Category Archives: Autocar Trucks

Autocar Mondays – No Lot Lizards

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Eric

Autocar Mondays is back (did it ever leave?) with a visitor straight from the quarry. This ACL model originates from one of the local Hanson run operations of the area. I’m guessing this isn’t a truck that sees the open … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Touch a Truck

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Eric

The city of Largo, Florida recently held an open house of sorts where many public works vehicles were on display for children and adults to climb over. Ed stopped by and took a shot of this Autocar ACX-Xpeditor with Heil … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Saved

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Eric

Last week the patron saint of Autocar Mondays, Clarence, went to an auction and found this 1971 Autocar DCDC9364 tanker truck. It goes without saying that this truck was built heavy. For power amd momentum a Cummins NTC 335 meets … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Joe’s Service Station

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Eric

Joe’s Service Station of Guilderland, NY used to run this old Autocar for a number of years. Under the hood a resides a 290 Cummins and 13 speed Road Ranger. A factory installed A/C unit can been seen on the … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – A Gem in Hiding

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Eric

50’s Autocar with an intergral sleep? Yes please! Clarence came across this gem at Caledonia Diesel while searching for presumably something more modern. A 855 Cummins is the heart of this classic while a  5 &3 gearbox setup is found … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Saying Goodbye

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Eric

As I mentioned last week there was an auction at Tracey Road Equipment that contained a variety of interesting lots. One of them was this 1978 Autocar Construcktor that has been featured on this site before. After seeing it lurking … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – ACX Xpeditor

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Eric

Many past Autocar Monday posts have lamented the passing of the company that built so many wonderfully heavy duty trucks for over a century but maybe, just maybe, we’ve shed tears for no good reason. While the conventional styled DC … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – 1978 Autocar Construckor

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Eric

Here we have the perfect truck for Memorial Day and 4th of July parades. Owned by John Saxton of North Carolina this ’78 Autocar is powered by a 290 Cummins matched up to the gold standard of heavy dump truck … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Return Visit

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Eric

We last saw this truck a little over two months ago for Autocar Mondays so I believe more than enough time has passed to share more photos of this fine machine from 1961. As mentioned before this rig is setup with … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Two for Two

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Eric

Rust free is the way to be! This Autocar ACL from the City of Utica is looking pretty good all things considered. Despite the extended frame rails and quick hood access panels I don’t see an signs of plow equipment so … Continue reading →

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