Whatgotthecoupleinvolvedinthe
associationinthefirstplacewasamutual
loveoftheaforementionedMercedes-Benz
1418.Thecoupleunintentionallynowhave
three 1418 Mercedesintheircollection,four
ifyoucountthepoorbluegirlsittinginthe
paddocksupplyingparts.Thecouplehave
a 19721418 named‘Thelma-May’;a 19741418
called‘Gracie’;andayet-to-be-named 1977
14 18.
TheDaviesfamilyaffiliationwiththe
trucksstemsfrombothTrevor’sandPhyllis’
lineage.ThoughPhyllishasonlyhadherHR
licenseforthepastsevenyears,herlifehas
revolvedaroundthetransportindustry.With
herentirefamilybeinginvolved,itwasonly
naturalthatshewouldentertheindustryata
youngageandstickwithit.
Phyllis’Mercedescrushstemsbackto
herdadwhoownedseveral1418shimself.
Technically,‘Thelma-May’isPhyllis’truck
anditisinthesamecoloursasherdad’s
original1418.
Trevor’sMercedes-Benzcrushgoes
backalmostasfar,tohisearlyworking
dayswhenhepurchaseda 1418 forhisfirst
interstatetruck.TrevorDavieslooks
throughtherare
manualfoundinside
theold 1418(allimages)
TrevorandPhyllis
spentthenext 12
monthsremovingallof
therusted-outpieces,
allofthebolted-on
extrasandrippingout
thedilapidatedinterior.
Intruetestamentto
thelongevityofthe
Mercedesmotorsthe
old 1418 stillfiredup
afternearlyfiveyears
sittingina paddocktrue testament to Mercedes
motors that the old 1418
after nearly five years
sitting in a paddock
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