Category Archives: Autocar Trucks

Autocar Mondays – Restored to Perfection

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Eric

When I think of Autocars there are many vocations that are natural fits. Everything from mixer trucks, to heavy wreckers, to garbage trucks are the bread and butter of this storied brand. Speaking of garbage trucks let’s talk about roll … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Big Cam AT64F

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Eric

You’re doing alright in life when your daily driver is a 1983 Autocar AT64F complete with a Big Cam Cummins. Brian drives this truck around the southwest hauling a variety of heavy and over-sized loads. Gearing is provided by a … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – The Legend

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Eric

How about a long frame Autocar to start you week of right? This 1984 AT64F belongs to Morgan Marine Salvage of Freeport Florida. Rebuilt by Buddy Morgan, otherwise know as the Autocar Wizard, this truck features pumped up 3406 paired to a … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Emergency

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Eric

I might be repeating myself but Autocars just look right as tow trucks. They look even better when then they are the venerable Construcktor model complete with steel push bumper and Holmes 850 Wrecker. There are so many great details … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – 1952 Autocar U-70

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Eric

Sometimes the biggest truck isn’t the best truck for the job. Agile enough for even the smallest of job sites this 1952 Autocar U-70 with a Jaeger mixer was seen at the 2006 ATHS national convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Completely restored this … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Taking It To The Strip

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Eric

Head to your average drag strip across the country on any given weekend and you’ll probably find more fox body Mustangs and fourth gen Cameros than you can shake a stick at it. You’ll probably fall asleep in the stands … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Turn up the Heat

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Eric

Have you turned on you furnance yet? I’m betting the answer is yes if you live just about anywhere in the Northeast. I normally mourn that small moment in life when I hit the switch but I would feel just … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – It’s Not a Pete

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Eric

One of the last true long hood Autocars was the AT64 line of trucks. With quad headlights worked into rounded fenders next to a four piece split grill this truck is often mistaken as as Peterbilt at first glance. But … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Firetrucks of the 60’s

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Eric

Robert shares with us a shot of not just one but two Autocar Fire Trucks from companies in Delaware. The unit on the left with open top comes from the Hockessin Fire Company and complete with a Hahn pumper body and … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – 1965 A75T

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Eric

Autocar Mondays has been a regular on this site for a number of years now and in that time we’ve seen plenty of trucks roll through that have been lost the ages. Thankfully this 1965 A75T escaped that fate and … Continue reading →

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