I received some info from Leroy that was typed up by Lon Arbergust some time back and I thought I would pass it on to you. The original name given to Diamond T Trucks was “The Nations Freight Car” Please click read more(or discuss) for the rest of the article….. In the late 1880 Mr. J.E. Tilt of Chicago was a shoe manufacturer. Mr. Tilt had several shoe stores and around 150 employees. The s... »
I found this onfo on the a ATCA Bulletin Board and thought I better pass it on. We have a large garage full of disassmbled REO trucks. All seem to be pre-WW2. Maybe even chain drive models. Axles (front and rear), wheels, engines, gearboxes, steering, wheels, radiators, cowlings, etc. etc. They had belonged to a family run lumber company, and everytime they “de-commissioned” a truck, t... »
Go to the website www.armybooks.com They have a book on 56 Years of Diamond T. Basically a compilation of old advertising, but fun to look at nonetheless. It gives you quite a bit of information on vairants, model numbers, cab options, etc. About $48 with shipping. Looks like a limited production of 1000 copies, and whoever made it , looks like they are planning a Volume 2. »
have been working on a 1946 509S for about a year. I got it running the first Iday I bought it so I will probably never restore it fully because it is too much fun to drive around! Instead, it is a work-in-progress that I can drive around town with my wife and kids and look a little goofy. I built a stake bed for it and haul old 1940’s tractors and just have fun. I looked around for mud flap... »
My Dad worked for D-T in Chicago in the late 30’s and was transferred to Kansas City, MO. in 1937. We went back to Chicago in 1946 and he retired there from the factory in 1956 as I remember. Some of my best memories were sitting on his lap steering the Diamond T pickup truck he used on weekends in Kansas City at the dealership sometime around 1941. He worked at the Dealership as parts manag... »
I am interested in contacting anyone with factory photos (8 1/2x 11 glossies only). I am exploring the possibility of a book on Diamond T Trucks. I have a publisher’s commitment. I have not found anyone with any of these kinds of photographs. A Diamond T book is needed. Please Contact me at: Robert Gabrick 424-165th Avenue Somerset, Wisconsin 54025 715-649-6254 Rwgabrick@aol.com »
As most of you know I have been working on a new program to supply you with Diamond T hats shirts and other items. I have great stars on it and it can be seen by clicking the tab to your left in the menu. If you see something you like or any other suggestions I would love to hear them. Diamond T Classics is not making up the products just the image that goes on them. If you do not like the item th... »
I have a 1948 201 that I am restoring presently and a 1947 cab over that came to me taken apart this one I will only need to reassemble. Parts are my biggest problem right now. I would like to find some NOS king pins for the 201. The parts store suggests that I machine a close pair to fit but would like to purchase a real set that would fit properly.I am still feeling my way around the Diamond T w... »
Dear Bill, I am sorry to inform you that my dear friend Paul R. Gordon passed away on Tuesday, March 16th. Paul worked for The Diamond T Motor Car Company for 41 years, from 1926 until the last one was made in 1967. He was active in the Windy City Chapter of the A.T.H.S. until recently and chose to spend his 96th Birthday with us last year at our Anniversary Banquet in April. I will send you addit... »
Al found out about the 1937 Model 80 pickup from his boss. After a little negotiating purchased it, borrowed a trailer a trailer and retrieved it from a farm in Northern Minnesota. The Diamond T sat on the trailer for almost a year while we finished restoring a 1930 Model A Ford Coupe. The project is being done in my garage in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a Western suburb of Minneapolis. We started last... »