INFORMATION FROM THE DIAMOND T REGISTER 1995
WRTTEN BY Bill Wielinski ( EDITOR ) D T REGISTER
PRE-WAR ( NO TRUCK PRODUCTION 1943 To 1945 ) Diamond T Trucks SAW A STANDARD VERSION ( 201 S ) AND A DELUXE
Version ( 201 D ) . The DELUXE VERSION HAD MANY OPTIONS
AVAILABLE ; Lots of Stainless TRIM ; LARGE HUBCAPS ; SIX GAUGE
DASH ( As Opposed To TWO ) Framed In Engine-Turned Plates .
ACCESORY LIST : Fender LITES , REAR BUMPERS , MARKER LITES ,
PHILCO RADIO ,etc. Even Though Many of These ITEMS DISAPPEARED From The SALES SHEETS in the POST-WAR WORLD , THEY WERE STILL AVAILABLE ON SPECIAL ORDER . ALSO there was ONE CAB ,POST-WAR . ALTHOUGH IT WAS CALLED A DELUXE , IT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN STANDARD AND DELUXE IN ITS APPOINTMNTS . 1946 and Part of 1947 ALSO SAW the USE of IVORY PAINTED TRIM AT Diamond T . THIS REMAINED IN EFFECT UNTIL CHROME AND STAINLESS STEEL BECAME MORE READILY AVAILABLE . SOMETIMES YOU WILL FIND STAINLESS UNDER THAT PAINT , AS THE FACTORY MIXED AND MATCHED PIECES .
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