Trucks in Action 2010 - Part 1

Trucks in Action was held at Lardner Park, Warragul, from the 19th to 21st of February. The historic truck display was co-ordinated by the Trafalgar Truck Restorers Club and named in honour of Jim Bury, a foundation member, so naturally Jim & Delsa's seven trucks were a feature of the Display. All in all, there were 103 historic vehicles displayed including tractors, bulldozers, a bus and some caravans. In this blog post I have featured all the smaller commercial vehicles and the rest of the vehicles are featured in Part 2 and Part 3. There is not necessarily any logic or technical reasoning in the manner that I have decided that trucks are either big, medium or little, it is just vaguely based on appearance. The Volvo is a big truck, so you will see that in the second post.

Line up of Jim & Delsa's trucks, and in the next seven photographs are the Bury trucks, featured individually.

1947 Studebaker.

1948 REO Speedwagon.

1947 Chevrolet Maple Leaf. The name on the door is Chilling Bros of Katyil.

1948 International KBS 6.

1944 International KS 5. Name on door C.E. Burgess of Oakleigh.

1948 International KB 2.

1947 G.M.C.

Roy Bright's 1924 International, Wayne Henry's 1928 Ford and Graham & Heather Cameron's 1927 Chevrolet Capital. This truck was originally owned by Graham's grandfather. Another 1920s vehicle displayed in the Memorabilia shed was Max Devlin's 1928 Dodge (below).

Theo Versteden had six trucks displayed, above a 1966 Austin with a Fergie tractor. Below is a 1943 Ford, with a charcoal burner on the tray.

Two more of Theo's trucks (above and below) both from the early 1950's - a restored and unrestored Fordson Thames.

The other trucks displayed by Theo were a 1963 Austin and, below, a 1942 Ford Blitz.

Daryl Teale's 1955 International AR110.

John Nicholson's 1963 International Scout.

This is a 1954 International AR160, now owned by Reno Maddaluno, and previously owned by Jim Bury.

Sam Cape's 1956 De Soto, with a sleeper cutter on the back.

A 1949 Morris Commercial, owned by John Burley.

Bob Needham's 1947 KM Bedford.

Bob Lee had various vehicles displayed including a 1942 D6 Caterpillar Bulldozer, purchased by his father in 1946. I don't have a photo of that but, above, is Bob's 1937 Diamond T and below, in the throes of restoration, is his 1941 Ford.

Neil Tilley's 1967 Ford F100.

Andrew McIntosh displayed his International AB130.

In this blog post of Trucks in Action 2010 I have featured all the smaller trucks and commercial vehicles. To see the large vehicles, click here  and to see the rest of the vehicles on display, click here. There is not necessarily any logic or technical reasoning in the manner that I have decided that trucks are either big, medium or little, it is just vaguely based on appearance.