diamont t, tell me what you know!

So i picked up this cab today for my project. I dont know the year and wondering if anyone on here can tell me about it, and maybe a website for them and parts too. thanks!

 

50's somewhere, they used this cab up the entire decade.

 

That style was from the early 50s and into the 60s. 49 was, I think, the last year for the old square cab with twin windshields.

 

What're going to do with that? Hot rod it? Who'd be dumb enough to do something like that?

 

go to; www.aths.org.....website for American Truck Historical Society,,,they have a periodical called Wheels of Time and classifieds (The Back Lot)

 

When Diamond T was absorbed by REO, the D-Ts lost their traditional cab (except on the big rigs) and were equipped with the old REO cab. Can't tell you how many years REO used it but that's what you have.

 

We used to have a '56 tow rig at work that looked something like that. Ours had fenders made from steel checkerplate tho'

Flatman

 

I believe that cab is shared with IH well into the 60's on the bigger trucks.

 

Mack too i believe, an old Thermodyne, and i swear i can see two shifting handles sticking up thru the floor - even tho they aren't there.

 

thank you all for the info, the cab will be going on this

 

never was the brightest bulb in the bunch haha

 

found this 35 on Craigslist the other day if somebody is in search of one. runs and drives for not to bad of a price.. would be one hell of a car hauler!

http://http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/2301556997.html

 

That cab is the REO built unit. It was shared by Diamond T and White trucks after 1958. The IH cabs were used on Diamond T from about 1950 till 1958. IH never used that cab. As for fenders, REO used round fenders till about 1958, then they squared them off in the front after that. If you need info and pics, there is a website called
the Classic White Page. do a google search. There are pic albums on that site with lots to lok at to give you some ideas.

 

I've seen alot of REO's but I've never seen one with that bent windshield. That seems a little unusual to me.

 

maybe its a rare one!

 

what does IH stand for?

 

what does IH stand for?

internatonal harvester


my pal has a 1950 diamond T and the cab had some damage to the doors. his mother-in-law had a 1951 IH out in the field with lots of good parts. the IH cab is the same as the DT cab, just diffferent fenders, hood and grille.

Later

 

muchas gracias

 

If you take about 8" off the top it'll look about what you see in my avatar! Thats why i made the smartsassed comment about who'd be dumb enough to hot rod a truck cab.

 

ya thats wild looking, i dont know if im brave enough to cut this one up, maybe down the road

 

WOW I have nothing

 

fit like a glove!