I am wondering if any members have access to research material on the streamlined Texaco tankers from the thirties and early forties please? The tanker is a Diamond T and the tank body is manufactured by the Heil Co.

Inside the trunk are upright tall bolts that look like they may have secured wooden slats across the trunk floor. There are other images of the trunk on our blog https://texacotankerproject.com/2018/04/18/diamond-in-the-rough-the-lucky-survivor/ There are small remnants of wood inside the trunk and some of the locker compartments. We are trying to achieve a period correct restoration and there is not a lot of information out there on the finer details.

If anyone has old photos or Texaco documentation on the specification of the streamlined tankers, we would very much like to confirm if wood sat across the trunk floor.

Thanks.

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