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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Kicking the Tires
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:28:46 -0700
References: <558223E4.90801@jayburleson.com> <55822E5E.2050301@lighttube.net>

Thanks, Jim.
I had heard of the brand but this was the first one I'd ever seen.
And it was highly modified after WW II for cross country truck racing 
and recently restored back to racing condition.

Jay

On 6/17/2015 7:35 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Jay,
>
> I'm sure most folks here never heard of a Diamond T, but I was an
> admirer.  After WWII, they built some classic trucks, and the dealer
> that my Dad worked for sold them.  They drove one from Mississippi to
> Chattanooga, TN to have a wrecker body installed.  The dealer kept one
> of the small stake body farm trucks for use on his farm, and it was the
> best looking small truck around.  It's a shame they didn't survive.
>
> Nice photo!
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 6/17/2015 8:50 PM, Jay Burleson wrote:
>> Back on Memorial Day, there was a Classic Car Show in my hometown.
>> So, cars will be featured for a few days.
>>
>> Classic Car Show, Everett, Washington, USA
>> Leica M9, APO-Summicron-M 1:2/50 mm ASPH., iso 160
>>
>> Kicking the Tires
>> https://tinyurl.com/q27248d
>>
>> Please click on the photo to view it in a larger size.
>>
>> Thanks for looking and all comments welcome!
>>
>> Jay


In reply to: Message from leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson) ([Leica] IMG: Kicking the Tires)
Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Kicking the Tires)