70 Stories One Legendary Truck A Life Well-Driven

Borrego Springs, CA

Denny & Henry

Denny DuVall spent decades chasing sunsets across the California desert in a 1950 Ford pickup he called Henry. These are his stories — funny, honest, and deeply human.

Get the Book Read His Story

Life Stories

Years of Living

Legendary Truck

henry the panel truck — Hero Photo

★ Est. 1950 Henry The Panel Truck

70 Stories Inside

Denny Portrait

Henry Detail

Borrego
Springs
★
Since
1950

The Man Behind the Stories

A Desert Life, Honestly Told

Written from the perspective of ‘Henry the Panel Truck’ for Denny DuVall

I was born in 1950! Yes, I was shiny and new once upon a time. No one kept track of my first ten years of life. I was ‘just a truck’ to my previous owners. I ended up in Ocotillo Wells, California, run to death, with my old flathead six motor froze up. My owner at that time sold me to Denny DuVall for $35 in 1960, and thus begins my story.

Read the Stories

Book Cover Front

Book Cover Back

The Book

“That’s My Story,and I’m Stickin’ to It”

This is Denny’s first published book, containing a collection of previously published articles, which appeared in the Borrego Sun Newspaper in Borrego Springs, CA between the years 2013-2018. It’s a whimsical view of life in short story form, fun and informative.

Price includes $5 shipping.

All five-star reviews on Amazon.com. The book is also available there – search under the title, with proper punctuation.

Order Your Copy

What Readers Say

Words from the Road

Folks who’ve sat down with Denny’s stories and didn’t put the book down until the last page.

Barbara F.

Retired schoolteacher, Palm Desert

I laughed until I cried, then cried until I laughed again. Denny has the rare gift of making ordinary moments feel extraordinary. I read the whole thing in one sitting, which is not something I do anymore at my age. These stories are a treasure.

Mike S.

Classic truck enthusiast, Tucson

Any gearhead who has ever had a truck that meant more than just a truck will understand this book on a cellular level. Henry isn’t just a vehicle here — he’s a character. Denny treats him that way, and somehow that’s exactly right.

Jan W.

Borrego Springs local, 40 years

I’ve known Denny for thirty years and I still learned things from this book. He never told us half these stories in person — the man’s been holding out on us. Finally we get the full picture, and it’s even better than you’d imagine.