trucks as a better way to get his logs to market. Tired of chain drive it is said that he was the first to use gear drive with a driveshaft. He built his trucks in Morton and the shop still stands but he later sold out to PACCAR and the rest is history. Peterbilt.
You can Google Al Peterman for the full story.
Mike
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Post by slurrydog on Sept 2, 2012 3:54:55 GMT -8
That is a really neat picture. Love those old trucks.
Dave
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Post by tufftin on Sept 2, 2012 7:40:03 GMT -8
Also.....Al Peterman bought out Fageol Trucks and was building his own...............Peterbilts. Later sold to PACCAR.
Mike
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Post by tufftin on Sept 9, 2012 9:09:32 GMT -8
Here's a photo of Peterman's shop in Morton, WA 1936. Notice the trailer reach in the foreground. Mike  Hosted on Fotki |
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