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After lots more research into these lovely trucks, I’ve now set my heart on a late 30’s model.

Day,
I highly recommend getting a JXD engine if you can. They are used in many other vehicles plus farm machinery and even old searchlights. I put a 1935 JXD into my 1935 211AD Diamond T to replace the bad JXA. They are interchangeable but the later JXD replaced the gear drive generator with a belt drive generator. Take a look at your old JXA…[Read more]

Day, I have a 1935 Diamond T 211AD flatbed truck in original condition. It had a bad JXA engine in it so that needed an overhaul. These trucks came with JX series engines made by Hercules, with JXA being the smallest and JXD being the biggest. They have different bore sizes and some other different internal details, but basically they are…[Read more]

Day, I have a 1935 Diamond T 211AD flatbed truck in original condition. It had a bad JXA engine in it so that needed an overhaul. These trucks came with JX series engines made by Hercules, with JXA being the smallest and JXD being the biggest. They have different bore sizes and some other different internal details, but basically they are…[Read more]

Today I posted a wanted ad on this website for two parts that I need. Front shocks are not on this 1935 211AD truck. They were apparently an option. There are mounting points for the shocks on the truck so all I need is someone with a parts truck with shocks. I want these because the couple times I drove it the ride was worse than stiff.

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Thanks for your reply – I’ll keep searching.

I’m REALLY getting the desire for the ’37/’38 models, too.

What sort of price premium would a late 30’s truck carry over a late ’40’s model?

1935 MODEL 211 FOR SALE , ENGINE and TRANSMISSION , { NOT installed } they are “available” , Diamond T Truck for sale $14,500 { without } engine/transmission ; (or) $15,500 { with } original engine / transmission ( from this truck ). pictures: 16.
seller: TRACY KROON , PHONE: ( 406 ) 578 – 200 ; DIAMOND T TRUCK LOCATION : WILSALL , MONTANA 59086…[Read more]

DIAMOND T TRUCKS FOR SALE TODAY 10/23/2015 ( hemmings web site ; classified / search – form ) : (1) 1935 M. 211 (2) 1938 M. 306H (3) 1952 M. 520 DELUXE (4) 1950 910R (5) 1935 M. 243 DELUXE CAB (6) 1948 M. 201 PICKUP (7) 1946 POP CORN TRUCK ,
( “HAND BUILT” ) (8) 1955 TRUCK WITH 21 FOOT BED WITH ATTACHED RAMPS AND HEAVY DUTY WINCH. (9) 1948 M. 201…[Read more]

Andy Sweeney: SOME DIAMOND T TRUCKS LISTED FOR SALE ( http://www.hemmings.com / classifieds ) note: “NO” long nose 400 or 500 series listed today ; you “might” want to keep checking the http://www.hemmings.com / classified ads in the future for the long nose 400 or 500 series DIAMOND T TRUCKS.