Optimus Prime: Marshall Watego’s Peterbilt 359
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 3 (2014)
Optimus Prime: Marshall Watego’s Peterbilt 359 — restored from ACT Issue 3, Autumn 2014.
Mega Mack: Megatip’s rebuilt Superliner
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 3 (2014)
Mega Mack: Megatip’s rebuilt Superliner — restored from ACT Issue 3, Autumn 2014.
Dressed to Impress: Dane Ballinger’s Klos-built K200
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 3 (2014)
Dressed to Impress: Dane Ballinger’s Klos-built K200 — restored from ACT Issue 3, Autumn 2014.
Pure Custom Pedigree: inside Kuchel Custom Trucks
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 3 (2014)
Pure Custom Pedigree: inside Kuchel Custom Trucks — restored from ACT Issue 3, Autumn 2014.
Oh So Sexy: Justin Clein’s 750hp Mack Superliner
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 3 (2014)
Oh So Sexy: Justin Clein’s 750hp Mack Superliner — restored from ACT Issue 3, Autumn 2014.
Desperado and the Expressmen: John and Tracey Rehe’s Kenworth
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)
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 John “JR” and Tracey Rehe for Issue 2, the conversation was not simply about one Kenworth. It was about a working truck that […]
The Long Express: Bill Long’s Kenworth T900
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)
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, Bill took the opportunity. It was burgundy and white, had about 1.4 million kilometres showing when he bought it in 2007, and soon […]
Riding High: the Harley-Davidson Freightliner Coronado twins
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)
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 transport brands and turned them into a matched pair of working heavy vehicles with a deliberate show-truck presence. An idea that started in […]
Swede Ride: Aaron Pendlebury’s custom Volvo FH16
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)
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 a deliberately Australian custom treatment. ACT’s Issue 2 feature focused on a working truck that had to move serious machinery while still carrying […]
Lifting the Standard: GRS Towing’s custom Kenworth K200
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)
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 to do, and ACT’s 2013 visit found equipment chosen for low loading angles, flexibility and the ability to recover unusual loads. The custom […]