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List of Trucks

The Golden Age of Trucking Museum houses over forty antique vehicles.

Eighteen antique trucks and two antique boats belonged to the museum founder, the late, Richard Guerrera of Middlebury, CT. Mr. Guerrera's collection has a permanent place in the museum.

In addition, there are vehicles on display, which are owned by various people from around the country. These vehicles will be at home in the museum for at least one year. When a vehicle reaches its one year anniversary at the museum it will then be replaced with a "new" antique. With each vehicle is a story about its journey to becoming a display piece at The Golden Age of Trucking Museum.

As of December 2007 the following vehicles call the Golden Age of Trucking Museum home…

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John Deere Tractor


1955 Chevrolet Cameo Pickup Truck

Owner: Denise Soracco - Seymour CT

Cameos were produced from 1955-1958. More than 5,200 were sold. In 1955 a regular pickup sold for $1,400, while the Cameo cost $1,835. This is the first General Motors pickup with no outward visible running boards. This flashy new model pickup was available in 1955 only in Bombay Ivory with bed interior and highlights painted Commercial Red.


This Cameo was 1800th off the production line. It was registered in southern Califoria and Abliene Texas. Denise purchased it from a Banker in Texas on an Ebay Auction. It was in excellent original condition.

Article on Hemmings Motor News about the 1955-1958 Chevrolet Cameo

1944 Clark Forklift Car Loader

Owned by: Strollo Bros. & Sons Inc. Cheshire CT

Military Issued with US Stamped Sides

  • Lifts 4000 lbs at 18 inch load center
  • 129 inch mast high
  • 42 inch forks
  • fl24 Continental Engine
  • Thermo Vacuum Cooling System (No Water Pump)
  • Original Color was OD Military Green
Clark Material Handling Company (CMHC) is a manufacturer of forklift trucks based in Lexington KY. Clark currently (2007) offers some 20 different models. According to the company, there are some 350,000 Clark forklift trucks currently in operation around the world. Clark is credited with having invented the world's first truck with a hydraulic lifting mechanism in 1920, the Truclift, the forerunner to modern forklift trucks.
History of this Forklift.
  • 1944 Shipped to Maryland in May of 1944 and was used to load Bomber aircraft such as the B-52's
  • 1970 Purchased by Roger Sherman and painted Red with Gold lettering
  • 1978 purchased by Wayne Hankin who overhauled the motor and stored the machine as a collectible
  • 1999 Wayne Hankin was moving to Florida so he gave the machine to friend Roger Strollo of Strollo's Towing to restore
  • 1999 Roger Strollo of Strollo's Towing restored and repainted Fork lift to Strollo's Red. Forklift was used as light duty inside shop and around yard.
  • 2007 Put on display at Golden Age of Trucking Museum

Birch Bark Canoe

Owned by: Nonnawauk Tribe #9 Seymour CT

This canoe was an early way of transportation for American Indians of this region. This canoe is approximately 100 years old and was built by the canoe builder, Louis P. Sock of Old Town, Maine. It is being displayed with 2 original one piece carved oars. The Nonnawauk Tribe #9 of Seymour CT was established in 1886. The tribe is a Lodge, similar to the Mason's or Oddfellows, which dates back to the Boston Tea Party. The early settlers dressed as Indians and dumped tea into the sea. This canoe hung from the ceiling in the tribe's lodge and during meetings if a member cursed or caused a scene, the sachem (the chief), would fine the member and he would be ordered to throw a penny, or whatever the fine was, up into the canoe.

1939 Chevrolet Woody Wagon

Owner: John Toland
New Canaan CT

1920 Model T Ford Pickup Truck

Plumbing Truck

4 cylinder, 20 Horse Power, 25 Miles Per Hour

In the bed of the pickup truck there is a circa 1800 bathtub that was taken out of a house in Bethelehem CT

 

Owned by: Paul Molzon - Bethelehem, CT

1939 Ford 1/2 ton Bell Telephone Truck

This was the 1st year Ford had hydraulic brakes. The Bell Telephone Company bought the trucks and had their boxes installed. The boxes were made by York Hover Company of York, PA. This box was an SL box and a splicer truck. The boxes were reused on many other trucks. The rear fenders were 1935-1937 Ford pickup fenders. This truck has benn completely restored to its original condition and has National AACA 1st Junior, Senior and Preservation awards. The Bell Telephone slogan was put on every dashboard:
NO JOB IS SO IMPORTANT AND NO SERVICE SO URGENT THAT WE CANNOT TAKE TIME TO PERFORM OUR WORK SAFELY
BELL SYSTEM

Owned by: Arthur Goodrich, Pittsfield MA

1925 Ford Model T Thermos Truck

1950 Ford Panel Truck

1860 Elkhart Carriage
1920 Mack
Danbury Fair Speedboat
1947 Higgins 19 ft. Deluxe Runabout
1955 Chris Craft 19 ft. Continental Runabout
1952 Diamond T 950RS
1947 Dodge Power Wagon B1
1963 Mack B 61
1965 Mack B 77
1952 White WC 22
1915 Barker Truck
1952 GMC 450
1955 GMC 860 Cannonball
1952 GMC 950
1954 Dodge Model R
1928 Pierce Arrow
1940 Dodge VKDA 60
1938 Mack FG
1940 Dodge VK
1955 International RF-405, West Coaster
1974 Autocar DC93
1954 Kenworth
1962 Autocar DC 75
1953 Dodge BY 4
1938 Dodge RE 31 Pick- up
1950-53 Sterling
1953 Fageol
1974 Dodge CNT950 BigHorn
1954 Diamond T 9515
1940 Mack FN
1917 Republic 10
1929 Diamond T 550
1941 Ford GP (Jeep)
1950 Farmall Cub
Stutz Bear Cat
Stanley Steamer
Model T
Stock Car  
Stock Car  
Stock Car  
1924 Model T Truck
Kurzontkwski

The Golden Age of Trucking Museum
1101 Southford Road
Middlebury, Connecticut 06762

Phone: 203-577-2181             Fax: 203-577-2404