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“Idon’t want anything to do with these old trucks.” Those are the words a father really doesn’t want to hear from his son; harsh words really. The only thing worse I guess, would be ‘check out my new ecofriendly electric car’. It’s enough to send shivers down your spine.

However, “I don’t want anything to do with these old trucks,” was the line that Adam Twyford said to me when I asked him about how much time he’s spent driving around the two classic rigs I had lined up for a photo shoot. The irony of that statement was that Adam had just climbed out of a beautifully restored 1984 Kenworth. It’s a truck that Adam is often seen in, and one he’s had a lot to do with when it comes to its current condition. Obviously it’s not one he classes as an ‘old truck’ though.

Leaving aside Adam’s interpretation of an ‘old truck’, he was kind enough to interrupt his holiday and help me out

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