For Sale: 1949 Diamond T Pickup in Sarasota, Florida for sale in Sarasota, FL
Vehicle Description Diamond T's reputation was as a builder of heavier trucks, typically one ton and larger.
The company produced quality trucks with the style you might look for in a passenger automobile.
Some would refer to Diamond T as the Cadillac of trucks.
Charles Tilt made the comment.
.
A truck doesn't have to be homely.
Diamond T certainly lived up to both of those attributes The trucks were built with an X-Braced frame that was placed on an extra heavy duty front axle and a floating rear axle with leaf springs in each corner.
New truck price for the 1949 Diamond T Model 201 One Ton Pickup was in the area of $1,675.
Diamond T's weren't cheap trucks to purchase since it's price was at least $200 more than a Ford One Ton at that time.
By the same token the cost was justified considering the Diamond T reputation for quality and rugged construction.
The Model 201's were built from 1938 to 1949.
These are rare today because the best estimates put total Diamond T Model 201 production for the entire run at about 7,000 vehicles.
Introduced in 1938, the Model 201 one-ton pickup was powered by a Hercules engine mated to a Warner Gear transmission By 1949, the Hercules-built 236-cu.
in.
L-head straight-six was rated @ 91hp and mated to a Warner T-9 Four Speed Manual gearbox Classic style features are the split windshield which can be cranked out, instrument cluster and dash, floor mats with the Diamond T embossed, locking toolbox on passenger side, side mount spare, stainless grille and cast hood ornament, cab lights and full chrome Diamond T hubcaps Original functioning Heater unit.
The company produced quality trucks with the style you might look for in a passenger automobile.
Some would refer to Diamond T as the Cadillac of trucks.
Charles Tilt made the comment.
.
A truck doesn't have to be homely.
Diamond T certainly lived up to both of those attributes The trucks were built with an X-Braced frame that was placed on an extra heavy duty front axle and a floating rear axle with leaf springs in each corner.
New truck price for the 1949 Diamond T Model 201 One Ton Pickup was in the area of $1,675.
Diamond T's weren't cheap trucks to purchase since it's price was at least $200 more than a Ford One Ton at that time.
By the same token the cost was justified considering the Diamond T reputation for quality and rugged construction.
The Model 201's were built from 1938 to 1949.
These are rare today because the best estimates put total Diamond T Model 201 production for the entire run at about 7,000 vehicles.
Introduced in 1938, the Model 201 one-ton pickup was powered by a Hercules engine mated to a Warner Gear transmission By 1949, the Hercules-built 236-cu.
in.
L-head straight-six was rated @ 91hp and mated to a Warner T-9 Four Speed Manual gearbox Classic style features are the split windshield which can be cranked out, instrument cluster and dash, floor mats with the Diamond T embossed, locking toolbox on passenger side, side mount spare, stainless grille and cast hood ornament, cab lights and full chrome Diamond T hubcaps Original functioning Heater unit.
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