Event: Kenworth 100 Years — Part 2

By: Dean Middleton, Photography by: Dean Middleton

1 3 New Zealand’s first-ever B-Train rolled in on one of Ramsey Roundwood’s original 1978 K124 Kenworths 1 3
2 3 Bryce O’Sullivan’s T904 Kenworth loaded with the company’s brand-new SAR Legend 2 3
3 3 Quality Demolition brought numerous trucks along, including this stunning new T610 celebrating 30 years in business for the company 3 3
4 4 Addline Transport’s brand spanking new SAR Legend 4 4
5 3 An Original SAR, this 1976 was imported from Australia several years ago 5 3
6 3 Another Aussie import, this beautifully restored K100E was pictured ‘Blowing some coal’ when leaving the event 6 3
7 3 Nicknamed ‘Big Orange’, Southpac Rotorua took the restoration of their W924 down to the wire to make it to the KW 100 Event 7 3
8 3 They don’t come much sharper than Duo Transport’s T909 and curtainsider quad 8 3
9 3 Rozendall Heavy Haulage’s 1995 K100E, which is still in full-time work 9 3
10 3 W. G. Geuze from Gisborne brought along four Kenworths, including two near-identical T950 six-wheeler curtainsiders 10 3
11 3 Dynes Transport’s brand-new T909 11 3
12 3 Pyramid Trucking’s K220 ‘king cab’ tractor unit 12 3
13 3 Horotiu Cartage and Hire had their superb K200 10x4 tag axle transporter on display 13 3
14 3 R & R Malam’s superb 1981 W924 Kenworth with an appropriate number plate, HOT KW 14 3
15 3 Brett Marsh Transport’s stunning brand-new SAR Legend, which was reportedly driven from the Auckland wharf straight to the show, after being shipped from Australia 15 3
16 3 This off-highway C500 made it onto public roads from its base in Tāupo to the event 16 3
17 3 Wyatt Haulage’s impressive T909 bulkie 17 3
18 3 Roadair (HB) Ltd’s 1995 T650 Kenworth named ‘Outlaw Ride’, with the company’s C500 catching a ride on the transporter 18 3
19 3 Northern Rural Haulage had several Kenworths on display, including this meticulous 1987 K100E tipper 19 3
20 1 Austin Transport’s brand-new, yet-to-be-registered T610 SAR 20 1
21 McCarthy’s classic-looking ’80s-themed K200 logger 21
22 ‘Highway Vagabond’ piggybacked ‘The Pirate’ to and from the event, which included ferry crossing 22
23 P3 Earthworks brought along their spotless T409 Kenworth 23

The Kenworth 100 Event commemorating a century of the brand’s excellence at the Mystery Creek Events Centre was a long time coming

Last month, we featured the Kenworth 100-year event hosted by Southpac Trucks Limited, celebrating 100 years of Kenworth worldwide. 

With 756 Kenworths in attendance, this event was reputed to be the biggest single truck brand gathering ever held in the Southern Hemisphere, perhaps the world. 

Even if this event was not a world record, it was certainly world-class with classics, restorations, iconic trucks, working trucks, and brand-new trucks, all of the calibre to make Southpac and the brand proud.

With such an impressive showing of Kenworths, we decided to bring you Part 2 of this amazing event featuring some more immaculate gear from the 100-year-old brand.   

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