Hello folks, my name is Tim Garrison from Nova Scotia Canada. I've always loved the look of the older cars and trucks and have finally got to a point in my life where I can seriously do a restore. I am hoping by having the privilege of being a member to HAMB, I can meet other people who share the passion of owning and appreciating the cars and trucks from our past. I have recently purchased a 1956 s100 International pickup. This truck has been stored indoors for the past 14 years and is very solid. I am finding out early that it can be very difficult finding parts for restoring a vehicle. Any advice and information I can gather or share with other members would be greatly appreciated.
I am currently looking for a set of headlight bezels for my 1956 international s100 pickup. I've found some after market with Scoutparts.com. They will fit but will not look like the originals. Any help in locating these would be great. Thanks, Tim
Hello everyone, Haven't been on in quite awhile as I'm away from home working and keeping very busy. I will report on my '56 International S100 though. She's been taken apart and I'm in the process of the restoration. I purchased this old truck in Winnipeg Manitoba, but the truck was originally from Alberta. It had been stored inside after being retired on a farm in Lethbridge, Alberta and it sure shows. I was very fortunate to have found this truck as there was very little rust with the exception being in the front of the box where hay or wheat was left and stayed wet rusting the floor.for 6 days I hauled this truck on my 24 ft tilt trailer across the country to my home province of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada. Because of the lack of remaining Jalopy's in the eastern parts of Canada, I received more and more thumbs up and honking of horns as I got farther east. People from all over appreciate the vintage vehicles but in my opinion, I think because of the rarity of my S100 and the beautiful lines, she's going to be an eye catcher. After removing the front end, cab and box, I was amazed of how well the frame had lasted over the past 58 years. There was absolutely no pitting on this frame. I sandblasted it myself and used the POR15 Metal Prep etching the metal then two sprayed coats of the POR15 on the frame, then sprayed it with POR15 Rust Preventative Coating and two final overcoats of POR15 Top Coat. I will say that this frame looks better than the day it came off of the assembly line. The "-100" marking that was stamped onto the chasis looks like it was just put on there. I am so happy of how this portion of the restoration looks. I was also fortunate that whoever stored this vehicle, had replaced much of the suspension, brakes and seals. I have a mechanic who a friend recommended and this mechanic in our part of the province is a very popular vintage vehicle mechanic. When you walk into his shop, you feel as if you have walked back in time. My chasis now has all new brakes, brake lines, linkages seal, bearings, evrything from one end to the other. At this moment the chasis is practically the same if not better that the day it was built. Well that's all I have folks for now, sorry for the delay in the process of my restoration. I'll be back to fill in some info as I move along! Cheers and happy motoring, Tim
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