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Truck Show retrospective: Six decades of classic trucks

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14 Apr, 2023

With just 34 days to go until the doors open to the 2023 show we’re getting a bit nostalgic about the huge number of great new truck launches we’ve witnessed over the past 55+ years!

What do you reckon is the most photographed truck of any Brisbane Truck Show … ever?

The 50th anniversary Mack Titan or Western Star W30 from 2013? The camouflage debut of the Freightliner Australia Cascadia from 2019? Or maybe the Kenworth Legend SAR from 2021?

Check out some of our favourite trucks from past shows below – stretching back to the very first show at Rocklea Showgrounds in 1968! And jump on the Brisbane Truck Show Facebook page to check out more – plus post your favourite trucks pics from previous shows!

Mercedes-Benz Actros 2013 edition. This year the all-electric eActros will make its debut
The Western Star W-30 from Penske Australia and New Zealand
 was arguably the most photographed truck in 2013
The 2019 Brisbane Truck Show was where Daimler Truck Australia finally lifted the curtain on its impressive Freightliner Cascadia. The camouflaged “winter soldier” test unit proudly stood on the stand, giving Australians their first glimpse of what is now the flagship Freightliner
The Iveco Powerstar was hard to miss at the 2015 Brisbane Truck Show
This show-stealing Navistar was controversial as people’s choice award winner in 2015, given it was never on sale in Australia
Kenworth enthusiasts were treated to an almighty surprise at the 2021 Brisbane Truck Show. To celebrate its 50th year of manufacturing trucks in Australia, Kenworth decided to launch a limited-edition truck. Behold, the 50th-anniversary Legend SAR truck, modelled off the iconic W900SAR
The Volvo Trucks Australia FH launch in 2013 raised the bar with available safety tech
UD Trucks was putting its best foot forward with the new Quon range in 2013
Mack Trucks Australia is celebrating 60 years at this year’s Brisbane Truck Show. Love the 50th-anniversary ‘Southern Cross’ edition of the Mack Titan from 2013. In 2023 the all-new Anthem will be on show for the first time
Freightliner Australia’s big, bold Argosy in its prime at the
2013 Brisbane Truck Show
MAN does no harm to its credibility showcasing the Glen Cameron Group livery in 2013
Toyota FC100 (we think) from 1970. The FA and BA heavy-duty trucks were introduced in 1954. In 1964 they were redesigned, with the FA100 featuring a linear styling and four headlamps that gave it a fresh appearance, while adopting a new rigid frame and reinforced suspension
The first show was 1968. We think it is 1969 or 1970. The Mack is older but the White Road Boss fits the era
This is from the 1972 truck show poster

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