1947 Diamond T Model 201 1-ton. Sold new by the Auburn Cord Duesenberg dealer in Salt Lake City that provided race vehicles and ground support for land speed record runs by Ab Jenkins from 1935 through 1949. This truck was used by the Bonneville Intermountain distributor for General Tire through 1965. A General Tire employee bought the truck and retired it to Ranch duty in a remote desert town. It was discoveed there in 2012.
More history of this truck is being documented at http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=801156
and videos are available at http://www.youtube.com/user/shaggy9822
Date(s): February 13, 2013. Album by Don Scott. 1 - 298 of 298 Total. 7647 Visits.
1 Video of the truck driving is at http://youtu.be/NKs4zr32YUc
2 Video of the truck driving is at http://youtu.be/NKs4zr32YUc
3 Diamond T 201 from the Wilkinson dealership carrying tires and tools for Ab Jenkins and the Mormon Meteor
4 Using the Diamond T to service tires on the Mormon Meteor with Ab Jenkins
5 The Salt Lake Diamond T
6 The Salt Lake Diamond T
7 medallion on the dash of the Salt Lake Diamond T "World's Quickest Stopping Tire"
8 Wheeler General Tire in Salt Lake City used this Diamond T 201 service truck in the 40's and opened this new $150,000 building in 1950. Business was good for the tire that "Set New Records For Mileage"
9 The Salt Lake Diamond T
10 Video of the truck driving is at http://youtu.be/NKs4zr32YUc
11 dash instruments with "World's Fastest Stopping Tire" medallion. An extra temperature gage is included.
12 Temperature gage works, but glass is broken. An extra face and glass is included.
13 extra Diamond T temperature gage
14 Diamond T hood trim
15 Diamond T hood ornament
16 Diamond T hood ornament
17 Video of the engine running is at http://youtu.be/yXeATkI8Cvo
18 Video of the engine running is at http://youtu.be/yXeATkI8Cvo
19 interior
20 Interior
21 back of cab
22 original Diamond T floor mat. Floors are perfectly solid.
23 seat riser
24 Access compartment under seat. Frame still has black paint on it.
25 General Tire sign on door
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28 The Salt Lake Diamond T
29 The original grill has a broken bar. I have a good, complete (both sides) grill to go with the truck.
30 New grill
31 Sideboard signs were recreated based on historical research.
32 inside of bed
33 I acquired and installed a pair of rare dual rear wheel centers replacing the original single rear wheels.
34 I acquired and installed a pair of rare dual rear wheel centers replacing the original single rear wheels.
35 These optional wheels allow the option of running duals or single rear wheels.
36 The optional, dual rear wheel center can also run a single rear tire.
37 Optional, fender-mounted Diamond T turn signals
38 pickup bed and parts truck available
39 pickup bed and parts truck available
40 parts truck and pickup bed available "I am interested in the bed..." View Comments...
41 1963 Utah registration found in truck
42 1964 UT license plates still on the truck
43 book written by Ab Jenkins Copywright 1945
44 Found in truck
45 Mormon Meteor III being loaded onto a truck. A Diamond T 201 is visible in the background.
46 O.J. Wilkinson (the Diamond T dealer) and Ab Jenkins photographed by a specially outfitted Cord in front of Wilkinson Motors in Salt Lake City
47 The Diamond T dealer and Ab Jenkins photographed by a specially outfitted Cord in front of Wilkinson Motors in Salt Lake City
48 Mormon meteor with Diamond D-X logos
49 Ab Jenkins and the Mormon Meteor being filmed from the back of a Diamond T truck.
50 The Mormon Meteor with a Diamond T truck on the Salt Flats.
51 Ab Jenkins in an Auburn speedster from Wilkinson Motors
52 Ab Jenkins in an Auburn speedster from Wilkinson Motors.
53 Auburns at Bonneville
54 Auburns in the showroom at Wilkinson Motors in Salt Lake City
55 Auburns, Indians, and Ab Jenkins
56 Auburns, Indians, and Ab Jenkins
57 Wilkinson operated other businesses in addition to the Diamond T dealership. printed in the Murray Eagle circa 1946-1948
58 Charles Wheeler took over the Salt Lake City and Bonneville Intermountain tire dealership from H. Spencer Brown in 1946. This photo circa 1934.
59 General Tire slogan: Setting New Records For Mileage
60 Grand re-opening of the Salt Lake City and Bonneville Intermountain tire dealership under Charles Wheeler in 1946.
61 1946, Wheeler had a fleet of 4 International Harvester service trucks. By 1950, the Bonneville Intermountain distributor operated a fleet of 14 trucks. Truck #6 was a 1947 Diamond T 201. Trucks 5 and 7-14 are unknown.
62 1950: New $150,000 building to house fleet of 14 service trucks in Salt Lake City
63 General Tire opens new building in 1950.
64 Eevn after Dueseberg went out of business Major, Ab Jenkins and Wilkinson were associates through the Republican party.
65 Wilkinson (Diamond T dealer and Republican party Chair) invited to meet President Eisenhower. Printed in Murray Eagle, Jan. 1954.
66 The Mormon Meteor at Bonneville
67 General Tire advertising
68 The Tire that Stops Skids Swerves and Tail Spins
69 1947 Diamond T sales literature
70 1947 Diamond T sales literature
71 1947 Diamond T sales literature
72 from the Salt Lake City Diamond T dealership
73 Diamond T truck dealership
74 Diamond T truck dealership
75 Diamond T truck dealership
76 Diamond T truck in service with Utah Power & Light
77 Ab Jenkins always credited his endurance to never drinking alcohol
78 Found in Diamond T advertising insurance "For Non-Drinkers"
79 Tachometer drawn on dash by hand
80 1965 receipt for gas from the Lubritorium in Salt Lake City made out to Wheeler General Tire
81 An employee of Wheeler General Tire purchased the Diamond T and retired to to his ranch in a remote desert town in Utah. It remained there until found in 2012.
82 An employee of Wheeler General Tire purchased the Diamond T and retired to to his ranch in a remote desert town in Utah. It remained there until found in 2012.
83 Currenlty located in Missouri, the Diamond T is once again running and driving.
84 extra grills
85 Ab Jenkins running a Pierce Arrow V-12 at Bonneville
86 Mormon Meteor I with Duesenberg engine
87 Jenkins and the Mormon Meteor II with Curtis aircraft engine
88 Jenkins and the Mormon Meteor
89 The Mormon Meteor III at Bonneville
90 The Mormon Meteor III at Bonneville
91 The Mormon Meteor III at Bonneville
92 Ab Jenkins setting land speed record on and Allis Chalmers tractor
93 Ab Jenkins and his land speed record tractor
94 Ab Jenkins' truck specially built to haul the Mormon Meteor
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96 Internationl competition for land speed records at Bonneville 1930's
97 painting a stripe on the Bonneville Salt Flats
98 painting a stripe on the Bonneville Salt Flats
99 Bonneville
100 Bonneville push trucks
101 Diamond T panel van
102 Diamond T truck
103 Diamond T
104 Diamond T bus at a Utah internment camp
105 Ranchers build a truck
106 Utah traffic accident
107 Diamond T panel truck with window
108 Diamond T was most well known for big, heavy trucks.
109 General Tire advertisement from Salt Lake City
110 General Tire advertisement
111 new signs for the Salt Lake Diamond T
112 General Tire advertisement from the Salt Lake Telegram circa 1947
113 General Tire advertisement from the Salt Lake Telegram
114 The World's Quickest Stopping Tire
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116 88 Feet per Second
117 Jack's General Tire Vernal, Utah
118 Jack's General Tire Vernal, Utah
119 Jack's General Tire Vernal, Utah
120 Jack's General Tire Vernal, Utah
121 Test cars proved General's mileage on hot desert roads.
122 Safe Travel at fast summer speeds
123 Vintage General Tire Advertisement
124 Vintage General Tire Advertisement
125 Vintage General Tire Advertisement
126 Vintage General Tire Advertisement
127 Vintage General Tire Advertisement
128 Vintage General Tire Advertisement
129 Vintage General Tire Advertisement
130 65 receipt for gas at the Lubritorium in Salt Lake City
131 Found in dispatch pcket
132 original documents found in the Salt Lake Diamond T
133 Found in Truck dispatch pocket: tire tag from dealership
134 Seiberling Rubber Company Denver, Colorado
135 The Salt Lake Diamond T sitting out a Missouri snow storm in its new home
136 The Salt Lake Diamond T
137 The Salt Lake Diamond T
138 The Salt Lake Diamond T
139 original Diamond T floormat
140 The Salt Lake Diamond T
141 The Salt Lake Diamond T
142 Wheeler General Tire truck #6
143 The Salt Lake Diamond T
144 The Salt Lake Diamond T
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146 The Salt Lake Diamond T
147 The Salt Lake Diamond T
148 The Salt Lake Diamond T
149 The Salt Lake Diamond T
150 The Salt Lake Diamond T
151 The Salt Lake Diamond T
152 The Salt Lake Diamond T
153 Getting new sideboards
154 rare, dual rear wheel center with inner dual rim mounted.
155 rare dual rear wheels
156 dual rear wheels mounted
157 dual rear wheels
158 dual rear wheels
159 dual rear wheels
160 dual rear wheels
161 dual rear wheels
162 dual rear wheels
163 dual rear wheels
164 dual rear wheel center with single rim mounted in centered position
165 dual rear wheel with single rim and tire mounted
166 single rear wheel
167 General Tire sign on the door
168 dual rear wheels (rare option on a 1-ton)
169 dual rear wheels (rare option on a 1-ton)
170 Ab Jenkins at Bonneville
171 Found in Truck
172 Jack's General Tire Vernal,UT
173 old racer
174 Diamond T
175 Diamond T COE in Bozeman
176 Grand re-opening of the Salt Lake City and Bonneville Intermountain tire dealership under Charles Wheeler in 1946.
177 1946, Wheeler had a fleet of 4 International Harvester service trucks. By 1950, the Bonneville Intermountain distributor operated a fleet of 14 trucks. Truck #6 was a 1947 Diamond T 201. Trucks 5 and 7-14 are unknown.
178 General Tire opens new building in 1950.
179 New $150,000 building to house fleet of 14 service trucks in Salt Lake City
180 1947 Diamond T 201 Features
181 1947 Price List Diamond T 201
182 Diamond T 201 Express Pickups
183 Barn contents as discovered Dec. 2012
184 Barn contents as discovered Dec. 2012
185 Digging out the junk to reveal the Diamond T
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194 Diamond T 201 Instruments
195 Diamond T 201 speedometer
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200 Diamond T 201 parts truck
201 extra Diamond T 201 cab
202 extra Diamond T 201 cab
203 extra Diamond T 201 cab
204 extra Diamond T 201 cab
205 Diamond T 201 frame and axles
206 extra Diamond T 201 frame and axles
207 extra Diamond T 201 Hercules six cylinder engine and Clark 4 speed transmission
208 Diamond T 201 parts truck
209 Diamond T 201 parts truck
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211 Frank's tire shop in Vernal, UT was briefly associated with Wheeler Gernal Tire from Salt Lake City
212 The relationship between Wheeler General Tire and Frank's tire Shop did not end well.
213 1941 ad. prior to Wheeler taking over General Tire from H. Spencer Brown
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215 Published in the Salt Lake Telegram,1927. Same location later operated by H. Spencer Brown and Wheeler General Tire.
216 General Tire advertisement
217 Cord w/ vented front cover (like those raced by Ab Jenkins) in the Reno auto musuem
218 A shipping label from Sieberling Rubber in Denver was found in the Salt Lake Diamond T
219 Art's personal 201 at the Tilt family home.
220 Diamond T's at the Guide headlight factory.
221 Gene Autry's Diamond T
222 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
223 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
224 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
225 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
226 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
227 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
228 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
229 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
230 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
231 Inside the Diamond T factory Chicago 1946
232 Diamond T dealer
233 Diamond T pickup
234 Charles A. Tilt founder of Diamond T
235 Diamond T Diesel
236 Diamond T dealer
237 Diamond T dealer
238 Charles A. Tilt (Diamond t founder and President Eisenhower
239 Wilkinson (Diamond T dealer and Republican Chairman) invited to meet President Eisenhower. Printed in the Murray Eagle, Jan. 1954