This is the kind of street scene that always gets my attention. Reminds me of my old truck, and it’s even yellow too. But it’s a bit better suited for hauling rock than mine, with that beefy full-floating rear axle, big wheels, tough springs and the other accoutrements of a proper 3/4 ton truck. Rock on!
Great catch and I love seeing these old rigs still hard at work. Looks like it might have its original license plate.
I’ll let you know when I am planning on visiting Eugene Paul.
Not much visible rust for a northern cornbinder. Must not be used much during winters.
Nothing really rusts around here between the climate and lack of road salt in most of the state. Most of Oregon geography does not have emissions testing and there is no safety inspection.
Vehicles get mossy and covered in pollen along with general dirt, but that is about it.
Rust was especially unkind to Internationals. Too bad because they were tough as nails otherwise.
I agree, the sheet metal on this era of IH appeared to come from FIATs pulled from the ocean.
Last summer i was visiting the northern state of GILAN and i happened to see tons of those international pickups in that area.i decided to find out a little bit about the history of these trucks in the region.some old guy told me that SHAH’s brother had bought several thousands of these and imported to the country&sold them to the farmers.for some reason almost all of them are blue.where they find parts for them?that is still a big question on my mind.tough trucks that could survive several decades the way they abuse pickups downhere.
That man clearly has a rocky relationship with his truck.
Sold his soul to rock and roll.
The last job I did with my pickup was to haul some gravel to fix my driveway. Silverado half tons and my back can’t work that much gravel.
As a former fleet operator, first I see the vehicle code violations that one would face, if that truck were here. – uncovered gravel load, dilapidated side boards, that are too low and porous, no illumination for the license plate, broken marker lights and no mud flaps.
It’s a lovely truck and fortunately is being operated in a jurisdiction with a more easygoing constabulary.
Canadian health care costs and Oregon/California climate and vehicle code enforcement would be a nice combo for aging CC-ers. (No political message implied, just an observation).
The Government giveth and the Government taketh away….. 😉
I owned a 1-ton crew cab, same exact paint with a stepside bed.