When Jim Forgione first came to the United States in 1933, he did what he had always done in the old country: he worked with his hands. And he trained his sons in the skills of bricklaying and stone cutting that his father had taught him. Today, the Forgione Stone & Brick Mason company is the place to call for the kind of old world masonry that is all but a lost art in our high tech world. Whether it is building a brick patio or pointing an old chimney, laying a foundation or constructing a landscaping wall, Forgione Stone and Brick Mason's workmen bring true artistry to their craft.

When you are working with stone, bricks, mortar and cement, you need a truck that is as reliable as the work you guarantee. That is why Forgione drives his 1939 REO pickup. REO began when Ransom E. Olds (R.E.O.) left Oldsmobile in 1914 to begin his own company. The first automobiles were true classics, and they represent an essential chapter in the history of automobiles. However, the company ceased making cars in 1936, though it continued to make trucks for 20 more years. REO pickup trucks benefitted from the innovative technology of the automotive division. It was the perfect truck: dependable, rugged and simple to maintain. Now, an intricate die-cast model captures Forgione Stone & Brick Mason's 1939 REO Pickup truck. Marked with Forgione's Stone & Brick Mason graphics and complete with brick-laying tools, mortar, shovel and a load of bricks in the bed, your Forgione Stone & Brick Mason 1939 REO Pickup is produced by - and available only from - Matchbox Collectibles.

(1999)

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