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Autocar Company
Autocar Company
The Autocar Company is an American specialist manufacturer of severe-duty, Cab Over Engine vocational trucks, based in Hagerstown, Indiana. Began in one thousand eight hundred ninety seven [1] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles, and trucks from 1899, Autocar is the oldest surviving motor vehicle brand in the Western Hemisphere. The last cars were produced in one thousand nine hundred eleven and the company continued as a maker of severe-duty trucks. In one thousand nine hundred fifty three Autocar was taken over by the White Motor Company which made Autocar their top-of-the-line brand. White was taken over in turn by Volvo Trucks in one thousand nine hundred eighty one with Autocar continuing as a division. In 2001, Autocar was acquired by GVW Group, LLC, which revived Autocar as an independent company. Autocar now builds three models of custom-engineered, mighty duty trucks and has regained leading positions in several vocational segments.
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The company was called the Pittsburgh Motor Vehicle Company when embarked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in one thousand eight hundred ninety seven but was renamed the Autocar Company in one thousand eight hundred ninety nine [Two] when it moved to Ardmore, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. One of the company’s early cars was the Pittsburgher. [Trio] By 1907, the company had determined to concentrate on commercial vehicles, and the Autocar brand is still in use for commercial trucks. Autocar is the oldest surviving motor vehicle brand in the Western Hemisphere.
Based on the minutes of company board of directors meetings during 1903-1907 it is known that in one thousand nine hundred three the Board of Directors included the president, Louis S. Clarke, the secretary, John S. Clarke, as well as, James K. Clarke. Both Louis Semple Clarke and his brother John S. Clarke were members of the fabled South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club of Johnstown Flood fame.
Founder Edit
Autocar founder Louis Semple Clarke (1867–1957) was a successful mechanical engineer. Among Clarke’s innovations were the spark cork for gasoline engines, a perfected drive shaft system for automobiles, and the very first design of a useful oil circulation system. Clarke’s insistence of placing the driver on the left arm side of the vehicle led to that standardization across most of the automotive industry worldwide, and consequently we drive on the right side of the road. [Four] [ dubious – discuss ] The patented porcelain-insulated spark buttplug process was sold to Champ and remains the industry standard. [Trio]
Clarke was also a talented photographer. His family were members of the special South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club above Johnstown, Pennsylvania, whose earthen dam at Lake Conemaugh burst on May 31, 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood. [Five]
Clarke sold his interest in Autocar in one thousand nine hundred twenty nine and retired from business. He died in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 6, 1957, and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery, in Pittsburgh.
Products Edit
Autocar experimented with a series of vehicles from 1897, with a tricycle, “Autocar No. 1” now in the collection of the Smithsonian. [6] In one thousand eight hundred ninety nine Autocar built the very first motor truck ever produced for sale in North America. [7] The very first production Autocar automobile was a one thousand nine hundred single cylinder chain drive runabout. About twenty seven were made. In one thousand nine hundred one Autocar built the very first car in North America to use shaft drive. This vehicle is also now in the Smithsonian collection. [8]
The one thousand nine hundred four Autocar was tooled with a tonneau, it could seat four passengers and sold for US$1700. The horizontal-mounted vapid twin engine, situated at the front of the car, produced eleven hp (8.Two kW). This was a somewhat unusual engine design for the time, with most companies producing inline designs. A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The steel and wood-framed car weighed one thousand six hundred seventy five lb (760 kg). The early cars had tiller steering.
In one thousand nine hundred five the company was selling the Type XII car for $Two,250 and another it called the Type X for $1,000. It discontinued the Type XI and sold the last of them in 1905. The cars now had wheel steering with left palm drive.
The Type X was a runabout. During the 1905–1906 model year the company produced one thousand Type X cars. The manufacture of five hundred Type XV runabouts was authorized for one thousand nine hundred seven in place of five hundred touring cars (Type XIV) in addition to the one thousand runabouts already planned. At special meeting on June Nineteen, one thousand nine hundred six held at seven hundred eleven Arcade Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the board authorized the hiring of a general manager by the name of Harry A. Gillis at a salary of $Ten,000 per year. Production of three hundred Type XVI cars and five hundred Type XVII were authorized during a Board Meeting on November 21, 1906.
Commercial vehicles were made the concentrate from one thousand nine hundred seven and soon outnumbered cars. [9]
As of 1911, Autocar was making only trucks. The very first model, the Type XVII had a 97-inch wheelbase, a one and a half ton capacity, and a 2-cylinder gasoline engine under the seat. Later engines had four and six cylinders, and wheelbases became longer. Inline engines became the company’s concentrate.
During World War I, the Canadian Armoured Autocar used a Autocar chassis.
In 1929, Autocar sold three thousand three hundred units, however the number fell to one thousand in one thousand nine hundred thirty two and continued to decline during the Superb Depression. Larger trucks with “Blue Streak” gasoline engines and Diesel engines, mainly from Cummins, came later.
During World War II, Autocar supplied 50,000 units to the military, including specialty vehicles such as half-tracks; during its entire prewar history, the company had only built 70,000 units. Autocar ranked 85th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. [Ten] Civilian production resumed in one thousand nine hundred forty four and sales enhanced greatly after the war. Autocar soon had one hundred dealers.
Subsidiary of White Motor Company Edit
However, the boom after the war ended quickly, and in 1953, Autocar sold out to the White Motor Company, which made Autocar their top-of-the-line brand among their “Big Four” brand portfolio. The Ardmore plant was substituted in one thousand nine hundred fifty four with a fresh plant in Exton, Pennsylvania, tho’ the Ardmore plant burned while being ripped down in one thousand nine hundred fifty six and the fire could have demolished a neighborhood.
Autocar’s “Custom-built Engineering” process for meeting each customer’s needs led to a reputation as “World’s Finest”. White substituted Blue Streak engines with its own Mustang, and production of gasoline-powered trucks ended in 1965.
AP Off-road vehicles became an significant product for Autocar. The one thousand nine hundred sixty four AP19 shown in September two thousand seven at a Golden Age Truck Museum exhibit “has a GCW of 900,000 lbs, a 30,000lb front axle, planetary rear axles rated at 200,000 lbs, and was originally powered with a five hundred twenty five HP Cummins V-12 diesel which was later substituted with a 6-cylinder Cummins KT rated at seven hundred fifty HP.”
The Exton plant ended production in 1980, with production moving to Ogden, Utah. [Trio]
White/Volvo/GMC Edit
Shortly after the stir to Utah in 1980, with White insolvent, AB Volvo acquired the U.S. assets and brands, to become Volvo-White LLC. Volvo produced trucks under both the White and Autocar brands. The last traditional Autocar with a “Custom-built Driver Cab” was made in Ogden on December Eighteen, 1987. Autocar continued as a division focused on severe-duty trucks. Highlights during this period were DK model trucks, widely used in heavy-dump truck and turn down applications and the AT64F, a top-of-the-line tractor marketed as “The Legend”.
Volvo-White bought GMC’s strong truck business in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven creating the Volvo WhiteGMC brand. Volvo dropped any reference to White but used the Autocar bow-tie emblem on the radiator and bondage mask side panels. The name switched to Volvo-Autocar in 1996. [Trio]
Autocar remained a part of Volvo until 2001, when Volvo acquired the North American operations of Renault Trucks, including its wholly wielded subsidiary, Mack Trucks. As the merged company would have an excess/anti-competitive share of the reject truck market sector, Volvo agreed to sell select vehicle designs for the Xpeditor low cab forward powerful duty product, intellectual properties, and the Autocar Company brand to Highland Park, Illinois-based Grand Vehicle Works Holdings, LLC (GVW). The Xpeditor cab was previously used in the Autocar ACL and ACM conventional truck models manufactured by Volvo.
Once again independent after almost fifty years, the Autocar company now [ when? ] employs three hundred at its manufacturing facility in Hagerstown, Indiana where the company produces custom-engineered Class eight trucks for severe-duty vocational applications. The company’s severe-duty ACX model offers features ranging from improved ergonomic cabs, integrated controls, and a hybrid drive truck, the Autocar E3. The Autocar ACX is now #Two nationally in several segments, including concrete pump trucks and deny trucks. The Autocar ACTT is a leading model of terminal tractor. The company has a nationwide service network in the US. Autocar’s customer base includes large fleets, private fleets and major municipalities in the United States and Canada such as Miami, Newark, Houston, Chicago and Vancouver.
Autocar Company
Autocar Company
The Autocar Company is an American specialist manufacturer of severe-duty, Cab Over Engine vocational trucks, based in Hagerstown, Indiana. Commenced in one thousand eight hundred ninety seven [1] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles, and trucks from 1899, Autocar is the oldest surviving motor vehicle brand in the Western Hemisphere. The last cars were produced in one thousand nine hundred eleven and the company continued as a maker of severe-duty trucks. In one thousand nine hundred fifty three Autocar was taken over by the White Motor Company which made Autocar their top-of-the-line brand. White was taken over in turn by Volvo Trucks in one thousand nine hundred eighty one with Autocar continuing as a division. In 2001, Autocar was acquired by GVW Group, LLC, which revived Autocar as an independent company. Autocar now builds three models of custom-engineered, powerful duty trucks and has regained leading positions in several vocational segments.
Contents
The company was called the Pittsburgh Motor Vehicle Company when commenced in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in one thousand eight hundred ninety seven but was renamed the Autocar Company in one thousand eight hundred ninety nine [Two] when it moved to Ardmore, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. One of the company’s early cars was the Pittsburgher. [Three] By 1907, the company had determined to concentrate on commercial vehicles, and the Autocar brand is still in use for commercial trucks. Autocar is the oldest surviving motor vehicle brand in the Western Hemisphere.
Based on the minutes of company board of directors meetings during 1903-1907 it is known that in one thousand nine hundred three the Board of Directors included the president, Louis S. Clarke, the secretary, John S. Clarke, as well as, James K. Clarke. Both Louis Semple Clarke and his brother John S. Clarke were members of the fabled South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club of Johnstown Flood fame.
Founder Edit
Autocar founder Louis Semple Clarke (1867–1957) was a successful mechanical engineer. Among Clarke’s innovations were the spark ass-plug for gasoline engines, a perfected drive shaft system for automobiles, and the very first design of a useful oil circulation system. Clarke’s insistence of placing the driver on the left arm side of the vehicle led to that standardization via most of the automotive industry worldwide, and consequently we drive on the right side of the road. [Four] [ dubious – discuss ] The patented porcelain-insulated spark butt-plug process was sold to Champ and remains the industry standard. [Three]
Clarke was also a talented photographer. His family were members of the off the hook South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club above Johnstown, Pennsylvania, whose earthen dam at Lake Conemaugh burst on May 31, 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood. [Five]
Clarke sold his interest in Autocar in one thousand nine hundred twenty nine and retired from business. He died in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 6, 1957, and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery, in Pittsburgh.
Products Edit
Autocar experimented with a series of vehicles from 1897, with a tricycle, “Autocar No. 1” now in the collection of the Smithsonian. [6] In one thousand eight hundred ninety nine Autocar built the very first motor truck ever produced for sale in North America. [7] The very first production Autocar automobile was a one thousand nine hundred single cylinder chain drive runabout. About twenty seven were made. In one thousand nine hundred one Autocar built the very first car in North America to use shaft drive. This vehicle is also now in the Smithsonian collection. [8]
The one thousand nine hundred four Autocar was tooled with a tonneau, it could seat four passengers and sold for US$1700. The horizontal-mounted vapid twin engine, situated at the front of the car, produced eleven hp (8.Two kW). This was a somewhat unusual engine design for the time, with most companies producing inline designs. A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The steel and wood-framed car weighed one thousand six hundred seventy five lb (760 kg). The early cars had tiller steering.
In one thousand nine hundred five the company was selling the Type XII car for $Two,250 and another it called the Type X for $1,000. It discontinued the Type XI and sold the last of them in 1905. The cars now had wheel steering with left mitt drive.
The Type X was a runabout. During the 1905–1906 model year the company produced one thousand Type X cars. The manufacture of five hundred Type XV runabouts was authorized for one thousand nine hundred seven in place of five hundred touring cars (Type XIV) in addition to the one thousand runabouts already planned. At special meeting on June Nineteen, one thousand nine hundred six held at seven hundred eleven Arcade Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the board authorized the hiring of a general manager by the name of Harry A. Gillis at a salary of $Ten,000 per year. Production of three hundred Type XVI cars and five hundred Type XVII were authorized during a Board Meeting on November 21, 1906.
Commercial vehicles were made the concentrate from one thousand nine hundred seven and soon outnumbered cars. [9]
As of 1911, Autocar was making only trucks. The very first model, the Type XVII had a 97-inch wheelbase, a one and a half ton capacity, and a 2-cylinder gasoline engine under the seat. Later engines had four and six cylinders, and wheelbases became longer. Inline engines became the company’s concentrate.
During World War I, the Canadian Armoured Autocar used a Autocar chassis.
In 1929, Autocar sold three thousand three hundred units, tho’ the number fell to one thousand in one thousand nine hundred thirty two and continued to decline during the Good Depression. Larger trucks with “Blue Streak” gasoline engines and Diesel engines, mainly from Cummins, came later.
During World War II, Autocar supplied 50,000 units to the military, including specialty vehicles such as half-tracks; during its entire prewar history, the company had only built 70,000 units. Autocar ranked 85th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. [Ten] Civilian production resumed in one thousand nine hundred forty four and sales enlargened greatly after the war. Autocar soon had one hundred dealers.
Subsidiary of White Motor Company Edit
However, the boom after the war ended quickly, and in 1953, Autocar sold out to the White Motor Company, which made Autocar their top-of-the-line brand among their “Big Four” brand portfolio. The Ardmore plant was substituted in one thousand nine hundred fifty four with a fresh plant in Exton, Pennsylvania, tho’ the Ardmore plant burned while being ripped down in one thousand nine hundred fifty six and the fire could have ruined a neighborhood.
Autocar’s “Custom-made Engineering” process for meeting each customer’s needs led to a reputation as “World’s Finest”. White substituted Blue Streak engines with its own Mustang, and production of gasoline-powered trucks ended in 1965.
AP Off-road vehicles became an significant product for Autocar. The one thousand nine hundred sixty four AP19 shown in September two thousand seven at a Golden Age Truck Museum exhibit “has a GCW of 900,000 lbs, a 30,000lb front axle, planetary rear axles rated at 200,000 lbs, and was originally powered with a five hundred twenty five HP Cummins V-12 diesel which was later substituted with a 6-cylinder Cummins KT rated at seven hundred fifty HP.”
The Exton plant ended production in 1980, with production moving to Ogden, Utah. [Trio]
White/Volvo/GMC Edit
Shortly after the budge to Utah in 1980, with White insolvent, AB Volvo acquired the U.S. assets and brands, to become Volvo-White LLC. Volvo produced trucks under both the White and Autocar brands. The last traditional Autocar with a “Custom-made Driver Cab” was made in Ogden on December Legitimate, 1987. Autocar continued as a division focused on severe-duty trucks. Highlights during this period were DK model trucks, widely used in heavy-dump truck and deny applications and the AT64F, a top-of-the-line tractor marketed as “The Legend”.
Volvo-White bought GMC’s intense truck business in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven creating the Volvo WhiteGMC brand. Volvo dropped any reference to White but used the Autocar bow-tie emblem on the radiator and rubber hood side panels. The name switched to Volvo-Autocar in 1996. [Three]
Autocar remained a part of Volvo until 2001, when Volvo acquired the North American operations of Renault Trucks, including its wholly possessed subsidiary, Mack Trucks. As the merged company would have an excess/anti-competitive share of the turn down truck market sector, Volvo agreed to sell select vehicle designs for the Xpeditor low cab forward powerful duty product, intellectual properties, and the Autocar Company brand to Highland Park, Illinois-based Grand Vehicle Works Holdings, LLC (GVW). The Xpeditor cab was previously used in the Autocar ACL and ACM conventional truck models manufactured by Volvo.
Once again independent after almost fifty years, the Autocar company now [ when? ] employs three hundred at its manufacturing facility in Hagerstown, Indiana where the company produces custom-engineered Class eight trucks for severe-duty vocational applications. The company’s severe-duty ACX model offers features ranging from improved ergonomic cabs, integrated controls, and a hybrid drive truck, the Autocar E3. The Autocar ACX is now #Two nationally in several segments, including concrete pump trucks and reject trucks. The Autocar ACTT is a leading model of terminal tractor. The company has a nationwide service network in the US. Autocar’s customer base includes large fleets, private fleets and major municipalities in the United States and Canada such as Miami, Newark, Houston, Chicago and Vancouver.