Builds

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 3 (2014)

Pure Custom Pedigree: inside Kuchel Custom Trucks

Pure Custom Pedigree: inside Kuchel Custom Trucks — restored from ACT Issue 3, Autumn 2014.

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 3 (2014)

Oh So Sexy: Justin Clein’s 750hp Mack Superliner

Oh So Sexy: Justin Clein’s 750hp Mack Superliner — restored from ACT Issue 3, Autumn 2014.

The Desperado Kenworth W900 in its cream and plum paint scheme

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)

Desperado and the Expressmen: John and Tracey Rehe’s Kenworth

Words by Chris Smith. Photographs supplied by Chris Carl Co, Toyo Australia, John and Tracey Rehe. Few Australian custom trucks developed a following quite like the Desperado. When ACT sat down with…

Bill Long’s dark Kenworth T900 parked outside in daylight

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)

The Long Express: Bill Long’s Kenworth T900

Words by Matt Raudonikis. Photography by Warren Aaitken, as credited in ACT Issue 2. Bill Long had always liked Kenworth T900s and T950s. When Ray Marshall offered him a 1995 T900 tall-cab,…

Black Harley-Davidson themed Freightliner Coronado parked beside a motorcycle in a workshop

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)

Riding High: the Harley-Davidson Freightliner Coronado twins

Words by Staff Writer. Photography by Easton Chang. Two black Freightliner Coronado 114s carrying Harley-Davidson styling were among the more unusual collaborations ACT featured in Issue 2. They took two strong American…

Aaron Pendlebury’s orange, white and blue Volvo FH16 heavy haulage truck with excavator on trailer

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)

Swede Ride: Aaron Pendlebury’s custom Volvo FH16

Words by Anthony John-Pier. Photography by C5 Photography. Aaron Pendlebury’s Volvo FH16 showed that custom truck culture was not confined to conventionals and cab-over Kenworths. The heavy-haulage Volvo combined Scandinavian engineering with…

Side view of GRS Towing’s blue Kenworth K200 carrying red recovery equipment

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)

Lifting the Standard: GRS Towing’s custom Kenworth K200

Words and photography by Enver Djemal. For GRS Towing founder Barry Hunt, buying a tow truck straight off the shelf rarely made sense. His fleet was built around the work it had…

Kent Collision & Kustom’s purple and green Western Star heavy recovery truck parked beside trees

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)

Kent’s Gamble: Jaimie Kent’s Western Star recovery truck

Words and photography by Riley Blue. Jaimie Kent took a 1999 Western Star that had once hauled scrap into Port Kembla Steel Works and rebuilt it as a heavy recovery truck for…

Heavy Haulage Australia’s blue Western Star 6900 Butch Cassidy carrying a large industrial load

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)

All Muscle: Jon Kelly’s HHA Western Star Butch Cassidy

Jon Kelly’s Western Star 6900 Butch Cassidy combined heavy-haul specification, PJs Custom paint and HHA’s in-house fabrication.

Steve Lawler’s restored yellow and orange 1983 Kenworth cab-over on display after SLS custom work

Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)

Passing the Test of Time: Steve Lawler and SLS Group

Steve Lawler reflects on ten years of SLS Group, his 1983 Kenworth display truck and the custom work that grew from a single job.