Vintage 4wd Pictures:Other Makes

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Utility

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4dr

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4dr swb

[Ol Blue K20]

Some great pics Tim! I don't know how you find them but keep going.

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by special-K

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For some reason I really like that 1960s generation IH like that first red one

My stepdad had one of the last generation (1971). I should have bought it when they sold it, but he wanted the cabover camper to go with it and it was just too much at the time.

For a year I drove a Loadstar school bus with 345 & 5 speed. I thought those were pretty nice trucks. Lots of low end, you could get out of some slippery spots by starting in 3rd gear.

[special-K]

I like the IHs. I would like to have one or more now. I like the '72 era 4wds in the same way as GMs. I only went with 71/72 GMs for ease of service. I had vehicles, including the '69 W200, that were tough to get parts for and that is the reputation IH had by what I heard. I love the no BS/all truck design of IHs. Pickups and SUVs were their lightest line of vehicles, same as GMC.

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by special-K

I like the IHs. I would like to have one or more now. I like the '72 era 4wds in the same way as GMs. I only went with 71/72 GMs for ease of service. I had vehicles, including the '69 W200, that were tough to get parts for and that is the reputation IH had by what I heard. I love the no BS/all truck design of IHs. Pickups and SUVs were their lightest line of vehicles, same as GMC.

Yeah, that's what my stepdad had: 1971 3/4 ton 4x4 with 345 and 4 speed. I should have bought it in the 1990s but I was in the middle of going back to college mid-life.

I knew another logger in CO that had a 1950-something 2 ton IH. He needed a new clutch and at the parts store they asked him "is that an early, mid, or late 1956?"

[special-K]

Yeah, you had to order parts by the build sheet. Had to know which plant the trucks was built in and the date. So you can imagine you would need a good parts person for any of that to mean anything. Different jobbers supplied different plants at different times, Funny thing now is that is how it is with GMs and the others now. That's why you need to give a VIN. They say parts source when truck starts on the line could change before it gets to the other end.

Now that I have attention for Internationals here...

You think a 67-72 GM SWB 4wd is a low production hot little number? Well you are right. So you like your trucks smaller and on the more rare side? Me too, and that's why I say "GIVE ME THIS ONE!!!!" This truck is over the top toodamncool!

[1976gmc20]

Come to think of it, before now I don't think I've ever seen a short bed IH pickup (2wd or 4wd).

That sort of looks like a Scout II with a pickup cab top, without any size reference.

[special-K]

It seems the only ones I saw were Stepsides, or whatever it was IH called them. That short bed 4wd is a rare sight. It seems IHs were bought for the heavy uses, mostly. A real truck for sure. But that li'l humdinger is an 8-lug full-floater!

The Terras they came out with in their final years of light truck production were about the same thing as a SWB, but with top swap abilities like a Blazer

[1976gmc20]

The Terras they came out with in their final years of light truck production were about the same thing as a SWB, but with top swap abilities like a Blazer

I had never seen or heard of one of those before!

1975 was the last year for light vehicles, right?

The first generation Scouts were all over the place in Colorado in the 1970s, along with the Toyota LC. As they say, you couldn't throw a cat without hitting one

[special-K]

I believe '78 was the last year. I think their proper name was Scout Terra. They were their Tahoe, between Scout and Travelall. Have you ever seen a rare 3dr Travelall? They're as rare as a 4dr 67-72 Suburban

Did someone say Travelall?

[special-K]

Not your style? Not what we were seeing running around in our younger days. More like these





You know IH did panel trucks too, right? You could get them 1/2 Travelall and half panels, too

[Ol Blue K20]

Goodness, you found a lot of them. I didn't know about the panels, I don't think I ever saw one.

[1976gmc20]

For some reason I like those "wide mouth" IH pickups of the 1960s.

That style is almost modern again. Put a chintsy plastic bumper on it and it would fit right in 2021

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

For some reason I like those "wide mouth" IH pickups of the 1960s.

That style is almost modern again. Put a chintsy plastic bumper on it and it would fit right in 2021

I dunno 'bout that. I think you would also need to fit in some sort of little halo lights around the headlights. The modern man gets excited over such things
Which one are you calling wide mouth, the late '50s/early '60s style? I like how the changed the truck all around the grille from the mid-'50s style. If you mean the next wider grille, I guess I see those as wide eyed

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by special-K

I dunno 'bout that. I think you would also need to fit in some sort of little halo lights around the headlights. The modern man gets excited over such things
Which one are you calling wide mouth, the late '50s/early '60s style? I like how the changed the truck all around the grille from the mid-'50s style. If you mean the next wider grille, I guess I see those as wide eyed

Like the red fire truck.


Those other two almost look like a modern Toyota.

[special-K]

Gotcha. I remember my next older sister's boyfriend had a little blue short bed 6 cyl/3spd when I first got out of high school. I like how the body gets wider at the bottom. They look really stable. Especially the 3/4t 2wds

[1976gmc20]

That red utility box fire truck looks like it has a 73-87 Chevy bumper in front of that diamond-deck extension

[special-K]

Good eye! Sure nuff is.

I do not believe this White came from factory this way. Purdy dang sure. Could be wrong

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

Good eye! Sure nuff is.

I do not believe this White came from factory this way. Purdy dang sure. Could be wrong

Holy smoke it sure looks cool!

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by special-K

Good eye! Sure nuff is.
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Well, I've had enough square bodies to know!

My 73 came new with a painted white front bumper, but a little later when I worked for the dealer I managed to snag a chrome bumper out of the scrap metal bin that had been replaced under warranty for some scratch that I couldn't even see. It was all about asking the right manager for permission

Years later I think I gave the white bumper to some kid who had a Chevy pickup with a totally mangled front bumper.

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by special-K

Good eye! Sure nuff is.

I do not believe this White came from factory this way. Purdy dang sure. Could be wrong

Now that is bad! I love it!

[special-K]

Looks like a billy goat! I'd like to see it in action.

Since I showed a White someone did a killer job on building a super tough 4wds out of, I will now show one factory built & converted from new. This is one of my favorite old truck cab styles, it's a dump truck, AND it's 4wd. What's not to love??

[special-K]

It's hard to beat that White dump for cool factor, but this Dodge W500 I saw last weekend does a pretty close job


Saw that IH Travelette from post#953 at the same show



Since this was a national antique truck show there was a good variety of "off brand' heavy iron