Barry's long-nose Mack

Above: then...photo by Peter Ramsey via Murray Langford.

Some of you will already know about Western Australian collector Barry Kitto's latest project - a Mack R767. Barry had been looking at a few R-models but nothing had really struck him as the "right" truck. It was while arranging to look at an L-model that we'd talked about for ages that he heard about this R tucked away at the back of the yard. It turns out she was quite a well-known truck - indeed, she was a Truckin' Life Rig of the Month winner in 1976 and was the first prime-mover in the Northern Territory to be rated for triple tanker work. Here's a then and now style photo presentation while I tack together everything Barry has told me about her. As you can see, she's got a way to go before she's returned to her former glory but if any of you saw Barry's R190 at Sandown last year, you'll know she's in good hands. For those who haven't seen her, I've attached a photo of the award-winning 190 pulling passed our place in the rain on November 22.

Below: now...awaiting the Kitto treatment she deserves.