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Last Updated 19th March 2012

The aim of this web page is to bring all information of the 1st model Kenworth trucks that were imported into Australia
Kenworth S-900 series highway trucks
All information has been compiled in Melbourne Australia

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- : KW 'S' Model Restoration : -

-: KW 'S' Model get together :- @ Phil's-Tullamarine April 2005

-: KW 'S' Model get together :- @ Phil's-Tullamarine May 2007

-: KW 'S' Model get together :- @ Greg's - Altona Meadows March 2008

-: KW 'S' Model get together :- @ Altona Meadows April 25th 2009

-: KW 'S' Model get together :- @ Altona Meadows April 17th 2010

-: KW 'S' Model get together :- @ Altona Meadows April 17th 2011

-: Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Aust :- @ Sandown display, Melbourne, Australia. Nov 2005

-: Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Aust :- @ Sandown display, Melbourne, Australia. Nov 2006

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-: Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Aust :- @ Sandown display, Melbourne, Australia. Nov 2007

-: Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Aust :- @ Sandown display, Melbourne, Australia. Nov 2008

-: Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Aust :- @ Sandown display, Melbourne, Australia. Nov 2009

-: Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Aust :- @ Sandown display, Melbourne, Australia. Nov 2010

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-: Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Aust :- @ Sandown display, Melbourne, Australia. Nov 2011

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FIRST CUSTOM BUILT TRUCKS FOR AUSTRALIA The Kenworth and Ed Cameron Story Now Available @ the TRANSPORT HALL of FAME Alice Springs ..$40.00 plus $12.50 P+H from the THoF Gift Shop...
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#	Chassis #	Model	Engine	G.Box	Rear Axle	1st Owner	Next Owner
01	76632	S-925	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Blomfield	BillFitzpatrick Jim Melmoth
02	76633	S-925	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Blomfield	Cameron R.Manson H.Pascall A.Jaunzemis
03	76634	S-925	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Blomfield	Cameron,Townley Kellaway Jackel
04	76635	S-925	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Cameron	.M-C/Linfox Phil Pit-nynde
05	76636	S-925	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Cameron	R.Manson D.Towns Norm Sneddon
06	76637	S-925	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Cameron	M-C/Linfox Pete.?Tipper
07	76638	S-925	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	R.170 6.1/6	Cameron	M-C/Linfox M Gardner J.Cremona
08	76639	S-921	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	R.170 5.27	Ansett	McMullen of Orbost Written Off
09	76640	S-921	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	R.170 5.27	Ansett	W.Flynn J.Maher J.Cremona
10	100649	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Trial Bay Haulage	Ken Wilson Leitch Neville
11	100737	S-922	GM.6V-71	5C72	RT340 4.89/6.64	Liquid Cartage	Adrian Constantine
12	101034	S-921	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	R.170 5.27	Cameron	M-C/Linfox Don Hodge Dealer Bruce Glasson N.Sheppard
13	101035	S-921	GM.6V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	R.170 5.27	Martins	N.Amezdroz P.Freestone B.Sporle J.Culph Brandimarti
14	101259	S-922	GM.6V-71	8016-3A .	R.170 6.14	Cameron	M-C/Linfox J.Cremona
15	101415	S-925	GM.8V-71	8041-A 8341-D	SQHD 5.27	Gandy	A.Barra
16	101565	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett	McMullen of Orbost
17	101566	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett	McMullen of Orbost
18	101567	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett	McMullen of Orbost
19	101568	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett	Bill Fitzpatrick Max Gaulke
20	101569	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett
21	101570	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett
22	101571	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett
23	101572	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett	Reeves BeamishHeavyHauliers Huey Ottery
24	101573	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett
25	101574	S-925	GM.8V-71	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.27	Ansett	BeamishHeavyHauliers Jack Irwin Freestone Mick Stevenson
26	102103	S-923	GM.8V-71	8041-A 8341-D	SSHD 6.5/6	Emanual Bros	Pomeroy Hall of Fame
27	102104	S-923	GM.8V-71	8041-A 8341-D	SSHD 6.5/6	Colin Campbell	B.Johnston A.Graham
28	102282	S-925	GM.8V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Trial Bay Haulage	G&D.Brown P.Pitt-Nynde
29	102608	S-925	GM.6V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	Beamish Heavy Hauliers	Gerry Abdilla Ken Moffat Bruce Woods John Cranney
30	102609	S-925	GM.6V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	Melb-Corowa Dist.Trans	J.Hickmott R.Townley S&P Hayes M.Bott
31	103040	S-923	GM.8V-71N	8041-A 8341-D	SQDD 6.44	GH Reid	Pomeroy
32	103329	S-925	GM.6V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	T.N.T. Refrigerated	P.Chase E.Campbell
33	103330	S-925	GM.6V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	LD Robertson	Calsill R.Zlatic G.Palmer
34	103397	S-921	GM.8V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	R.170 5.2/7	Oakgrove Logging	.L.Lightowler P,Green B.Powell I.McDonald
35	103512	S-923	GM.8V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	Shell.Qld	F&M.Brandimarti
36	103939	S-925	GM.8V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	Ansett
37	103940	S-925	GM.8V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	Ansett	BeamishHeavyHauliers Rob Stephenson
38	103941	S-925	GM.8V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	Ansett
39	103944	S-925	GM.8V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 6.1/6	Trial Bay Haulage
40	104454	S-925	GM.8V-71N	8125-U 12SpeedSpicer	SQHD 5.2/7	S&W. Rule/ Glover Trns	C.Henderson B.Barton P.Murray B.Hatcher

U.S. Patents

Patent #	Date	Patent Description	Patent #	Date	Patent Description
2346164	Apr 1944	CHAIN-DRIVEN TANDEM REAR AXLE VEHICLE	2831674	Apr 1958	SPRING SUSPENSION
2359299	Aug 1942	BOGIE ASSEMBLY WITH TRAILING AXLE (TriDrive)	2831675	Apr 1958	MULTIPLE-LEAF SPRING SUSPENSION
2390711	Dec 1945	REMOTE CONTROL FOR VARIABLE-SPEED GEARBOX	2831701	Apr 1958	TRUCK-AND-TRAILER ASSEMBLY
2395183	Feb 1946	TORSION-ROD SPRINGING OF TANDEM-AXLE VEHICLE	D183105	Jun 1958	TOWING TRACTOR FOR AN AIRPLANE
2413212	Dec 1946	TORSION ROD SPRING SUSPENSION	2648392	Aug 1953	DRIVEN STEERABLE BOGEY FOR MULTIAXLE TRUCKS
2428160	Sep 1947	TORSION-ROD SUSPENSION TANDEM THROUGH AXEL	2861797	Nov 1958	FRONT SUSPENSION FOR HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS
2483688	Oct 1949	LEVEL WINDING DRUM	2866650	Dec 1958	STEERING ARM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
2494411	Jan 1950	TIRE CARRIER	2891786	Jun 1959	SUSPENSION OF AXLE IN VEHICLES AIR-SPRING
2511549	Jun 1950	COOLING SYSTEM FOR ENGINES	2896469	Jul 1959	LOW-PROFILE SHIFT LINK FOR C.O.E. VEHICLE
2558417	Jun 1951	DIFFERENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE-DRIVE VEHICLES	2913252	Nov 1959	VEHICLE SUSPENSION USING AIR SPRING
2607433	Aug 1952	BATTERY CARRIER	2925874	Feb 1960	EXHAUST STACK FOR TILTING-CAB VEHICLES
2765041	Oct 1956	AIRPORT CRASH TRUCK	2926040	Feb 1960	BULKHEAD-TYPE DOOR CONSTRUCTION
2845133	Jul 1958	CAB-BESIDE-ENGINE VEHICLE	2937881	May 1960	STEERING MECHANISM FOR TILTING CAB
2656779	Oct 1953	VENTILATION OF COMPARTMENT OF BUSES	2941611	Jun 1960	TOWING TRACTOR FOR AIRPLANES
2680490	Jun 1954	COOLING SYSTEM FOR REAR-END POWER PLANTS	2943693	Jul 1960	LATCHING MECHANISM FOR TILTING CAB VEHICLE
2680657	Jun 1954	TRANSMISSION GEAR-SET SLIDE MOUNTING	2947376	Aug 1960	VEHICLE WITH TILTING OVER-ENGINE CAB
D173314	Oct 1954	ENGINE-BESIDE-CAB TRUCK	191664	Oct 1961	90” BBC KENWORTH TRUCK CAB
2754111	Jul 1956	SPRING SUSPENSION	2784980	Mar 1957	SPRING SUSPENSION FOR REAR AXLE BOGEYS

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Item	Contact	Location
S.............KW 'S' 923 chassis #103040	Pomery9@aol.com (0898 443011	Albany Western Australia
B.............KW 'S' Series	Steve astutts@nngov.com	U.S.A.
S.............KW S925 #102710	DennisClare tdclare@power-net.net	Michigan U.S.A.
B.............KW 'S'900 Series	Michael mpage@aapt.net.au	Australia
B.............KW 'S'900 Series	Jonno gknit@bigpond.net.au	Queensland Australia
S.........2 Doors,Bonnet & Sleeper cab	Ross ross@freshchef.com.au or Brian on (0419 779 403	Queensland Australia
B..............Badge and sunviser	Aidan or Johnsnatch56@hotmail.com	Victoria Australia

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