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Monsterlover

March 19, 2021, 07:59:32 PM Last Edit: August 15, 2021, 05:53:19 AM by Monsterlover
I'm on to the next project. I'm currently looking for a late 30's International D series truck. Like a D2 or D30.

Looks like this-


I've been scouring the internet and not finding much.  If anyone knows of of anything like this for sale anywhere in the country please let me know!
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Kopfjager

#1
March 19, 2021, 09:15:31 PM
I'll start keeping an eye out around here. Lotta old trucks sitting in backyards etc. What condition is acceptable?
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Monsterlover

#2
March 20, 2021, 04:43:14 AM
Quote from: kopfjäger on March 19, 2021, 09:15:31 PM
I'll start keeping an eye out around here. Lotta old trucks sitting in backyards etc. What condition is acceptable?

I don't want nice but I also don't want rotted to nothing. It doesn't have to run since I'll be replacing the entire drive line anyway.

I would prefer something with no title but if it had one that's ok.

Essentially I need the body. I'll build the frame.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Popeye the Sailor

#3
March 20, 2021, 01:53:09 PM
I put my feelers out.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Monsterlover

#4
March 20, 2021, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: Davey Two Tractors on March 20, 2021, 01:53:09 PM
I put my feelers out.

[thumbsup]

I have a lead on a farm full of these in the Midwest.

This is unfolding faster than I was expecting.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Popeye the Sailor

#5
March 20, 2021, 04:50:38 PM
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Monsterlover

#6
March 20, 2021, 05:20:21 PM Last Edit: March 20, 2021, 05:28:51 PM by Monsterlover
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Popeye the Sailor

#7
March 21, 2021, 05:48:35 AM
I figure it can't be that far from you and it's about as rust free as one can find for that vintage. Esp in the salt belt.

If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Monsterlover

#8
March 21, 2021, 06:11:16 AM
The salt belt. So true. What would I do for a bed on that one?

Keep in mind the end result will be trophy truck like. Or maybe I do something different. This is getting to be like work.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Kopfjager

#9
March 21, 2021, 11:59:27 AM
Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

Monsterlover

#10
March 21, 2021, 12:19:21 PM
Yeah that video is what started all this. I fell in love with the Art Deco look of that truck.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Popeye the Sailor

#11
March 21, 2021, 12:22:44 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on March 21, 2021, 06:11:16 AM
The salt belt. So true. What would I do for a bed on that one?

Keep in mind the end result will be trophy truck like. Or maybe I do something different. This is getting to be like work.

Someone somewhere will sell you a bed, or you can make one if you're so inclined. Depending on what you're putting in it, you'll likely have to cut it anyway.


Doing rust repair is worth avoiding. Buying something you can see first is also pretty nice.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Monsterlover

#12
March 21, 2021, 12:24:09 PM
I'm not buying unless I can see it. Some things you can do that with but not this.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#13
March 21, 2021, 01:02:04 PM
Rust is like cancer. You have to be really lucky to get rid of it forever.
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herm

#14
March 22, 2021, 05:11:46 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on March 21, 2021, 06:11:16 AM
The salt belt. So true. What would I do for a bed on that one?

Keep in mind the end result will be trophy truck like. Or maybe I do something different. This is getting to be like work.

Those old trucks look great with a good wooden bed.
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