![]() Post Second World War had been an important time for the development of long-haul trucking in Australia. The first trucks to be imported into Australia from the United States (courtesy of George Blomfield and Ed Cameron) hit our shores in the early 1960s. Worthington, combined their names to create the badge we know today. The name Kenworth has been synonymous with quality in trucking since 1923, when two major shareholders, H.W. It was the cab-over K125CR and its launch was the first step in what was to become a famous Australian manufacturing success story. They called it the “Grey Ghost.” The year was 1971 and the first all Australian made Kenworth rolled off the production line in the quiet, outereastern Melbourne suburb of Bayswater. ![]()
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