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It would be interesting to hear a 6-71 in a Tilt.
Were they available with a Road Ranger Trans as well?
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1967 WW9500 6V-71 powered tandem Steel Tilt shows a Spicer 5 speed as standard. Fuller R94T Road Ranger 10 speed as an option.
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This is what we call a "Westcoaster" Photo taken about 10 years ago at a show.
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Westcoaster is a international as I've always understood?
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Facebook grabs
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Westcoaster kind of referred to any long-nose conventional back the 50's and 60's. That International 'Westcoaster' was also referred to as an Emeryville, because International had a truck factory there for many years. And that's where IH built a lot of trucks for the western U.S..
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Yeah, I always knew the International as the Westcoaster as well. Those were not sold back east. I always considered the long frame tractors to be west coast tractors or just western. I don't go far enough back to know those IHs as Emeryvilles. The ones I know of as commonly called Emoryvilles were the later/next style body, both conventionals and COEs*. No matter, I'd say it all works and I knew what trucks everyone was talking about. And since trucks were built at Emoryville over many years and many models, they are all Emoryvilles and the style/length of truck seen on the west coast and not the east (till length laws changed) can certainly be identified as a westcoaster.
*I went to find pictures of what I know as Emoryvilles and was shown all COEs, while I have always known the conventionals to also (mostly) be called that Hey, I thought this was a GM semi thread ![]() Just a neat picture
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Mack had a plant in Hayward CA. as well, and like International built special 'Western' models. GMC did offer a special 'west coast' long conventional in the 50's. I believe it was part of the 960 series, powered by a 6-71T and had aluminum hood and fenders with other light weight components like Alcoa 5 hole wheels. Naturally it was built in Pontiac, but light and medium duty GMC's were built in Fremont for many years. In 1966 GMC introduced the MH9501, a special long nosed light weight conventional for the western states.
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Just a lovely sight
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Few more from Fakebook
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Great to see another 6500 in 1st picture.
This one is a '64 or '65.
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Great photo of an RD series IH, thanks for posting KOOL IT. The sign of a great truck design : They look awesome even without much paint left! As Bob B mentioned, "westcoaster", is a reference to any extra long wheelbase tractor and I will add with Budds!
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Look good with lots of paint too.
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More FB grabs
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'64 C-80. Looks brand new.
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Only back east we'd call it a west coast truck and the IH is the one called a Westcoaster. We use west coast truck to identify any truck with the distinct differences found on trucks from the west coast region. It could also be a short little single rear tractor set up to haul doubles or a truck/trailer combo, which we didn't have back east. Still don't do the truck/trailers here
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Sound amazing 6-71 and a 4x4 trans
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More FB goodness
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Last night at a local show.
Nick Hale pic
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And there it is. That's a hell of a 930 with the 6-71 and 4x4 shifting.
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At “Cruisin the Coast” event, Mississippi
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Heavy dump
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