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2 months 5 days ago #253080 by JOHN.K.
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The fibreglass extensions were very expensive,like $200 in 1970 ,and my guess would be the fire brigade got sick of replacing broken ones ,and just rolled out the guards ..............lots of young guys used to do the same with their cars ,so the guard covered the wide tyres from above .......which was a favourite with the coppers to breach hot car owners.
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2 months 4 days ago #253083 by Mrsmackpaul
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Well I'm gunna take a big serve of humble pie thank you 

But there is more to this truck than we know about 

So me been the looser I am, I zoomed in on the photos and was surprised 

There is a seam I can see back under the flare

 

 

Now the big surprise was the front wheel, thats a little different 

 

Dunno if a narrow front axle has been fitted or a tubeless rim has been made, no matter it is different 

Paul 
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    2 months 4 days ago #253086 by grandad
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    2 months 2 days ago - 2 months 1 day ago #253103 by prodrive
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    We had this old 190 many years ago, I think Dad only bought it to sell, we never actually worked it in any major fashion- had a 471 GM in it.
    Pauly will recognise where these shots were taken, at our cousins place in Beech Forest, carting some hay etc.



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    2 months 2 days ago #253104 by prodrive
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    whoops! Dunno why they are upside down....

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    2 months 1 day ago #253105 by IHScout
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    Photos all fixed now Prodrive great pix too. I loved the R190's, would've been a noisy bugger with the GM in it thought. The old petrol motor pulled ok and sounded great in my opinion.
    Dennis
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    2 months 1 day ago - 2 months 1 day ago #253109 by Mrsmackpaul
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    Great photos Rich

    the Otways were R 190 and IH territory 
    Richards cousins were my neighbors as a kid growing up, they were literary thru the back fence

    So I'm gunna run this thread ogf the rails for a moment 

    A young Lyndon McRae , Rich's cousin I believe, standing beside a S line of Don McKay's

     

    Now Don McKay had R 190s , when I  was a lad they all had 653 or 471 GM's 
    oh the sweet sound of them climbing up out of Gellibrand towards the ridge of the Otway ranges

    Anyway some more photos of Don McKays trucks
    Don Mckay was based in Colac

     

     

     

    Paul
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    2 months 1 day ago #253110 by Mrsmackpaul
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    So Im not done yet

    Some more Don McKay trucks

     

     

     


    Rich's uncle Jim McRae very last load of spuds on a Don McKay S line



    And another Colac R 190 Gordon Russell 

    Rich great photos from a different time
    A great trip down memory lane for me
    Im sure this means nothing to most of you but to me it is all special 



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    2 months 1 day ago #253115 by PaulFH
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    These photos and stories mean a lot to me thanks Paul and Rich. Produce from farming districts, forests, quarries and mines being transported on local trucks.
    We’re lucky to have these memories.
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    2 months 1 day ago #253119 by Mrsmackpaul
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    Well I managed to muff that up

    And another Colac R 190 Gordon Russell 

     


    Paul
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