The International Harvester Company was originally founded in 1902
with the merger of McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and Deering
Harvester Company as well as a few other smaller manufactures. They
were an American manufacturer of not just vehicles but agricultural
equipment, construction equipment, lawn/garden products and even
more. As the 60's arrived they were heavily focused on remaining
relevant in the world of tractors as that was the life blood of the
company but productions of trucks continued. This 1966 is a VERY
cool 1/2 ton truck and has a flatbed in back. That is then fitted
with stake bed sides which are 3 years old and were created out of
Yellow Cedar and Oak. The bed also has the lifting dump truck
mechanism. It isn't just for looks because this thing was built to
work and would function well as a cool farm truck. The truck was
originally Green but has had 1 repaint done in Red. It has a hitch
in back and a White painted front bumper along with the stock style
grill. On each side are wide mounted mirrors for improved
visibility. It rides on 5 spoke wheels with Laredo Uniroyal
tires.
The truck runs well and is powered by a 304 V8 motor that runs
great. It is paired with a 4 speed transmission that shifts
smoothly and includes a granny gear for when you need to put it
work and haul a heavy load. It has power steering and really is a
good driver.
The interior is in good shape and features a bench seat with a
saddle blanket style seat cover and lap belts. On the center
transmission hump is the angled manual shifter and lever to operate
the bed. The interior panels are painted Red to match the exterior.
In front of the driver sits a two spoke steering wheel and the
factory style gauges. The original AM radio is in place but is not
currently working.
You don't see many of these especially that incorporate the
usefulness of that rear bed. It really is a solid utility truck and
has belonged to the current owner for the past 25 years.
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