other dog Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I took a trip down to the ATHS show in Colfax,N.C. today. Saw Mark (Vision386) there, and David was on the way but I left before he got there.Oh, I saw some trucks too. This might have been my favorite- Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Was glad to see Mr.&Mrs Otherdog too! wish i could have stayed a little longer,but i came right off the truck when i got home this morning,so i was just a little tired! saw a few nice Macks and a few other "Brand-X" makes as well,i stopped by Macks world headquarters on the way home and snapped a few pics,they have a new pinnacle out front now..........................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Now isn't that special? Mark, did Tom have his grill open and grill some Chee-Buger, Chee-Buger for tha kiddies?.........nice photo's Tom. Too bad I could not raid the event. We would have had a blast.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 That Carolina single and the fifties trailer is a D*MN good looking setup! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Wow, ive never see the Carolina B model move. The Thurston White won best of show at the ATHS show back in July. Looks like it was a real good show! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Sorry I missed you guys. We didn't get there until after lunch. Lot of nice trucks. Some new ones I haven't seen before. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 More pictures here-http://community.webshots.com/album/581767056irUEem?start=0 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstack Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Thanks for the pics guys! Trey Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 That Carolina single and the fifties trailer is a D*MN good looking setup! The Carolina museum in Cherryville,NC has about 14 restored trucks in it B,H,LJ,N etc. they had a little booth set up at the show,and i bought a pretty nice book about the companies history,it has some real nice pictures of some of their equipment over the years,they also had some die-cast trucks for sale as well, a Ford stakebody,a BX Mack tractor-trailer,and a Winross LTL Ford with a set of doubles,all at reasonable prices..................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Heres a few more...............Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 The Carolina museum in Cherryville,NC has about 14 restored trucks in it B,H,LJ,N etc. they had a little booth set up at the show,and i bought a pretty nice book about the companies history,it has some real nice pictures of some of their equipment over the years,they also had some die-cast trucks for sale as well, a Ford stakebody,a BX Mack tractor-trailer,and a Winross LTL Ford with a set of doubles,all at reasonable prices..................MarkI didn't see the Mack guys there- I always buy a hat, tee shirt, or something from them. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Just thought of a question that has never occured to me until now. What is the differance of the Diamond Reo's and the Diamond T's? I recall my dad saying to me that the WW2 outfit he was in had Diamond T's pulling the heavy equipment.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Just thought of a question that has never occured to me until now. What is the differance of the Diamond Reo's and the Diamond T's? I recall my dad saying to me that the WW2 outfit he was in had Diamond T's pulling the heavy equipment.mike There used to be REOs and Diamond T's, before they became Diamond Reo. White Motor Co. took over Diamond T in 1958, and bought out REO Motor Truck Co. in 1957. They combined the names to become Diamond REO in 1967. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Diamond T and Reo were both owned by White. About 1966 they merged them to form Diamond Reo. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 There used to be REOs and Diamond T's, before they became Diamond Reo. White Motor Co. took over Diamond T in 1958, and bought out REO Motor Truck Co. in 1957. They combined the names to become Diamond REO in 1967.So in other words their was never a Diamond Reo, only a Reo? This is some very good info....thanks Tom.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Tom, You must type faster than me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Ok, I believe I got it now. mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Tom, You must type faster than me.I don't know about that, i'm a one finger typer!..then I had to go look at a history book, "Big Rigs of the 1950's" to see if I had my facts straight before I posted. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 So in other words their was never a Diamond Reo, only a Reo? This is some very good info....thanks Tom.mikeHere's an original Reo...and an original Diamond T...and a Diamond REO...Those Diamond T's were good looking trucks, like a Bighorn Dodge, ahead of their time and would look good today...just my opinion.http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/dt_trucks.htm Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I don't know about that, i'm a one finger typer!..then I had to go look at a history book, "Big Rigs of the 1950's" to see if I had my facts straight before I posted. Ats a good book! i have all three of the series,and look at them quite a bit...................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I should probably search for a 1942 or 43 Military Diamond T and see what it looked like. See if it was bigger and bolder than the road tractors.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Here ya are Mike! i had a late uncle who drove a Diamond T 6X6 wrecker in Korea,(WW-II surplus) he said it was one HELL of a truck,pull anything,go anywhere,do anything he wanted it to do!...............Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Mark, those trucks are absolutly tuff looking to me. I looked one up on a web-site and found a 1942 M20 Diamond T. It looked like a german design with longer hood, bigger and taller from the ground. Doors were shorter and an open cab. Dad's outfit pulled the big 155's and 240's Artillery around. Just this past weekend, I was going through some papers in the old house and found where dads outfit was the 87th Armored Battalion, 272nd Artilery Company A. It was his old discharge papers. I felt very honored to have him as a father. Thanks for showing this.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 I have a Diamond T heavy hauler. Had to drive it out of the cabinet to take the picture, but it wasn't hard with all those pivot points. Hardest part was backing it back in there again. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 i want that giant bulldog in my front yard!!! LOL Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/21450-colfaxnc-show/#findComment-90664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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