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Portrait of two classics: ’71 Autocar and its paint scheme’s inspiration, ’74 Diamond Reo goes to the museum
Ohio-based heavy equipment operator James Green hunts down the inspiration for his late father’s 1971 Autocar’s paint scheme in a 1980 Overdrive issue, and donates his grandfather’s 1974 Diamond Reo, his final truck, to the Iowa 80 trucking museum. Take a run through some of that history with Green here.
May 8, 2019
Custom Rigs
Photos and more: Highway Hank’s 1981 KW goes to trucking museum
Highway Hank Good donated his infamous 1981 Kenworth K100 Highway Hilton No. 1 late last year to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, where it will rest out its days.
January 15, 2015
Business
Iowa 80 to host party for Saurer and Mack Jr. trucks
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th birthday party for its 1912 Saurer and 1912 Mack Jr. trucks on Friday, July 13, at 2:30 pm (CDT). The event will coincide with this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 12-13. The event is open to the public. The Mack Jr. model was the first one that […]
July 4, 2012
Business
Throngs celebrate at Walcott Jamboree
Nearly 30,000 drivers and their families from 23 states and Canada joined festivities at last week’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop. For this year’s 32nd jamboree, visitors were entertained with more than 175 exhibits, a Super Truck Beauty Contest with 59 contestants, an antique truck display of more than 200 vehicles, […]
July 19, 2011
Business
Iowa 80 launches museum app
The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum has launched an app that will give virtual visitors the opportunity the vintage truck exhibits. Those who visit the museum can also listen to audio about the trucks on display through the application. The app is available for iPhone and Android free of charge and provides additional details about each […]
July 15, 2011
Channel 19
Visit the trucking museum at Iowa 80 and download a new app
If it happens you’re at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop today, be sure to visit the trucking museum. If you’re packing  a smartphone, scan the QR code with the phone’s camera at the front desk to download a new app and you can go back there anytime you like — […]
July 15, 2011
Business
Con-way donates antique tractor
The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum received a 1983 Ford Model 8000 cabover tractor from Con-way Freight Tuesday.
April 18, 2011
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