Five Minutes of the Mighty Atkinson Trucks

[@jamieteal2107]

What a sensational five minutes 👍🇦🇺

[@truckingjohnno7]

Thanks for Watching-Aaaaaah yes , how cool are the BIG Atkinsons they just are a Great Truck . Aaaaah yes that sound WOOOSHKA

[@michaelsaunders8060]

Yes I had one back eighties it had a big cam 350 Cummins with a spider gear box .

[@truckingjohnno7]

Thanks for Watching-Aaaaah Sweet yeah they were a BIG Truck back then and its good to see them being restored

[@S.T.A.T.]

Really cool video . Have a safe and happy new year … Josh - Philadelphia .. U.S.A.

[@spiderbrandt4066]

I worked at Atkinson Trucks in Clayton Vic , then at International Harvester 2 years later Drove a few Atkinson's my King cab had a 400hp Cummins , I have a soft spot for them

[@truckingjohnno7]

Thanks for Watching-Whoah Sounds Like you have a lot of experience with them , and your 400 must have been a BIG Banga by the sounds. Hope this little clip bought back some Memorys for you and I will do another Atkinson one and also i will get a International one UP soon .

[@australiantrains8988]

The Atkinson's that had the Gardner diesel had a unique sound of their own. Shell had a large fleet of them hauling tankers back in the late 1960's into the 1970's.

[@truckingjohnno7]

Thanks for Watching-hahah yes well i remember the day back in the 1970s i was supposed to be taking photos of my brothers wedding when i heard this magnificent echo through the streets of South Yarra , and I raced out of the church to find a Magnificent Atkinson in the old Shell colours grinding through the gears , and I was in AWE . clicking away i used UP all of my Film , and to say I was not very popular would be an understatement hahahaha But I did not care .

[@swishswish386]

Nice 👍 Some lovely old girls in that lot

[@truckingjohnno7]

Thanks for Watching-Yeah some Classics in there I do live a BIG Atkinson

[@michaelsaunders8060]

They were also powered with a Gardiner engine

[@truckingjohnno7]

Yeah they must have been the earlier one's were they Michael ?

[@SimonPerry-cz4ke]

From the UK Gardner please

[@petersmith2544]

Ahh the Australian Kenworth just alot smoother ride

[@truckingjohnno7]

Thanks for Watching-hahaha well i guess it depends on who you talk too. Everyone seems to have a different opinion the one I drove seemed really good to me but others will say the complete opposite hahaha I dunno LOL

[@melvyncox3361]

Some really nice Atkis there.A lots different to the ones we had in the UK, although the old Borderer,Venturer,were good trucks,but the Europeans came in and took over the market.

[@truckingjohnno7]

@@melvyncox3361 Thanks for Watching-Yeah most of these Atkinsons in this clip would have been built in Australia by International , buti do have some older imported ones i will show soon so keep an eye out

[@melvyncox3361]

@@truckingjohnno7 Will do mate!

[@michaelsaunders8060]

Sorry bout the gardner spelling i had one in one of theboats i had when you get up in the middle eighties things get a bit fuzzy iwas still driving at 79 ihad 52 years inter.state trucking

[@truckingjohnno7]

All Good not a problem at all you are a truckin legend

[@waynesellars8703]

The old plastic cabs

[@PerthAussieGarbo0759]

first clip bro flying

[@truckingjohnno7]

Thanks for Watching-hahaha Yes he was, hahaha he had the Hammer Down I nearly missed him LOL

[@PerthAussieGarbo0759]

@@truckingjohnno7 yeh I love the older models and so on

[@michaelsaunders8060]

I ment spider box

[@davidmonro3270]

Nearly as good as a Foden and they weren't worth a crumpet.