A little tribute to the legendary V8’s 40th birthday.
1, 2, 3 and 4 series V8’s all lined up next to each other. If we had thought about it we should have lined them up in order……….. nevermind. They all still look good.
For all of you in East Anglia or further afeild, with nothing to do this bank holiday weekend, why not come to The Orwell Crossing Truckstop on the A14 on Sunday. A top class 1 day show of about 120 odd trucks from East Anglis finest. Easy to find on the Eastbound A14 at Ipswich just past the Ransomes europark junction. It’ll be a good day judging by the weather forecast, socome along!!
For all those who didn’t hang around on the Monday afternoon to find out who won the silverware, here are the official Truckfest results, thanks to Susie McPherson at Live promotions.
Best Kept Owner Driver Working Truck
1 st 660 SV53 CNK G F Transport SCANIA
2 nd 871 R44 RSC R S Carmichael Haulage SCANIA
3 rd 134 BX06 ZFZ Sean M Taylor Transport SCANIA
Best Kept Rigid/Tipper Vehicle
1 st 413 N4 GFS Griffin Freight Services Ltd MERCEDES
2 nd 872 44 AXE Axminster Carpets Ltd DAF
3 rd 362 G9 FGB F G Bond & Son FODEN
Best Kept Company Owned Working Truck
1 st 869 L900 SCT S.C. Transport Ltd SCANIA
2 nd 870 AF52 NYN E A Gill & Son DAF
3 rd 1,126 VX04 LKC B H Cecil & Sons Ltd DAF
Best New Truck
1 st 209 S8 CWF Country Wide SCANIA
2 nd 451 WV58 JJZ S J Cheston Transport DAF
3 rd 726 NG57 RZP Rowell’s Transport SCANIA
Best Fleet Award
1 st 232, 233, 234, 235 D C Morris Transport
2 nd 753, 754, 755 Paul A Roberts Transport
3 rd 573, 574, 575 Mcgawn Bros
Best Large Fleet
1 st 206, 207, 208 Country Wide
2 nd 651, 652, 653, 654, 655 James S Hislop
3 rd 255, 578, 579 H E Payne
Best Kept Working Truck
1 st 869 L900 SCT S.C. Transport Ltd SCANIA
2 nd 660 SV53 CNK G F Transport SCANIA
3 rd 413 N4 GFS Griffin Freight Services Ltd MERCEDES
Best Senior Working Truck
1 st 1,147 FH 7424 Frank Hudson Transport Ltd SCANIA
2 nd 949 L29 COM F Knowles & Son Ltd VOLVO
3 rd 573 M984 COX Mcgawn Bros SCANIA
Best Light Commercial Truck
1 st 1,053 SF07 NPX D & R Express MERCEDES
2 nd 87 TW57 ODD Stoddarts Fuels MITSUBISHI
3 rd 15 NX06 OMG Daves Landscapes FORD
Best Custom Truck
1 st 209 S8 CWF Countrywide SCANIA
2 nd 510 V8 GNC Coles Transport SCANIA
3 rd 1,147 FH 7424 Frank Hudson Transport Ltd SCANIA
Best Classic/Vintage Restored Truck
1 st 91 JEJ 283 V Mayich & Sons Transport MORRIS
2 nd 1,176 F16 DAV Paul Davenport VOLVO
3 rd 26 IW 181 Jeakins Bros T/as H.w Pickrell FORD
Competitors Choice Award
1 st 1,126 VX04 LKC B H Cecil & Sons Ltd DAF
2 nd 870 AF52 NYN E A Gill & Son DAF
3 rd 869 L900 SCT S.C. Transport Ltd SCANIA
Best International Supertruck
1 st KA-TX-680 GERMANY MAN
2 nd IM-G101 GIOVANIN, AUSTRIA SCANIA
3 rd HF-2450 HERUS TPT, HOLLAND SCANIA
Best American Truck
1 st S617 TKR D KELLY KENWORTH
2 nd N499 FKK B ISHERWOOD KENWORTH
3 rd N972 FKE S SMITH PETERBILT
Immaculate as always. Speaking to one of his drivers who had spent a day just polishing the stainless, although he said between them it only took a couple of hours to polish the trailer, thats good going i reckon. Still it looked as clean as ever, if i was a Volvo man i would say it was beautifull!
I quite like this one. I usually find these paint jobs to much for my liking, but for some reason i liked it (must have been the beer!). She did sound well, it had a butterfly valve fitted and was running a slightly larger than normal pipe out of the normal place if you see what i mean. Tidy.
If i were a judge i think this lot would win the small fleet silverware. Absolutley immaculate and as with most paddies i dare say they cover some ground. Nice color scheme, subtle artwork, not over the top with the bling and plenty of lights that dont look too much. I also enjoyed there entrance to the show ground, flat out to get in saturday night before they locked the gates!
I dont really know what to say about this one. Gorgeous, perfect, like new, anything else pervy you can think of! It was very understated and very original, no stainless steel no bling just original colors and parts, it was great, i hope it got some reward from the judges. Well done to Derry’s.
Here we are i’m back. Be prepared for an influx of Truckfest pics over the next week or so. Show was quite good, standard of trucks was pretty high. Here is my little wagon, she looked well i have to say and she had lots and lots of interest, i reckon i could have been a contender for most photographed truck! including on the road on the way to and from!!
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