Tag: vintage

1955 Allis-Chalmers WD-45 Diesel Allis-Chalmers followed the trend to diesel power in October of 1954 when they introduced the WD-45 diesel tractor. The WD line […]

The Nissan SD and a 1968 Chrysler New Yorker The 1973 oil embargo scared Uncle Sam right out of his red-and-white striped pants. With a […]

When a country goes to war, it’s army needs more than bombers, tanks, cannons, rifles and ammunition. Those are part of what makes the tip […]

PINT-SIZED POWERHOUSE THE FARYMANN LDS While small diesels are relatively common in North America today, many decades ago they were found mostly in Europe. Such was […]

A 1955 Caterpillar-Powered Lincoln Welder If you hear the word “Caterpillar,” your first thought is probably a bulldozer. However, you might be surprised to know Cat […]

1967 Minneapolis-Moline G1000 Row Crop By the mid-1960s, Minneapolis-Moline had a long history of success behind it, but in all that history, they had not […]

1958 Fordson New Major E1A The Fordson tractor line started in 1916 as another chip off the old Ford block. Henry Ford Company was dominating […]

Trevor Lima’s Immaculate Resto-Mod C10 This Cummins powered Chevy C10 bodied Ford F250 chassis lifted 4×4 creation took Trevor Lima, of Diesel Performance Specialties, over […]

CAST 435L Tractor When you think of products from Italy, tractors probably don’t immediately come to mind, yet over the years some of the most […]

Fairbanks-Morse 36A Engines Fairbanks-Morse was a well-established engine manufacturer when they started the development of their first four-stroke, high-speed diesel in 1932. The term “high-speed” […]

Euclid TC-12 Dozer Companies take a big risk when they introduce something radically different than the norm. When the historical smoke clears, which might be […]

A 1943 Military Generator With 69 hours Barn finds are the big thing these days and rare muscle cars or exotics usually get the hoopla. […]

Part Four: Horsepower. Finally. Now into month 6 of ownership of this classic old body style 227,000 mile Ford F350 and we’re starting on the […]

Farmland Rigs Nothing is more pleasing than finding an old tractor that can still run, and looks great while doing so. Most vintage tractors are […]

The Cummins Historical Restoration Center Those who appreciate diesel history are always happy to see the cornerstones of diesel manufacturing maintaining corporate investments in it. […]

The Packard DR-980 Radial Aircraft Diesel Dedicated to the late Robert J. Neal, who wrote the books on Packard. Packard is best known for high-performance […]

1946 Oliver Cletrac BD Crawler Cletrac began in 1916 as the Cleveland Motor Plow Company with a three-wheeled tractor design. Before the patent was even […]

Work-in-progress 1951 GMC Duramax Swap Andrew Calkins is used to doing things a little bit differently. That’s why his personal cruiser is a 580-hp big […]

A chronology of diesel-powered light trucks in America Diesel-powered land vehicles go back a long way in U.S. history, but diesel light trucks are a […]

A short History of Ford’s first IDI and DI diesel pickups It was the 1970s, and people were reeling from the shock of gas prices […]