That is basically a re-badged Reo/White truck . REX sold redi-mixer units and you could buy also a compleat unit from them in the 60s using the REO/White cab/chassis. Thus the "REX" on the grill .
Hmmm, maybe calling the truck an "ol' pig" would be more fitting. John's info gave me a little more to go on, and I found this: Looks like the same truck, but the year still eludes me. On the website I found this picture ( http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/dt_trucks.htm about 3/4 of the way down ) all it says about the truck in the above picture (which looks identical to the one I originally posted) is that the picture is "A Reo tractor picture given to me by the White truck company in the 1960's. " The doors look awful round to be from the 60's, at least as far as Chevy/Ford would have been concerned. But is this Reo/White truck a model from some point in the sixties? If so, when?
Big trucks didn`t really change much body-wise for several years. They were purpose-built,not for new-edge looks. Ford especially used the same body style on the big trucks for several years after a new body style came out for the light duty variations. For example,look at the Checker....they were built for commecial use and used the same body style for many years,all the way up to the 1980`s.
From what I can see of the cab, it looks a lot like a B-61 Mack. ps, I'm not saying it is a B-61...just that the cab LOOKS like one. Many smaller truck manufacturers bought components from other companies. Late 50's-mid 60's Ford and Mack COE cab's came out of the same stamping dies.
Yup, the cab loooked a lot like the old thermodynes, mack made one similiar with the squared off fenders, i recall they were so you stand on them and had a step or two to get up there. I rode in one that my dad thought about buying but the fenders were too wide to make it across a bridge on the 'reality road' (a logging road in northern maine) and he had to back the damn thing for miles until there was a spot wide enough to turn around. I think that was in '56-57. It were a big off-road rig, yellow & all macks were green back then. Don't remember the number, might've been an 80 series (dad had a 48, 49 gas jobs; a 60, 61 and a couple 63's) Brings tears to my eyes when i see a restored one.
It looks to me to be a diamond reo from the late 50s eairly 60s.Front end a reo but that cab Does look like a mack......no documentation,just opinion
White bought/owned both Diamond T and REO by 1960. The Diamond-REO used the REO cab which dates design wise from the early 50s. And "Rex-Chainbelt" was the Rex's company's full name, a bit kinky No?? Before getting back into rods a few years ago I collected BIG trucks for about 12 years. Pete's ,KW's A-Cars etc. seemed to always have 4-5 of the damm things sitting around at any one time. Try keeping up with maintance on a few that each have 10 tires and 3-4 batteries and take 10 gallons of oil per change. WHEW !! Or a V-12 Seagrave fire engine with 4 sets of points and 24 plugs,try a tune up on that one . And by the way big trucks with out 2 shift sticks are only Ladies trucks !! LOL!!!
Hmmmm, okay. Thanks for the opinion, that dating would make sense in keeping with FoMoCo's earlier post.
Look around for a serial # plate or body trim plate...small specialist manufacturers tended to very simple info there, as in stamping the year right on it rather than using codes to designate.
I owned several of those Reos and Diamond Reos, the latest I had was a '69, that looks like a mid to late '60s model
Years ago I raced against a guy in a Rally that entered as Rex Carz. Maybe that truck was owned by him too. Thought the name was so funny I entered a motorcycle race as Bengt Forx
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