The Saga of Spencer Murray's
Dream Truck
By Mark S. Gustavson and Bill Aitchison

Our second major book  project is a tome on Spencer's Murray's famed Dream Truck.  This most famous of all custom vehicles was the subject of dozens of articles over nearly 5 decades.  Five years in the making, this book exhaustively chronicles the wonderful and varied history of the Truck. With the full cooperation of the Dream Truck's original owner Spence Murray, discoverer and restorer Bruce Glascock and its current owner/restorer Kurt McCormick, a thorough and accurate historical record of photos, interviews and documentation of the Truck's  history and construction has been assembled.  The Saga of Spencer Murray's Dream Truck tells, for the first time, the comprehensive story of the history of the creation, near destruction, and resurrection of one of the most famous custom vehicles of all time.  The hardcover book – hand assembled and inspected – features over 217 black and white photos, 24 color plates, 18 appendices (which include dozens of photographs) and 140 footnotes, as well as a lengthy text which not only explains the history of the Truck, but also comments upon it.

The book is based upon years of research, dozens of letters between author Gustavson and Spencer Murray, Kurt McCormick and Bruce Glascock, as  well as a careful examination of over one hundred articles published on the Dream Truck  all carefully checked by custom car historian Bill Aitchison.  The book includes a Prologue by Spence Murray and a Foreward by Kurt McCormick.

The Dream Truck Project -- as it became known during the long development of this effort -- also includes a scale model component. Since 1996, Bill Aitchison and Mark S . Gustavson have been researching and creating the 'master' for the Dream Truck resin kit that will be produced by The Modelhaus.  Based on the original resin castings by Bob Barnett, the body sections were refined and checked for accuracy against hundreds of available photographs. When finished, the master body parts will be sent to Don Holthaus, proprietor of The Modelhaus.  Work is also  underway to create the multimedia detailing kit that will be integrated into the resin kit. Both the resin kit and the detailing kit will be available in late 2002.  Go here to get included on an e-mail notification list for the 1/25 scale parts for the Dream Truck model.

To tantalize you and give you a taste of the book, visit the Dream Truck section of Mark S. Gustavson's Custom Clinic here.

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