Autocar Trucks Of The 1950s

Author : Ron Adams
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583882316

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Autocar Trucks of the 1950s by Ron Adams Pdf

Autocar’s roots go way back into the early 1900s and became known for tough and rugged trucks. When WWII came, very few trucks for civilian use were produced and by the end many trucks were worn out from constant use. After the war, civilian production began again in full force because of the lack of new trucks. In 1950, when Autocar introduced the new driver cab, the louver design was eliminated. The old style flat windshield sleeper cabs were used up until 1953 (the same year that Autocar was purchased by the White Motor Co.) when the new sleeper cab was introduced. Autocar became the top-of-the-line marque for White and marketing focused primarily on specialized applications, such as construction, logging, mining and oil industries. See the rest of the “World’s Finest” helping do their part to revive America in the 1950s.

Author : Robert Gabrick
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583880720

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Autocar Trucks by Robert Gabrick Pdf

Autocar - The World's Finest! In 1950 the Autocar Driver Cab was introduced, which along with the Autocar Sleeper Cab and the Autocar Aluminum Driver Cab, was used on all conventional models produced until Volvo replaced it after purchasing Autocar. In the 1950s Autocar began what it called Custom Engineering, designing each vehicle to the individual customer's specific requirements. At this time Autocar focused on models for construction, logging, mining, quarrying and oil production, as well as lightweight over-the-road designs. Large format photos with informative captions illustrate all of the major models produced during this period. A brief history of the Autocar company is included.

Author : Ronald G. Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Tractor trailer combinations
ISBN : 1610605748

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Big Rigs of the 1950s by Ronald G. Adams Pdf

The continued improvement of roadways and the dawn of the Interstate highway system in the 1950s was a boon to American industry in general and the trucking industry in particular. This marque-by-marque photo collection provides a comprehensive and nostalgic look back at the rapid development of the tractor-trailer rigs that resulted. Manufacturers like GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, White, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Diamond T, International, Mack, Autocar, Brockway and Sterling are shown hauling everything from Cadillacs to cabbage across town, up the coast and over mountain passes. Thorough captions describe the development and history of each model as depicted in archival black-and-white and period color photography.

Author : Norm Mort
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845842277

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American Trucks of the 1950s by Norm Mort Pdf

This highly visual study examines the important role of trucking in the growth of North America in the 1950s. With 120 images and evocative writing, it encapsulates the histories of the major, minor, obscure, but nonetheless historically significant truck manufacturers. Detailed captions and supportive text complement contemporary brochures, period literature, factory photos and over fifty new, unpublished color photos of restored examples to relate the importance of these historic vehicles.

Author : Ron Adams
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583882413

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Autocar Trucks of the 1960s at Work by Ron Adams Pdf

As we start the 1960s, the current Autocar truck models were well on their way in popularity. White had purchased Autocar in 1953 yet Autocar trucks continued thru to the 1970s as part of the "Big Four" White brands. The Interstate Highway System was being expanded through the country in the '60s, but many roads were still rugged. The cure for many truckers was to buy an Autocar, highly regarded as a rough, tough and sturdy truck. Ron Adams picks out the best in his vast collection of Autocar truck photos, all the hardest working trucks hauling goods across America in the 1960s, one of the most interesting decades in trucking. Not only does Adams provide detailed information about the trucks, he doesn’t forget the trailers, trucking companies, and hauling configurations seen in the photographs.

Author : Mike Mueller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1610608836

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Classic Pickups of the 1950s by Mike Mueller Pdf

Author : Robert Gabrick
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583881158

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Autocar Trucks 1899-1950 Photo Archive by Robert Gabrick Pdf

Early advertisements declared "The design of the Autocar chassis lends itself to almost every style of body." Large, detailed archival photographs with informative captions tell the story from the first Autocar Driver Cab was introduced.

Author : Norm Mort
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845848026

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American 1/2-ton Pickup Trucks of the 1950s by Norm Mort Pdf

Examining the evolution of the popular ½-ton American pickup truck, from a basic utility vehicle, to stylish icon and North America’s best selling vehicle, this volume focuses on specifications, rarer makes and models, industry facts and figures, and optional equipment, via detailed text and previously unpublished images.

Author : Norm Mort
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845842284

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American Trucks of the 1960s by Norm Mort Pdf

This highly visual study covers the US and Canadian truck manufacturers that built trucks in North America in the 1960s. Canadian-built trucks were often unique, while others were built specifically for the American market. The North American truck manufacturers continued to thrive to meet the demands of the prosperity of the 1960s with fresh designs and features. These rugged, reliable trucks were capable of transcontinental commutes of goods on a regular basis, or performing delivery and construction tasks in and around cities. This concise volume covers not only the histories of the major and lesser known truck manufactures, but also the obscure, yet historically significant manufacturers.

Author : Ron Adams
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583881875

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Semi-Trucks of the 1950s by Ron Adams Pdf

After WWII Americans were anxious to re-stoke the economy after a long “make-do with what you have” dry spell. By the 1950s new highways were being built, new trucking companies were being formed and old ones revived. Americans were buying newly-styled cars and the latest technologies once again. Semi-trucks helped pave the way for this huge growth spurt in America with dependable trucks built by Mack, GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, International, White Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Diamond T, Reo, Autocar, Brockway, Sterling and others, many using the increasingly popular diesel engines made by Buda, Hercules, Waukesha, and Cummins, which helped their heavy loads haul quicker. Ron Adams portrays this booming era with over 300 superb photos of trucks hauling cement, fuel, and a variety of goods to enthusiastic Americans.

Author : Barry Bertram
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583882308

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White Trucks of the 1950s by Barry Bertram Pdf

White Motor Company was a major producer of American trucks between 1919 and 1980 with its primary manufacturing facilities in Cleveland, Ohio. The company began as a sewing machine manufacturing concern founded in 1876 by Thomas H. White and expanded by his sons into steam and gasoline-powered automobiles; however, it was in the trucking field that White made its mark. During its production years, White offered a broad array of light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks before concentrating on the latter from the 1960s on. In addition to its brand name, White purchased and/or marketed a litany of other trucking manufacturers, including Reo, Diamond T, Diamond Reo, Autocar, Whitehorse, PDQ, Western Star, and White Freightliner trucks. White fell on hard financial times and declared bankruptcy in 1980. The named lived on for awhile in the 1980s under the parentage of corporate giant Volvo. This book reviews White medium and heavy-duty truck models in roughly the decade of the 1950s, including the WC, 3000, 4000, 5000, and 9000 series.

Author : Keith Haddock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Earthmoving machinery
ISBN : 1610592093

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The Earthmover Encyclopedia by Keith Haddock Pdf

"This colossal reference book documents the timeless urge to reshape the world, and the machines used to do so from the 1088's to today. From utility tractors and loaders up to the largest diggers and bulldozers, every piece of heavy equipment is listed here by model and manufacturer, making this the most exhaustive book on the world's most hard-working vehicles and machines"--Publisher's description.

Author : Jim Hinckley,Jon G. Robinson
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0760319650

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The Big Book of Car Culture by Jim Hinckley,Jon G. Robinson Pdf

With the powerful, rhythmic sounds of Aboriginal English and Kokatha language woven through the narrative, Mazin Grace is the inspirational story of a feisty girl who refuses to be told who she is, determined to uncover the truth for herself. Growing up on the Mission isn’t easy for clever Grace Oldman. When her classmates tease her for not having a father, she doesn’t know what to say. Pappa Neddy says her dad is the Lord God in Heaven, but that doesn’t help when the Mission kids call her a bastard. As Grace slowly pieces together clues that might lead to answers, she struggles to find a place in a community that rejects her for reasons she doesn’t understand. In this novel, author Dylan Coleman fictionalizes her mother’s childhood at the Koonibba Lutheran Mission in South Australia in the 1940s and 1950s.

Author : Ronald G. Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Tractor trailer combinations
ISBN : 1610605756

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Big Rigs of the'60s by Ronald G. Adams Pdf

This book follows on the heels of Big Rigs of the 1950s (0-7603-0978-7), which has proven popular with vintage truck fans. This book tackles a new era, the 1960s, providing views of the trucks that traveled America's highways during that decade. Photography again comes from the enormous archive of Ron Adams, author of Big Rigs of the 1950s, Mack Trucks, and 100 Years of Semi Trucks. Each prominent manufacturer receives its own chapter, and less prominent brands are also covered. Adams provides detailed information about the truck models pictured, as well as the trailers, trucking companies, and hauling configurations seen in the photographs.

Author : Steven J. Harper
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780873517300

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Crossing Hoffa by Steven J. Harper Pdf

On a spring day in 1961, over-the-road trucker Jim Harper was en route from Mauston, Wisconsin, to his home in Minneapolis. At 70 miles per hour, with a combined 60,000 pounds of man, machine, and material, he approached a curve along the Great River Road and hit the brakes. The tractor-trailer didn't slow. Harper's brake lines had been cut. In preceding months, Harper had led an insurgency in his Teamsters' Local 544 to clean up corruption among its leaders. His efforts drew the attention of none other than Jimmy Hoffa, at the time focused on securing his right to lead the national Teamsters organization without government intervention. Jim Harper had his reasons for confronting his local's leadership--a hardscrabble childhood and a stint in Angola prison had left him seeking redemption, and Jimmy Hoffa had publicly called for union reform. But Hoffa, under federal investigation for questionable financial dealings, had deep, dark secrets; the last thing he needed was a spotlight on Minneapolis. Despite the increasing threats to his life and those of his young family, Harper continued to press his case. In this fascinating account, Harper's son traces the interwoven paths of these two men--a criminal icon and a determined vigilante--from their formative years through their unbelievable face-off.