Old school people built this country !!! Love your channel Sir !! All the best to you and yours Sir.
@TheBostonTrucker Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@robpeters5204 Жыл бұрын
My uncle ran dump truck since the early to mid 60’s here in southwestern Ontario canada and I used to ride with him when I was about 9 years old. I loved riding with him in the dump truck. His trucks always looked like it came from the dealership during the work week. He would constantly cleaning it throughout the day when he got a free moment. He really took pride in his equipment. I rode with him every chance I got and I would work on weekends with him cleaning and maintaining the truck. I earned 25 cents an hour. I was a god in school. I always had money and the good candies. lol!! From a 9 year old kid to a grown man I loved hearing every story he told me. I remember them like he just told me. He retired in 2000. His diabetes and knees and hips were really bad by then. Getting in that cab over and over day in and out all took a toll on him. It wasn’t t until he passed a few years ago I was told about the pain he was in. He was a proud and tough man. He would do paving during the warmer weather and while all the guys on the road crew were collecting pogie and drinking it all away he would send out tenders to salt and sand the highways here. He had well over 3 million miles from driving.
@TheBostonTrucker Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing his story, this meant a lot to me, we have a lot in common.
@christophermeyers268710 ай бұрын
Great video Mike Anthony senior is a great boss😊
@MGR6677 Жыл бұрын
I could listen to that guys stories for days !!!
@TheBostonTrucker Жыл бұрын
Tony is the best!
@RoadRunnergarage85703 жыл бұрын
I'll be anxious to see her all buttoned up looking pretty again!
@peterpomerleau86983 жыл бұрын
Mike it’s so nice to see your boss in the videos and and how happy he gets and and stories he tells about the old trucks
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
He's great and a natural on camera! Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@truckerrickakamanowar3 жыл бұрын
Never ceases to put a smile on my face how excited and genuinely happy you are around these vintage classic trucks. Real Truckers/operators that have an authentic passion for what they do, and the knowledge of the trucks and actually knowing what your looking at or the eagerness to know and learn. Love it.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Can't beat the old trucks! Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@martymorse23 жыл бұрын
Lived in Hanover, Mass from 1954-81. Watched Autocar and Mack trucks build the road bed for what is now Route 3 to the Cape. During the Winter of 1978 those same trucks were the ones that cleared that same road during the Blizzard of 78' and rescued many people stuck in the snow. Cold, hot and primitive and a "bear" to drive. Once these "babies" got warmed up you never saw a driver with a window closed because of the heat coming off the engine bay. There was little heat protection with those thin firewalls. Regardless of how primitive they were they got the job done. Thanks for bringing back so many fond memories of me and my brother hanging out each day watching the road to the Cape being built. I am envious of the fun I am sure someone will have returning this Autocar back to their previous glory. All the best and thanks so much for your hard work videoing and editing. Has to be tough after a full day at work. All the best in 2022 and keep that beautiful KW shining.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Marty I really enjoyed your story. Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@davidmaggard27962 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this guy all day telling stories of how things use to be in a much simpler times
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
Tony is the best!
@davidmaggard27962 жыл бұрын
@@TheBostonTrucker mike and can tell he is a great guy just by his tone and the love for old trucks I like the old ACars also none of this new BS plastic electro stuff that's out now 👍😎
@anrew10003 жыл бұрын
That Autocar is an absolute gem, just like your boss and yourself Mike! I would absolutely love more stories like that from your boss if he’s willing to tell ‘em! Be well brother!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you I appreciate it. More coming!
@billneedham9652 Жыл бұрын
Mike it’s always nice to hear the stories out of the past, but it brings back all those times gone by. I stared when I was 18 and had to retire from driving at 79 with heart problems, but it was time. 73. Bill
@brucehodges78893 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lowboy lesson! We rented one of them once from Hale. Someone else brought it to our yard...first time I hooked to it I had NO CLUE how to operate it (actually I might not even have got hooked to it) It had a pony motor (I didn't have a wet line) Somebody had to school me on how to make everything work... We were on a job down in Providence once. Flett had a truck like that sitting on the site. It was in our way, but they weren't on site. The key was in it, our foreman asked me to move it so I did...but don't tell anybody😉
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
That's a great story! They might see this! 😜 Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@HighGearAutomotive3 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks. Love the stories, could listen to those all day long. Nice to see the good old iron getting rescued instead of just sitting & rotting away like so many others.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I agree 💯 Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@carldrexler7883 Жыл бұрын
These videos with your boss and the bone yard videos are your best lm around the same age as your boss ( 74) I think drove trucks since ‘68 great video
@TheBostonTrucker Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them Carl!
@scottsheehan15963 жыл бұрын
drove autocars for 30 yrs at Wakefield concrete.best construction truck ever made in my opinion
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
You're well seasoned then!
@scottsheehan15963 жыл бұрын
@@TheBostonTrucker thank you!
@rickrogers26493 жыл бұрын
I was a fleet mechanic waaaay back in the 1970s at the Texaco terminal in Chelsea back when the oil companies still had their own fleets. We had a 1967 A-car with a 250 Cummins and no power steering. What a beast that thing was. This video brings back some memories. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year. Respect for the obvious pride you take in the equipment.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
That's really cool! Great memories!
@stevenhamilton72143 жыл бұрын
Nice video Mike. The Autocar DC103's was also known as the "New England Special". The DC103 was set up with heavy specs and a lower hood, Autocar's answer to the Mack B81. Tony was right about the 70's in saying the B81, B61 series along with the Autocar and 230 Internationals were the trucks that built Boston.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, didn't know all this. Thank you Steve 😊
@ebf822343 жыл бұрын
Hey BostonTrucker...I started watching this video when -- suddenly -- there's Anthony Jr! Immediately, I said to myself, "I remember him", and ran back to watch your memorable "LJ" video. Wow...my face all but "hurt" I was grinning so much from "ear-to-ear"!! Conversations with Tony are not only entertaining, they're enlightening...God Bless him. What a treat it is to see him return with another gem, this great Autocar. Thanks so much, Mike.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
He's a rock star! I just ran into him as a matter of fact when I was with my son. He said to my son, "Hey how'd you like to start off as a laborer" and my son said, "The only thing a plan on laboring over is a computer & a desk!" 😜🤣🤣
@ebf822343 жыл бұрын
@@TheBostonTrucker Great "comeback"...gotta love it!!
@RoadRunnergarage85703 жыл бұрын
😎 you were able to save another vintage rig!
@markwilkins9869Ай бұрын
drove for Terasconi for yrs, great to see the sights and relive vicariously thru your vids
@TheBostonTruckerАй бұрын
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos.
@TheBostonTruckerАй бұрын
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos.
@ernestpassaro96632 жыл бұрын
Auto cars are truly one of the best heavy duty trucks when I was a kid back in the 70s all I seen at construction sites were auto cars and macks
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
They built the northeast!
@ernestpassaro96632 жыл бұрын
Can’t speak for today’s macks but the auto cars are still beasts I’m driving an autocar cabover garbage truck in union city nj it went on fire 3 times and it’s still working !
@ernestpassaro96632 жыл бұрын
I had to learn to backup all over again all those years of driving tractor trailers screwed me up was turning the wheel the wrong way lol
@ernestpassaro96632 жыл бұрын
Had an autocar tractor with 65 k rears
@ernestpassaro96632 жыл бұрын
The 220 Cummins was a better puller than the thermodyne mack seen b models with 220 Cummins in them
@xxr993 жыл бұрын
You sure do keep that truck clean!👍
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Every day is a struggle! Thank you 😊
@jeffreykbevins71163 жыл бұрын
I remember some of these old Autocar trucks around the coal tipples, here in Eastern Kentucky . They were great trucks . Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year for 2022 . So be careful and stay safe and keep on trucking . As always, Jeffrey !!!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeffrey & Happy New Year!
@HANKTHEDANKEST9 ай бұрын
What a nice old rig. Look at how good the paint in the cab is! That was a great shade of green. Gotta love an Autocar, just beefy as hell those things.
@TheBostonTrucker9 ай бұрын
You got that right!
@Rollercoaster555 Жыл бұрын
I drove a 71 Autocar dump it had a 335 Cummins double over 13 It was just for the summer and fall it got me out of the rat race of garbage out of Brooklyn to Indiana and beer back Brooklyn 1987 I had fun Good luck with yours
@TheBostonTrucker Жыл бұрын
Very cool
@colincostine97753 жыл бұрын
For years I have been looking for one of those A-Cars. The company that I was working for in 1967 had bought three new ones together. They had quad boxes. In the sixties Peterbilt had a development program underway planning a new model to go after more of the rough service market. The temporary code name for the truck was " Autocar Killer". Thanks for the video, very interesting. I will be looking for more on the A-car.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Autocar killer! That's hysterical! Great story! Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@Eric.schmidt3 жыл бұрын
Boss man is always smiling. Seems like an awesome man
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
He's the best! Thank you 😊
@donaldwhitted42143 жыл бұрын
Hello Boston trucker first time watching your video of the atuo car dump truck nice old truck nice kenworth and trailer please make a video of when get autocar running would love here truck running they hard working trucks back in the olden days atuo car was used a lot for dumptruck and garage truck especially in newyork city.👍
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Donald, should be a fun rebuild!
@waynehigden3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the look behind the scenes at French yard. Always wondered what was back there every time I drive by it. Good luck with the rebuild. Boss looked like a kid in a candy store with it.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I always wondered as well! Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@dongoodwin57733 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike! You're doing it again! You and Tony brought fond memories to mind in this video. First of all that Autocar is very similar to one my uncle Leon from Billerica had. His had a 220 Cummins with 5+3 transmissions. When I was 14 Uncle Leon hired me to help him screen loam during summer vacations and when I was 17 I started making deliveries for him. Indeed it was slow, but it got the job done. Tony mentioned that along with B-81s and Autocars, International 230s were commonly seen on job sites in and around Boston. My uncle Frank from Burlington at one time had 3 International 230s that I also drove from time to time. ❤️
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Good times but hard times! Happy New Year!
@montanamornings85263 жыл бұрын
First truck I ever drove was a 69 Autocar 10 wheel dump truck w 335 and 13 speed. Great truck!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Big power back then! Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@mikeglenn98003 жыл бұрын
Neat to see the old Autocar. Makes me think of my Father's 2 he had.1949 and a 1953 He bought new. It was bright red with a Leroy v8 gas engine. Single axles, the old one had a 180 Cummins. Hauled lumber on 36' tandem Fruehauf trailers from the Adirondacks to NYC. Thanks for the great video Mike.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
That's a great history my friend!
@leonardbaldari88462 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael Lenny from Connecticut checking in. There was an icon of a concrete and construction company in NYC going back as far as the early 1900,s called Colonial Sand & Stone. The family name was the Pope family. The father was an Italian immigrant. The company he gave birth to built NYC and all of the Hi Rise, Office buildings and road projects in and around the surrounding areas. They had a fleet second to known. They even built there own trucks. If I said they had over 250 mixes and dumpers mostly mixers it wouldn’t be off by much. They had a massive shop which took up an entire city block in LIC, N.Y. There they fabricated, welded, painted and serviced all of there equipment, they did everything you could do on a piece of equipment. There mixers were so big and heavy they use to bend and buckle the NYC sewer caps which were 6 inch thick solid steel. The city used to complain all of the time. This was before over weight permits I believe.. My point in all of this is there AUTOCARS were something to see. Look them up and I know you and your followers would enjoy. As far as appearance they were a leader with there image. There trucks were clean simple and strong. There colors were an olive green with red mixed in and red rims and wheels. The tire size was 1200:24. They would put the truck # up on the left side front of the mixers water tank. A picture would show you what I mean. Michael I have many stories about trucks and memories. I hold them near and dear to me. My purpose of this was to say something about the beautiful AUTOCAR TRUCKS. A true work horse alongside of a MACK. Mack’s, Brockways and Autocars did it for me but the Autocars had a look and style that was beautiful and intimidating. An Autocar can kick ass as good as any Mack or Brockway. I always loved the look of there front fenders that were squared off. They made a round fender also on a certain model but the squared off style was it for me. I believe most of there models had the squared off style. Hats off to an American Icon.
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting! I'm going to have to see if I can find some photos of them. Thank you 😊
@fredsumner99202 жыл бұрын
Geeat video. Love the old trucks and the old stories!
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Fred
@travelingman4843 жыл бұрын
A suggestion brother. I see your into cleanliness as I am. If you want to minimize the mess at your feet, try using an old towel. Fold it so it fits neatly at your feet over the mat. It’ll absorb the muck and water. Makes cleaning up easier. Happy trucking. By the way. I love the equipment and how it’s kept. Your bringing back memories. Bravo my Italian friends.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've tried to towels multiple times but I don't like how I always have to adjust them. New video about to drop!
@paulmarciello68222 жыл бұрын
Great Video!!! As all of your videos are, you’re Boss seems like a great guy as well, awesome story!!!! 👍🏼
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul, he's the best!
@marknichols6032 жыл бұрын
Mike, I really appreciate and enjoy your videos. Loved seeing your boss and Love those old truck. I live in Everett Pa and work in the Bakken oilfield in ND. I watch your videos while hauling production water at night. Love your Patriotism, and your commitment to your trucking brothers. That convoy to Maine was incredible. Almost like the one for Sal C in NYC. I Love your commitment and Love for the equipment. Keeping it clean. You can drive my truck anytime. Mark
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark so much! You reaching out means a lot! I remember running ND in the Winter, must be brutal doing it everyday. Stay safe out there.
@bush600r22 жыл бұрын
Awesome truck. One of my favorite movie trucks would have to be the autocar in over the top it looked awesome with the bull bar, Tough looking trucks. Your accents remind me of the mafia gangsters in the movies lol, sounds awesome. I'll have to go to Boston one day. Cheers from a trucker in New Zealand👍
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
I'll give you the grand tour!
@lpaulson19642 жыл бұрын
cool old truck and stories about them and your trucking company
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Lance 😊
@jefferysmith52803 жыл бұрын
Great video..love the old iron
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@nickwehle1773 жыл бұрын
Man I wish we had trucks like that down in south Florida. All we got is mainly 90s Kenworths, Mack’s, and the occasional Internationals. All the nice antique stuff gets shipped to the Caribbean. Can’t wait to see how the AutoCar comes out.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year 🎉
@scottrhoades76783 жыл бұрын
What a great video, the people you work with are awesome, wish the video was an hour longer, hope 2022 is the best year for all of you, god bless y’all
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@geraldriopelle20443 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy the stories! Thank you!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@lewisgeyer14403 жыл бұрын
Great trucks, great video, thanks.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@scottboddy62992 жыл бұрын
Great Video. Love the old DC10 and appreciated the old story about flett and wlf. Would love to see progress vids on the autocar
@TheBostonTrucker2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott, I'll keep you posted.
@jimsloan85493 жыл бұрын
Awesome Trucks Hello from Anchorage
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Hello there in AK! Thank you 😊
@kennethvalerio12943 жыл бұрын
Really nice to see such great people from top to bottom # how a great company strives 👍👍🚚
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I'm very lucky to be a part of this families business.
@MrRandom7503 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to see this all done up!! love the old autocars. Great job!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️ Happy New Year!
@telecasterfool17733 жыл бұрын
I'm not a truck driver. But I appreciate your professionalism. Thanks for being a professional out on the roads we share. Happy new year!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
What brings you to my channel? What do you do for a living? Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@telecasterfool17733 жыл бұрын
@@TheBostonTrucker I enjoy older working trucks and people who keep them on the road, or put them back on the road. You had a video of a couple classic trucks still in use - that was the first video I watched. I'm an electrical designer, and run a tree service on the side. Thanks for the videos!
@jacknuzzy2793 жыл бұрын
Mike I’ve been swinging chains since 1978 and there is no way that truck was going anywhere Not the prettiest chain down but as long as it didn’t move and nothing fell into traffic you did a hell of a job keeping that old girl from going anywhere Remember Saftey Always Stay safe Happy New Year
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jack I appreciate it 😊
@Userunknown00003 жыл бұрын
Love the old auto car trucks, can’t wait to see the video of this truck restored
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@dustywelchcraneman66143 жыл бұрын
Just saw the TikTok video, commented "autocaaa" lol 😆 I have friends up that way that collect trucks and equipment and love listening to them talk lol! Nice work! I follow French's on TikTok and love watching them work those trucks!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dusty!
@salcaserta91483 жыл бұрын
20:20 Hill's Bro's Coffee can... My Dad worked For Hill's Bro's hear in New Orleans between 1985-1996.. Was a great Place, Company!!!! Love the Previous video, Fair Weather Driver's.... 2021, it's easy for people to hate, society is geared towards excuses.. Get out and work for it, glory and praise will come to you at the end of hard work.. We're all Not College bound.. Haters, nothing better to do with themselves... Earn It !!!! South Louisiana
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I remember Hills Bros, weren't they bought by Nestle? I use to work out of DeRidder by the way in the late 90s.
@salcaserta91483 жыл бұрын
I believe Hill's Bros was bought out by Nestle or they merged. My dad was able to order Nestle products and bring home. Regarding Deridder, I seen you went back to your roots long hauling for a friend.. I believe it was to transport another truck. You have a great channel, thanks..
@mwaofvt3 жыл бұрын
Micahel.. to see Mr Tony's eyes sparkle was more than enough to make my day! Thanks for taking the with Tony... love his stories as well as yours. Happy New Year to You, the Family and the A.C. & Son's Crew! Be safe! No go haul something! All the best!!!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@davidknows33203 жыл бұрын
Crazy to think the 99 Western Star I drove had that same cab. Awesome video, thanks!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Are you sure about that?
@davidknows33203 жыл бұрын
@@TheBostonTrucker the cab itself was the same design with the raised rib/trim. Obviously, it was updated, not the constellation cab.
@derrickodyes19343 жыл бұрын
That is a gorgeous Autocar i know a gentleman from Billirica that loved that and all Autocars no deceased but used to drive 18 wheelers Bob Allard
@mattberg9163 жыл бұрын
This old A-car is gonna be a beauty queen when you boys get done with her. I really think Autocar was a victim of they're own high quality. I drove a 71 triaxle dump that had a 220 n/a Cummins, 13 speed double overdrive...would flat out fly. Loved that old truck!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Bet it was a looker in it's a day, hopefully once again.
@ArkansasBigRigs3 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait! I love the cabs Autocar used. That one looks perfect.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Definition has good bones!
@geezer49623 жыл бұрын
Love the Autocars, glad to see the restorations.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year!
@ernestpassaro96633 жыл бұрын
Truly one of the best heavy duty trucks ever built !
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Happy New Year!
@ernestpassaro96633 жыл бұрын
@@TheBostonTrucker happy new year!
@davidtidy44773 жыл бұрын
Just love your videos and your trucks just keep em coming
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😌
@mikecrockett5853 жыл бұрын
Yal are a class act wish there were more truck drivers like you out on the roads it would definitely make our jobs alot easier love the super liner Keep on trucking buddy
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Bob-M3 жыл бұрын
15:29 I about had a heart attack thinking that was your truck after you got out. I like your tie downs, looks good to me, that baby isn’t going anywhere tied like that.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
😜
@jamieo86533 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike for your channel. Best of Luck in 2022!🇺🇸
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@njonebale78893 жыл бұрын
awesome video and keep us posted on that auto car restoration, thanks!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Will do!
@joecummings12603 жыл бұрын
I drove those before they were antiques oh, I guess that makes me an antique
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
You're not an antique, you're just seasoned!
@joehussey26933 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike! Get Tony on more often , love to hear from him! Stay safe and healthy in 2022!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
It's his second appearance and I hope to have more with him, he's a star! Thank you 😊
@oilfarmer7063 жыл бұрын
Sweet old truck! I've always liked the looks of autocars. Great video! Hope to see many more on this gem.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@tiny-hj3xo3 жыл бұрын
That Auto Car is an awesome rig!! Can't wait to see progress on her 😎😎
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@AJS218W3 жыл бұрын
The A-Car -the potential is there Tony C-story time is the best You-class act Great video Mike Aj strano👍
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@johntaylor35303 жыл бұрын
First truck I ever drove other than farm trucks was a late 50s Autocar with a cummings engine and a 5 X 3 transmission. I worked for Frank J. Shields out of Southbridge Mass. doing sewer pipe around Mass, and Conn. He had a fleet of Autocar's mostly old with a fairly new tractor for the lowbed. It was a learning experience for sure !!! Had to stuff tail gate with old cement bags if you hauled 3/4" stone or it would be everywhere LOL !! Neat old truck you have there it will be interesting to watch the progress ! John Taylor
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Interesting! What did they do with the bags after they dumped? Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@johntaylor35303 жыл бұрын
The 3/4" stone was just to cover pipe so it didn't matter. I saw you videos while looking for cabovers on truck show videos. I have kind of a cool day cab 1994 Freightliner cabover that we converted from a tractor to a flatbed with heavy pintle hook hitch. I pull all my paving equipment , dozer and backhoe with it daily on a new Interstate trailer. I have a ball with it ! I would show you pics but I guess you can't load them on here. John
@wabump80723 жыл бұрын
As a college kid in the 80’s, I interned over the summers for our town highway department. They had a handful of Autocar dumps (and one old Louisville). They were all orange except for one red tandem… man, that thing was a beast. I can’t wait to see what you do with this one!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Great memories I'm sure.
@scottrlynch3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Enjoyed the stories. Tony is a legend!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 He's definitely a legend!
@wclearwater13 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike, love the gear and great to see it being saved.... bet you didn't even put a time sheet in for the day, it's about the love of old trucks...
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Wilson! You're right about not putting in my time because it was a paid holiday anyways. 😁
@dcurbatsch2 жыл бұрын
Good Stuff . One of the company's here used to have a heavy duty AUTOCAR here years ago only seen it once going south on the bypass had a booster hooked on the front big rig up truck.
@JDPLOWER3 жыл бұрын
In many ways the state is the reason so much old iron exists around here. Worth it to keep these trucks on the road earning (and very good money too) than letting it rust somewhere. During snow storms you see so much old iron on the roads sometimes it's like a traveling truck show.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree 💯
@edmelisky7743 жыл бұрын
Nice of you to work on your day off. Dedication...a lost quality. Happy new year, Mike , Tony, and Bill.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@paulie50763 жыл бұрын
Beautiful rig, my second most favourite truck in my list 😍 And I must say, really like your W-series to ,,, very nice 👍 💚 It thank you for sharing, dribbling a little ✨ and very envious 🙂
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Paulie!
@DirtBrute3 жыл бұрын
That’s a pretty cool truck! I like his story ! French is really the leader!!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
You know they are!
@Lucdoiron3 жыл бұрын
Load of the year right there! Happy new year, Mike!!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I agree 💯 Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@JohnJohnson-qg2ub3 жыл бұрын
Was a great day bro!!! Also I luv how clean u keep her...thank u for video.👌
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@flyerbob124 Жыл бұрын
They used to build Autocars in Exton, PA near where I grew up. Went there on my senior high school trip. They were real no bullshit trucks.
@tellmesomething2go3 жыл бұрын
hi guys. used to live on a long grade in medford. we`ed hear the big haulers pulling the hill, and would run to see them going by. that was a long time ago. one of the co. was fitzgerald. construction.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I use to stand on the bridge on that hill and take videos and pictures of trucks climbing up and going down with their Jakes!
@davidraiser60833 жыл бұрын
What a Great Find, My Dad Had A 1953 Super White 5&4 Wish I Could Find That Truck. Happy New Year.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Very cool! Happy New Year
@eddieweigel94903 жыл бұрын
That’s a beauty that baby looks like a A64B Autocar one tough besides the B81Mack my favorite she’s got a 270 nice
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Eddie 🎉
@davidwright70773 жыл бұрын
The boss man looked happy!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Definitely! Happy New Year!
@johnbresnahan23743 жыл бұрын
Just joined your channel. I'm out in Western Massachusetts. Very nice equipment and awesome crew. I can tell you take great pride in your buisness.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I'm happy you're on board! I'm blessed to work for a great family! I love western Massachusetts!
@lifetwolive3 жыл бұрын
cool old truck i was part of family business we had a few old whites 250 cumins 4x4 trans
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I'm a big fan of the old Whites!
@lennymiller93083 жыл бұрын
Happy New Mike ,,, and thank you Mr C for letting Mike share this with us
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@davidkennedy71533 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike , CONGRATS to your employer for saving this Classic , can't wait for progress videos , Thank You for taking time New Year's Eve , Happy New Year's & Safe Travels 👍👍👍👍
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you David ☺️
@packofhounds3 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, great video. I enjoyed that. Thanks for bringing the camera with you.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@jellyrollmorton111 Жыл бұрын
Ah man Tony is the man!!!
@TheBostonTrucker Жыл бұрын
He is!👍
@frankgyomoryjr61673 жыл бұрын
How can we not be nice to a guy with a rig as clean as yours? Happy New Year!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
It happens! 🤷 Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@frankbirkemose49673 жыл бұрын
Great Video,I think you should sit down with Anthony and have him tell about back in the day stories, I could listen to you and him talk trucks, have a happy new year to you and yours
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
I need to do that, he's a natural story teller! Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@hawkeye78343 жыл бұрын
That's great to see another old auto-car going to be worked on so it can come back to life. Love hearing about the old times from guys like him and my dad that's when trucking was actually trucking. Take care Mike have a great new year u and the family and stay safe out there brother.
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother! Happy New Year!
@donaldjobson67993 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Mike. Your boss seems like a great guy
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
He's exactly what you see.
@marktomlins66243 жыл бұрын
Nice video and always cool to hear an old story or 2 to go with it 🤛👏
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️ & Happy New Year!
@charlesharnois36843 жыл бұрын
I enjoy all your videos, thanks for sharing them! That awful car deserves to be saved it's a beautiful thing!
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@davidmaggard27963 жыл бұрын
Very kool love hearing old truckers telling tails of the good old days of time gone by new sub hear. Great video Drva
@TheBostonTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to my little corner of the the internet David!
@denzel2703 жыл бұрын
Hello from G.B. Love the video. Please record the process of putting this old girl back on the road. Love Autocars.