Ace of Diamonds
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In their native North America, Diamond T trucks were called by many, the ‘Cadillac of Trucks’. They were never short on style or class with flowing front mudguard lines, aggressive grilles, and rakish cabs. There was simply no way to mistake this iconic truck from builder, Charles A. Tilt’s Chicago company. 

You can’t deny the Diamond T is class all the way - even the logo implied class. Reportedly, the company’s name was created when Tilt’s shoemaker father fashioned a logo in leather featuring a large capital ‘T’ (for Tilt) framed by a diamond, in order to signify high quality.

Charles Arthur Tilt formed the Diamond T Motor Car Company of Chicago in 19


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