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Posted on July 8, 2017 by Eric

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The Large Car

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Eric

If you are fan of the “large car” than you felt right at home walking the show the grounds of the 2017 ATHS national convention. Lowered suspensions. Stretched frames. Chrome everything, they were all there. Now some of the models … Continue reading →

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An Old Standard

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Eric

In these dog days of summer let us partake in the time honored tradition of looking at snow fighting equipment. Here is a photo of truck 212 of the Syracuse DPW fleet. When you see this truck on the street … Continue reading →

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American Truck Classics

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Eric

Take a look at this one! If I didn’t know better I would have said it came straight out of 1933 via a worm hole. Even better than seeing this truck in person was seeing this truck move under it’s … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Retirement Home

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Eric

Ed recently visited the Autocar retirement home at the William M. Larned quarry near Rotterdam, NY. In this photo four Autocars can be seen with at least one of them in still running order. Ed tells us that as recently … Continue reading →

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Classic Trucks of Iowa

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Eric

For your Sunday morning enjoyment, a selection of trucks from the 2017 ATHS National Convention. There are some nice trucks in this gallery. How about that Ward Lafrance in Estes colors? Yes please. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

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Old Ford Trucks

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Eric

The other day we spent some time looking at the latest trucks of the Ford Heavy lineup. Today we visit the trucks that paved the way for those models. You have to wonder how long this LTL9000 has been working … Continue reading →

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A Walter in Iowa

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Eric

While cruising the lots of the Iowa 80 truck stop and all the chrome plated modern age large cars I somehow found myself staring through a chain link fence at a Walter Snow-Fighter! It’s a truck I certainly wasn’t expecting … Continue reading →

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The Dodge Power Wagon

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Eric

The Dodge Power Wagon is the story about a truck “too tough to stop” in the formidable jobs of war –  and now – rugged enough, and with power to spare, for the stubborn jobs of peace. That’s a nice … Continue reading →

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The New Ford F-650

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Eric

It has been just about a year since Ford jumped back into the Class 6-7 with their newly revamped F-650  and F-750 offerings. As the world turns I have seen more of these trucks creeping onto the road. With a … Continue reading →

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