Brocky Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Here is a link to some pictures of mostly 70's era Australian trucks. The KW model designation SAR stood for Short Australian Right hand drive. Mack had an Australian outfit Reinforced Plastic making fiberglass F model cabs and some other companies (Leader??) also used them. International AU and Chrysler AU had a long and interesting relationship, early IH used the Dodge Pilot House cab and later Dodges used the IH A line cab! https://www.hcvc.com.au/forum/OldTruck/16820-overlander-s-old-photos?limitstart=0 2 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51006-old-aussie-iron/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 wow.....some pretty hefty equipment....thanks for sharing....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51006-old-aussie-iron/#findComment-380004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Brocky, I remember the "cornbinder" with the Dodge cab, I drove a late fifties wrecker that had it, never occurred to me! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51006-old-aussie-iron/#findComment-380011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Broky, thank you for pointing us to that thread. Plenty of cool looking old rigs. Those SAR KW's aren't easy to missmatch with any other truck. ERF's look funny and seem being poplular there in those days. And old Aussie R-models are so neat you just hold up your breath for a moment or two looking at them. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51006-old-aussie-iron/#findComment-380023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Brocky the IH and Chrysler relation ship went a lot further than most realize out here A lot of Chrysler motors were cast in the IH foundry at Geelong and as such have a IH logo cast into the Chrysler block and no doubt other things as well Things were a lot different back then in Australia as no doubt it was in the US as well, before the days of cheap imports the demand was so great for a lot of products that there was waiting lists, Holden the all Australian car had three shifts going just to try and keep up My the world has changed since then Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51006-old-aussie-iron/#findComment-380028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Vladislav said: Broky, thank you for pointing us to that thread. Plenty of cool looking old rigs. Those SAR KW's aren't easy to missmatch with any other truck. ERF's look funny and seem being poplular there in those days. And old Aussie R-models are so neat you just hold up your breath for a moment or two looking at them. ERF's and Atkinsons. The funny looking boxy ones with a circle A in the grille!! Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51006-old-aussie-iron/#findComment-380035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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