Dennis M Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/diamond-t/unspecified/1768251.html?refer=news Wonder what the gearing is like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclord2002 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Woo Hoo, look at that baby !! I wonder if the cane in one of the photos is his cruise control ???? It really is a beautiful truck. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkennell Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 WOW. COuple other things I noticed: Two shift levers...so either a two stick tranny or a extra overdrive unit on the back. Also, notice how the Tach is closer to the driver than the Speedo? Anyway, gorgeous ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil D Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Also, notice how the Tach is closer to the driver than the Speedo? Tickets (if the truck was even powerful enough to get one, back in the day) came out of the driver's pocket. Blown engines cost far more and were the owner's responsibility, which was often a different pocket entirely. All of the gauges pertaining to vital engine information are "closer to the driver" than is the speedometer. The truck companies knew where the owner's priorities were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 The ad notes the trans is a 2 stick 10 speed - the range section is shifted by a stick not air. Like a 3 stick Kenworth 18 speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lEYaTvvq4g That Diamond T is a very nice restoration - plus the air ride makes it a daily driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdonlybob Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Pure Class at it's best Cheers, and thanks for sharing. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Go to the ATHS (antique truck) website for all kinds of stuff for sale like that. This one is over priced, but good luck to him. Antique truck prices are held down because of the limited number of people who are licensed to drive them. As far as I know, just because it may be a historical vehicle doesn't let you out of the CDL requirement. I wouldn't mind getting a 1963 Studebaker 8E tractor with a 471 Detroit diesel. Not many around, but I know of a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest THE TRAILERKING Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Like a 3 stick Kenworth 18 speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lEYaTvvq4g Take that for a driving test and see how far they let you go with no hands on the wheel..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdonlybob Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Cool video... and very entertaining indeed. I think that one lever is for hi-low range and one for splitting the gears...leaving the other one for the manual shifting.. And I hear ya on the no hands Cheers, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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