Old Lorries.

tintop, Apr 1, 7:12pm
Some names remembered, some never heard of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e160PxlssrU Some who knew Waiouru may remember these :) http://tinyurl.com/nscqxxt

Oh such a long long trip from Fort Caughtly to Waiouru loaded with beer and towing a generator behind.
intrade, Apr 3, 6:55am
yes the saurer is a swiss truck no longer exist bankrupted and sold to mercedes where i worked for a short while in the swiss plant they wanted to employ me permanent but i said no as i could see it also go down the gurgler how it was operated , and it did a few years after. we made some dual steere mercs for nz also .
http://www.specialtrucks.ch/001_olafs-nfz-seite/010_nfz_schweizer_oem/010-02_nfz-saurer/010-02_saurer.html and i missed that one in taumarunui https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyoxU9LKyaM
thunderbolt, Apr 3, 7:47am
Old lorries when they get re-born.
http://www.themotorhood.com/themotorhood/2015/4/1/day-three-of-repco-beach-hop-15

Top 5 "car" at 2015 Beach Hop
pc_uncorrect, Apr 3, 2:44pm
Thanks Intrade, only 1-truck took my interest more than the rest, was the LP Series Mercedes Benz (orange truck @ 1.00 min)
ladatrouble, Apr 3, 4:42pm
Drove and worked on some of those in the video, mainly from the '50's and '60's. Back then I'd much rather drive an old Leyland or Albion with the gearlever coming out of the floor behind you or a twin stick than the fancy new Roadranger at the time. Much more fun making all those shifts with 2 gearlevers than an airshift knob.
stevo2, Apr 3, 4:52pm
Talked to the owner of that truck. Its powered by a 5lt injected Holden motor.
tintop, Apr 3, 6:57pm
I remember those grinding up Traffords Hill at the eastern end of the Waioeka Gorge on the run from the end of the rail at Taneatua to Gisborne. Maybe a couple of gears down still to spare, with the driver left hand on the steering, left foot on the gas, the rest of his body hanging as far out of the door as he could get to cool down :)
socram, Apr 3, 7:37pm
Haven't yet seen the video, but always liked the look of a Pegaso!
tintop, Mar 30, 5:56am
There were rows and rows of ex army GMC's and such at Seaview (Petone) in the early 50's. Lots on the road too doing general local goods stuff, logging, farm trucks, construction companies.