Jack Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Everyone of HMVF - Jack has somehow got hold of the Tankgrad Autocar Manual. If he finds their Autocar Tailer companion to it :readbook::coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Everyone of HMVF - Jack has somehow got hold of the Tankgrad Autocar Manual. If he finds their Autocar Tailer companion to it, heavens knows how bad he will get :shocked: Just look what happened to me.... Can someone nearby get around to Jack's place pronto and administer a Ferret Technical Manual or similar anaesthetic? Can take a Stalwart one around - that way if the words and pictures fail to sooth and calm the troubled mind of Fearless Leader - we can hit him over the head with it instead (it ain't a small book folks!!!) and achieve calm and tranquillity that way.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 You will like this one Jack, its a tinted photo from the Timkin axles co contribution book of 1945 cheers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Thought i would put these here, two photos of a 1/35 scale model of the Autocar made i believe by one of our French visitors to Trucks and Tracks a couple of years back. The show is on again in February 2009 i will post up details as soon as i have a bit more info cheers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Thanks Les - nice 10 ton stake trailer. Stunning looking unit. They helped take the 101st airborne into Bastogne. I have been offered a 10 tonner - just getting it back here is the cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 In the late 70ts their where 4 AUTOCARS U5044 Tractor units & 1U2044 OIL SERVICE TRUCK .In a barn just north of ROMFORD .I Think they where sold to sombody in the west country bought them ? .Two of the tractor where restorable as was the oil truck .Any body know where they are ? T CORBIN Funny how you trip over things when you are not looking - just found this in the MVT's Windscreen magazine (Sept 1988), from the Avon region: "...Richard Jefferies went to see a farmer in Exxes to buy a trailer for his 5-ton Autocar, as it turned out he not only bought this trailer, but 5 more 2 1/2-ton Autocars and a draw bar trailer. The vehicles are: 1 Autocar Tanker 2 1/2-ton 4x4 660 gallon U2044 mobile oil service facilities for US Air Force, and 4 Autocar tractor units 2 1/2-ton 4x4 U-4144T. The tanker is to be restored by Richard's son, Jason, who estimates about two years work will be required. The vehicle is basically sound, but all the side lockers are missing and will have to be fabricated. At least two of the tractor units will be restored, one of the units still has the original markings. This history of these vehicles starts from 1947 when they were brought from the Ruddington sales by a farmer. The tanker was used for lime spreading, one tractor unit was used for transporting a priestman cub with dragline. The remaining three tractor units were used for spares. These vehicles were last used in 1957 and have been parked in a barn since then." I recall seeing the tanker at an MVT show at Weston-Super-Mare around this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 I spoke to Jason at W+P, he has yet to start on the tanker but is still keen to get it restored one day. There are a few in U.S.A. but I would imagine this must the only one left over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Bart reported this item long ago and i have asked the question on another forum, i note the tanker is up for a restoration but what has happened to the others the original report said 2 of maybe 3 could be salvaged form the 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Didnt they feature as found in W & T? Yes - just looked it up (27:46). Contrary to the previous quote, the haul from Essex (I did wonder where Exxes was!) is described as one U2044 Oil Servicing (tanker), one U4044 tractor and three U4144T tractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 Perhaps Jason is the one to ask? By the way, Runflat, nice piece of detective work! I only discovered this info at W+P and couldn't report the info as I did not have his permission to reveal their whereabouts. And last week I stood by a pile of about 100 N.O.S. 12.00 x 20 Runflats!!!! They've got a bit "dry" but the guy reckons some in the middle should be OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 This is what a U4044T looks like.....with a 2,000 gall Heil tanker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I well remember Richard Jefferies from the (then) Avon Area of the MVT chatting to me about his collection of Autocar vehicles and projects in the early 90's. It certainly isnt a secret as far as I'm aware, as its widely known he's owned them for many years. I also remember a visit to Chris Goldings yard at Frampton Cottrell near Bristol in 1989 (to purchase a GMC oil filter!) where there was an International Harvester (similar design to the Autocar/Federal that we are discussing here) painted in desert tan colours. I do have a picture from that day - somewhere about! It was owned by Chris i believe, then another guy from that area with a big bushy beard. It was repainted green and turned up at one of the Castle Combe Circuit shows in either 1990 or 1991. I've never seen the vehicle since. Richard and Jason Jefferies were both at 'Route to Victory' in May this year. Richard is more than approachable for any discussions about these types of vehicles, although I doubt he will want to part with much after all these years - especially with his son active in the hobbie with a tidy Diamond T 981 on the show circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 A WWII period pic of a Autocar with a VERY-------> long ----->trailer Men transporting freight by a trailer truck. Location: India Date taken: 1943 Photographer: William Vandivert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hope Jack had the drip tray over his keyboard before seeing that one!! :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 A WWII period pic of a Autocar with a VERY-------> long ----->trailer Men transporting freight by a trailer truck. Location: India Date taken: 1943 Photographer: William Vandivert whoa, very cool!! How long do you suspect that trailer is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Looking at the people on it I would say the bed is about 40-45 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 It's a C-2, 12 1/2 ton wrecking semi-trailer which came in two models, a 25' and a 40'. This is the latter and the size refers to the bed length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Not a bad guess by the Cubed one then!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Ah, thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 An Autocar tanker was mentioned earlier in this thread. This is what it looked like at Weston-Super-Mare many years ago: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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