1917 Gersix Model G 1-Ton Flatbed Truck on August 3, 2008
Gersix trucks, built in Portland, Oregon and Tacoma, Washington from 1915 to 1922, were named for company founders Louis and Edgar Gerlinger and the six-cylinder Continental engine they used in their trucks.
1917 Gersix Model G 1-Ton Flatbed Truck on August 1, 2009
This 1917 Gersix Model G 1-ton Flatbed Truck with a 3-speed transmission has a top speed of 15 miles per hour and was donated by Del & Joyce Hewitt.
1917 Gersix Model G 1-Ton Flatbed Truck on July 31, 2010
E. K. Worthington and H. W. Kent took over Gersix in 1923, switched to Buda 4-cylinder engines and renamed the company Kenworth.
1939 Kenworth Model 531 Tractor on August 3, 2008
This 1939 Kenworth Model 531 Tractor is powered by a 150-horsepower Cummins engine and is on loan from Richard Osterman of Yamhill, Oregon.
1939 Kenworth Model 531 Tractor on August 3, 2008
1945 Kenworth Model 526 Tractor on August 3, 2008
This 1945 Kenworth Model 526 Tractor was restored by Interstate Heavy Hauling of Portland, Oregon and is owned by L. James Murphy. It sat for many years at the Kenworth dealership on Columbia Boulevard in Portland, Oregon.
1945 Kenworth Model 526 Tractor on August 1, 2009
1945 Kenworth Model 526 Tractor on July 31, 2010
1946 Kenworth Model 523 Tractor on August 3, 2008
Number 9 or Old Lullabelle, a 1946 Kenworth Model 523 Tractor, has been in the Lochausen family since Vernon Sr. picked it up at the Kenworth factory. Through the 1960s until 1971 it hauled produce, dry freight, steel, seed and a variety of other commodities throughout California for Lochausen Trucking of Los Angeles. Vernon Jr. then drove it to Pensacola, Florida where he and his son Vernon III converted it to a dump truck for hauling sand and gravel until 1989. The dump body was removed in the early 1990s when the truck was restored. The truck is in excellent mechanical condition. The original Cummins HRS200 engine was replaced by a 220hp Cummins NH220 in 1985, but the museum has both engines plus maintenance records for all 45 years of service. It was donated by Vern C. Lochausen, Jr.
Original Cummins HRS200 Engine from the Lochausen’s 1946 Kenworth Model 523 Tractor #9 on July 31, 2010
1949 Kenworth Tractor on August 3, 2008
This 1949 Kenworth Tractor was one of the first trucks to have the 10-speed Roadranger transmission invented by Julius Gaussoin, founder of Silver Eagle Industries. Before then, truckers either had two transmissions or they didn't have enough gears, but multiple transmissions increased vehicle weight, reducing load capacity and twin shifters meant more work for the driver. The 10-speed provided ample gears with just one shifter. This tractor was used to haul general freight throughout the Pacific Northwest by Silver Eagle.
1949 Kenworth Tractor on July 31, 2010
1950 Kenworth Model 923 Log Truck on August 3, 2008
This 1950 Kenworth Model 923 Log Truck is painted for the Wimer Logging Company.
1953 Kenworth Model 923 Tractor on August 3, 2008
This 1953 Kenworth Model 923 Tractor was used in and around the northwest to transport berries and other products. It was restored to this present condition by Monte Thoen. It was donated by Monte and Doris Thoen and adopted by Pete and Ann Fortune.
1953 Kenworth Model 923 Tractor on August 1, 2009
1953 Kenworth Flatbed Truck on August 1, 2009
This 1953 Kenworth Flatbed Truck was parked outside the museum during the 2009 Great Oregon Steam-Up.
1959 Kenworth Flatbed Truck on August 1, 2009
This 1959 Kenworth Flatbed Truck was parked behind the museum during the 2009 Great Oregon Steam-Up.
1966 Kenworth Model 921 Tractor on August 3, 2008
Vern and Barbara Wachter founded Transport Refrigeration in 1960 in Portland, Oregon. In 1976 they purchased this 1966 Kenworth Model 921 Tractor from Ruffing & Ruffing, Inc. for $8,500 & used it in their business pulling empty refrigerated storage trailers from Portland to Montana, Idaho, California & Washington until retirement in December 2000, running up about 420,000 miles. It has been shown in many antique shows & was donated to the museum by Barbara Wachter in 2002 when Vern passed away.
1966 Kenworth Model 921 Tractor on August 3, 2008
1966 Kenworth Model 921 Tractor on August 3, 2008
1973 Kenworth W900 Fuel Tanker on August 1, 2009
This 1973 Kenworth W900 Fuel Tanker with a Caterpillar 3406B engine and 13-speed transmission and 1973 Clough Fuel Pull Trailer were purchased new by Exxon. Hawk Oil Company of Medford, Oregon acquired them in 1978 and used them to transport products from pipeline terminals in Eugene and Chico to Medford.
1973 Kenworth W900 Fuel Tanker on July 31, 2010
This set has logged 8 million miles and was only replaced due to capacity and economics. The tanks were washed and purged in July 2000. It was restored by John Clark of Hawk Oil Company and was donated to the museum by Tom Hawkins of Hawk Oil Company.
1973 Clough Fuel Pull Trailer on July 31, 2010
A hawk is airbrushed on the back of the trailer.
1985 Kenworth Model T-600A Prototype on August 3, 2008
This 1985 Kenworth Model T-600A Tractor Prototype, the first of the aerodynamic trucks, is on loan from Kenworth Truck Company.
1993 Kenworth Model T-2000 Prototype on August 3, 2008
This 1993 Kenworth Model T-2000 Tractor Prototype is on loan from Kenworth Truck Company.
1993 Kenworth Model T-2000 Prototype on August 3, 2008
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