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Memories for us old truckers

DMiller

DMiller

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Appears as Pete behind that TS, Crude old KW to left. Were still a few DiamondTs running around as I started in the business, did not survive long.
 
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DMiller said:
Appears as Pete behind that TS, Crude old KW to left. Were still a few DiamondTs running around as I started in the business, did not survive long.
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White bought Diamond T and shut it down then restarted it as Diamond REO in 66 then shut that
down in mid 70's. White butchered more companies than you can shake a stick at.
 
DMiller

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My very first employer had a home built 56 Diamond T wrecker, was my job to drive on weekends and after hours as low man. Single axle 4x3 black diamond gas engine, still had fifth wheel beneath the gin poles.
Wish I knew where it got to as was in great shape when left that company in 77.
 
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Some Trivia.
The modern Bulldog as we know it today started out several centuries back a very different beast.
Some really bad ideas involving inbreeding created what we have today and used by Mack Truck
as mascot really is a mess. The English Bulldog has to labor to breath and uses a lot of energy to
do so plus it's not uncommon for them to be born with a cleft pallet. Because of the dogs odd leg/
torso the dog doesn't float or swim very well and has a propensity to drown. What we know as a
rough and tough dog in cartoons--in reality is rather sad. Mack Truck used it as a mascot but I
doubt they really knew about the modern Bulldog. Below is a painting of a original Bulldog.

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Old Doug

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Truck Shop said:
Some Trivia.
The modern Bulldog as we know it today started out several centuries back a very different beast.
Some really bad ideas involving inbreeding created what we have today and used by Mack Truck
as mascot really is a mess. The English Bulldog has to labor to breath and uses a lot of energy to
do so plus it's not uncommon for them to be born with a cleft pallet. Because of the dogs odd leg/
torso the dog doesn't float or swim very well and has a propensity to drown. What we know as a
rough and tough dog in cartoons--in reality is rather sad. Mack Truck used it as a mascot but I
doubt they really knew about the modern Bulldog. Below is a painting of a original Bulldog.

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I dont understand why people want to change things around most of the time its not for the good but they cant see that they just see that they made a change.
 
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