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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 1: Robb Mariani’s 1974 Ford W9000

Robb Mariani is the owner of the truck in the most-watched Pride & Polish video, a 1974 Ford W9000 cabover, which he calls “Low Patrol.” As he describes in the video, the truck was bought new in 1973 by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and used as a mobile command unit for about 20 years.

August 24, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 2: Vinnie Diorio’s 2005 Peterbilt 379

Up this week at No. 2 is Vinnie Diorio’s 2005 Peterbilt 379, “Picture Me Rollin’.” The truck appeared at a number of Pride & Polish events in the late 2000s and early 2010s, earning Limited Mileage Combo Best of Show in Wildwood, Florida, in 2011, among other awards.

August 17, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 3: Bill Rethwisch’s 2012 Peterbilt 389

Up this week at No. 3 is “Dreamsicle,” a 2012 Peterbilt 389 with a matching Polar tanker owned by Wisconsin-based Bill Rethwisch. The truck won the 2013 Pride & Polish Working Combo National Championship.

August 10, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 4: Fleenor Bros.’ 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon

Up this week at No. 4 is a 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon owned by Carthage, Missouri-based Fleenor Bros. The truck was shown at Pride & Polish shows in 2015 and 2016 by Kyle Cousins and Sid Calangelo, earning the 2016 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Working Bobtail class.

August 3, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 5: Dan Brubaker’s 2014 Peterbilt 389

Up this week at No. 5 is Dan Brubaker’s “All In” 2014 Peterbilt 389 and 2015 Wilson livestock hauler. The truck won Best of Show in the Working Combo class at the 2014 Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tennessee.

July 27, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 6: Roland Mendez’s ‘Project One’ 379

Up this week at No. 6 is “Project One,” a radically-customized 1997 Peterbilt 379 built by Roland Mendez, co-owner of Triple R Diesel/Texas Chrome Shop in San Antonio, Texas.

July 20, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 7: J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389

Up this week at No. 7 is Springfield, Missouri-based J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389 glider, “Back in Black.” The truck earned a tie for first place in Interior – Cab Only and a first place in the Engine category at the 2016 75 Chrome Shop Pride & Polish event in Wildwood, Florida.

July 13, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 8: Joe Regalado’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 combo

Up this week at No. 8 is Joe Regalado’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 and 2018 Armor Lite end dump combo, “Blue.” The truck won the 2016 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Working Combo category.

July 6, 2020

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Got a sharp rig? Submit photos to this year’s Pride & Polish

Overdrive's Pride & Polish adjusts to the coronavirus pandemic by going virtual. Want to show off your rig? Find out how to submit photos of your truck here.

July 2, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 9: Ryan Hooten’s 1995 Peterbilt 379

Up this week at No. 9 is Ryan Hooten with his 1995 Peterbilt 379, which was a perennial Best of Show contender in Pride & Polish events in Dallas and Las Vegas in the early 2010s.

June 29, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 10: Gary Salisbury’s 1979 Kenworth W900A

Up this week at No. 10 is Gary Salisbury’s 1979 Kenworth W900A, which was shown at the 2011 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish. When Salisbury bought the truck from its original owner, it had 3 million miles on it.

June 22, 2020

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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 11: Travis Buhr’s 2001 Peterbilt 379

Up this week at No. 11 is Travis Buhr’s 2001 Peterbilt 379, which was shown at the 2013 Great West Truck Show Pride & Polish in Las Vegas. The truck picked up two awards at that event – a second place in Working Combo 2001 & Newer and a second place in Interior OEM Sleeper.

June 15, 2020