“A Peer Among Trucks” - 1967 Baron Truck:…and this Baron...

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“A Peer Among Trucks” - 1967 Baron Truck:

…and this Baron is Red.  Where’s Snoopy?

-Catalog cover

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[Matt Harwood]

"A Peer Among Trucks?" What does that even mean?

 

"It's a truck like other trucks!"

 

"If you need a truck, this is a truck!"
 

"Does truck things like a truck!"

 

"No better or worse than any other truck!"

 

"As much of a truck as any other truck you'd buy!"

 

It's like when my 10th grade history teacher let us fill out our own progress reports. Mine said simply, "Matthew is definitely getting a grade!"

 

Not really inspiring ad copy and it looks suspiciously like a Ford...

Edited January 10, 2016 by Matt Harwood (see edit history)

[nzcarnerd]

I had not heard of a Baron truck but I thought the cab looked familiar.  Check this page   -   http://www.commer.org.nz/RestorationsCollections/NewZealandRestosCollections/RichardsonCollection/RichardsonCollection.html   - scroll down to the 1955 Superpoise.

 

More   -   http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/5693/object/503469

 

The name appears on this list   -   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_truck_manufacturers

Edited January 11, 2016 by nzcarnerd (see edit history)

[mhocker]

Nice find, thanks for sharing that with us!

I had not heard of a Baron truck but I thought the cab looked familiar.  Check this page   -   http://www.commer.org.nz/RestorationsCollections/NewZealandRestosCollections/RichardsonCollection/RichardsonCollection.html   - scroll down to the 1955 Superpoise.

 

More   -   http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/5693/object/503469

 

The name appears on this list   -   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_truck_manufacturers