How tall are they?

[Andy Sweeney]

Having never been in the company of a D.T, can someone confirm the approximate height of the roof on a typical late ’40’s example – 305, 404, 509 etc – I assume they’re all a similar height?

There’s dimension drawings on the net for length and wheelbase etc, but not height?

How tall are they typically?

Thanks.

[Jim Power]

Hey Andy,
Good question. I went out and measured my 48 509 and she is 80 inches from shop floor to roof and clearance lights. Of course the smaller models will probably measure up a tad shorter as the wheel sizes get smaller. Hope this helps you to imagine. Hope you meet one in person soon. They do impress.
Cheers jp

[Bill Fisher]

Check out this posting Andy, I believe it originated from David Payne.
https://diamondtclassics.club/wp-content/gallery/album203/TMP112_DT_509_DIMENSIONS_8_23_1948.jpg
Right click it and open in a new page. I find that anything that is in the truck photo or documents and manual files, they won’t open unless you do this.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by Bill Fisher.

[Andy Sweeney]

Thanks – at least I know it will fit in my garage.

Just got to find a dry and rust free example now. I’ve had a look at a few on the East coast but there has been ‘lace curtains’ round the bottom and I’d rather pay a bit more and get a rock sold dry and dusty sun scorched example.

Te search continues…

[Andy Sweeney]

That’s a lovely drawing – but I can’t read any of the dimensions as the resolution is too small. Anyone got a clearer version?

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