This 1996 Western Star Heritage, which has a 430-h

Overdrive Staff
Sep 8, 2010

Old Blue

This 1996 Western Star Heritage, which has a 430-hp Detroit and a 13-speed Fuller transmission, is owned by Bob Verdi, of Harrietta, Minn. Verdi says the truck is a work in progress and that it’s “the best truck I have ever owned.”

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