Memories for us old truckers

[skyking1]

that is a thing of beauty.

 

[DMiller]

Only in the Eye of the Beholder!!

 

[Truck Shop]

Only in the Eye of the Beholder!!

Break the windshield and your wallet will be in the eye of the beholder. Those old wrap around
shields are expensive.

 

[DMiller]

Dodge Cab, appears a Diamond style Radiator Cornice. Fella here restored a 1959 Dodge Pickup, had to replace clouded shield, $860 JUST for the Glass, seal had to be custom made.

 

[Truck Shop]

Dodge Cab, appears a Diamond style Radiator Cornice

I believe that's a REO nose. Would be about right year wise, either way White built the nose.

 

[skyking1]

Break the windshield and your wallet will be in the eye of the beholder. Those old wrap around
shields are expensive.

That is some of the beauty. The way the windshield curves are matched with the nose, that attention to styling details. I like it a lot! The 4wd and giant tires, the little chrome caps, the headlight array on the bumper. That is Oshkosh type goodness.

 

[DMiller]

A face only a Mother could love, like R190s

 

[DMiller]

Based my thought on the old Diamond I had driven. Similar to this.

 

[DMiller]

Even as I was a youth and scrawny back then, still had to fold myself into that old Diamond T where had to be careful letting out the clutch not to knock myself out with own knee!!

 

[Truck Shop]

Based my thought on the old Diamond I had driven. Similar to this.

All owned and built by White. Only difference is which cab was used. But those 190 cabs were
the Cat's meow! Rounded, matched the rest of the sheet metal. Those Diamond T's had the
best design for a radiator shell. Only one better was Autocar-IMO.

 

[Truck Shop]

One of my better renditions.

 

[Pops52]

Based my thought on the old Diamond I had driven. Similar to this.
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DM, I too drove one like this early in my career. I took this pic in 73 right before i quit. 55 model, 262, R-96 straight 5" exhaust. Lovely sound

 

[kshansen]

Have to wonder if the skinny little kids at school got picked on too much and decided to go into truck designing to get even with the kids who were into trucks?

 

[Old Doug]

Have to wonder if the skinny little kids at school got picked on too much and decided to go into truck designing to get even with the kids who were into trucks?

A lot of stuff makes me wonder why or who was the person they built this for.

 

[Truck Shop]

Have to wonder if the skinny little kids at school got picked on too much and decided to go into truck designing to get even with the kids who were into trucks?

Remember-In those days the average height was 5'11 not 6'1" plus average weight hovered
at 190 lbs. Cabs were smaller because they didn't need to be big was the thought at the time.
I'm reading a book right now by Sam Quinones { The Least of Us}. It's a fact based documentary
on addiction in the U.S. and elsewhere. Mainly about opioids, fentanyl and the effects of just plain
Sugar. With the poor diets of Americans no wonder truck cabs seem small. Sugar is the main
ingredient in most food-especially the garbage offered at a truck stop. In the early days of trucking
drivers often lumped their loads plus they weren't driving along with a bag of corn chips and
Little Debbie snacks available at every turn of the wheel. Most trucks didn't have power steering,
manual everything. As a kid I don't remember that many over weight people including truck drivers.
So yeah--truck cabs were small, plus they weren't living in them.

Below is some photo's from wheat farm harvest, can anyone find a over weight person in these
photos. Farmers today are over weight. I see them all over town.

 

[BSAA65LB]

 

[stinky64]

What year did Great Dane start making trailers? I've got one of them big blue badges drilled and mounted to one of my Snappy side boxes and it just looks badass.

 

[Truck Shop]

What year did Great Dane start making trailers?

Early to mid 1930's.

 

[Truck Shop]

What year did Great Dane start making trailers? I've got one of them big blue badges drilled and mounted to one of my Snappy side boxes and it just looks badass.

Been looking for a old Great Dane badge. A few of these are worth some dough.
The REO is 1911.

 

[Pops52]

I’m impressed !