NTI to raffle 1950s Chevrolet pickup truck

Logistics and transport specialist insurer NTI has restored a 1954 Chevrolet pickup truck to raffle for motor neurone disease (MND) research.

The truck, named Daphne, was in a farm in the US and then brought to Australia. It is a “hot lava orange” pickup truck built with a 1954 Chevrolet Cab Over Engine body on a 1969 Chevrolet C-20 Pickup chassis. While the truck might be mid-century, it has modern features, including a 460hp LT1 Chevrolet Performance engine.

“Daphne was found on a farm in the USA and purchased by a young Australian working there. Its original owner was supportive of the re-sell once she’d heard about how it would be restored and raffled for the MND cause,” said NTI CEO Tony Clark.

“Our commitment to raising funds for MND research comes after NTI’s former CEO Wayne Patterson lost his battle with the disease in 2018. We established the official NTI MND Research Grant to help fund research into treatment and to ultimately find a cure.”