Dustin was given a flight to Hamilton for Christmas so he could check out the 100 Years of Kenworth celebration event at Mystery Creek
I woke up on Friday morning and got ready to go to the airport, as Dad and I were flying out at 8:45am. When we got to the airport we got a coffee and then got on the plane and flew up to Hamilton where my great-uncle picked us up. We were fortunate to be able to stay at their home in Cambridge.
On Friday afternoon we went to the Ross Bros Museum in Cambridge. It had lots of old trucks, many bulldozers, and a big loader from their days in construction.
On Saturday morning we got up and had breakfast and then were lucky enough to use my aunty’s car to go to the truck show. When we got there, there was a whole valley full of Kenworths, row upon row of them. If you love Kenworths, you just didn’t know where to look.
At the start of the show I talked to Dave McCoid and Carl Kirkbeck (from New Zealand Trucking magazine). As we walked around the show there were a few showers of rain. To stay dry while it rained, I was grateful to have shelter in a Kenworth that had been made into a motorhome. How awesome.
We had to walk around the show quickly as there were so many trucks to see and so little time. At the end of the show, when all the trucks were leaving, I took a bunch of photos.
The next day when I went back to the show; there were more trucks leaving but no rain, which was good, because all the new trucks that were in the shed were all outside so I got to have a good look at them. It was cool to see all the North Island trucks up close rather than on social media. It was amazing to see how much effort all of the companies put into washing, polishing and painting up the old trucks like they were brand new.
As I was walking around, I spotted plenty of Little Truckers at the show – it may have been you!
Stay safe and keep having fun out there. – Dustin
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
The celebration took place on Waitangi Weekend 2024 and marked the global centenary of the Kenworth marque – 100 years since the first Kenneth truck rolled off the production line.
Every model sold in Aotearoa New Zealand was represented, from the 1950s early imports to brand new T909s, C509s and SARs. Wall-to-wall Kenworths, all lovingly looked after, bling-blinging like never before.
