Giti Tyres Big Test | Just like the cheese

 
Giti Tyres Big Test
 June 2020     SINOTRUK C7H 8x4   Story Dave McLeod Photos Tez Mercer

Giti Tyres Big Test - Just like the cheese

There's a load of Taranaki cheese in the container behind this Chinese-built Sinotruk C7H 8x4 tractor unit and it gets me thinking about that old cheese ad that used to be on the tv. 

You know, the one about good things taking time – time to mature. I wonder if it could be the same...

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