First driving experience I got was in a 71 triaxle. She was a rag but would run with any brand new truck . Tough old iron. You've done an Amazing job with #18!
My Dad had a 1973 Autocar for his log truck in northern Maine. When he finally sold it, it had well over 1.5 million miles on it. Saw the old truck when we went for his funeral in 2018 and the old truck still runs. Transmission is about worn out, but that piece of old American Iron is still solid at 53 years.
@@scdevon that's news to me Devon my brother hauled a load of lumber from San Diego to Spokane in his vintage diamond t last year he also uses I think it's a 77 ford , I'll have to ask you could be right something worth knowing 👍
I can remember years ago, '65-'66 I was going to Jr. college in Daytona Beach. The highway ran for 25 miles through a national wildlife area. No side roads, good concrete highway. I would run about 70 mph across there. Well every morning an Autocar twin screw semi dump truck would come across that road too. He would come from out of sight behind me, pass us up and go on out of sight in front, loaded. I decided to run with him one day. 92 mph. Beautiful, loud , bad ass truck. I'll always have a good memory about it.
I used to have several Autocar trucks. These were and still are the best trucks ever built. The trucks today are like pickups, I call them dime store trucks. They are all the same except for the name plate. Unless you have a pedigree Mack. Great video.
I love watching those Autocars on the roads working or at the truck show. In Puerto Rico there used to be a lot of DK Autocars on the roads pulling containers, flatbeds, lowboys, dump trailers, and pouder trailers. Those Autocars were the tuff and could get in and out from the muddiest dirt roads.
That's my favorite work truck from the 70's and 80's. I drove a '69 Autocar dump with the butterfly hood for awhile, but didn't get to drive one of these babies. Gotta have that skid plate underneath, too! They're BEAUTIFUL! Such class and then they had to change the style. Never was good after they changed it. Nice video, Boston Trucker! I've got some photos of some, but no vids.
My father owned 2 Autocars in the early 50s.A 1948 Green one with a 18o hp. Cummins and a red one with a Leroy (Leroi) v8 gas engine. Both were single axles. He hauled lumber and equipment with them. Wish I had them now!!! Saw a 1948 at Saratoga Antique show. Sure looked like his old green one. Couldn't find the owner for it's history. Thanks for the video Mike.
Now you're talkin', BostonTrucker. "Back in the day", these big machines were brutes...real trucks. And, they defined the construction industry "right down to the letter"...we're talkin' building the mighty Northeast, with the likes of Colonial Sand & Stone, Gerosa Construction ("King" of the heavy-haulers), and Palumbo (their slogan atop the dump body, "We Move The Earth"). I grew up in metro New York with 'em all...this is awesome. As you say..."Still earning"...respect. Thanks, Mike.
Back when trucks were trucks! Very sharp! Used to be a lot of them up here in Maine. Not anymore. Has anyone spotted the New Autocar? It supposed to look similar to this old design.
I came to know about AutocarDiesel brand after watching Stallone's Over The Top movie. I'm a Malaysian & there're not many American made trucks still left. A friend of mine once had a Dodge 1980 model 44 seater bus, fully converted to Hino due to spare parts issue. Thats the closest that i came to an American made heavy vehicle.
This is in my opinion fine example of a proper refit and use of a REAL tipper. I would love to be in this seat daily. I learnt in a Mack R model 285/320..9speed..Mack rear. Very robust and torquey for Forest trail repairs..
Beautiful A-car. I drove part time for a family that had a small fleet of DK's back in late 80's. Watched my buddy in front of me spin a 360 on a wet road empty when he let the Jake rip one time heading to Kingston quarry. Lol
Autocar and Osh Kosh are the two rarest North American trucks seen on the roads here in the Great Southern Land and most of them are pretty rough looking, so it's always nice to see one that's been well looked after.
As long you keep the truck and maintain it, it will earn $$$$ for you, but you have to put $$$ back in the truck. Reminds me of the Brockways that our town had to plow snow.
I have an 84 GMC 3500 dump earning it’s keep in Holden. Passes DOT every year. Regular maintenance all you need. I’ll never go back to a new truck. No computers, no limp modes, no automagic transmission. I’m seeing more guys rebuilding 70s 80s trucks and running them. Farmers out in the middle have a big FU TO John Deere, they’ve had it with tractors going into a re gen in the field. Buying up the older stuff rebuilding them and back to work!
I hauled coal with a Autocar just like that for 3 years only difference that bed would’ve fit in my bed and the one I drove had the 444 Cummins and 5:88 Mack rears under it. Hell of a good truck though loved driving it
We have three Autocars (early 70's) but sadly they are not used anymore. They were super heavy haulers in the day. All heavy spec with winches. Getting to be tough shape some but not unrepairable.
If you think of it. Back in the day,Autocar trucks were probably the only truck that could keep up with mack! My grandfather had five around the Burlington mass area! And one known surviving today! Either Cressio or Lawson trucking in Billerica has it.
A TRUE Classic!! I actually had the AMT 1/25th scale model of the same Autocar!! Mine was Red too and I loaded it with REAL Coal. LOL Great Video as always BT.
Classic work horse Dump truck and its still running today. Back in the days, they made trucks to last more then million miles but today standers trucks depending which one it does not last to long.. Did not know that Autocar was car and truck maker in the days. More I know.
Gotta be a little rough riding is that a 14 foot box it looks short. Out in Western Canada old girls are not profitable to run. You’d have to do a full rebuild the amount of money that would cost your better off buying a late model truck. I miss seeing old A model KW dumps running down the road.
This by far is one of my all-time favorite trucks, Ardmore built DK cab Autocar, I miss the northeast corner of the United States, I've got alot of hours and fond memories of Autocar trucks, I'm currently trying to acquire one now and bring it out here to Washington State, great truck and great video, don't know if PK Moyer and sons in Pennsylvania still have all there A-cars or Allen Meyers Construction out of the Malvern PA area does either but this new crap doesn't hold a candle to these and I still say Bruce Willis should be shot for destroying that Autocar in Die Hard one LOL 😁
Give me an A-Car over anything any day... Best of the best world CLASS!!! All she's missing is a Silver 92! He got it right on that 8 Double LL Trans though.!
One thing about bean town is their trucks I’ve always seen nice restored older trucks, and well taken care of trucks. Just like cars, trucks aren’t built like they used to be and twice as expensive they spend more time at the dealership than they do on the road working.
TheBostonTrucker He loved it! It’s rewarding when the truck gets recognition. A lot of time and money went into and still goes into this truck to make it the way it is. Thank you for putting this up
@@TheBostonTrucker thanks Mike. Love them Autocars. Excellent intro for newer folks out there of what an armstrong truck is. That was power steering I'm sure but the older ones would make you bust a sweat for sure. Amazing too how they kept the same cab and hood for so many years
My nephew and his other uncle and his dad. Run around. 6 or 7 of them. Hauling pool water. And quarry block ocean wall rock. All over ri and south east mass. They. Have a few in the 80's. But others. Are early , mid 60's and early 70's. They keep them maintained and run em every day. This spring they were running 35 to 4o loads of water a day. Between them all. If they need. Parts. They have like. 40 of them in there collection.
They. Put some little more plush interior in them. Couple them. 335 small cams with. 13. . They pull fairly. Good. The. 84. And 86. One has. 3406. 425 hp. Other. 444 cummins. He says the 444 Cummins with rip the. Cat. But then again there cummapart guys,, i always was. Till my last to triaxles had 3406 inthem. 20 yrs never touch em.
I thought it was a 50s truck i was surprised to know its a 86 wow interesting 🤔 i remember seeing these trucks in a Bruce willis movie from the 90s I've always liked these trucks since i first saw that movie when i was a kid
Beautiful truck I used to build these in their Factory in Exton Pennsylvania in the late 70s and early 80s
That's really cool 😊
Lucky dawg! You were building history. Good for you !
That’s neat I had a 1976 A64B that was made in Exton you may have turned a bolt on it on the line
Man all the best trucks come out of that area of Pennsylvania Mack and Autocar 😕
I have a bunch of before and afters of this truck from when we re-did everything as well. I’m glad everyone enjoys no.18 we sure do
Thanks Paul, it's a magnificent rig!
It would be awesome to see a slide show of the before and after pics. A-cars always had attitude, beautiful restoration sir!
I could put something together. It wouldn’t be anything fancy lol
Auto cars were realy nice trucks got some miles in a 67
First driving experience I got was in a 71 triaxle. She was a rag but would run with any brand new truck . Tough old iron. You've done an Amazing job with #18!
I love the classics! I really love seeing the classics still doing work!
Funny that thing is that thing could pass a dot inspection better then most of the 10yr old trucks on the road.
Try even 5 year old ones lol thats plenty of time for salt and calcium to do there work
They sure don’t make them like they used to. Beautiful DK👍
My Dad had a 1973 Autocar for his log truck in northern Maine. When he finally sold it, it had well over 1.5 million miles on it. Saw the old truck when we went for his funeral in 2018 and the old truck still runs. Transmission is about worn out, but that piece of old American Iron is still solid at 53 years.
I love it. It’s so rare to see an old Autocar in service these days.
I would like to find a 67 to restore and stretch put a big sleeper on it
Come to New Jersey. Autocars and Scanias still in service all over
Love those old school wheeler dumps. Autocat, Mack, Paystars, thanks for sharing
Thanks for your support 😊
The reason this truck is still around is there is no plastic, computers or other useless crap , just good old American iron
Less crap to go wrong, but also a man that has pride and takes care of the machine that pays the bills.
The reason why "they" don't build trucks this simple and heavy and reliable anymore should be obvious $$$. The EPA is in on the scam, too.
Back when made in America meant quality good old American iron to hell with computer chips & fibreglass🤘
@@johnmccartan939 I don't even think it's legal to register or drive a heavy truck this "old" in some parts of the country.
@@scdevon that's news to me Devon my brother hauled a load of lumber from San Diego to Spokane in his vintage diamond t last year he also uses I think it's a 77 ford , I'll have to ask you could be right something worth knowing 👍
I can remember years ago, '65-'66 I was going to Jr. college in Daytona Beach. The highway ran for 25 miles through a national wildlife area. No side roads, good concrete highway. I would run about 70 mph across there. Well every morning an Autocar twin screw semi dump truck would come across that road too. He would come from out of sight behind me, pass us up and go on out of sight in front, loaded. I decided to run with him one day. 92 mph. Beautiful, loud , bad ass truck. I'll always have a good memory about it.
Hahaha 😂 that's crazy!!!
I used to have several Autocar trucks. These were and still are the best trucks ever built.
The trucks today are like pickups, I call them dime store trucks. They are all the same except for the name plate. Unless you have a pedigree Mack.
Great video.
Those old trucks will outlast anything made after 2000.
These modern Mack trucks are just rewrapped Volvos!
I love watching those Autocars on the roads working or at the truck show. In Puerto Rico there used to be a lot of DK Autocars on the roads pulling containers, flatbeds, lowboys, dump trailers, and pouder trailers. Those Autocars were the tuff and could get in and out from the muddiest dirt roads.
In my humble opinion there is no better looking truck on the road....Love it.
You've got good taste!
When trucks had style ..... beautiful Autocar!
That's my favorite work truck from the 70's and 80's. I drove a '69 Autocar dump with the butterfly hood for awhile, but didn't get to drive one of these babies. Gotta have that skid plate underneath, too! They're BEAUTIFUL! Such class and then they had to change the style. Never was good after they changed it. Nice video, Boston Trucker! I've got some photos of some, but no vids.
My father owned 2 Autocars in the early 50s.A 1948 Green one with a 18o hp. Cummins and a red one with a Leroy (Leroi) v8 gas engine. Both were single axles. He hauled lumber and equipment with them. Wish I had them now!!! Saw a 1948 at Saratoga Antique show. Sure looked like his old green one. Couldn't find the owner for it's history. Thanks for the video Mike.
Now you're talkin', BostonTrucker. "Back in the day", these big machines were brutes...real trucks. And, they defined the construction industry "right down to the letter"...we're talkin' building the mighty Northeast, with the likes of Colonial Sand & Stone, Gerosa Construction ("King" of the heavy-haulers), and Palumbo (their slogan atop the dump body, "We Move The Earth"). I grew up in metro New York with 'em all...this is awesome. As you say..."Still earning"...respect. Thanks, Mike.
Absolutely right! They were the kings of the road and the construction business building America load by load and move by move. Glad you enjoyed this!
Wow I learned on 1973 model with a 5 & 4 1693 600 hp dump and pulled dump trailer on the farm soy beans that was back in 1975 sure miss that truck 👍
Man........that is a truck, no chrome overdose needed---well done sir
I would be so stressed as a wheel loader operator and having to load such beautiful trucks xD
That’s beautiful. Reminds me of the ones I would ride around with my dad in as a kid, never forget those times.
It's a beautiful truck! Did you see my latest Autocar video?
This is how a truck should look! And it's got the right engine too.
That truck is looking museum quality. Who ever did the restoration did it correctly. 💯💯💯💯💯
Great job as always I drove that same model as a roll off with a 350 8LL truck ran for ever miss them old trucks be safe mike
Thank you Todd
I loved driving those old auto cars drove one for six years
What a beautiful Autocar 10 wheel dump truck.
One of the toughest looking trucks, these and Mack DM and RD’s 👍🇺🇸
Back when trucks were trucks!
Very sharp!
Used to be a lot of them up here in Maine. Not anymore.
Has anyone spotted the New Autocar? It supposed to look similar to this old design.
New Autocar?
TheBostonTrucker
Yeah, It is very retro! There are stock photos out there on the web.
Awesome looking clean truck.....it looks like it left the truck show and went right to work!
That's right 🙂
Beautiful truck. Child’s is still running a couple A Cars.
Man that's one Beautiful DK model Acar right there.
That was sweet , funny when i look at her it just does not look old to me .
Freaking Beautiful.He obviously didn't need to know "don't step on the sill".
Nice looking truck. CLEAN. You obviously take excellent care of your equipment. I’ve seen brand new dumps that don’t look that good.
I came to know about AutocarDiesel brand after watching Stallone's Over The Top movie. I'm a Malaysian & there're not many American made trucks still left. A friend of mine once had a Dodge 1980 model 44 seater bus, fully converted to Hino due to spare parts issue. Thats the closest that i came to an American made heavy vehicle.
Love seeing it still on the job and looking way better than trucks nowadays doin it.
I'm a Mack guy but that A car is a handsome truck. Thanks for sharing
Love it. The license plate is my birthday too.
I wonder how many times this truck has paid for itself.
Every job pays more today than the truck cost.
This is in my opinion fine example of a proper refit and use of a REAL tipper. I would love to be in this seat daily. I learnt in a Mack R model 285/320..9speed..Mack rear. Very robust and torquey for Forest trail repairs..
Beautiful A-car. I drove part time for a family that had a small fleet of DK's back in late 80's. Watched my buddy in front of me spin a 360 on a wet road empty when he let the Jake rip one time heading to Kingston quarry. Lol
Autocar and Osh Kosh are the two rarest North American trucks seen on the roads here in the Great Southern Land and most of them are pretty rough looking, so it's always nice to see one that's been well looked after.
Old School Truckin'! Beautiful Autocar!
As long you keep the truck and maintain it, it will earn $$$$ for you, but you have to put $$$ back in the truck. Reminds me of the Brockways that our town had to plow snow.
I have an 84 GMC 3500 dump earning it’s keep in Holden. Passes DOT every year. Regular maintenance all you need. I’ll never go back to a new truck. No computers, no limp modes, no automagic transmission. I’m seeing more guys rebuilding 70s 80s trucks and running them. Farmers out in the middle have a big FU TO John Deere, they’ve had it with tractors going into a re gen in the field. Buying up the older stuff rebuilding them and back to work!
I hauled coal with a Autocar just like that for 3 years only difference that bed would’ve fit in my bed and the one I drove had the 444 Cummins and 5:88 Mack rears under it. Hell of a good truck though loved driving it
NOW THAT'S A REAL TRUCK!!
That is one beautiful old truck
Luv yur channel already seeing that old Autocar....
Wow wish I grew up in that time would love to drive something like that
Phenomenal looking truck!!
We have three Autocars (early 70's) but sadly they are not used anymore. They were super heavy haulers in the day. All heavy spec with winches. Getting to be tough shape some but not unrepairable.
Love to see a picture of them someday. peterbiltonly379@gmail.com
A company in Laramie, Wyoming had one. Used it for a water truck. Used to see it almost daily, in the early 2000's.
Very nice a lot of pride there ! 👍
That's a beaut, Clark! Honey of a truck
Yes sir 😁
If you think of it. Back in the day,Autocar trucks were probably the only truck that could keep up with mack! My grandfather had five around the Burlington mass area! And one known surviving today! Either Cressio or Lawson trucking in Billerica has it.
That's really cool!
A TRUE Classic!! I actually had the AMT 1/25th scale model of the same Autocar!! Mine was Red too and I loaded it with REAL Coal. LOL Great Video as always BT.
Thank you Steve 😊
No computers thats why old dumps are still working , so nice
Coolest truck ever made!!!
Thats a real truck, almost inmortal💪
That truck is a real beauty, enjoy.
Classic work horse Dump truck and its still running today. Back in the days, they made trucks to last more then million miles but today standers trucks depending which one it does not last to long.. Did not know that Autocar was car and truck maker in the days. More I know.
The AMT model kit . Still half built in the box in my bedroom from the 80s.
By the age of 50, all truckers have back problems. In 3 years of taking Osteofiller Forte (search in Amazon), I forgot what back problems are.
Im taking something similar.
That's BAD ASS!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍
This truck is as old as me, i'm in way worse condition...
🤣
An old contractor once told me "He dont get new trucks just new drivers"
Hard to find new drivers who can and want to drive old trucks.
Gotta be a little rough riding is that a 14 foot box it looks short. Out in Western Canada old girls are not profitable to run. You’d have to do a full rebuild the amount of money that would cost your better off buying a late model truck. I miss seeing old A model KW dumps running down the road.
This by far is one of my all-time favorite trucks, Ardmore built DK cab Autocar, I miss the northeast corner of the United States, I've got alot of hours and fond memories of Autocar trucks, I'm currently trying to acquire one now and bring it out here to Washington State, great truck and great video, don't know if PK Moyer and sons in Pennsylvania still have all there A-cars or Allen Meyers Construction out of the Malvern PA area does either but this new crap doesn't hold a candle to these and I still say Bruce Willis should be shot for destroying that Autocar in Die Hard one LOL 😁
Good trucks very good these trucks along with Mack’s and internationals built the north east
Yes sir 😊
Give me an A-Car over anything any day... Best of the best world CLASS!!! All she's missing is a Silver 92! He got it right on that 8 Double LL Trans though.!
This comes to show how reliable the old trucks are. New ones will be scrap in 5 years.
You're exactly right!
let me drive that, it would stop my depression for damn sure
Autocar = highest possible quality!
Beautiful truck still worling,, ran a couple of them in my day
Spring loaded canvas still works well also
Real man's truck!
@@TheBostonTrucker y the nose swings around on these & the DM800
One thing about bean town is their trucks I’ve always seen nice restored older trucks, and well taken care of trucks. Just like cars, trucks aren’t built like they used to be and twice as expensive they spend more time at the dealership than they do on the road working.
That’s my old man lol
I bet he's gonna be surprised when he sees this! 🤣
TheBostonTrucker He loved it! It’s rewarding when the truck gets recognition. A lot of time and money went into and still goes into this truck to make it the way it is. Thank you for putting this up
Kudos to your dad for keeping it working! These have impeccable styling.
Nice truck! Lotta hard work had to have gone into that great job! Curious how many hours of love it takes every weekend to keep it that clean?? Lol
Chris Frederick beats me, when it becomes my responsibility I’ll let you know haha
Cool piece of iron really like the new intro to your videos god bless over and out
Thank you 😊
Beautiful!!
Been a while Mike. Great intro to the vids now. That A Car is the real deal truck son. They built this country
You're correct as usual my friend. Autocars and Macks built America!
@@TheBostonTrucker thanks Mike. Love them Autocars. Excellent intro for newer folks out there of what an armstrong truck is. That was power steering I'm sure but the older ones would make you bust a sweat for sure. Amazing too how they kept the same cab and hood for so many years
If youre from the boston area, keep an eye out for FED corps autocar, its a gm white but its still a show piece thats run every day
I've seen it beautiful rig!
Isn’t that the truck John McLain drove in die hard with a vengeance? Lol
thats a nice autocar dump truck
Just remind me of die hard, " holy Toledo" 👌🏻
Very nice. Looks as good as my B model will be, someday.
I think Sylvester Stallone drove a semi like that in the 1980s movie Over the Top except it was a fifth wheel.
Yes he did just it was a much older version.
Reminds me of the Autocar from Diehard with a Vengeance.
😊
Nice intro and great content as usual
I'd like to drive a truck like that!
Thank you 😊
My nephew and his other uncle and his dad. Run around. 6 or 7 of them. Hauling pool water. And quarry block ocean wall rock. All over ri and south east mass. They. Have a few in the 80's. But others. Are early , mid 60's and early 70's. They keep them maintained and run em every day. This spring they were running 35 to 4o loads of water a day. Between them all. If they need. Parts. They have like. 40 of them in there collection.
That's really incredible! How do find drivers to drive them?
They. Put some little more plush interior in them. Couple them. 335 small cams with. 13. . They pull fairly. Good. The. 84. And 86. One has. 3406. 425 hp. Other. 444 cummins. He says the 444 Cummins with rip the. Cat. But then again there cummapart guys,, i always was. Till my last to triaxles had 3406 inthem. 20 yrs never touch em.
I just bought a used triaxle. With 515 60 series wow some serious snot. Got it out of boston. Joe. Lamacche paving ?
One of the autocars they drive daily. Is a 6o or 62 all done up with the dark autocar green. 335 x13spd.
They live off of 101 before the junction of rte ,6 coming into Johnston RI I drive truck out of CT see there trucks parked passing by
My first gig has me starting in a 1982 ford ltl9000. 15 years older than me lol
Love those old Fords!
That's a fine beast!
Yes sir!
Beautiful truck... just curious of the rears. Are 52,000lbs?
Beautiful truck
We agree!
Now all you need is a Diamond Reo and a Brockway for the perfect trio.
I thought it was a 50s truck i was surprised to know its a 86 wow interesting 🤔 i remember seeing these trucks in a Bruce willis movie from the 90s I've always liked these trucks since i first saw that movie when i was a kid
Awesome truck. Sure would look cool if you could crome those "Daytons"
I see this truck on Lakeview Ave in Dracut all the time.... have a pic of it on my phone.
No automatic and DEF Bullshit here! Old school trucking.....Nice
Very nice:)
Nothing but meat and potatoes they’re beautiful truck love driver knows old autocars
Sorry if I missed it? What engine, horsepower, torque? Rear end specs? Thanks that's one sweet truck