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What is THAT? I was mesmerized by the massive vehicle across the street from my uncle's store. It was the summer of '77, and I was employed as a carpet installer for Stanley's Floor Covering. I remember coming in one morning and gazing over to the Texaco gas station, and spotting an amazing looking truck.
I had never seen a truck like this before. It looked old, but had a rugged quality that just dripped testosterone. The perfect vehicle for a 19 year old college kid. I went over and talked to the owner of the station, inquiring about the truck. Thats when I found out it was a Power Wagon. Up to that time, the only Power Wagons I knew were conventional Dodge pickups. This was not like any Power Wagon I had ever seen before.
The truck was for sale - $800. And that included a parts truck! Both trucks ran, I'm in heaven!!!
Unfortunately, I didn't have enough cash for the trucks and to pay for the next year of college tuition, so I had to pass on this deal. I always kept pictures of this truck around, and remember seeing a lot of these still in service at garages, and as plow trucks around here.
About 10 years later I spotted an ad in Hemmings with a picture of that same familiar shape that we all know and love. Power Wagon Advertiser? You have got to be kidding. I couldn't believe that there were actually other people in this universe that liked these trucks. And even a magazine about them.
So I sent in my check for a subsciption. I was amazed, what great reading. I must have read that first issue everyday until the next one came. I continued to live the Power Wagon life vicariously, never finding the right truck close enough to home. As luck would have it, I was reading the PWA, and noticed an ad for parts from a guy in Massachusetts. I gave him a call and asked if he had any trucks for sale. The guy was Dennis Sherman.
I remember rolling into Dennis' driveway and seeing a nice blue Power Wagon with a winch. "Is that the truck you are selling for $3,000?' I said. That was the first time I heard Dennis laugh. "No it's over there", he stated. Well I'll tell you it was just like I was 19 again. Big and black, winch - I can't pass this up.
So that's how I began this love affair with Power Wagons. I still wonder what happened to that truck at the Texaco station. I hope it went to a good home.
Joe Cimoch
What is THAT? I was mesmerized by the massive vehicle across the street from my uncle's store. It was the summer of '77, and I was employed as a carpet installer for Stanley's Floor Covering. I remember coming in one morning and gazing over to the Texaco gas station, and spotting an amazing looking truck.
I had never seen a truck like this before. It looked old, but had a rugged quality that just dripped testosterone. The perfect vehicle for a 19 year old college kid. I went over and talked to the owner of the station, inquiring about the truck. Thats when I found out it was a Power Wagon. Up to that time, the only Power Wagons I knew were conventional Dodge pickups. This was not like any Power Wagon I had ever seen before.
The truck was for sale - $800. And that included a parts truck! Both trucks ran, I'm in heaven!!!
Unfortunately, I didn't have enough cash for the trucks and to pay for the next year of college tuition, so I had to pass on this deal. I always kept pictures of this truck around, and remember seeing a lot of these still in service at garages, and as plow trucks around here.
About 10 years later I spotted an ad in Hemmings with a picture of that same familiar shape that we all know and love. Power Wagon Advertiser? You have got to be kidding. I couldn't believe that there were actually other people in this universe that liked these trucks. And even a magazine about them.
So I sent in my check for a subsciption. I was amazed, what great reading. I must have read that first issue everyday until the next one came. I continued to live the Power Wagon life vicariously, never finding the right truck close enough to home. As luck would have it, I was reading the PWA, and noticed an ad for parts from a guy in Massachusetts. I gave him a call and asked if he had any trucks for sale. The guy was Dennis Sherman.
I remember rolling into Dennis' driveway and seeing a nice blue Power Wagon with a winch. "Is that the truck you are selling for $3,000?' I said. That was the first time I heard Dennis laugh. "No it's over there", he stated. Well I'll tell you it was just like I was 19 again. Big and black, winch - I can't pass this up.
So that's how I began this love affair with Power Wagons. I still wonder what happened to that truck at the Texaco station. I hope it went to a good home.
Joe Cimoch
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