Truckin' Life Magazine August 2008

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Truckin’ Life Magazine – August 2008 is the single-issue time-capsule every Australian truck and bus fanatic hunts for. Released at the height of the road-transport boom, this 200-page monthly packs full-colour road tests of the last pre-AdBlue rigs, a detailed comparison of the Kenworth T409 SAR and the Volvo FH16, plus an inside look at the Brisbane Truck Show debuts that still shape today’s market. If you’re restoring, buying or spec’ing an older prime-mover, the torque curves, parts numbers and dealer prices printed here are data you simply won’t find online any more.

What makes this particular copy collectable is its “bus and coach” bonus section—an eight-page mini-mag that covers the Mercedes-Benz OC500LE and the first Volgren Optimus bodies hitting interstate runs. Operators cite these articles when arguing heritage registration rules, so the issue is frequently quoted in VIN inspections and club forums. Add the outback double-page photography of B-triple cattle trains on the Barkly Highway and you have wall-worthy art for the shed or office.

Condition-wise, the magazine is in very good shape: spine tight, pages crisp, no dog-ears, only light shelf rub on the corners. It has lived in dry storage since purchase, so there is none of the foxing or fuel-station perfume that ruins lesser copies. For transport historians, scale-modellers or anyone who needs factory-correct liveries and signage, this is the cleanest August ’08 issue currently circulating in the second-hand market.

Refer to our eBay listing for a full condition report and many more high-quality pictures of this item.