Diamond T Motor Car (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Cicero / Chicago, Illinois / West 26th Street, 4505
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Founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1905 by C.A. Tilt as The Diamond T Motor Car Company, they initially made high-end touring cars, but in 1911, after a customer requested Tilt build a truck, that convinced him that commercial vehicles were the future of his company. Operating as an independent builder until 1958, when Diamond T was acquired by Cleveland, Ohio based White Motor Company, which at the time also owned Sterling, Autocar, and REO. White moved the Diamond T production to REO’s Lansing, Michigan facility. However, in 1966, Diamond T production came to an end after White merged Diamond T and REO to form Diamond REO Trucks in 1967

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Coordinates:   41°50'33"N   87°44'11"W
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