Diamond T 980

Diamond T 980 in Victory Parade, Short Movie, 1946

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin: — Made for:

00:11:24 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2017-01-21 02:42
nzcarnerd ◊ 2017-01-21 09:42	Diamond T - Link to "s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com" - no idea what the model name is. -- Last edit: 2017-01-21 09:43:24
the sad biker ◊ 2017-01-21 12:46	T980 British Army designation? An old friend (sadly gone) drove one of these in N. Africa, he was also issued a large rock for holding the throttle pedal down for long distances.
antarmike ◊ 2021-11-28 22:45	Either a 980 or a 981,the only difference is the 980 could only run the winch out the back, but the 981 had return rollers so the winch rope could be fed forward for self recovery. There is a fairlead in the front bumper of the 981 where the rope emerges. The 980 did not have this fairlead. the picture is not clear enough to determine if it is there or not so I don't think you can say with certainty if this is a 980 or a 981.