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The ACCO truck was introduced by International Harvester in Australia as the AACO in 1961, based on trucks built for the Australian armed forces. The story began almost ten years earlier when development of the military trucks started in 1952. This book tells the story from the tentative beginnings in 1952 through the AACO to the ACCO that first appeared in 1967 and is still in production, much improved and now under Iveco ownership, but still an AACO. It is a great… More >>

The ACCO – An Australian Icon: An Illustrated History of Australian made AACO and ACCO trucks from 1952 to 2008

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Atkinson was a well established British truck manufacturer but didn`t enter the Australian market until the late 1940s. Peter Lynch tells the story of Atkinson in Australia from the early days, through assembly and sales by Mayne Nickless, ownership changes and more until Atkinson finally disappeared from the market in 1989. It is a great story and fills a gap in the library of anyone interested in trucking…. More >>

Atkinson Down Under: An Illustrated History of Atkinson trucks in Australia and New Zealand 1950 to 1988