Philadelphia, and much of the surrounding area, owes a sizable debt to the original William Penn. After all, he founded the place, and his likeness has stood sentinel atop City Hall for decades. Penn’s legacy runs deeply through the Delaware Valley in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, both for the social order that he created and the institutions of faith that still thrive there today. The generations of Quakers who ranged across southeastern Pennsylvania, in particular, created a strong foundation of business, government and education. You can find beautifully maintained relics of the Quaker past if you know where to look. This pristine 1952 Dodge B-3-B half-ton pickup is one of them.
How so, you say? The two-wheel-drive truck was delivered new to Jarrett Dodge, which used to be located in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, and was owned by a relative of the truck’s current owner, Hershey, Pennsylvania, resident Hank Hallowell. If you recognize the name, that’s likely because another one of Hank’s collectible Chrysler products, a 1973 Chrysler Town & Country station wagon in nearly new condition, recently graced these pages. Hank is a Mopar guy, and not just because of the family connection. He can remember this truck from his own days at the school where it worked.
