Category Archives: Vintage

Anno Domini 1963

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Eric

Truck adverting has certainly changed over the years. To start, you don’t find ads for large commercial trucks outside of industry publications anymore. Gone are the days when you would open you copy of Life or Time and see advertisements … Continue reading →

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Mack Cruise-Liner

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Eric

Some say the art of letter writing has been lost with the advent of email and texting. The financial troubles of the USPS only seem to highlight the fact that soon physical letters will be relegated to a special wing … Continue reading →

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Vintage Words – Chevrolet Jobmaster Trucks

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Eric

1962 Chevrolet Jobmaster Trucks.  Reading through the ad’s description of how these trucks were built you might just think you were seeing the world’s toughest vehicle.

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Vintage Words – Trucklines are America’s lifelines

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Eric

The most recent addition to the growing collection of vintage advertisements housed at the Daily Diesel Dose archives is this American Trucking Industry and IHC ad that describes the one job that trucks DON’T want.  Ok, the ad really doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Vintage Words – GM Diesels

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Eric

Top Daily Diesel Dose contributor Marc, just sent me a huge collection of vintage advertisements that I can now begin to share with you.  To start, we have this ad for GM Diesels, aka, Detroit Diesel. Much like the Million … Continue reading →

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Truck Spotting of Yesteryear

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Eric

If you’re a regular visitor of this site you now how it works around here.  I tend to post articles relating to older trucks and equipment while sprinkling in some industry news for good measure.  I don’t proclaim to be … Continue reading →

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Scout. Anything less is just a car.

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Eric

The other day I received a package from a new friend.  Contained within was a great collection of articles and ads from old Popular Mechanics magazines.  There is a TON of great material to post and enjoy over the coming days … Continue reading →

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1961 Diamond-T 931CN

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Eric

I shot this truck allll the way back in 2003 at the ATHS National Convention in Syracuse, NY.  It was quite the show, one of the largest to date with over 1,000 trucks.  To some it would seem strange that … Continue reading →

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1956 International RD-220

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Eric

Not too long ago Spencer contacted me with a video of a pretty cool truck, his International RD-220.  Originally this great truck belonged to his grandfather and was used to help with the construction of Interstate 87 in New York. … Continue reading →

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The International Harvester Film Library

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Eric

From FarmingtonImplement.com International Harvester changed the advertising world forever in 1911 with the production of “Back to the Old Farm,” the world’s first commercial film. Shown in local theaters, all early films were 35mm and featured tractors, trucks and many … Continue reading →

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