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Old 04-27-2022, 12:51 AM   #1
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Another awesome Hay truck
That's a Fageol. Very good reputation. Fageol's west coast operations were based in Oakland, and they went out of business in the late 30's. A man named Al Peterman bought the factory and the rights and reintroduced the trucks under his own name. Called them Peterbilts.......
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Old 04-27-2022, 08:52 AM   #2
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Fageol's west coast operations were based in Oakland, and they went out of business in the late 30's. A man named Al Peterman bought the factory and the rights and reintroduced the trucks under his own name. Called them Peterbilts.......
A great piece of history that I never knew.
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