north east regional extra | May 24 - 30, 2023
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May 24 - 30, 2023
The chase of legends By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN
SURROUNDED by trucks growing up in Wangaratta, Matt Robinson couldn‘t get enough of the ‘truckie‘ lifestyle. Inspired by his dad and step–dad who were both truck drivers, it was Mr Robinson‘s dream to be involved with trucks growing up. “I‘ve got memories of hanging out in the yard, washing the trucks,” he said. “Before Wangaratta was bypassed on the Hume (highway) I used to go to a hairdresser in the main street of Wangaratta when I was about five or six, and I would keep on trying to turn around and see what truck was going past. “It certainly made the hairdresser‘s job difficult.” Mr Robinson said he could remember owning his first camera at nine years old, and naturally the first thing to come to mind was taking pictures of trucks. Quickly Mr Robinson found a new hobby, which would lead into his adult life. A hobby mixed with an obsessive passion for the limited edition Kenworth 950 Legends brought upon Mr Robinson‘s first book published in March; ‘A Man Among Legends‘. It tells Mr Robinson‘s story of personally chasing down all 75 limited edition Kenworth 950 Legends and taking a photo of each one of them. The Kenworth T950 was originally manufactured between 1992 and 2007, boasting an old school, tough look, a high cab and power which made it popular with single trailer and road train users alike.
◆ A COUPLE OF LEGENDS: Matt Robinson with one of the 75 Kenworth 950 Legends which featured in his book A Man Among Legends.
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