Brocky

Bad Dog The DT ones before the white purchase would have been either 6 or V8 Internationals. After that REO gas jobs and probably Cummins Diesels. Cannot remember if they uses any Detroit's??

The Bullnose's have been there for the last 20 years. There is a blue/black third one that moves around once in a while. A few years ago someone on the ATHS site checked them out and the owner thinks they are made out of GOLD!! The B models have only been out about 5-7 years. They yellow one was originally a mixer/dump.

The Navy Seabee's had a 6X6 whit the Dodge cab in the 60's. There used to be a junk yard full of them on US 49 north of Gulfport Miss.

Doug Did you contact Michelle Cole in Smithville TX????? She has shop manulas for all the big Ford from that era.. MichellHC@aol.com Brocky

Yes that is John Vanatta's COE Ford.. Does anyone know who owns all the sharp Diamond T's???

The Super 8 was nice and clean, reasonable prices,refrig and micro but no coffee pot in room,24 hr coffee in lobby, no problems.. Even had white Americans that spoke English working the desk!!! First night went down the road to Cracker Barrell, the second night just walked next door to a great Pub!! A couple of beers and big a$$ good sandwiches with no worries about driving afterword. My buddy and I ran all back roads from the bottom of Fancy Gap back to Winston Salem with a stop at the Keystone Museum on Sunday on the way home. Leon said it was the best trip we had taken since roaming all over northern New Mexico and Colorado on our way to the ATHS Colorado Spgs show in 2007.

I spent 3 hours at the museum on the way home from Lititz. A Fantastic place you can lose a whole day there!! They bought 6 or 7 trucks at Del DeYoung's auction.

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We are leaving South Carolina Thurs AM. Hope to meet many of you.

I saw the Wilkins one at Macungie several years ago. He is a son of Art Wilkins who had the big Diamond T auction in Kansas last summer, and has a big shop in Bethel PA.

What is the story on the extended snout??? Bigger engine / better cooling???? Was this factory??

He is a member of the Western North Carolina chapter and drives it to a lot of shows. It will definitely be at Cherokee on October.

Mark Email Dave Hemelright at Brockway-Dave@charter.net and he can give you any info you want on that truck Brocky

The man who appraised my DT 201 for insurance asked me roughly what I had in it and wrote that figure down, which is about $20k over the present going prices.

Dougstr That is definitely a 59 or 60. Ford used the same grille both years above F-700. It would have the "Super Duty" Ford designed heavy truck engine which came in three sizes, can not remember the smallest but the other 2 are a 477 and 534. The 534 would run with a 220 Cummins and pass everything but a gas station!! Contact Michelle Cole in Smithville TX. MichellHC@aol.com She is the Ford Guru Has an N-950 and a LTL 9000. Her dad was a Ford shop foreman back in the 50's and 60's and she has all the old shop manuals. My 55 F-600 has the serial number tag inside the glove box door but they might have moved it by 59-60.

OD Is that one from Georgia?? There was one at ATHS in Huntsville in 2009 like that.. The had used the smaller 3000 cab from a Coke a Cola 1-2 ton delivery truck.

Doug Thanks for the info. Hope to get to meet ya'all Friday or Saturday.

Bubba had his yellow Mack at Lincolnton NC last weekend and is planning on being at Cherokee next month. It is his everyday work truck so some of his show attendance depends on how his loads fall. Also Bob Anders maroon LJ will definitely be at Cherokee.

Thanks guys. Got a room at Super 8 in Lancaster for a decent price. Next Question: Is there any place like a food court, with chairs, where a man can sit down and rest / catch is breath?? My buddy is almost to the point of having to carry an oxygen bottle. Can walk a while then has to sit a while. Or should we plan on bringing some lawn chairs?? Thanks Much Brocky

Bigdog We have them in the fall.. By my calendar there is some kind of farm tractor and/or truck show going on almost every Saturday from Labor Day to Thanksgiving Granted they are spread out from Winchester VA to Cookeville TN to Snead AL email me at brocky45@prtcnet.com and I can update you

Anmd Winchester VA is the same weekend also

The sloped nose Giants had the air cooled Deutz engines in them. There was another construction outfit out of Harrisburg that had a lot of them also. Had a 4 letter name? KEMP?? Something like that

I went two years ago with my Diamond T 201 and enjoyed it very much. Will not make it this year as I have made plans for Gerharts the next W/E

If the sign is in English that means half of the steering wheel holder will not be able to read it and go up anyhow!!