Category Archives: Vintage

Death Trucks

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Eric

Trucks That Rain Death Upwards.  What a great tag line.   This vintage ad was found in a Time magazine from June of 1943.  Aside from the great illustration of the Half-Track flying off a mountain with guns blazing this … Continue reading →

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Dodge Big Horn – An Endangered Species.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Eric

The real Dodge Big Horn is a rare truck.  I say real because a distinction must be made between the Ram “big horn” branded pickup trucks of today and the rigs of yesteryear. Catching a glimpse of one along the … Continue reading →

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International Trucks – The 70’s Roster

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Eric

The Loadstar, Paystar, Fleetstar, Scout II.  The all star line up of the International Harvester in the 1970’s.  Sadly the Scout would not survive the decade but the others would go on to years of service.  The Paystar is still … Continue reading →

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Unique Marmon

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Eric

The title to this post is a little misleading as most Marmon trucks were unique as each one was custom built by hand.  You could argue that no two were alike.  This particular truck was at the ATHS National Convention … Continue reading →

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Vintage Words – ATA and IHC expand your knowledge!

Posted on April 30, 2011 by admin

At some point in the 1960’s  International Harvester and American Trucking Associations worked together to bring this wonderful ad series to print.  Through the ads International was able to highlight their product line by slyly inserting model names and features.  The ATA motive appears to revolve around a … Continue reading →

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Trucks and Stuff of the National Archives

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Eric

Did you know The National Archives has Flickr account? Now you do. You can find the patent for Michael Jackson’s moon walk shoes or JFK’s fish chowder recipe. Feel free to browse thousands upon thousands of historical images. Being the … Continue reading →

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