dizzy-t

Any idea who has bought this T, hope they make a good job of it, purhaps see it at GDSF in a few years time.

Hi Tony. The Diamond T looks in good condition, if I had the money who knows, sadly David Cameron wont give me a sub on my pension to buy it, but I hope it goes to a good home. Thanks for putting it on the thread. Any chance Tony of getting some more info on the T for the Diamond T Register, would be good to be able to add it to the list. Regards from Dick Smith:drive:

Could the problem be with the tyre on trailer nearest to Camera that is one hell of a wheel rim, that happened to my truck once when I was forces into the side of the road by a hearse, the wheel was absolutley knackered.:drive:

. I have tried to find this site, but Google is unable to do the honours, Tony G, can you put a reference onto this page please. Cheers. dizzy-t.:drive:

Bearing in mind the 969 wasn't as heavy as the 980/981 I would imagine that it was being towed, by the pickup, but seeing as we dont know what was on the back end I suppose it could have been pushed, Its amazing how much can be towed by pickups, I once had a Bedford TK tpper on the back of my S1 Land Rover, this had 10 tons of gravel in it.:drive:

The video is named as Wynns Volume 2, this film has a Brabazon Crane, plus some film of Diamond T's.

There are three films on Youtube reagrding Wynns Diamond T's. Robert Wynns Transport Procession 1963. Best looking Heavy Haulage Trucks, there is also another very short film regarding one of the Re Cabbed Diamond T's.:drive:

I have a video (somewhere) of Wynns actually using this trailer/crane, when a gantry crane fell off a trailer & they had to turn the load (whilst off the trailers) & re load it, if I can find the video I will put the name of it on this site.

These photos were sent to me from Australia, this vehicle is now in the hands of a Military Vehicle collector in South Australia, I cant remember where abouts the collector is. :drive:

I have never built a kit before where you cant make head nor tail of the instructions, its a good job I have some excellent photos of the parts I am trying to assemble, also I feel that it helps if you have some inside knowledge of the vehicle involved, if I get stuck I can go and look at Adrians Diamond T, as that is only 15 miles from where I live. I see that AA dont have the Diamond T listed anymore, so may have to look for it on ebay. What are your model shops like on the Isle of Man?

I am building the Wespe Diamond T in Alan Oxboroughs livery, its a bit tricky as there are so many different colours in use. This is the 1st Resin Model I have attempted, I was just wondering what the difference's are between Accurate Armour Diamond T's & the Wespe. On Alans T I need all sorts of spares, including 1/35th scale American Jerry cans, plus some of the old warning lights which were placed around obstacles, it would also be nice to get a Showmans Caravan to complete the scene. :drive:

These photos were taken at the last Malvern Autumn Show 2011, shame it was peeing with rain. Sorry if this vehicle has appeared in previous photos, but have tried to go through them all.

As seen at a Toddington Steam Show a few years ago, this was very nice.

This is a nice AEC Timber Tractor, as seen at the Malvern Autumn show, shame it was peeing down with rain, would have like dto have stopped and taken more photos.

Have just returned from the Malvern Show, have another Matador to put on sometime, when I have downloaded the photos, this one was very nice Timber Tractor, they seem to be coming out of the woodwork (sorry). I realy must go to the Land-Rover section at GDSF next year, I was in such a hurry to get to the DHH section that I missed all the LR's, apart from PJO 549. :writing::drive::drive:

Pumping the Dodges tyres prior to loading on trailer. Already to leave Cosford for the last time

Many years ago (well 40 years) I was asked by some friends if I could collect a Dodge Command Car (or could have been a weapons carrier, I cant remember) from a garage opposite RAF Cosford, and take it to The Cleeve Hill Golf Course, where my friends were going to renovate it. Well my mate & I drove up there one Saturday on arriving found that the tyres were flat, so had to pump them up using a lead from one of the plugs on my engine, we then loaded the Dodge (dont ask how as I cant remember) onto the trailer, which turned out to be slightly too narrow for the vehicle, we eventually got it on & started on our way, we got as just past the elevated section on the M5 around Birmingham & were half way up the hill when there was a "BANG" from one of the tyres on the trailer, we un hitched the trailer & left it there, whilst we returned to Cheltenham, managed to find a tyre, & got a garage to fit it on the rim, then returned to Birmingham, hitched back up to the trailer & carried on back before dumping the heap at the Gold Course, I knew that the trailer would not be towed away as the tow ball hitch was a 1 1/2 inch & unless you had that size ball, you did not have a chance to take it. The towing vehicle was a 1950 SWB 1.6 ltr petrol engined Land-Rover, what happened to teh Dodge I have no idea, probably scrapped off. I never found out. (Photos to follow, when I have worekd out how to make them fit).

I was traveling with Nikki Owen in his Scammell & he kindly stopped to let me take the photos, he knows taht I am passionate about the Diamond T's, so without his help it would have been your photo & not mine, I have otehrs, but feel that ones enough. :whistle::drive:

I took these photos last Friday on leaving the GDSF, hope they are of some use to all you crawler guys.

Please dont leave us in suspence,did you buy this vehicle & if so, what does it look like today.

Our local paper were doing an article about the bombing of Cheltenham during the war & I read that some old lady had told the reporter "That she had heard the bomb doors opening on one of the German planes, which then dropped a bomb near her house", didn't the Germans oil their bombers during the war?:rolleyes:

This is the best looking Dragon Wagon. "ENTERPRISE". WYNN'S Pacific. Photo taken Great Dorset Steam Fair 2011

\T for Seven please. This was the line up of 7 Diamond T's at this years Great Dorset Steam Fair, the line up is as of Friday the2nd Sept. 1).DT 981. 1942. 495 XUX, Alan Oxborough. 2). DT 969. 1943. Jim Freer. 3). DT 981. 1941/42. 22 YZ 73. Bulford Gate Gardian. 4).DT 980. 1942. EGG 160. PICKFORDS. Graham Booth. 5). DT 981. 1943. DOI 2403. HARKNESS. John Pickersgill. 6). DT 980.1943. 3630 DW. "ARMEGEDDON". WYNN'S. Dave Weedon. 7). DT 980. 1941. PDW 321. WYNN'S. Walker Machinery.

These two photos were taken at the Jersey Motor Museum, I cant remember what the story is behind these two vehicles, Ward La France & Mack (second picture), these belong to the museum & I think were left behind after the war.

This AEC was used as the Duxford Museum Rransport many years ago, not sure what chassic was used, but teh driver appears to be sitting sideways on half way down the rear of the truck.