"G'day Brian," says AtkiPete Lynch in Oz. "I took a run up to Colac today to see how Merv Brunt was getting on with his Brockway restoration. This is the truck he was doing up in preparation for a fund raising trip to Alice Springs in August 2010 on behalf of local charity Anam Cara house."
"Knowing how long truck restorations take, I was surprised to find the 1935 Brockway all beautifully sorted and Merv showing it off to Michael Stewart from the Anam Cara committee. Merv is a veteran Australian truckie who fails to let things like being 74 years of age and suffering a severe stroke affect his schedule. Will keep you posted." And good for him says Biglorryblog...meanwhile Pete captioned the above engine 'Lycoming'... So I assume it's the same company that made aero engines Pete? Now click through here for a couple of care-worn corkers!
Pete continues: "Whilst I had the camera out I spotted a couple of more modern lorries that your lads might appreciate." Wel I reckon that Cam in Queensland might have liked to have found that Diamond Reo - at least to get some spare parts for his restoration project!
And no prizes for guessing what this is..from the man himself--cheers Pete, great stuff.
Hi Pete
Great to see a photo of Merv. The Brockway is amazing considering the condition it was in when I saw it last only a few months ago; it will obviously be ready for the Alice Springs run next year. If Merv is looking for someone to help with the driving I am available, in spite of the comments you made about me in another posting!
Cheers, Vic
Your name is still on the list of spare drivers Vic, (just below mine !) Merv is in fine form and has the truck all ready, with twelve months to go yet.
I think it is a Lycoming engine, Brockway did not built their own.