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15 years 11 months ago #6378 by GM Diesel
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Heres a couple of KW questions for you.
Swishy and the google monster Andy will know the answers so they may have to sit out this one and see who else knows.
Kenworth - where did the name come from ?
The K series cabovers - what does the K stand for ?
The W models - what does the W stand for ?

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15 years 11 months ago - 15 years 11 months ago #6379 by monty
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1) Kenworth = The name Kenworth is a combination of the names of the partners, Fredrick Kent and Edgar Worthington.
2) K = kake tin.
3) W = Wobble this way, wobble that way.

-Monty ;)
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15 years 11 months ago #6380 by GM Diesel
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Monty your pretty much right with the first. Think it was Harry Kent but as swish says I do stand to be corrected.
Second two answers are creative....
Wobble this way, wobble that way sounds like a description of a 190 Inter. :D
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15 years 11 months ago - 15 years 11 months ago #6381 by Andy Wright
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2) K = kake tin.
3) W = Wobble this way, wobble that way.


;D

Well done, Monty!

I think I just worked out the K and W in my head. Hadn't thought of it like that actually. Very cool. I'm in such a state. ;)
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15 years 11 months ago #6382 by Swishy
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Wobble

LOL

the spider spoke wheels on trucks were also called wobbly wheels

mainly cos those in the Don'tknow couldn't do m up with out the wheelz wobble n down the rd

LOL
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15 years 11 months ago #6383 by JimmyDodge
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Hi all,
from what I read in a book about Kenworths the other day the company started out with Captain Frederick Kent and Edgar Worthington then Cap'n Fred retired and passed control to his son Harry Kent , but I do st... you Know the rest..
Regards Harleigh.

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15 years 11 months ago #6384 by werkhorse
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ok ya bunch of smart a.......... what was the name of the company before it was changed to KW and in what year was the KW name first used
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15 years 11 months ago #6385 by Swishy
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Did sum one mention Kenworth
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There's more WORTH in KENWORTH
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15 years 11 months ago #6386 by
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ok ya bunch of smart a.......... what was the name of the company before it was changed to KW and in what year was the KW name first used



Try GERSIX, then KW was formed in abouts 1923.

Oh, back to the original questions from Basil.

The K series cabovers - what does the K stand for ? ---- KENT

The W models - what does the W stand for ? ---- WORTHINGTON
In honour of the two partners.

regards greenie

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15 years 11 months ago - 15 years 11 months ago #6387 by
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Now, here's another bit of absolutely useless trivia, does anyone know how or where the " T " prefix came from, for todays KW trucks ?

regards greenie

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