MHfred Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Mr. P.L. Duncan of Columbia, VA passed on Feb.12, 2017. He was 84 years old and was the owner and operator of P.L. Duncan Trucking. For the last few years his sons had run the business. He was a member of ATHS since 1986 and held the office of RVP for VA and WVA for several years. He had a large truck collection and over the years many of us had visited with him and his collection. Here is a link to his obit: http://www.richmond.com/obituaries/article_f61545c5-6175-5867-aa32-e44bde778738.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Condolences to the family and his friends. Sorry for your loss, Fred. Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I am pretty sure he and I had a lengthy conversation at Macungie about 10 years ago. He was admiring the FWD and commented that he had acquired an FWD plow truck, but living down south they were not common trucks and he had never seen an FWD Firetruck. He was a super nice guy. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Sounds like him, he was a super nice guy, and he would stand and talk to you all day. I've been to his place several times. I took nocluejoe66 there one time and he gave us the grand tour in his pickup. I have many pictures of his trucks, the album is called "Old Trucks at P.L. Duncan's". They're in Cumberland county, where I was born and raised. I'm in Hubbard, Ohio now on the laptop. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 https://www.flickr.com/photos/28526133@N04/albums/72157645761852611 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I can't tell on here if the first link worked or not... Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 39 minutes ago, other dog said: I can't tell on here if the first link worked or not... IT DID!!! Thanks for sharing these pictures.. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Brocky said: IT DID!!! Thanks for sharing these pictures.. You're welcome. The gray cinderblock building is the old Davidson's Orchard apple packing place on rt. 15 a few miles north of Dillwyn. There was an old Davidson's Orchard truck at P.L.Duncan's so that's why I got a picture of the building. We used to go there and get apples and peaches when I was a kid. Now there's pine trees planted where the apple trees used to be. The store we're all in front of in the pictures is at P.L's too. It was Duncan's Store. We were there with Wayne Ellis, his dad, and his uncle when these pictures were taken. P.L. gave us a tour of the store that day, and it is packed full of stuff too- The American Pickers guys would go nuts, lots of old signs, oil and antifreeze containers, truck emblems of all sorts, even some grocery items laying around, and I think he told us the store closed in the 80's. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) Condolences to his family. We went to see him in the 1990's and again about 5 years ago to talk about the I.H. COE based on the 5000 series cab. .One of the most interesting people we ever met and a wealth of history. He will be missed. Paul Edited February 15, 2017 by 41chevy 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Didn't know him I am sure he was a pretty good hand lots of prayers for his family it's a rough time on everybody God love him. I'm certain he will go home to eternal life bobSent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted February 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 2/15/2017 at 1:15 PM, 41chevy said: Condolences to his family. We went to see him in the 1990's and again about 5 years ago to talk about the I.H. COE based on the 5000 series cab. .One of the most interesting people we ever met and a wealth of history. He will be missed. Paul You're right about that- he could stand there and tell you the history of all those trucks, where it came from, where he got it from, what was wrong with it- if anything- and everything else about it. He said when me and Joe was there that the next truck that he was going to get in his shop to work on was the highbinder IH, when I went there a year or two later with Wayne Ellis it was still in the same spot, just like I thought it would be. He was one of those that really wished he could restore everything he had, but he knew he'd never have time to do it. I posted some pictures of his trucks on facebook after I went there, and I wish I hadn't- instead of appreciating the pictures, and the fact that they were there to see instead of having been sold for scrap years ago, a lot of people just said how it was "a shame" to have all those trucks "just sitting there", some used the word "criminal" because he had them and wouldn't sell them. I told them they were his to do what he wanted with, but a couple of guys made me so fucking mad angry that I cussed them out and called them such names that I later felt bad and apoligized to them for it. P.L. was kind of like Super Dog and his trucks I guess. I really enjoyed walking around looking at the trucks, and even though he didn't know me from Adam he made me feel like family, he just could not have been nicer. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Lake Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I visited the Duncan Truck Graveyard a few years ago and, as an artist, I think it was a beautiful sight. I painted several scenes of old trucks resting in peace. You can see them on WilliamLakeArt.com. I was about to upload another painting of the Duncan trucks and was looking for more of the history when I found this site I'll try to upload here if the site lets me. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Binder Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 P.L. was a very nice gentleman and he loved to talk trucks. He and I spent several hours together and I enjoyed every minute of it. Here's a picture of him and his son, Glenn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Thanks for that as time goes on where all disappearing you wonder is 30 years. If they’ll still be anybody left that knows what 2 stick transmission is or chain drive.??? Thanks for that…. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 My sister said something really interesting to me the other day that I had not thought of I was talking about. after I pass over. I have a portable radio. My pop bought me in 1963. I still have it and it’s still works. I was joking that thing might be worth $1 million After I croak it’s not anything special but somebody might figure out it’s the only one left in captivity she said yeah but that’s only if we don’t burn up or get flooded out I thought that was very interesting and I don’t know where she got that!!!!! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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