There seems to be something about old trucks that brings families
together. For the Miller family of Woodstock, VA, love for the tired
iron started with father, M.D. Miller, and continues with his son Doug
and daughter-in-law Laura. As you can see in the photo, they own a nice
collection that includes, from left to right, a 1950 Diamond T 910R
tractor, a 1948 Diamond T 201 pickup, and a 1975 cabover Marmon that
pulls a 1976 Fruehauf step-deck trailer. When M.D. was a youngster
pumping gas in West Virginia he fell in love with Diamond T trucks.
About 30 years ago he started his collection by restoring the 1948
pickup that he’d used on his dairy farm when Doug was a kid. It was a
frame-up restoration, complete with a new stake bed that M.D. built
himself from an oak tree on his farm. Next came the Diamond T tractor
that M.D. found on a farm in Wyoming more than 20 years ago and restored
to its original glory. A veteran Marine sniper who served in Korea,
M.D. now has health problems that prevent him from driving. Fortunately,
his son Doug, a heavy equipment and truck mechanic, has carried on the
family tradition by adding his Marmon, affectionately known as
“Bullwinkle the Big Brown Marmon Moose,” and his Fruehauf trailer to the
collection. Doug customized the trailer for truck show duty by adding
the dovetail at the back and a removable toolbox to the step-up on the
deck so that both Diamond T’s could be loaded for transport. Although
Doug now only drives his Marmon and its cargo to truck shows, he says,
“Once you have a Marmon, you can’t go back.” From 10-4 magazine
Another great picture of a Peterbilt cabover hay hauler. By the overall shape and lack of rust on this truck, I would guess it is out of California.
Classic Peterbilt Cabover with a sleeper that would only be useful to a skinny person sleeping sideways.
This cabover shown below is very modern looking. I hope they start offering these types of trucks in the United States again.
Stretched Kenworth cabover with a big visor and bumper. I like the color and how clean this truck looks.
A conventional truck built as a tribute to Veterans. This truck is known as Black Out
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