Show off your rig

“The main aim of the club is to preserve the past for the future, that’s our motto,” Scott said.

“With a world that is going to IT and things, all these old transport vehicles and trucks are a fair part of Australian history.

“Because if we didn’t have the trucks there would be nothing in the shops.

“Most of the members have club registered trucks that are more than 25 years old.

“We have trucks that date back as far as the early 1900s, and this Echuca display gives everybody a chance, when the sun starts coming out again, to come out and display their rigs.”

There will be a huge range of trucks on display, not just American brands, even though the event is called American Iron.

“But then there are also English trucks like Bedfords and Commer and different things like that,” Scott said.

“There is a whole variety of trucks, they go from light utilities, right up to heavy trucks and road train rated trucks.

“There will also be an amount of cars on display, with the local car club bringing cars along.”

Shannons Insurance and Fleetparts from Toowoomba will be at the event with a display, along with market stalls selling things needed for every man (or woman) cave.

There will be food stalls, fairy floss and ice-cream to keep everyone well fed, as well as band Yan-Yt keeping the crowds entertained all weekend.

On Saturday night the American Truck Historical Society Australian Chapter will be hosting an official dinner for $45 per guest for a two-course roast meal.

Tickets are $10 for adults each day or $15 for the weekend, kids under 16 are free.

If you drive up in your rig to display, entry is free for you and your passengers.

Information about the American Iron Echuca Truck Display can be found at, including contact details for the dinner, https://americantruckclub.com.au/event/american-iron-echuca-truck-display-9-10-september-2023/