1 EXHIBIT 2.1 ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 3, 1997 BY AND BETWEEN RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC. RUSH EQUIPMENT CENTERS OF TEXAS, INC. C. JIM STEWART & STEVENSON, INC.Asset Purchase Agreement • October 21st, 1997 • Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ • Retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations • Texas
