Category Archives: Autocar Trucks

Autocar Mondays – Clayton Block

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Eric

I wasn’t lying when I told you New Jersey still had more than a few vintage Autocars running the streets. Today Joe shares with us a few photos to back up my wild claims and provide a glimpse of the … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Eight Lane Autocar

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Eric

I mentioned last month that during a recent trip to NJ I spied more than a few great looking Autocars. I find it amazing that trucks I would drool over if found here in upstate are fairly common place in … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Mellow Yellow

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Eric

Of the many entries that have made up Autocar Mondays only two have been fire trucks. Today Seth helps us bolster those numbers with this magnificent looking 1968 DC of the Cecil Fire Department of Monroe Township, NJ. The truck … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Duke Concrete Products

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Eric

Last week Clarence came across another great looking Autocar, this 1986 model operated by Duke Concrete. According to the driver of this truck Duke still has two Autocars in their fleet that were purchased by the company as brand new … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Autocar Of The West

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Eric

A simple truth for the day. Autocars are the original heavy duty work truck. Nowadays this setup would be probably be found a Kenworth or a Western Star but they can’t be what this truck is. They are pretenders to … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Macungie Edition

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Eric

There were more than a few Autocar trucks on hand for the 2014 ATCA national meet in Macungie this past weekend. I didn’t even come close to looking at them all let alone taking photos but I did grab a … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – 100 Years of Autocar

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Eric

They year of 1997 marked 100 years of Autocar Trucks. By that point in history the brand had fallen into the hands of Volvo and was largely a Volvo truck with an Autocar logo slapped on the side of the … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Town of Pompey, NY

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Eric

By now we should all be familiar with the new Western Star 4800 recently received by the Town of Pompey, NY. After all, this site has contained photos of this truck since it arrived as a bare chassis at Tracey … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – 1982 Autocar Semi

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Eric

Can you believe I went to a municipal truck auction over three weeks ago and I am now just posting photos and videos?! Crazy but worth the wait…I hope. Despite reviewing the auction catalog for weeks prior I missed lot … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Autocar AT Grapple Truck

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Eric

Today we return once again to the far eastern portion of NYS for Autocar Mondays with another great contribution from Clarence. You don’t see many Autocar ATs around these days, much less one setup with a log grapple (Hood) on … Continue reading →

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