A view of the Past, Vintage Photos
Discussion in 'Heavy Haul Trucking Forum' started by truckdad, Feb 21, 2015.
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They are all Diamond T’s. That is the early 60’s diamond with the triple streak chrome hood trim. Mid 1958 thru ‘66 used the Autocar/ White corp. cab. The b&w pic shows the International Harvester cab used in the ‘50-58’s
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This one isn't really vintage as it has just been restored for the owner of the company I drive for. Just setting in it brought back a ton of memories.
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Grabbed a couple of the inside...
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How about some specs driver! 1981 model??
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In 1974, I started working for a tanker outfit in Santa Maria, CA. Crude oil, gas, diesel, naptha, asphalt. In the 4 years I was there, there was at least 16 new KWs and a few Petes come into the fleet. I got to drive 3 of the new KWs on the 1st load. I was pretty young and the boss liked to piss off the older drivers by sending a " 22 year old kid" out on the new truck. But thats not where I'm going with this. Those trucks were such a joy to drive, because you DROVE them, no power steering, a steel rod connecting the throttle to the pump, and a dashboard with guages that could be seen day or night. They were so much better than the old trucks. But we did not know at the time what a joy they were compared to the pieces of shot out here now. The 72s thru the 82s were KWs greatest years, IMO, and thats all I have to say about that. Heres a 72 I've posted before, I drove for some time, a very nice truck to drive.
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