It's funny how you take an adventure or attend an event that you are looking forward to return home and start writing about. But then you lose focus due to some other drafts waiting to be finished, time passes... and then you realize that so much happened that you completely forgot to write about what you wanted to happen a lot faster. Can anyone relate? Or am I the single one?
Unfortunately, this situation happened twice. The first moment was when the trip was taken and I could bet the next week all the posts from Alba-Iulia would be ready but which happened later. And the 2nd case took place after I shared the first part from the Truck Tuning Art festival, which you can check out here in case you missed it.
I was about to share why this situation pops up from time to time but as I rarely share my personal life and today's post has nothing to do with the way I schedule my blog posts or my activity by any matter, I'll get back to what's everything about.
I already shared a lot more details about TTA in the first post so I'll keep it short since I don't like spamming or repeating myself with information that was already written for the sake of getting a longer post that loses its essence.
TTA stands for Truck Tunning Art which represents the largest truck festival in Romania where people from more parts of the world reunite at the fortress from Alba Iulia by showcasing the vehicles that represent their job, home, and passion at the same time. The festival lasts 3 days and there is also a parade on the first day and some other challenges during this period but which I didn't catch up with since I had to return home on the same day when we had our ride there.
I decided to split this post in two due to the hundreds of trucks photographed which would make no sense to include in a single post because it will end up too long to catch interest anymore. So, since there were a few that seemed a bit more special than the others even though each comes with its unique touches, I left the minimalist ones in the first post and kept the gaming and movie-themed trucks for this 2nd part of TTA 2023.
The ones capturing the most curiosity from those passing by, was the set of three trucks coming from the same company which was also placed in a different position than the rest, some of them also winning the previous editions of the festival.
The name of the company is "Fiv Trans" and even though I never heard about it until then, the CEO has all my respect for getting so involved in tunning the trucks on the highest level possible while keeping the brand name part of the design on the top of the front side of the truck and on the trailers which were still part of the story too.
The first one was based on the Venom games and movies which even though didn't represent my favorite series, I still had a lot of fun playing the games.
The next one though, does represent one of my favorite editions speaking about the Batman series which I also managed to get a closer look on the inside which was looking no less impressive.
The 3rd truck from the same company resembled the world of Iron Man including this one in action too. Unfortunately, Iron Man never represented one of my favorite superheroes but I would lie saying that the overall tunning is not amazing since it caught my attention in seconds. Sadly, I didn't manage to take more pictures here due to all the people surrounding the truck but I bet you can make an idea of how beautiful this one was too!
Another truck that stole my heart entirely for various reasons was the Dracula/Transylvania themed one which shows exactly how people from other countries think about Romania in general since it gained its reputation for being the home of Dracula and for all the vampire stories.
This, along with having wolves painted on it and feeling everything a lot closer to my heart and love for my home country, led to consider this the most beautiful truck of the festival, which was obviously a common thought for the jury who picked it the winner of the edition.
There were a few more trucks wolves themed, but the one that captured my attention more than the others was the one found on a truck that was actually for traffic and road intervention. While I can see the love for having a tunned truck for those who move their entire life into such a vehicle, I never thought about a tunned truck used for emergencies but this shows how far love and passion can go sometimes, which is respectable.
Still part of the same line with trucks for emergency cases, there was this one tunned with
The Gunfighter on the front side and Red Dead Redemption 2 on the trailer or whatever that part is called.
I don't know about Gunfighter as I never watched the movie, but RDR2 is definitely one of the best games I ever played and which I intend to play again soon, so the excitement was real.
Close to the emergency trucks, there was also this car parked which I have no idea what was doing there since it was a truck festival, but I absolutely loved staying so close to it since I've never seen this model present in any of the vehicles exhibitions I attended so far. It also gave me a bit of the Far Cry 6 feeling so I guess we can consider it suitable for this post, right? 😂
Even though these weren't parked next to the other superheroes themed trucks, I still managed to find two more trucks that deserved some extra attention from me since I grew up with the Hulk movies/cartoons. But being such a complex painting, I felt like wanting to see it having a continuity on the trailer as others had, but this wasn't the case for now.
However, the Batman truck placed right before the Hulk truck did complete the overall experience, speaking about a truck that seemed more like a camper van and which came with something unique from the other models including a Batman puppet as part of the design.
And last but not least, there was also a Predator themed truck which for me seemed the most valuable one out of everything seen that day, with an incredible attention to details.
From the custom interior having everything covered in suede and natural leather to the Predator details attached to every single part of the truck, from the embossed mirror to the themed curtain and everything, I would definitely pick this one as the winner of the edition even though I have a special love for my country that did a great job with its trucks too.
But the best part is that this festival is held yearly and it's only at the beginning so the upcoming editions will definitely bring lots of new models and surprises in more fields. That's why I can't wait to see how this one evolves with the time that will make TTA a lot more famous outside the country than it currently is.
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Wow, these trucks are so damn awesome. 👍
I know, right? So hard to pick a favourite!
From all the trucks my fav is Predator has some sick interior, that leather looks is cool too, must take a lot of time to build something like this, Iroman and Venom look cool too
I agree. I think it was the most tunned truck out of all with an incredible attention to details. I've never been a fan of Predator but that interior design is sick!
WOW!
my kind of festival, amazing trucks surely they don't actually use them on the road for haulage? I would be to fearful of them getting damaged
They do use them for the day by day work, which takes everything to the next level! I imagine the faces the other drivers do when seeing such a truck sharing the same road with them.
wow, and yes it would turn a few heads to stare seeing one of those coming towards you
Sick!! It would be awesome to drive around the freeway and pass by a truck painted the way those are haha
I would go crazy seeing one on the streets lol! Would definitely try my best taking a few shots with it or convince the driver to pull over for a photo session haha
Sometimes I get very impressed about how people decorate their trucks/cars etc . hahaha pretty amazing right?
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The neverending boundaries exceeded in art and tunning never stop surprising me either!
The trucks are looking good and I love the artworks on them
Happy you like them!
So cool 😍🤩👌
Which is your favourite?
Tough choice but I think Red Dead Redemption 2 would be my pick.
Nice one!
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