America's Unwanted Wagon: International Travelall

[@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md]

Sure ain't unwanted in today's age. Every Alpha Male I know would love to have an old International Travelall

[@1heavyelement]

i had a 64 back in the early 80s. i paid $600 for it. and it spent its life in arizona so no rust.

[@GreenHawkDrive]

I’m still getting used to a new editing program, so I do apologize for the delay! I’m still working out some things and that explains some of the mistakes. Anyway, this was such a fun car to research, absolute beast of a wagon.

[@why2223]

Man that's alright. Just keep making videos

[@TMD-wn9kq]

All good, no need to rush. Love the videos dude!

[@k.b.tidwell]

Which program are you using? I really enjoyed the video, because as an auto parts sales guy, I have one customer with that latest body style Travelall. If I recall correctly, it's a 1974 model. Very good looking truck, but I haven't examined it up close. I've got to now!

[@GreenHawkDrive]

@@k.b.tidwell I use Sony Vegas 21, but I have been experimenting with Adobe After Effects!

[@1heavyelement]

thank you. i owned a 64 travell all. 304 mated to a 3 speed on the column shifter. i honestly think the 64 was the the best looking of the 4 generations. it would definitely pull the bottom out of hell. i pulled my 69 ford LTD with it from phoenix back home to yuma, just about 200 miles. while it was only 55 MPH back then, (1984). it had no problem maintaining that speed with a 5.000 pound car behind it. i once went to a mud hole in phoenix a bunch of guys were driving their 4 wheel drive lifted trucks through trying to prove they could make it across without getting stuck. most of them guys got stuck. so i manned up and drove my 2 wheel drive, lowboy corn binder through that hole with ease. lol some of those guys were all over me wondering what i had when i made it through. i eventually traded it in for a more modern car. a couple weeks later i found it in a salvage yard being cannibalized for parts. it broke my heart. now in my old age i wished i would have just kept it. thank you for the video. not many people know IH made trucks and SUVs.

[@Electriceye1984bySam]

These are fantastically reliable vehicles, tough as nails.

[@sableminer8133]

I saw quite a few of these locally growing up in Dallas! Never knew all this and that '58 was cool looking, but i like chrome.One of my jobs was picking up parts for shipment from the old IH plant downtown. Exactly 40 years ago!

[@timmcooper294]

Grew up with one of these in the 1970's, it was my moms ! It was a 1971 model with the 392 V8 and twin fuel tanks (It needed both). It was a solid beast, and I remember my dad swapping out the big Holley four barrel carburetor for something Holley called an "economaster" LOL !!

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Your mom had a beast man

[@DavidHall-ge6nn]

I had a friend who got his dad's 4th gen Travelall in the early 80s. It had the fake bark and probably every other option as well, and was an arresting shade of yellow-green. Her name was Tallulah and everyone loved the old girl. I have great memories of that car!

[@leonb2637]

I believe these were also available in 4x4 too, mainly for commercial and government use. These were popular with those that pulled larger travel trailers, especially Airstream brand ones as well for traveling families with trailers. They had a true truck frame, heavy duty components that cars didn't have but yet sat lower than the Suburban and Jeep models. I also recall that later generation ones had a second gas tank option, but mounted under the front drivers side fender with a gas cap located there. That was important as you noted the fuel mileage, and more so with a big V-8 and towing, would suck up a lot of gas (maybe > 10 MPG).

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Your memory is correct man. When I was looking through brochures, I saw it as an option.

[@allenwiddows7631]

I had a professor in college who owned a 1973 Travelall 4WD that could go anywhere. He bought it after it had been surplused out of the university motor pool and it still ran like a champ. I know after Harvester went into bankruptcy in the early 1980s he started having trouble getting parts for it, until he discovered that he could get a lot from a local AMC Jeep dealer.

[@bobdefalco]

Whoa. Whoa. This was the first thing I ever drove. It. Was. A. Beast.

[@autochatter]

They reminded me of Grand Wagoneers or Suburbans...But styled just different enough to put in a Grand Theft Auto game. The wagon Master was ahead of its time.

[@GreenHawkDrive]

What are you picking of the 3?

[@N9IBZED]

My neighbor had a 67 Travelall which would be a 3rd gen and it was nice but I was just a kid back then however I liked it

[@adamsmith9636]

My Dad owned one white with wood grain panels and black roof and blue interior . This was the largest vehicle we owned . There was 6 of us and my parents liked sportier cars at the age of 4 my dad had a 66 mustang and that was our only car and then an 66 Old Delta 88 coupe my mom's first car was a 70 Buick skylark 2 door . Then dad's Travelall came into the pic, in 77 my mom bought a 76 Chevy Camaro and Dad owned a 75 Dodge Charger .

[@Flies2FLL]

Bruce Mohs took the chassis of a Travelall and rebodied it into a luxury sedan. Complete with slide out doors....

[@Captain_Commenter]

I wasn't alive when they were sold, but an older friend of mine (RIP Denny) once told me that they were overpriced compared to their competitors. I do dig them though.

[@thetruth1862]

My Grandmother had awagon, with an 8 track player it was huge, the car and the 8 track player.

[@edwardwpalmeriii]

The Wagonmaster name only lasted for 73, while in 74 it was a 5ft bed Travelette. They were marketed as a fifth wheel powerhouse, but the 5ft bed was too short and any trailer would cause damage to rear windows. (If i remember correctly, I also have a 73 & 74 brochure) Also IH sucked at keeping documents and production numbers around, so most were lost to time :/ If you want another nifty vehicle, I recommend looking at the Studebaker Wagonaire.

[@GreenHawkDrive]

How do you know all of this? Pretty impressive.

[@TheCat1dog]

The Scout is being reintroduced, similar to the retro Bronco.

[@ultraviolettp3446]

Despite what the marketing might have suggested, these were never wagons. I grew up in the 1960's as a car nut and I remember these and they were always a Suburban competitor and not a Country Squire competitor. It was even a stretch to think they were competing against Wagoneers because those were much smaller. The Travelall was much more like what is considered an SUV like a Suburban - and being so truck based, the marketing tried to make it seem snobbish to own one, there was nothing snobbish about the vehicle at all - interiors were low rent even compared with AMC products of that era. If my family's experience with a Scout is any indication of these Travelall's, they rusted like they were made of the thinnest metal. Five years in the North and these were toast from frame and body rot.

[@jeffking4176]

One of the problems with this Truck, is that it was still an International Truck. While they may have tried to appeal to the car buyer, their dealerships, were mostly in more rural areas. One did not go to an International “car lot “, you went to a Truck/Farm supply Dealership. I don’t remember any in urban areas. Good video. 🚗🙂

[@GreenHawkDrive]

That’s a good point, Jeff.

[@Vince_uk]

Look forward to ext weeks video.

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Thank you

[@edwardwpalmeriii]

I may have a few too many International Harvester brochures

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

So SUV's have been around longer than I thought.

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Insurance said these were wagons, but you bring up an interesting point.

[@1heavyelement]

a long time longer. the international scout is considered by some to be the grandfather of modern SUVs. i say it goes back to jeep, international and chevy back in the early 50s.

[@GreenHawkDrive]

@@1heavyelementSuburban

[@mromatic17]

puddings fab shop has one of these as a tow pig

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

What on earth was the fascination of plastering wagons with weird wood grain panels?

[@landonbenford8369]

It was a thing back then. Like green cars of the 70's and teal cars of the 90's.😎A fashion statement.

[@k.b.tidwell]

Believe it or not, buyers actually wanted that. It harkened back to the classy REAL woodies from the '40's.

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

@@k.b.tidwell No wonder kids ran away from home. Imagine the clown clothes a woodgrain loving parent bought their children.

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

@@landonbenford8369 Green w woodgrain... I just pictured Clark Griswolds Wagon Queen Family Truckster! 🤣

[@1heavyelement]

growing up in the 60s and 70s i never liked the fake wood paneling. when i did the restoration on my 71 olds vista cruiser i stripped that shit off when it came time for paint. now a real woody is completely badass.

[@raymond_sycamore]

I have one of their engines in my truck! 7.3L

[@turbotheamericanstaffy]

Far out yanks came out with the silliest names for cars. Surprised you didn't call one the "PiizzaRun"

[@alexander1485]

I've seen 2 International MXT's before, they only made 10

[@GreenHawkDrive]

You sure you didn’t see the same one twice?😂 Edit: I wasn’t exactly sure what you were talking about so I went ahead and looked it up. That thing is nuts man.

[@oler777]

I would've bought one of these international wagons immediately if they were still available hell I would've bought any type of wagon if they were still made nowadays it's all shooting brakes and they look like crap

[@joellamoureux7914]

Small error at 11m 20s, should have said they lacked displacement against Ford's 460 gms 454 and mopars 440. You said mopars 454 and 440. Small detail, but well yeah good job other than that sir

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Pretty dumb mistake on my end if I’m honest😂

[@toddbonin6926]

I think your sales figures might be low. I grew up in a small Southern city in the 60s and 70s, and I remember several of these on the road.

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Very well could be the case. I looked pretty hard to find the actual data and only found that little bit from an old forum😂

[@toddbonin6926]

@ yeah … I looked too … couldn’t find any sales figures either

[@robertjonas6216]

The lack of diversity in the advertising brochures in these times seems almost shocking from the standpoint of today’s culture. But then again…

[@OLDS98]

Thank you for the video. When I think International I think school buses and farm equipment. You did a great job on this video. You do know Volkswagen is bringing Scout back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIK0eIecn85_rKc The Travel All would work well today in 2024. They just might bring it back as a third vehicle. Who knows. You did your homework and I know this one took some effort. You have a life outside the You Tube community. It is understandable. I hope you did well on your finals. Enjoy your winter break.

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Thank you olds and exams went well. I did not know that VW was doing that so I looked it up. I’m not too sure what I think of it. Eventually I’ll make a video on the Scout and I’ll be sure to bring that up.