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Category Archives: Truck Mascots
Truck Mascots – The Holiday Edition
The Philadelphia Fire Department gets into the spirit!
Posted in Holiday, News, Philadelphia, Photography, Truck Mascots
Tagged Christmas, fire truck, holidays, Philadelphia Fire Department, wreath
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Forlorn Fella on a Ford
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
Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography, Truck Mascots
Tagged Ford vans, South Philly, stuffed bears, truck mascots
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Lamb on the Grill
Spotted on a Philadelphia Housing Authority truck in Bella Vista.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Truck Mascot
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
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged bus, Christmas, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, school, truck mascot, winter, wreath, yellow
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Truck Mascot – The Imperial Edition
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.
A Sad Shrek
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
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged Cartoon, city, doll, Philadelphia, Shrek, stuffed, truck, urban phenomena
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