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Spider Mike's truck was a well-worn Diamond T 921 of late 50's/early 60's vintage. The truck was a later 921 and featured the White Motor Company's Autocar cab, sometimes referred to as the "Driver Cab" or "family cab" for its use across multiple brands of trucks owned by White Motors. The truck likely had a NH220 Cummins or similar naturally aspirated Cummins engine. It has been noted by those close to the production that of all the trucks used for the movie, this truck was the most troublesome and was broke down more than it was operating. The Bruhn Sand and Gravel company shops in Logan served as the repair facility for those trucks that couldn't be fixed in the field. The Diamond T supposedly spent a lot of time in those shops. It was rumored to have been seen some years after the movie in an Albuquerque area salvage yard. The rumor that the truck still exists today in Canada is highly implausible as the story of how it ended up there is not supported by several of the people who were cited as having owned it after the movie. |
