Why? - IH pickup

[stimpy]

Growing up on a farm in central Indiana it was Binders from the p/u's , Loadstars to Emmeryvilles ( yes I know they were built in CA. ) we lived 60 miles from FT Wayne ( we picked a few up at the factory ) , my Grandpa loved them , but for some reason his buying the IH p/u's ended in the early 70's and he went to GM .(I think the IH dealer ticked him off as we went to a different one ) but I still remember the one had the gas fill in the front fender ..

as for the rat rods ( I call them rat turds) , to me it says I want to be cool but do not have the money or the skills or know how to do it right as instead of shop classes I took the art of texting or fast and the furious movie review ..

.. around my house the state police pull them over and inspect them and seen many leave the scene on a flatbed and the driver with a handfull of violations waiting for his ride home .. lots of stupid dangerous stuff done or not done ..

[Alvy]

Oh my word the one in the ad is just plain awful. Looks like an old chest freezer was made into a bed.

We have a local car show here, every second Saturday of each month they close downtown and have the show. I spoke at length with a guy who has a (49?) IH truck I think and the color is this flat grey almost primer looking but very sharp. He said it was an original color choice then. I believe its somewhat resto mod but done right. I'll take some pics next time, it looks flawless.

I like the old patina though Coakes, they were workers and that's how they should look but be 100 percent mechanically done.

[Billy-O]

Meant to post this before finally got a round tuit. Found this at a local garage sale last spring. I forgot the details but I think this one is late 1930's or early 1940's model.

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[Rescue11]

Omg, whaaaaaaat a dumbass

[john hall]

You have 2 really nice trucks there, thanks for sharing the pics!
As for the rat rod, that is a really bad job. Looks like something just cobbled together in all honesty. You don't see many IH pickups around here anymore. There was one running around town painted orange and creme Everything else on the outside appeared stock except the wheels were oversized and may have been a bit low profile. It actually looked really good. The paint job was show car quality.

[OldSkull]

Originally Posted by Terry C

I figured it was from Canada, but he did say converted back.
Maybe he was a mail man?

Terry have you ever been in Canada? It's not England! We share the same left drive production car and like you we have Post office right hand drive small truck but they never use pickup.

This kind of craftsmanship is pure redneck Hillbillies style! "Puke machine" is a good name to describe this...Thing!

The 2 none restore are a joy to look at! I hope the OP find all he need to make them show and shine again

[BThein]

I always thought they were good looking trucks,this one sits in the woods not far from the house.

Bob

[john hall]

I don't have a pic of the pickup the dealership my dad retired from had (60's IH) but here is the tiltbed--early 70's Loadstar.

[stimpy]

on the farm we had some KB's and L's into the early 70s when I was a kid , only thing that saved them was in the winter they stayed in the lean too's and hardly moved , and we always washed them when they got muddy , the KBs I loved the looks of the fenders ..( so did Navistar that what the lonestar is patterned after)

[jaynjeep]

Originally Posted by coakes00

Don't know if anyone likes IH pickup here but for me, aside from cubs, I'm a collector and preserver of 50's IH pickups. I have 2 in in the same shape they were 40 years ago when the farmer quite using them and 2 wrecked ones in hopes of become one complete truck some day. Randomly I do a scroll of craigslist to see if anything pops up in. Found this today and well...take a look for yourself but be warned. I saw in another post with a discussion in it about being a purist or modifier of cubs. Though this is a good reason in my book to be against being the latter.

https://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/5968380276.html


To me, these trucks have worked hard all their lives and deserve to be preserved and not molested in this manner. Just my opinion. To me, this is how they should look and how mine will stay.

I really like your original trucks!! They tell a story about the people that owned and cared for them! Thanks for preserving that!

The craigslist truck is just a sin in my book!