hello im about to pick me up a new project a 54 international pick up and i was wondering about what where my options here i want to build a traditional style truck and take advantage of all the great panta so fell free to comment or to add any inspiration or pictures
Depending on what you want to do, or just looking for parts, a good place to start is www.oldihc.org Those guys all have Internationals. I myself am working on a 1955 R-112. Good luck.
Back in the day (70ish) I had an interesting IHC 1/2 ton. A truck "travalette". A 1955 four door cab with a short bed. One of a fleet built for the US Air Force. It was never ***led. I got it from a local yard that had won a fleet bid of gov. surplus. Body was perfect except someone had stuffed the left West Coast mirror into the door sheet metal. I removed the straight six with Clark HD 4-spd and sold it to the local towing co. Then installed a Big block chevy with 400 turbo. I was in the upholstery business. So I did a custom interior with buckets/console front and re contoured stock rear seat. Painted the popular Marina blue color. I used it for a tow truck for various trailers/drag cars. Rode like a tank!!!. Every where I went, it was the only one around. But, I got tired of the old gal and sold it downstate. Miss the old thing.. She ain't much fer purdy, But she's hell for tough.
I like the look of them IH pickups my dad has one and a buddy had one with a sbc in it. some times its hard to find parts, dang s****pers.
My dad bought our S-100 in 73 and I learned to drive in it a few years later, I'm trying to stay as traditional as possible but I'm sure there weren't many like it back then. Do a search on here there are getting to be quite a few on here. Good luck! pool.
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