At the begins of 1970s there was little apparent rationalisation between Seddon and Atkinson ranges to begin with apart from the Seddon axle under some Atkinsons, and the Supa-Cab on some export Atkinsons, like 230 bhp Cummins engined Venturer T4566C...
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Around 1969 the fiberglass cab was upgraded. The last connection with the classic British Atkinson, the original radiator, was lost. It was replaced by a huge false radiator grille. Almost all the cabin's parts were new or updated, although the overall...
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In 1966 an Australian built fibreglass tilt cab (by Reinforced Plastics Pty. Ltd.) was adopted. The "Skippy" cab was a double-skinned, all fibreglass affair which used the gap between the skins for cooling, with large intake vents set in the cowl over...
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Atkinson's assembly operations in Australia commenced in 1962 with the first model Mk 1, which was almost an exact copy of the Britain model Mk I with a fiberglass cabin. The Australian copies could be distinguished by the windshield, which consisted of...
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The updated lineup was introduced in 2004 and became known as Novus. External changes are minimum: a new grille, and later, more massive new bumper. On the choice of engines was really wide - Doosan DL08 (250 hp), DE12TIS (340 hp), DV11 (380 hp), as...
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