Posted by RedMF40 on March 31, 2021 at 15:39:42 from (172.58.187.214):
In Reply to: A visit to Keystone posted by RedMF40 on March 30, 2021 at 18:58:34:
Dennis, I was there two years ago and spent some time looking at that twin engine Diamond T. A 300ci Buick V8 was attached as a helper engine to the original 450ci International Harvester 6 cylinder. The V8 still has its automatic transmission, and its output shaft runs through a hole in the radiator and attaches to the crankshaft of the IH engine. The grill appears to be from a Diamond T 222.[/quote]
That truck was featured in a publication somewhere, I recognized it the minute I saw it. Maybe Hemmings? I forget where I saw it, but a few of the exhibits were profiled in different magazines and other publications over the years. I also wondered how the front "helper engine" hooked to the truck's engine. Throttle linkage worked in tandem?
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