Autocar Trucks of the 1950s (at Work)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583882316 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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J. M. Reilley Sr. said Autocar Book. A great deal on a great book. Amazon is great, so there is no need to shop any where else!. Robert Sandewicz said A Must-Have for A-Car Fans. Typical of his numerous other fine truck photo history books, Ron Adams once more delivers a combination of informative text and outstanding photos.. and the pictures and text are great, so I had to have it Gomer Jones I have one book covering Autocar trucks from 1950 to 1987. But the price seemed right, and the pictures and text are great, so I had to have it
About the Author Ron Adams is a lifelong big truck enthusiast who has spent many years amassing an archive of vintage truck photos. This is his fifth book for Motorbooks, following 100 Years of Semi Trucks, Big Rigs of the 1950s, Big Rigs of the 1960s, and Mack Trucks. He lives in Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania.
. He lives in Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania. This is his fifth book for Motorbooks, following 100 Years of Semi Trucks, Big Rigs of the 1950s, Big Rigs of the 1960s, and Mack Trucks. Ron Adams is a lifelong big truck enthusiast who has spent many years amassing an archive of vintage truck photos
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. After the war, civilian production began again in full force because of the lack of new trucks. See the rest of the “World’s Finest” helping do their part to revive America in the 1950s.. 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. When WWII came, very few trucks for civilian use were produced and by the end many t