Here is the first phase of the goodies for you all. A couple of notes, whilst we await the Multiply fix for the larger image views (that will have more information on each entry).
Firstly, thank god for E-bay !
Next up, the thing I love about this truck is the fact that basically the design never changed substantially since its inception - the cab got longer, they added different grab rails, changed the headlight sections here and there and eventually went skyward with the Aerodyne, but the basic truck remained relatively consistent throughout.
Just look at '1967 K100 Brochure 2.jpg' which I truly believe is one of the finest KW photographs ever taken - just a stunning shot which I am working on enlarging to a lovely poster size (or as big as will allow with resolution). This truck is 1967 - relatively sparse but all the proportions and design elements are there.
Due to how large this section is to grow - I have omitted some pages that have nothing particularly interesting on them or have been repeated in other brochures. One example are the build-it brochures - note the uploaded 1972 version doesn't seem to contain much, that's because the stages of assembly pictures are the same as the 1969 Built-it brochure.
The 1978 brown cover K100 brochure is the most well known piece of literature I would say. David/Gtmaker and I nicknamed it 'The Borcher Brochure' as the photo '1978 Borcher Brochure 3.jpg' is again, a truly amazing photograph of a beautiful truck driven by owner operator Mr. Borcher - this was our benchmark reference photo when we were just kids. The text reads, "I've been driving for 20 years and man, if they quit making Kenworths, I'd quit trucking." I think Mr. C.F. Borcher is our kind of guy.
More to come, much more....
Paul/Pjcaddy/kenworthk100

Great photo's, thanks for posting them. I especially like the 74 VIT brochure. That red interior is just too cool...

Hi hollywood1981,
Welcome to the group. Shop manuals and operator manuals come up on E-bay quite often, it's well worth keeping a look out. I'm guessing by your username - are you in the Los Angeles area?
Paul.

Hello John,
Thanks for your message, I'm happy to hear you found some useful information here on the site. Good luck with your restoration.
Paul.

Hi John,
Yes I remember those UK Foden ads too. One ad I had but got lost over the years is the first British KW distributor ad from Dando's Motor Services in Chipping Sodbury. The ad was black & white and ran in Commercial Motor for a couple of months in 1982, it showed a white 108" Aerodyne and aside from the phone number, the only text was, "Kenworth - The Alternatives seem hopelessly outdated." A broad statement what with the comforts of the newly released Volvo F12s and Scania 142s etc of the day. I was checking out an Freightshaker Argosy the other day - it has the same comforts that the DAF 3200 had 18 years ago.....aside from driver comfort and ease of driving them, nothing looked like a K100 !
There'll be more pics of my restoration shortly, working hard on the real job to pay for the final uphill restoration battle !
Paul

Nice collection, Paul.I have many of those pieces in my collection.Many from Seattle HQ's,when I was a kid in the 70's.The dealers and factories were really good to us.Smart on their part.Many of us chose this profession and bought their trucks!

Hi 70k125,
Thanks for your message. Back then I never really considered the long term effect of manufacturers sending brochures to kids like us....I certainly wasn't in the market professionally for a semi at age 8 !
I clearly recall the day when that white envelope with the hand typed Kenworth address label turned up on my doorstep in England...it was always a big deal to get a letter in the mail as a kid...then the novelty wore off in later years, mortgage, insurance, taxes...the mail just isn't much fun anymore.
Even though it was built 30 years ago eventually I did buy a Kenworth. I am sure they were considering a shorter purchase time than 30 years but oh well, now we are preserving their history instead which is possibly more valuable.
Paul.