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"Truck, Diamond, 4-ton, 6×6 with winch cargo" In 1939-1941 the Army Ordnance Corps was developing a complete line of tactical trucks that could operate over all roads and cross-country terrain in all weather. 4-ton (3,600 kg) load rated six-wheel drive trucks had been successful towing artillery in the 1930s, and the size would be standardized to tow the Field Artillery Branch's new 155 mm ...
Designed as a heavy prime mover for tank transporting, the hard-cab Diamond T 980 [2] was the product of the Diamond T Company in Chicago.In 1940 the British Purchasing Commission, looking to equip the British Army with a vehicle capable of transporting larger and heavier tanks, approached a number of American truck manufacturers to assess their models.
1940s Diamond T dealership in Oregon. The Diamond T Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 by C. A. Tilt. Reportedly, the company name was created when Tilt’s shoe-making father fashioned a logo featuring a big “T” (for Tilt) framed by a diamond, which signified high quality. [1]
The Texaco Doodlebug (also called the Diamond T Doodlebug) was a futuristic American tanker truck of the 1930s. The vehicles were streamlined and highly aerodynamic. [ 1 ] The overall shape, a flattened half-cylinder rounded at the front and tapered at the end, has been described as a "pill" [ 1 ] or "breadloaf". [ 2 ]
Farm to Market Road 917 (FM 917) is located in Johnson County. It runs from SH 171 in Godley to US 287 near Mansfield. FM 917 was designated on November 23, 1948, from US 81 (now I-35W) northwest of Alvarado northeast 4.3 miles (6.9 km) towards Lillian. On July 14, 1949, the road was extended northeast 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to Lillian.
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The Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters are a historic ranch headquarters complex on Wyoming Highway 313 in Chugwater, Wyoming.Organized in 1883 in Scotland, the Swan Company was one of the largest ranching operations in the nation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, managing more than one million acres of land.
Diamond Reo Trucks was an American truck manufacturer. In 1967, Diamond T and Reo Trucks were combined to form the Diamond Reo Trucks Division of the White Motor Corporation. Reo dated back to 1904 when Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile, began building motor cars, and Diamond T dated back to 1905 when C. A. Tilt began building vehicles.