International Travelall - SUV Before SUV's were Cool

[PimTac]

Originally Posted by Chris142
Originally Posted by PimTac
Originally Posted by Trav
As others have said IH made their own gas engines and even a V8 with all the pistons removed from one bank to make a slant 4 (true, I worked on one).




I believe that was the 192ci 4 cylinder.

152 was 1/2 of a 304 and the 196 was 1/2 of a 392.




That's right. My numbers are off.

 

[Dinoburner]

In the mid eighties worked on a neighbors 4 banger scout that was a parts eater. He eventually sold it to another neighbor who gave up when the rust took over.

 

[PimTac]

Originally Posted by Chris142
Back around 1992 I bought a 68 scout from a neighbor. It was a rare scout as it came from the factory with the ihc 266 v8 and warner t-18 4 speed trans. The scout and 266 had 472000 miles on them and the 266 had broken a piston.

I could not locate a piston so I bought a 345 from the local picapart yard. The 345 was in a rolled 1975 scout. Paid $100 for it.

The 345 bolted right up where the 266 was.

That 345 ran fabulas! It had so much torque that it was unbelievable. I put 360k on that engine in that old scout body.

No idea how many miles it had on it before I pulled it out at the junk yard.

By now the old scout body was falling apart so I scrapped the scout. Sold the axles,trans and gave the engine with all those miles to a friend and he put it in his 79 scout.

I talked to him 2 weeks ago and it's still running today. I am sure that it has 500k or more on it. It has out lived 3 scouts!





I can believe this. Those old Cornbinders would run forever and take a beating doing so.

The 68 TraveAll we had with the 304 was sold in the early eighties and I saw it cruising around in the late 00's, around 2008 or 09. I would have loved to known how many miles that had on it.

 

[krismoriah72]

If you watch Gas Monkey Garage they built one this last season. 1979 with a Hellcat Engine. 707 HP

 

[LoneRanger]

I have never understood the attraction of lowering an SUV or pickup truck. I think it looks really stupid and moronic, but that's just me and my practical side. I get it, with cars. But not trucks and suv's.

 

[Dwight_Frye]

Lone Ranger, that's funny about your white IH Travelall being known as the white elephant. Back in the mid-1970's my brother and I shared a 1967 IH Travelall that was given to us in payment of a debt for work done. It too was white and we called it Moby ****. It had a V8 and automatic transmission and consumed gas so fast you could practically see the gauge move. It had the rear tailgate doors split vertically rather than having a bottom gate and a top window. It was a great vehicle for camping trips as long as we didn't have to drive very far.
My buddies parents had a Travelall, not sure of the year but probably mid-1960's. It was two tone blue with a V8 and three on the tree. And no power steering. That thing pulled a good size travel trailer or a small trailer with our dirt bikes or a dune buggy along on many adventures without missing a beat.
On the other hand, another friend's dad had an IH Scout, about a 1973 model that was a total POS and something was always breaking on it and it left us stranded out in the middle of the Imperial Valley one time and ruined a pheasant hunting trip.

 

[Yah-Tah-Hey]

Didn't Sondra Locke drive one of those tanks in a Every Which Way or Any Which Way scene?

 

[BrianF]

Love the old IH vehicles!!! Some guy in a small town in the middle of nowhere that I work out of had an old IH dealer. He has some projects but has several restored Travelalls driving around. Just plain cool!!

 

[super20dan]

had a 65 4 cyl scout that I paid 150$ for . drove it for years was rock solid reliable. went everyhere off road in 2 wheel drive mostly. amazing rig. lot of fun

 

[dlundblad]

We went to the IH Homecoming show last summer at their plant in Fort Wayne. Thought I had some nice photos, but I think they got deleted.

Only good one I have is the first ever extended cab truck. Not a fan of the Duratrac tire on older trucks, but this dude wears them nicely.