Category Archives: Truck Mascots

The Phanatic

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Tina

The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies. Although Major League Baseball has been suspended for now, the diehard fans are still out there!  

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Truck Mascots – The Holiday Edition

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Tina

The Philadelphia Fire Department gets into the spirit!

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Forlorn Fella on a Ford

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Tina

Here’s another example of the urban phenomena we refer to as Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are discarded stuffed animals that are usually lashed to the grills of large industrial trucks although this one is attached to a work van. This … Continue reading →

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Tweety

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Tina

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Lamb on the Grill

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Tina

Spotted on a Philadelphia Housing Authority truck in Bella Vista.

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Truck Mascot

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Joe_Williams

While this may not count as a true Truck Mascot being that the vehicle is not a truck but a school bus, I feel it’s close enough. It is mostly a big International truck adapted to haul kids off to … Continue reading →

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Truck Mascot – The Imperial Edition

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Tina

This poor slob is from a movie that’s less than a year old and here he is lashed to a SEPTA service truck stopped at 11th & Wharton. Being a Stormtrooper™ has got to be a crappy job.

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A Sad Shrek

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another example of the urban phenomena I refer to as Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are discarded stuffed animals that are usually lashed to the grills of large industrial trucks although this one is attached to a pickup. This driver … Continue reading →

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Boxerbear at 4th and Bainbridge

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another fine example of the urban phenomena I call Truck Mascots. This fellow was adorning a commercial garbage truck making a pickup around 4th and Bainbridge.

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Trash Truck King Kong

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Tina

When I saw this on the street the other day, it vaguely reminded me of the sequence in King Kong where his captors have finally put him on stage in New York – “Don’t be alarmed, ladies and gentlemen. Those … Continue reading →

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