tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post1504848244208598956..comments2024-03-09T12:18:51.016-05:00Comments on TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.: 1939: GILBERT & MOTT CHEVROLETTom Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-2934350628942184632012-11-26T20:00:00.855-05:002012-11-26T20:00:00.855-05:00Hi Tom, You are absolutely correct. Autocar trucks...Hi Tom, You are absolutely correct. Autocar trucks were manufactured in Ardmore, PA. They became part of Volvo, White trucks, in the 1980s. Back, in the 1970's, I attended an auction in Ardmore, PA. If memory serves me, it was the estate of an executive of the company. I picked up some very significant Autocar memorabilia, including 8x10" photos of the first Autocar, a beautiful huge bound book from WWII showing all of the products manufactured by Autocar during the war, among other things. A good productive day for me. Nothing like that in auctions, today. rayfromvillaparkrayfromvillaparknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-60664860632477824022012-11-26T18:44:24.559-05:002012-11-26T18:44:24.559-05:00AS I SEEM TO RECALL THAT THE AUTOCAR WAS MANUFACTU...AS I SEEM TO RECALL THAT THE AUTOCAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN PENNSYLVANIA. RIGHT OR WRONG?<br /><br />TOMTom Gloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-14101398364242260052012-11-26T17:56:44.275-05:002012-11-26T17:56:44.275-05:00Hi Tom, This is a great view, looking South, on Br...Hi Tom, This is a great view, looking South, on Brunswick Avenue. with the old Reading Railroad station in the background and a partial view of the Battle monument. This is the Service entrance to Gilbert and Mott Chevrolet. The Sales and Used Car departments were on Princeton Avenue. I never knew there was an Autocar Truck dealership at this location. They were a small manufacturer of mainly heavy duty trucks, that had been around since 1899. The lady standing next to the old Pontiac, reminds me of my grandmother. The dress and pulled back hair, into a bun, is so reminiscent of that time period. She has been gone for 45 years, but I remember her, as if it were yesterday. rayfromvillapark rayfromvillaparknoreply@blogger.com