The third annual Marmon Truck Gathering will be held April 16-17 at the Ambest Truck Stop at Exit 48 on Highway 75 in Anna, Texas,
according to Ken Matuszak, the organizer and also the owner and operator of the last Marmon truck ever built.
Last year’s gathering drew 12 trucks, even though it was Easter weekend. In that group was a 1950 Marmon-Herrington all-wheel drive dump truck, the oldest Marmon still in existence. Marmons were built in Garland, Texas until February 1997.
During its long and storied run, the Marmon company built cars, pickups, military vehicles, vocational and over-the-road trucks. The big rigs were hand-built, and their admirers consider them to be the finest trucks ever crafted in America.
This year’s show will include a display of Marmon rigs, seminars by Marmon historian Donald Chew, recruiters and vendors, and music from recording artist Kimberly Mae, Grammy-nominee David Cline, Kathy White and others.
Sponsors include Penray Cos. Inc.; J.E. Herring Motors of Somerset, Pa.; BBR Transport of Wheatland, Iowa; bigrigshows.com; Kozy Kabin Marmon show truck out of Mesquite, Texas; Flying Pig Express of Raymond, S.D.; and www.marmontrucks.com.
Increasingly rare on the roads, the appearance of a Marmon often evokes a storm of CB chatter, with new drivers asking what kind of truck that is and older hands reminiscing about the line.
The Ambest truckstop is about 45 miles north of Dallas. In addition to facilities at the truckstop, there are several motels and restaurants nearby.
For more information about the show, visit www.marmontrucks.com. Or call (972) 924-4204, or e-mail info@marmontrucks.com.