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American Work Trucks: A Pictorial History of Commercal Trucks 1900-1994
 
 
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American Work Trucks: A Pictorial History of Commercal Trucks 1900-1994 (Paperback)

by John Gunnell (Editor)
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The articles that Gunnell gathers are mostly about collecting and restoring trucks. Two of his authors concern themselves with truck museums: the A.W. Hays Truck Museum outside of Sacramento, and the National Automotive and Truck Museum in Auburn, Indiana. The others talk about collecting as a hobby--similar to antique car restoration in that it involves a lot of time at fleamarkets, but different in that old truck parts can be extremely difficult to find. Gunnell also provides chapters on collecting toy trucks and on truck memorabilia, but the bulk of his book is given over to a pictorial history of trucks other than pickups from the 1904 Columbia electric truck to the 1994 White/GMC "integral sleeper aero." Studying these well-captioned, black-and-white photographs, the reader gets a sense of design changes and of the rise and fall of manufacturers such as Studebaker. John Mort

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Krause Publications (January 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873412907
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873412902
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,719,358 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars 1900- 1939 light and medium duty truck feast, June 11, 2003
By S. Jones (MOTUEKA, NELSON New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This book of 300 pages contains several chapters written by an assortment of authors, some of whom have produced their own books. There are chapters on collecting truck toys, collecting real trucks, restoring, truck museums, truck memorabilia, trucking pioneers and Teamsters to name a few.

The bulk of the book consists of a photo review, divided into three chapters: 'Highway Pioneers 1900-1939' (120 pages) , 'Knights of the Road 1940 - 1969' (75 pages) and 'Modern Classics 1970 - 1994.' (64 pages)

Considerable coveraqge is afforded to light and medium duty trucks, and as such should appeal to collectors and fans of this catagory.

Most of the illustratons for the three big chapters have been lifted from OEM truck brochures and advertising material.

Although many of these photos would have been originally in full color,(especially from 1965 onwards) here they are all portrayed in black and white. In fact the only color which graces this book is to be found on the cover. For a book published in 1993, I find this disappointing.

Kenworth and Peterbilt fans seeking shiny chrome and polished aluminium will starve, but those interested in Whites, light and medium duty trucks, particularly from 1900 to 1939, should find this book a worthy addition to their collection.

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