2008 Plymouth County Fair collectible truck.

The ninth annual edition of the Plymouth County Fair collectible truck recognizes the beef show, a longtime tradition, and Dr. John and Barbara Conley and their team of Belgian draft horses.

The series of trucks is designed to recognize activities and scenes that make up the Plymouth County Fair.

The picture on one side of this year's trailer features a scene from the 2007 Beef Show in the covered show ring. The opposite side features the Conleys with their Belgian draft horses pulling a wagon filled with fairgoers around the grounds.

The limited edition scale model truck is a 1/64 die cast 379 Red Peterbilt Tractor with the decorated trailer, according to Albert Schulz of the Le Mars Toy Store, who coordinates the design and production of the truck.

The tractor is dark red with black trim and has "Le Mars, Iowa" and "2008 Plymouth County Fair" written in white and gray.

The trailer features a red, blue, orange and green design similar to promotional material for the fair. Printed on the trailer is "67th Annual Plymouth County Fair, July 23 - 29, 2008" and Plymouth County Fair, Le Mars, Iowa."

The trucks are numbered from one to 150, and are labeled as ninth in a series on the rear of the trailer.

A limited number of trucks are still available for sale. Anyone interested should contact The Le Mars Toy Store at 712-546-4305 or visit Schulz at his trailer at the fairgrounds near the clocktower during the fair.

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The No. 1 and No. 2 trucks will be auctioned at the Plymouth County Fair Auction which is set for 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 27, in the Pioneer Village. Proceeds from the sale of those trucks will go to the Plymouth County Fair.