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The Super Boss !

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  Jerry 'Tyrone' Malone was a truck driver who found fame with his custom diesel show and race trucks. He made a name for himself when he was touring the country charging people to see a whale that he transported in a trailer, the whale's was named Little Irvy.  Jerry Malone had a fleet of custom trucks that toured with him, one day a spectator asked him other then looking cool, what else does the truck do?  Do? Jerry said, what it was intended to do, look good.   After that brief encounter, Jerry's wheels were turning and thought if he built a truck that put on a show, he could charge people to see it in action. What he ended up building was the Super Boss Kenworth. This 1974 Kenworth was famous throughout the 1970's.  It was so popular that it was still touring well into the 1980's.  The Super Boss was part of a touring custom truck show, it featured customized Big Rig hauling trucks as well as few racing semis like this one. Jerry Malone was considered t...