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Autocar Mondays – Forbidden Sights

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Eric

I don’t know about you but sometimes I have a hard time when it comes to figuring out the the age of certain Autocar Trucks. Is it a DC or a DK? Was built under the White Motor Company reign … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Colonial Sand & Stone

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Eric

Today we take a break from ATHS York coverage for some truly unique pieces of trucking history. Behold, Autocars from one of the greatest construction and material firms in the history of the United States if not the world, Colonial … 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 – Autocar in Disguise

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Eric

When Autocar develops a truck cab they stick with it for decades. Remember the Driver’s Cab? It debut in the mid 1950’s and was with us in some form or another for the next thirty years. Much like the DC, … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Ashby Moving Engineers

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Eric

Here is a fine looking Autocar from the 2007 ATHS national meet that was held in Colorado Springs, CO. The show registration pegs this truck as a 1974 DC9364B model. It wears the logo of Ashby Moving Engineers of Oklahoma … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Big Producers of Big Diesel Trucks

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Eric

Autocar-Diesels cost more because they’re worth more. No sugar coating in that statement. It appears this ad was published at some point during World War II. You will notice an insert in the top left corner describing a program authorizing … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – M.A. Bongiovanni Inc.

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Eric

Last week a large fire gutted a recycling plant in East Syracuse, NY. You can read all about it by clicking here. That very same day Jim sent me a photo of the Autocar ACL tractor you see below. It … Continue reading →

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Autocar DC-75T Wrecker

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Eric

Autocar Monday lives to fight another day with thanks to this vintage DC-75T that was located at the Dobbins Auto Parts auction. To the best of my knowledge this truck was not for sale. Wandering through the auction Saturday I … Continue reading →

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Off Road Autocar

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Eric

Welcome back to Autocar Mondays. Today we head off road with the model AP25 that was owned by Keystone Portland Cement Co of Bath, PA. Historical sources place this truck in the 1940’s vintage. Past Editions of Autocar Mondays. Autocar … Continue reading →

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Autocar Trucks – The Jet Age

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Eric

I know Daily Diesel Dose has a few visitors that are just as nuts over planes as they are trucks. This one is for you! Joining the collection of Autocar truck scans is this 50’s era DC model with integral … Continue reading →

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