One of very few completed, this is said to have been originally ordered by a brewery in Milwaukee in the early 1920s.
As the builder was an agent for the Overland Automobile Company, an Overland chassis was used as its basis.
It was decorated in the style of a circus wagon—North Tonawanda being a hub of circus and amusement equipment manufacturing at the time—and fitted with controls that allowed the giant man up front to turn his head from side to side as he “walked.” Adjustable walking height accommodated a variety of terrains, while a microphone in the cabin and a rooftop megaphone allowed him to “talk” to onlookers.
Apparently, the brewery was unable to use the wagon (perhaps because they could not register it for road use), and the owner adapted it to his own purposes, painting it to promote J.A. Dischinger & Son, his garage and machine shop.
The wagon was later moved onto a 1932 Plymouth chassis
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