45 Years Later, This Truck Still Looks Like New

[@HonJazzz]

Where would you take this truck, and what would you haul?

[@muffs55mercury61]

My trucking days are over but I wouldn't let it sit in the garage and gather dust. Lots of car and truck shows every year in my general area.

[@edwardbright9434]

@@HonJazzz ya Hoooooo man

[@mjp1964]

Schöner Truck.😊👍👍👍👍⛟

[@MrRebelss]

To the truck shows and people that ask stupid questions.

[@edwardbright9434]

@@MrRebelss I do agree they need to gt a Life let blessed people enjoy life

[@johnnoonan5802]

a lovely man ,, no nonsence just a great working man that made America great with his fine Autocar

[@HonJazzz]

@@johnnoonan5802 Yes you are right about that. He was very kind.

[@markrussrll1908]

Old truckers and old trucks are what made America great !!! ❤😊

[@HonJazzz]

@@markrussrll1908 I agree ☝️

[@ksw501]

Nothing quite as beautiful as an old autocar

[@the_lost_navigator]

Respect to both Truck and Trucker

[@johnlambert7056]

Hard work built this country !

[@Curt-ge9gc]

Owner of and still operating 2 1986 Autocar AT64 on Dedicated turns, KC to Dallas twice a week.

[@HonJazzz]

@@Curt-ge9gc Excellent work, stay safe out there.

[@jasonbuck489]

Wow!... Be Safe!

[@7viewerlogic670]

"Better think twice!" Nice Autocar!

[@the_lost_navigator]

They definitely don't make either Trucks or Truckers like this any more that's for sure eh

[@revelationakagoldeneagle8045]

Awesome Truck Awesome Owner 🪶 ✌️

[@HonJazzz]

Sure is!

[@crusinscamp]

Nice truck. Just reminded my son this morning "you take care of your car, it'll take care of you". He called (uh oh), but just wanted a little review of checking the fluid levels before a trip. That was a welcomed call.

[@dougkubash8673]

Great looking truck!!

[@mattb3283]

I'm 55 now..but drove one from lititz pa to Bethlehem pa for cement pulling a butler dry bulk tank...when I was in my mid 20,s..needed a kidney belt. It had a Eaton fuller double over 10 speed.

[@jasonbuck489]

Nice Autocar!.. 58K Rears!... Sweet Jeezus!... I still have my 1969 R-686 Mack Tractor on the Road.... She is a good old girl.... The paint on it it starting to show it's age, but other than that, she is in pretty good shape... Hot, Cold, Rain, Snow, Whatever... I hit that Key Switch and she fires off every time.... A guy I know used to have an Autocar Triaxle that had a Cummins Big Cam in it with a 15 Speed Spicer with a 4 Speed Brownie Box (Auxiliary)... It had the Walking Beam 58K Hendrickson Suspension under it...That daggone Truck would totally wear a strong, healthy man out in 8-10 Hours... At the end of the day I could barelty stand on my own... I literally felt like someone worked on me with a daggone Ball Bat!!...All you did in that Old Truck was Sweat, Get Bounced and Beat Around, and Shift Gears... Shift A Lot of Gears... You could skip some of them but most of the time you would end up getting lost and have to start over on your Main Box.... No Air Conditioning, Terrible Power Steering.... I remember backing in to Dump off a Load and having to open the Driver's Door, take the Chain off the Tailgate Release Lever with the Tip of my Boot, Then basically stomp down as hard as i could to get it to release... Then when the Bed was on It's way back down, I would stop it short so i could lift that Lever back up and put the Chain back on.... What a pain... Whoever invented the Air Release Gate Mechanism is my Hero!... Haha!

[@charlesrehm9371]

The Bulldog will always go, tough as nails 💪

[@toddhazzard1562]

Those Trucks are Badass. I was Always Impressed with them over KW,Pete,Freightshakers and The Rest.

[@ShannonJanzen]

That’s awesome

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

Autocar has always built good strong tough trucks!!!!

[@HonJazzz]

You got that right!

[@53Peterbilt]

1 free question, and you blew it!! Shouldda asked: "Would you please start your old Caterpillar for me and my viewers? We'd all love to hear her sweet song!" I know I sure did! Haha...jus' hackin' on ya! Great truck!

[@HonJazzz]

@@53Peterbilt Yeahhh you’re right about that honestly. I plan to do more videos like this and engine / driving will definitely be included.

[@davidmartin1015]

I have similar feelings about my Studebaker 6x6 fire truck. Dave from Australia.

[@HonJazzz]

@@davidmartin1015 Sounds like a great truck. Cheers 🍻

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

Looks fantastic

[@whitetiger8652]

I'm with you man, been trucking since 1978.

[@HonJazzz]

@@whitetiger8652 Nice, where do you usually drive? What kind of stuff are you hauling?

[@whitetiger8652]

@@HonJazzz I haul LTL freight and usually run around PA, OH, WV.

[@HonJazzz]

@@whitetiger8652 Sounds like you get some nice driving roads and views. Safe travels.

[@whitetiger8652]

@@HonJazzz I work nights so it looks all the same.

[@francisjaniewski5990]

Excellent looking truck. You took a lot of care to keep it looking great.

[@Chuck-Guyitt]

A trucking company in Chatham On. had a 63 Autocar with the butterfly wings hood on it. The motor was a 290 Cummins with a 10 speed road ranger behind. Fastest thing on the highway in its time.

[@HonJazzz]

@@Chuck-Guyitt Sounds like an awesome truck

[@FredSherman-k7l]

Started out driving a 59 acar. That was one tough truck.

[@clearviewtechnical]

I worked for a company in Kentucky that serviced oil refineries. They had a fleet of AutoCar trucks fitted with massive vacuum beds for sucking out catalyst reactors. All 1970' and 80's models. Super tough and reliable but rode so stiff your fillings would shake loose from your teeth.

[@mikep1085]

Great looking truck! Would have loved to see a ride-along... with him going through the gears!

[@HonJazzz]

@@mikep1085 Great idea, this interview was taken at a truck show so everyone was parked. I plan to get more content like that in the future. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@enzop.3227]

Matt from Diesel Creek would be drooling.

[@karajanis]

Amazing truck and owner.

[@HonJazzz]

@@karajanis yes, thanks for watching

[@JeronWhite]

Nice truck

[@glennwhisler8678]

Ole dude has the truck of all trucks…… you don’t see many of those steel fendered A-Cars with the front axel right behind the bumper, until the name was being made to catch up with partner brands like White, White Western Star and Diamond Reo or maybe by then it was just Reo? (My rememberator is hitting only on a handfull of sparks these days) My relatives had one from the late 50’s/early 60’s with a butterfly hood and a 262 Cummings with a 4 and a 4 trannys.

[@HonJazzz]

@@glennwhisler8678 Yes, seeing this truck and meeting this gentleman was a pleasure.

[@warrenjones744]

God....I hate trucks.... But I love the looks of that old A-Car. They show up and look they are ready to work!

[@HonJazzz]

@@warrenjones744 oh yeah they are built to last

[@jarh7340]

Every autocar i drove was in the west texas oilfield. They werent ever pretty but they were damn sure tough

[@HonJazzz]

@@jarh7340 Yes, old Autocars are definitely tough trucks

[@albertcoetzee7807]

Respect old man ;-)

[@queenbeebabybees2349]

The truck in the movie "over the top" was a autocar.

[@bobbyplatt7654]

Now that's how ya take care of your stuff..

[@HonJazzz]

@@bobbyplatt7654 Exactly 👍

[@nrfnrd]

Was a very good truck

[@mjp1964]

Schöner Truck. 😊👍👍👍

[@davidkeeton6716]

I didn't hear him say the model but it looks like a DK64. The DK stands for dog killer as this was meant to compete with the Mack that has the bulldog mascot. I've sold a bunch of parts for trucks like this.

[@HonJazzz]

Good eye! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@muffs55mercury61]

What an awesome old school truck devoid of computers and needing DEF. This old truck will outlive all the modern computer laden junk as well as EV's.

[@ManaBDew]

Ty for sharing friends Godspeed sincerely team earth 🌎 keep up the positive levity. We all need it keep a fire extinguisher 🧯 and safety gear ⚙️ always

[@HonJazzz]

@@ManaBDew I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Safe travels, roll on!

[@warmicecubes2161]

Uncle Jesse lives!!!

[@mikecross4350]

Not a plastic cab with a automatic

[@HonJazzz]

@@mikecross4350 exactly 👍

[@tombergman5419]

Good advice 😂

[@HonJazzz]

@@tombergman5419 😂

[@ReinerBoehme-f7o]

We old farts take care of our toys.

[@edwardbright9434]

those trucks ws made to pull

[@HonJazzz]

@@edwardbright9434 ohhhh yeah

[@edwardbright9434]

@@HonJazzz they did make Mack, PB ,Kw,Fl, International very low gears

[@edwardbright9434]

Way to go pop

[@edwardbright9434]

Hey I left off Western Star ✨ GMC

[@PeteRoberts-sy6ug]

Badass truck Sir! I'd like to report a truck driver who's been endangering my life, you can't beat me on the grade, you can't beat me on the grade!_ David Mann Duel

[@ricardonascimento9461]

Varg, are you?!

[@tonycoffee7335]

Did he say hand throttle???

[@HonJazzz]

@@tonycoffee7335 yuuup

[@ericgeorgetruckgrilling]

Don't know if you knew what they meant. You still used the foot pedal to drive but you had a separate hand throttle on the dash that you would twist out when you were operating a PTO or running fast idle. You had to wait until the air compressure would shut down or it would over Rev. Some drivers would use it as a cruise control. It was replaced by an air throttle and now an electric computer controlled switch.

[@tonycoffee7335]

@@ericgeorgetruckgrilling knowledge. Thank you for that clear up I was thinking hand throttle as in like an old model t car.

[@mikegrazio5376]

to bump the throttle when you need to yes. all diesels have them, but newer trucks you turn the cruise control on and hit the resume button til it hits the desired rpm. You never let a diesel idle when ditting. always bump to 1k rpm

[@philipchesley9615]

...3406 with a 5 ann'a 4..... That's 20 forward gears with a 'double under' 😮😮😮 Yep. The good old days! 😛😛😛 (that's what we learned on!) Note: The Spicer "4" (secondary trans...) was known as the "brownie", because Spicer bought Brown Lipe....🤔🤔🤔 --->And we just never let it go! 😈😇 EVER!!! 😁😆😅🤣😂 Hahahahaha!!!!!!!! 💯🏆

[@barrybennett1644]

Robert Duvall's twin

[@MegaRiffraff]

Better think hard 1 time and then do something else for a living !

[@BaberJacks]

And no dpf

[@mikegrazio5376]

no shit

[@noormohddadarwala9b759]

First

[@catdaddy3728]

Old vs new... nothing beats new stuff EXCEPT all the emission crap. Pure evil. Been driving and working on trux since '77... The new stuff is, quiet, runs strong, comfortable, air ride now is almost standard... ride like a dream compared to lets say a White "velvet ride" or Hendrickson.... anyways, new stuff is full of safety and emission crap that makes for a miserable day... I have a new Pete 579 Paccar and automated. Junk in my opinion. BUT quiet and rides pretty nice... gimme a 13 sp manual and zero emission and safety sh*t and it'd be a nice truck...

[@jesseacuna-pj5pt]

10-4 Duck

[@HonJazzz]

@@jesseacuna-pj5pt 🦆

[@JeromyMalone]

Better think twice great advice trucking isn't what it used to be