Old kenworth at sandown

does anyone no the story on this old kenworth ?

mitchell

Mitch
GuddayM8

I interrogated the owner of the beast
he swears black n blu tiz a 1974 model bilt @ KW Bayswater
the chassis #400128
KW started @ 400000 in Oz in 1971
therefore in 3 years = 128 trucks bilt
duzn't seem to add up
for a 1974 bild should B a higher Chassis #
or
ifn twaz the 128th truck bilt should put it 1971-1972
the new owner of the beast is a member of the Trafalgar Truck Club
they commenced to wash the beast B 4 Sandown truck sho n then decided it lookd better with the red outback stain
LOL
a few of us mentioned th@ the truck coulda been sufferin from shock
mainly cos of the cold wet weather n bitumen rds it would now encounter
it probly twaz a V12-71 powered now a KT Cummins
LOL

cya


[ch9787]

duzn't seem to add up

From memory chassis numbers were allocated when the order was placed but subject to customer requirements, availability of major components, etc the build order was different.

Checking some old records from my time at Bayswater, in one week in February 1977 I processed both 402146 and 402858 through Engineering - 700 difference!

Could that be her on the left? If so would be after April 1974.

good shots jimbo
was that one of norgates tri drive?
chocs

Got it in one rick!

Unless it had a Franklin lazy - a number were fitted while I was there but mainly to 8 x 4 (all to the best of my memory of course )

thanks jim...
me memory is still in there somewhere!
chocs

real longshot here...
yellow one may be Ted Rowe from Hamilton..
They were or are, all yellow, later ones might have orange hubs though..
ill check that out next time im out and about
Appreciate the post mate
chocs

thanks for that swishy

mitchell

Mitch
guddayM8

here B a bit more to try on
LOL


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Also FWIW
Our 1972 KW iz # 400360
1976 KW iz # 402087


Cya
[ch9787]