Love the smile on ya face Fletch while ya having a drive!! Had the pleasure of working at Bayswater on contract for a while.. Such a professional establishmen. Also drive up the road for 10 odd years doing wide variety of freight on the eastcoast including a screaming old K125... I miss the feeling of being out and traveling different places each day Shame that the Alice is so far away Thanks to Kenworth, Fletch and Shannons.
The discussion of sacrifice is something that is very close to me. Dad being a driver, mum looking after him, us kids, the house and shit even some of dads express mates would drop in for a feed, shower and coffee before leaving again. Some for only a few days or weeks, then there were the ones that rolled out one night and I haven't seen them since. I've worked as a heavy vehicle mechanic for the last 17 years, dad's retired from driving, now drives a forklift loading them. Mum's passed away now, and we lost my little brother to suicide in 2022. He also drove for a few years. Between the family losses, life changing around all of us in such a short time, made me step back a think of all the times I remember being pissed off and angry because dad wasn't there, then was, yelled and grounded me just to walk out the door, what felt like 2 minutes later. My younger sister and brother had the same experience and issues. But after my step back, working with my dad, and other drivers at different companies, I very soon realised that it wasn't just me and my family who experienced the pain and feeling of loss, because of one man's sacrifice. A few of my mates have fathers who drove or still do, and I will occasionally find the strength to bring the discussion to the front and centre, cause I feel that every time I talk about it, the conversation helps repair things just a little bit more. Great episode, Fletch, thank you. Dad and I both watch your classic restos series, and I gotta say seeing that blokes face light up as he's reminded of those noes to tail days. Driving express in a cabover kenworth for Anset. Makes me happy, it wasn't a nice feeling as a young fella, but, the look on his face now as he's watching, reminiscences, pauses to tell a story and then going back to the video. It makes those younger years of pain and sadness 100% worth it.
This is the only reason I would ever go to Alice Springs And I really do want to see this place I expect I will be a weekend event for me only as the significant other has no interest in anything with an engine
Speaking of the grey ghost and how fast they were In the late eighties I use to drive from Adelaide to Perth and I use to try and get behind the semis and draft in my landcruiser And regularly get up to 130 kph behind the truck for a time till they got annoyed with me pulled away I couldn’t keep up with them
Tell me if I'm wrong but I thought that Cook's bodyworks Carnegie may have made some of the bodies similar to the Bayswater trucks. I used to see them there being painted in the early 1970's.
Thanks so much Fletch, fantastic episode.. Amazing history.........!
Keep up the great work.
Hare Krishna!
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The serious look on Fletchs face driving the truck till he gets top gear, and then the smiles come out priceless, haha . Great episode, Fletch 👏 👌 👍
Love the smile on ya face Fletch while ya having a drive!!
Had the pleasure of working at Bayswater on contract for a while.. Such a professional establishmen.
Also drive up the road for 10 odd years doing wide variety of freight on the eastcoast including a screaming old K125... I miss the feeling of being out and traveling different places each day
Shame that the Alice is so far away
Thanks to Kenworth, Fletch and Shannons.
Like this video Fletch, I am doing a trip up the centre of Australia next year and that is one place I will stop at.
That was a great Vid. Thanks Fletch
I went to that museum a month or so ago, I went after lunch and wasn't enough time there so went back the next day. Amazing place.
The discussion of sacrifice is something that is very close to me. Dad being a driver, mum looking after him, us kids, the house and shit even some of dads express mates would drop in for a feed, shower and coffee before leaving again. Some for only a few days or weeks, then there were the ones that rolled out one night and I haven't seen them since.
I've worked as a heavy vehicle mechanic for the last 17 years, dad's retired from driving, now drives a forklift loading them. Mum's passed away now, and we lost my little brother to suicide in 2022. He also drove for a few years.
Between the family losses, life changing around all of us in such a short time, made me step back a think of all the times I remember being pissed off and angry because dad wasn't there, then was, yelled and grounded me just to walk out the door, what felt like 2 minutes later. My younger sister and brother had the same experience and issues. But after my step back, working with my dad, and other drivers at different companies, I very soon realised that it wasn't just me and my family who experienced the pain and feeling of loss, because of one man's sacrifice.
A few of my mates have fathers who drove or still do, and I will occasionally find the strength to bring the discussion to the front and centre, cause I feel that every time I talk about it, the conversation helps repair things just a little bit more.
Great episode, Fletch, thank you. Dad and I both watch your classic restos series, and I gotta say seeing that blokes face light up as he's reminded of those noes to tail days. Driving express in a cabover kenworth for Anset. Makes me happy, it wasn't a nice feeling as a young fella, but, the look on his face now as he's watching, reminiscences, pauses to tell a story and then going back to the video. It makes those younger years of pain and sadness 100% worth it.
Great video Fletch, need to make the effort to check it out (in my new Sprint))
This is the only reason I would ever go to Alice Springs
And I really do want to see this place
I expect I will be a weekend event for me only as the significant other has no interest in anything with an engine
I know of someone that has not long acquired a grey ghost and is going to restore it.
Speaking of the grey ghost and how fast they were
In the late eighties I use to drive from Adelaide to Perth and I use to try and get behind the semis and draft in my landcruiser
And regularly get up to 130 kph behind the truck for a time till they got annoyed with me pulled away
I couldn’t keep up with them
Tell me if I'm wrong but I thought that Cook's bodyworks Carnegie may have made some of the bodies similar to the Bayswater trucks. I used to see them there being painted in the early 1970's.
An old mate of mine ,Ray Cooper who lost his son Trevor out from Musellbrook in a truck accident ,Ray has been placed in to the wall of fame .
where can we find the DODGE TRUCK,donated by Mr Max Keogh ,a gentleman in transport.
Shame KW sponsored this.
Plastering their pop riveted fibreglass crap everywhere.
The museum at least shows the real trucks of Australia.