The Model 260 and the Model 334 were the first trucks Peterbilt offered for public sale, released in April 1939 after T. A. Peterman turned the former Fageol plant in Oakland, California into Peterbilt Motors Company. The 260 was a single-axle truck with chain drive and the 334 a tandem-axle truck with shaft drive, and both could be had with a gasoline or a diesel engine. They carried an all-steel cab trimmed with plywood from lumber mills that Peterman owned. Their numbers set a naming habit that lasted about forty years, with single rear axle trucks numbered from 2 and tandem rear axle trucks from 3. The pair gave way in 1949 to the Model 280/350.
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In April 1939, Peterbilt released its first vehicles for public sale, the single-axle Model 260 (chain drive) and the tandem-axle Model 334 (shaft-drive)
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Peterbilt Motors Company is an American truck manufacturer specializing in the production of heavy-duty (Class 8) and medium-duty (Classes 5–7) commercial vehicles.
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In April 1939, Peterbilt released its first vehicles for public sale, the single-axle Model 260 (chain drive) and the tandem-axle Model 334 (shaft-drive)
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In 1949, the company released a second generation of trucks, replacing the 260/334 with the all-new Model 280/350.
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Peterbilt Motors Company is an American truck manufacturer specializing in the production of heavy-duty (Class 8) and medium-duty (Classes 5-7) commercial vehicles.
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