1945 Brockway 78 Truck
Originally Brockway Carriage Works, founded in 1875 by William Brockway. His son George Brockway later turned the carriages into a truck manufacturer in 1909 and in 1912 became Brockway Motor Company until 1977.
They built many specialised trucks for World War II, including Bridge building and crane trucks.
This Truck was brought to New Zealand by the New Zealand Army, eventually sold to A.P.Edmonston, a carrier from Fairlie. Then a seed dressing plant in Ngapara. Bill Richardson painted it in S. Maxted Ltd carriers colours, as they had the only one of these trucks in Southland.
Engine; 210 cu in side valve 6 cyl
Bill Richardson Transport World, Invercargill, NZ
1945 Brockway 78 Truck
Originally Brockway Carriage Works, founded in 1875 by William Brockway. His son George Brockway later turned the carriages into a truck manufacturer in 1909 and in 1912 became Brockway Motor Company until 1977.
They built many specialised trucks for World War II, including Bridge building and crane trucks.
This Truck was brought to New Zealand by the New Zealand Army, eventually sold to A.P.Edmonston, a carrier from Fairlie. Then a seed dressing plant in Ngapara. Bill Richardson painted it in S. Maxted Ltd carriers colours, as they had the only one of these trucks in Southland.
Engine; 210 cu in side valve 6 cyl
Bill Richardson Transport World, Invercargill, NZ