Diamond T is best-known for building big rigs; however, it began offering a 3/4-ton Model 80 pickup in 1936 to compete with Mack, Federal, and Reo.

Founded by C.A.

Tilt, a shoemaker, in 1905, the company had switched from automobiles to trucks in the mid-1910s.

Diamond T continued producing heavy trucks following a merger with White in 1958.

White subsequently acquired Reo and merged the two companies to form Diamond Reo in 1967.

The Model 201 was built from 1938 through 1949, with an estimated 7,000 produced.

Underhood is a 91-horsepower, 236.7-cubic-inch Hercules inline-six engine coupled to a Warner four-speed transmission.

Lockheed four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes provide stopping power.

Costing $500 more per vehicle than its “Big Three” competitors, a passenger car-styled grille and more luxurious interior appointments were used to appeal to a more upscale purchaser.

Living up to its “Cadillac of Pickup Trucks” nickname, this Diamond T has been in the possession of the cu...