Older Kenworth

Finally pulled some pics off my phone camera. This KW I shot 12 months ago at a carnival ride at Batemans Bay, the name of the carnies escapes me. Heading back there this January. I also remember them having an old big cab Atkinson. Ill take the camera while the mob are milking my funds dry, to see what else I can spot.

i reckon it would be bells amusements

That sounds familliar.

i saw the same truck in cowra on the way back from echuca truck show its a 61 w900 same as mine only its got a swishy v8 oil leak for power the guy comes from canberra i was told tidy old truck but it looks like the exon valdez were ever he parks it

Hi, the Bell's Amusements KW above, is a 923 delivered about 66-67. The W model was not released in the US until about late 1963, in Australia the 1st W's started being delivered around mid 67.
Jeff.

Jeff Man
GuddayM8
My KW chassis list shows the MMBW KW #102967
as a W923 straight 6-71 4x4 SQHD @ 6.44
most noticeably by the ugly huge radiator grill th@ no one had ever seen B 4 (now just common)


So I date the 1st KW W model bout 64-65
N may B the Hugh Waugh Loggin truck B 4 Th@
but th@ twaz x 6x6 with butterfly hood n military guards
But az allwaze
EyeDoSt&2BCorrected

Thanx for the input
Cya
[ch9787]

HMMMMMMM looks like grenfell needs spend a bit more time on kw facts than worrying about Detroits

Swishy,
Bit more info that may be of use.

My list shows the MMBW as a 923 not "W"

Ed Camerons book, page 41 has a picture captioned as the first W924 arriving in Melbourne about 1963 and used as a demonstrator.

But the listing I've got shows the first W model as delivered in June 1967 - 106552 a W923 to Russ King in Queensland.

There's one shown for Hugh Waugh early on. 101150, a 955 with NT-280, twin stick with F233-W front axle and SQDD rears. Could this be the 6x6 you mentioned and Ed Camerons talks about in his book?

Correction: first W model by chassis number was June '67 but the first by delivered date is the Carson's Northern Timber (referred to in my later post) and a W923 to the Snowy Mountain Authority

Where do you blokes get these listings? and why havnt i got them :'( :'(

Cheers Adam

I think these 2 are the same, I'm sure I'm going to fimnd out shortly. Reputed to be the first W model in OZ?