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Monday, November 30, 2009

Die-cast cake?


One guys rather interesting use of a Tonkin Replicas 1:53 scale Kenworth T800 die-cast truck... To celebrate the birth of his son. Click here.

Cherokee


An older article, but for those interested in learning more about Cherokee Truck Lines and other wine haulers read here.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Santa- early?

Another great example of a curtainside, expect it here in late December 2009...

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving



A Jason Lau mechanism...







Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hottest Tanker on Earth?

We love getting submissions from collectors regarding either real trucks or collectible trucks. This good looking tanker was submitted by truck enthusiast KYTrucking....

Do you agree with him?




More from Renn Trucking -Rackley lowboy

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

One Sweet Ride



Joel Olsen



Joel Olsen runs a well known show truck, the fleet varies, but is all Peterbilt. Primary trailers are curtainside. Great looking trucks, I thought I would show a few photos from their yard. No reason...

Coming Soon?


Friday, November 20, 2009

Have you been naughty? Or nice?

Something for the 1:87 (HO Scale) fans from Awesome Diecast, this is listed as a Peterbilt Model 379 but it is actually a Peterbilt Model 389. Nice looking piece though, you can purchase it here.

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New Tank & Trailer - Renn Trucking

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

New Tonkin Model Retailer Ad!


Monday, November 16, 2009

Central Valley Models in Model Retailer

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Model Retailer article


Landstar 388s!


For questions, call:
GENERAL INFO - 1.800.449.6822
PRE-ORDER QUESTIONS - 1.866.TRMILLER
ORDER INQUIRES - 1.508.660.0915
CORPORATE ACCOUNT INFO - 1.800.449.6822
FACSIMILE - 1.508.660.9007

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Hmm- what's this?!?

For product development a lot of the early development gets done in a CAD program. Anyone know what this is?

Interstate Oil


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D.H.E.

Dependable Highway Express (D.H.E.), nice looking Cascadia here...

The real company website is located here.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

GP Express


GP Express Trucking, out of Glendale, California... Available at 3000toys.com here.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

BevHaul - International 9900 with reefer van



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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Landstar 388s for sale!

GENERAL INFO1-800-449-6822
PRE-ORDER QUESTIONS1-866-TRMILLER
ORDER INQUIRIES1-508-660-0915
CORPORATE ACCOUNT INFO1-800-449-6822
FACSIMILE1-508-660-9007

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

New Ride of Pride Pack Available from Schneider


Here is a new combo pack of the two Schneider Ride of Pride Cascadias, packaged in one single box (box includes 1 trailer and 2 different cabs). This pack is available here:

For those familiar with the Tonkin Replicas Precision Series packaging, this is the same style of packaging used on Turnpike Doubles runs done for companies such as Swift and Gilmyr.

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Material Handlers - Official release info from 3000toys!

3000toys.com is excited to announce the release of a new series by Tonkin - FIVE new material handler trucks in stellar 1/53 scale detail. 3000toys.com is proud of bringing their customers not only the best in online service and shopping, but also special merchandise that is not widely available! These five material handler trucks with drywall loads combine traditional Tonkin quality with a new and exciting model that any collector would be thrilled to own. Each truck is limited to 96 pieces, and they will go quickly! At $64.95 each, 3000toys.com has a hot seller!

Each model has realistic features, including, but not limited to:

- Hood lifts to reveal engine detail

- Removable roof

- Operational crane

- Crane fork has 360 degree movement

- Float tire

- Working stabilizer

- Stackable dry wall loads included with each model

- Realistic metal deck

- Only $64.95 each

090067 - Gypsum Wallboard Sterling Material Handler Truck with drywall load - Gypsum Wallboard Supply was opened in 1992 as a small, locally owned family business. They began with two delivery trucks, a 4000 square foot warehouse and a mobile office trailer. Today they operate a well maintained fleet of six boom trucks, four of which offer a 65 foot reach and four flat beds. They occupy over 22,000 square feet of warehouse space and enough outside storage to house one of the largest metal framing inventories of any drywall supplier in the Northwest.





090079 - V&H Sterling Material Handler Truck with drywall load - The Heavy Truck Division of V&H was founded in 1966 and is one of the largest Sterling and Western Star dealers in the United States. V&H has excelled with the philosophy that customers require a courteous professional staff, and a premier service facility that handles top of the line equipment and products. This is why nationwide corporations use V&H as their major supplier of trucks and equipment. The transportation specialists work around the clock preparing trucks and equipment to be ready on time. V&H trucks can be seen working across the country, from West Coast lumber yards and landfills, to the forests and farms of the Great Lakes Region, to factories and construction sites on the Metropolitan East Coast; V&H has trucks in the field working day and night.






090078 - Utility Inc. Sterling Material Handler Truck with drywall load - These trucks handle huge loads of construction supplies, and are easily identified by the Utility Inc. logo prominently displayed on the cab and the signature cherry red paint job!






090080 and 090081 - Sterling Material Handler truck with drywall load in White or Silver- In the construction business, the Sterling is famous for being the first truck developed to have a rear-tilting cab. Though it later adopted the traditional front-facing tilt, this advancement helped revolutionize construction and industry.







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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Great flat truck and trailer at 3000toys.com!

LINK to the item on 3000toys.com

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Why not?

A fair number of people like to customize blank their trucks, this single one off customization piece submitted by a guy who wanted to make a truck representing his family. We love to see these trucks, if you have customized a product and want us to show it then e-mail us at pc1@tonkinreplicas.com.

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