1949 International Harvester KB2 Pickup
Car History
The International K and KB series are trucks that were produced by
International Harvester, the first being the K introduced in
mid-1940. They are best known for their durability, prewar design
in a postwar era, and low price.
We have a very rare and desirable body-off restored 1949
International Harvester KB2 shop pickup truck here at Adventure
Classics.
It has a lot of originality as a shop truck and work truck to haul
around anything. Also, with the sale comes a restored Vintage Cadet
International Tractor as seen in the bed!
Engine & Drivetrain
Power for the 1947-1949 International KB series pickups was
provided by the "Green Diamond" six, and this is what ours has
under the hood, a 214-cid flathead producing 82 horsepower at 3400
rpm and 160 lbs/ft of torque at 1200 rpm. While the peak-torque rpm
seems low, consider that the KB idled at only 350 rpm.
Our has the correctly painted and restored 214 cubic inch Flathead
6 Cylinder engine with all the stock engine parts on it like the
black air cleaner assembly, factory exhaust manifolds, heads, carb,
ignition system just like it came with from the factory and sits in
a very nice painted, clean, and detailed engine compartment.
It has manual steering and brakes and the engine and 4-speed manual
transmission was rebuilt so it can cruise reliably.
Interior
The interior looks just as great as the engine and the body and has
the vinyl bench seat, matching red painted dash with all the
correct stock looking gauges and some aftermarket accessory gauges
under the dash, matching red door panels, manual shifter, black
rubber floor mat, and the factory black steering wheel too.
The cab was utilitarian, though it did offer an adjustable bench
seat and surprisingly complete instrumentation and a glovebox that
matched the oblong instrument panel. Compared to other 1940s
trucks, this symmetrical layout seemed almost sporty.
Exterior
The restored two-tone red/black paint flows well over the rounded
fenders and blends in well with the ornate stainless grill, chrome
headlights and taillights, windshield, emblems, and the painted
International Farmall Tractor Supplies logo sign on the doors.
It rides on steel red painted wheels with center hubcaps and chrome
trim rings with wide white wall tires and even has a matching spare
tire and wheel on the step-side.
Conclusion
The very rare and desirable restored 1949 International Harvester
KB2 shop pickup truck we have here at Adventure Classics is a real
gem and will be the talk of any car cruise or show you drive it
to.
Call or email us at:
[email protected]
(727) 580-9919 or (727) 688-1148
AdventureClassicCars.com
