Monthly Archives: November 2016

A Look Back

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Eric

Look! It’s the truck that never ends! Yes, I STILL have footage from the 2015 ATHS National Meet held in York, PA. Most likely I’ll be able to make one more video after this one. Like I’ve said before, there were … Continue reading →

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Mack Trucks Customer Center

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Eric

If you saw my exhaustive coverage of the Mack Trucks Customer Center from the 2015 Trucktoberfest event you know this is place you must visit if you are even remotely interested in trucks. While homebase for the official Mack Truck … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Taking It To The Strip

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Eric

Head to your average drag strip across the country on any given weekend and you’ll probably find more fox body Mustangs and fourth gen Cameros than you can shake a stick at it. You’ll probably fall asleep in the stands … Continue reading →

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Missing the Snow

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Eric

Just about a week ago a large portion of Central New York received the first true snow fall of the season. Usually the first snow brings about panic and hysteria with people rushing to the grocery store for staples like … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving 2016

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Eric

Transcribed from the text above to save your eyes. What magic is it in the turkey that makes us all remember, late in November, to give thanks for the blessings that America provides? And why is it, as the royal … Continue reading →

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Rat Rods Big Rig Style

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Eric

Among the classic car and truck community the issue of rat rods is something of sore spot. Some hold the opinion that surviving vehicles should be restored or at the very least left alone. Others hold the belief that many … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Turn up the Heat

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Eric

Have you turned on you furnance yet? I’m betting the answer is yes if you live just about anywhere in the Northeast. I normally mourn that small moment in life when I hit the switch but I would feel just … Continue reading →

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Construction of the Coquihalla

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Eric

Never before in the history of North American road building has a project pressed so hard at the limits of human organization. That’s a heavy sentence right there but one taken directly from the 1986 documentary of the construction of … Continue reading →

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Move Over For Yellow

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Eric

Passing through Scranton, PA this summer via I-81 I found myself stuck in slow moving traffic that stretched over the horizon. This is not a surprising situation if you know anything about travel through this part of the world. Heavy … Continue reading →

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At the Dealer – Roll Offs, Packers, Lifts

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Eric

Soooooooo, at first glance I thought this was a 108SD but the door badging said otherwise. I was confused for a few weeks and then I remember that truck models offering both set-back and set-forward axles configurations often have different … Continue reading →

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