AMERICAN CONNECTION
It’s been far too long since we’ve had a dedicated section bringing you trucking content from North America. Now, though, we’ve re-established the connection.
RENO CALLING T Story and photos by Rod Simmonds
The American Truck Historical Society (ATHS) is dedicated to preserving the history of trucks, the trucking industry and its pioneers. Hundreds of modern and vintage trucks made their way to Reno, Nevada, for this year’s National Convention & Truck Show in June.
here were already more than 900 trucks preregistered, but the ATHS show likely exceeded the 1000-truck mark – and some. The organisers and show hosts, the Grand Sierra Resort, put in a massive effort trying to fit everyone in, moving fences, bollards and parking areas so no one would be turned away. Trucks came from far and wide, with a large contingent
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from Canada, particularly the British Columbia chapter. It starts at the two entry unloading yards where trucks from all corners of the lower 48 states, Alaska and Canada had been rolling for the past three days in a never-ending procession. The standard of restoration is astonishing. Classic trucks – from the early 1900s to the 1990s – are presented as new or even better than from the original factory.
Long-extinct heavy trucks like Dodge, GMC, Ford, Diamond, Federal, White and Marmon, to name but a few, lined up with hard-working Kenworths, Macks, Peterbilts and Freightliners that are still doing a hard day’s work and are a real credit to their owners, mechanics, fabricators and restorers. It is predicted that more than 10,000 attendees visited the rows of trucks over each of the three show days. Golf
