Vintage PAIR CONNELL MOTOR TRUCK CO Emblems - STOCKTON CA PETERBILT RARE NOS

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Vintage PAIR OF NOS ORIGINAL CONNELL MOTOR TRUCK CO STOCKTON CA PETERBILT DEALERSHIP EMBLEMS VERY HARD TO FIND ALL MOUNTING TABS ARE GOOD PLEASE SEE PICS FOR AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION
People have been asking: Why was a Peterbilt 75th Anniversary Truck Show held in Stockton and why did it include Fageol trucks?
Heavy duty truck manufacturer Peterbilt Motors Company of Denton, Texas, has historical ties to California. Their roots can be traced back to 1917, when a groundbreaking ceremony held in Oakland literally went off with a bang. An explosive charge opened a hole in the ground, which was the start of Fageol Motors Company's new truck manufacturing facility. They initially started producing small trucks and military tractors for the war effort. As the product line grew to include larger trucks and a line of "Safe T Coach" buses, the company developed a reputation of being one of the best. Unfortunately the Great Depression made conducting business difficult and they were in receivership by the mid-1930s.
A lumberman from Washington state, T.A. "Al" Peterman, made frequent business trips to the Bay Area. Al Peterman had his own fleet of trucks, and when he learned of Fageol's troubles, he became quite interested. He purchased Fageol in 1938 along with the remaining parts inventory. The engineers were directed to change the look of the trucks and revise the part drawings, starting with part number 1-1. By June 1939, the "new" Peterbilt Motors Company had produced its first product. It was a chassis, serial number S100, delivered to the Challenger Company in Sacramento. It became a fire truck for the Centerville (later Fremont) Fire Department. The first full-body Peterbilt was a model 334, serial number L100, delivered to Garrett Beckley in August 1939 at Connell Motor Truck Company on Wilson Way in Stockton.