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San Francisco, 1922. "Fageol truck on construction ramp." Flintstones-era dumper with solid rubber tires. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
The storefront visible to the lower right shows that it offers Sperry Drifted Snow brand flour
Interesting story about Fageol Motors, which was founded in 1916 in Oakland, California by the Fageol brothers. The company made trucks, buses and farm tractors. In 1921 they were the first company to build a bus from the ground up. They made a very high quality vehicle, but unfortunately, like so many companies of the time, couldn't survive the depression and were sold into receivership. In 1938, T. A. Peterman bought the factory and its contents. In 1939, the first Peterbilt was produced in the Fageol tradition of building the best possible product. They've been making them ever since.
I wonder how many speeds this truck has?
I wonder how many gears it has.
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