The story of the Powell, like that of many postwar American independents, is a fascinating one, and even if you’ve heard the basics of it before, as I’m sure most Hemmings Blog readers have, there’s still some interesting tidbits to glean from Jim Benjaminson’s account of the Powell in SIA #84, December 1984, such as the Powell brothers’ reasoning behind building the pickups and station wagons, or the motorhomes that they built before they started production of the pickups.
By the way, for those of you Powell enthusiasts who are considering a pilgrimage to the Powell brothers’ shop, it appears that the building at the address mentioned in the story, 5903 Firestone Boulevard in Compton, is still standing.