Mud Dust and Potholes Part 2

[@sandasturner9529]

Those were the days.....😢😊🥲

[@chrismckell5353]

That Autocar would have been flash for the late 70s with tall chrome stacks and a GM.

[@Detroit8V92tta]

Those 8v71's just weren't loud enough! 😂🤣💪

[@jammanjustruckinoz9308]

Now that’s trucking 👍🏻 I’m only 30 years to late

[@peterselten500]

Great to see aussie trucking brings back memories when these trucks where king of the road i can remember the mid to late 70s i was kid an remember marhines haulage green white macks , buchannen transport grey ghosts white trucks, haxton haulage blue kw ,an martins yellow white kw cattle trucks , loken transport cream an brown ltl fords an always loved the sound of a gm

[@paulgriffiths8359]

Fantastic stuff, it really is amazing footage considering how long ago the filmimg of it was Thank you for sharing

[@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnbogan6776]

Splendid stuff.

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Does it get any better 'vintage trucking' than an Autocar with a detroit ?

[@gw1665]

Thanks for putting up some great aussie footage.

[@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@malcolmolle8984]

Great video, thanks Saff

[@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100]

My pleasure!

[@gm16v149]

I’m just wondering if that’s the same Autocar I had a steer of at the Windarra open cut nickel mine in WA back in about 1977. I believe Thiess were the Autocar importers, and they had a brand new one at the mine painted yellow. It had a 8V71T and 13 speed Roadranger. The air cleaners were angled forward like in the video and it had a chrome plated Luberfiner on one side and chrome plated power steering reservoir on the other side, just like in the video. It went from the mine to a customer. I’ve got a photo of it at the mine. They didn’t bring many into Australia.

[@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100]

No it wouldn’t be as it was sold by OGR in Adelaide. We also have a few pics from new and before it got it’s sleeper.

[@gm16v149]

@@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100 The one I had a steer of looks identical, even down to the round front fenders. I was told it was in a truck show which explained the chrome parts. Is it correct Theiss imported them? Theiss was the contractor at the Windarra open cut and I was operating a CAT 992B loader for them.

[@LuisTurciosBerrios-vz6by]

Lo Ban A Restaurar ?

[@andrewking4885]

Is that Autocar for sale or how much would they want for it. I'd love to restore that truck. Keep it mainly the same . Engine gearbox etc

[@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100]

Hi Andrew, this Autocar isn’t for sale . I know of several people who where looking for it for a long time and who have missed out . I’m sure the owners will do a good job of restoring this Autocar.

[@andrewking4885]

@@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100 Thanks for reaching out, I'm sure they will. At least it's not going in the scrap yard.

[@gsd4me00]

To say the Dodge attacked the jump-up at full noise would not be an exaggeration. Those Dodges usually came with a 10 speed RR from memory, do you reckon it would have still had a 10 speed or 13 speed to keep it more on the boil? Or am I wrong in my assumption?

[@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100]

I reckon your spot on .

[@andrewking4885]

I reckon it's a 10speed same with the Bedfords. , 6V53 with the little RTO 610. Might be a 2 speed diff. This guy's too slow at down shifting. If he had of changed a few seconds earlier he would've made it over the hill easy.

[@gsd4me00]

@@andrewking4885. Good thinking. As it is only a single drive there is no reason why it could not have had a 2 speed diff to give it half gears when needed.

[@Detroit8V92tta]

Detroit Diesel Power 💪💪

[@stephenjohnston7330]

Poor old dodge with a 653 it was just painful to watch. I drove a lot of G.M.s and then came Cummins THANK GOD. They were far better suited for heavy work!

[@stephenjohnston7330]

I think that Autocar might be a 12-71 v12s would be better at that kind of work

[@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100]

It was powered by a 8V71.

[@stephenjohnston7330]

That's tough going for a little 871, no wonder he had to back up for another go. G.M.s just didn't have the torque but they did sound good, probably why the younger ones like them, it's all about the noise.

[@franko69]

Nope, was a 8V71T.