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[@58raceguy]

I worked at a collision shop from the mid-70s through the late 80s that did mobile sandblasting as a side business. The owner wanted something unique and found a ‘47 International KB7 that ran well but needed cosmetic help. We did all the body repair and gave it a nice paint job in a 2-tone ginger brown color scheme. I can remember straightening out the dents in the fenders and being amazed by how heavy the steel was. Keep in mind by this time we were seeing a lot of imported cars, so the difference in fixing a dent in one of these was a completely different thing. The guy who ran the rig always said that driving the truck was harder work than doing the sandblasting. The truck had a 2-speed axle and I learned how to operate one driving that truck. No synchros, no air assist on the 2-speed, all mechanical. No power steering, no power anything! The air conditioning came via the crank on the dash to tilt out the windshield at the bottom. The only thing more terrifying than the lack of power was the lack of braking ability. The truck was an absolute beast to drive but it looked so darn cool and everyone in several counties knew the truck on sight because they were so uncommon. Eventually the guy who ran the rig bought the sandblasting business outright and upgraded to a newer truck that was less exhausting to drive and more capable of keeping with modern traffic. I’ve always wondered what happened to that truck; hopefully it’s still being loved and appreciated by someone.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon

[@joebarnes3178]

Glad you're back today. You had us worried yesterday, it's really unlike you to miss a day. Lol

[@MarvinHartmann452]

As an international guy myself, my mom is Russian, my father is German, but I've lived in Germany, France, Russia and Canada, I appreciate this video.

[@hobocatlawrence]

Steve, you never cease to amaze ! That book by Crismon was the first piece of comprehensive authority on Internationals I got after I bought my '49 - KB6 in 1989. I still own it; now has 9,300 original miles. I bought it from a small town truck collector and auto enthusiast who also had a group of vintage cars he sold to the Imperial Palace group when it was owned by Ralph Englestad. My KB6 has a Blue Diamond 250 c.i. inline 6, 4 speed non 2 speed rear gear. The interior is all original and is factory new appearing in every way. Green heavy textured vinyl, rubber floor mat, no rust, and red in color. It served as the #1 Fire pumper for a small town in s.e. ND and was retired in the early '80s, hence the spectacular condition, no rust, no abuse, and very low mileage. Thank YOU for the great videos you produce for our enjoyment !!!

[@Mr.Death101]

Good ole Steve coming up with another masterclass @ 6:00 am! Always learning something new from Steve MagnumRT and if you're lucky Katie might make an appearance as the local therapy dog. ❤

[@SteveMagnante]

Dog-Kota reference! Thanks for the "in joke". -Steve MAGNUMRT Magnante

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man I always liked those old international trucks! I remember as a teenager growing up in Puerto Rico, my Dad had one of those old international pick up and also an international harvester tractor from the 50s he used on the farm.

[@davidpawson7393]

I'm checking myself for ticks just watching this.

[@kenttalsma7906]

Fact😅

[@rodneycody8746]

Hope u find one

[@chazj2175]

Always love seeing them old work trucks, just imagine the stories they could tell, its sad seeing history just rot away.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree, so very true!

[@jeffclark2725]

That's a cool truck, sure it will never drive again, it doesn't have to,would make a great portrait, thumbs up

[@rad8078]

5:30 they actually produced ih scouts in the 1960s starting with the 80 then the two variants of the 800. the 80 was the earlier model available with a 4 cylinder and was more of a jeep with a light duty truck frame, the 800s they kept the same body style but started putting v8s and bigger axles in them.

[@richardthompson6366]

What a beautiful beast at rest in the woods, must have been someone's pride and joy at one time.

[@o.c.smithiii2626]

I had a 1976 Scout II Traveller , the long wheel base one on the cover you showed. IH light trucks ended production in October 1980.

[@rjosephobrien]

Always look forward to your video in the morning . Loved my Travelall! Perfect for a family with four boys and a love for the outdoors.

[@joemcmillan5415]

My grandfather had these as Winch trucks. Heavy duty for Sure

[@jeffreycarleton1535]

Non-diegetic sound is any sound that does not come from within the film’s world and that characters cannot hear. These sounds are nearly always added in postproduction. For example, the opening scenes for the “Star Wars” series use non-diegetic music from composer John Williams to create a highly accessible sci-fi experience for the audience.

[@SteveMagnante]

But it is "displaced" if you don't see the musicians playing the instruments...yes? In the case of today's video, the freaking back-up beeper was from a nearby house reconstruction (it burned down a few months ago). A crane truck was lifting pre-fab A-frames in position. NONE of that was desired! So I "justified" it with the comment. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@jeffreycarleton1535]

@@SteveMagnante I concur ! I’m half deaf, I couldn’t hear anything in the background,and had no Idea what that 20$ word meant! I figured I’d do what you said and look it up! Love the video as usual, have a good one, Steve!

[@duncanmacrae6384]

I had the pleasure of owning a 1942 K7 boom truck, with a Coleman 4 wheel drive conversion. Wish I still had it!

[@bertonfeuchtwanger9779]

Good morning Steve, Thank you for the lesson on International trucks. I grew up on a farm in the Midwest and remember several of the neighbors having International grain trucks and pickup trucks. My dad picked his corn on the ear and stored it in a corn crib, when the corn was dried down he hired a man that did custom corn shelling. The man had his John Deere No. 5 corn sheller mounted on the back of a heavy duty K series International truck. The sheller was driven off of a PTO (power take off) that used the trucks engine. The truck had a front mounted exhaust so as to direct the heat away from any corn debris ( husk, silk, cobs or chaff) that could catch fire. I can still hear that big old 6 cylinder engine bellow when the corn sheller was under load. As Bob Hope used to say and sing “Thanks For The Memories”. As a side note I rode a school bus to school and most of them rode on an International chassis the was V-8 powered. Those old V-8 powered International buses had a sound all their own as the exhaust exited thru that long tailpipe.

[@SteveMagnante]

Thanks for watching and writing. I also rode to grade school in a bus back in the 1970 - '76 period. The busses were either Internationals or Ford B600's, both with - as you recall - those burly, rich-exhaust V8 gas engines! Our bus driver was a southern lady named "Pearl" who moved north to Massachusetts from somewhere else and she'd get mad at all the jumping kids and shout "STAY SETTIN'!!!" She ruled that bus and was also GREAT at shifting their manual transmissions...no automatics in those busses! Thanks again for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@bertonfeuchtwanger9779]

I agree that the bus drivers had a big responsibility transporting a full load of impressionable kids. My 1st bus driver was a neighbor lady that lived on a farm a mile north of my folks. Her husband and brother all drove bus for the school, a real family affair. She could handle that bus as well as any of her male counter parts, shifting that manual transmission and two speed rear end. She also earned the respect of her young passengers. If she had to raise her voice or stop the bus because of a disruptive that individual had to sit at the front of the bus and be expected to improve their behavior. The last bus driver I had was her brother an ex military man he had a gentle but very direct way of making his charges behave. Thank you so much for your junkyard classes, I am a loyal student. Best regards

[@jeffreysproul9110]

Always look forward to any International vehicles you review. My maternal grandfather for years had Dodge trucks then went over to International because he was on the local bank board and the local dealer was an Oldsmobile IH dealership and the local Dodge dealer he bought vehicles for years had closed. For years I had his 63 IH series 1000 stepside pickup with a straight 6, oil bath air filter, three on the tree and manual choke. I learned to drive on that pickup in rural KY. My nephew now has that pickup and has restored it and takes it to shows. My granddad also had an early 50s IH dump truck he bought from the State of KY that he use to use to spread gravel on his road and he also had a 68 IH Loadstar stake bed truck with a tandem axle and tilt bed that he would haul grain with and sometimes cattle. Thanks Steve you have a great site and I look forward to your Junk Yard crawls and your encyclopedic knowledge of all the vehicles you cover in your videos.

[@belyear]

Someone was very proud of that truck. The roll down window is an unusual option.

[@jeffreycarleton1535]

That spotlight was there so they could see ,Jimmy Hoffa, hiding in the weeds waiting to recruit them into the, international brotherhood of teamsters! Thanks for another great video, Steve! I Love theses old trucks! My uncle Ellijay ,and my Grandfather, both had internationals, both had V8’s, one was a copper colored travelall ,and the Other, was a copper colored scout, both were 4WD, Manual transmissions, they were, 67 or 68 models. My, Aunt Pat would pick myself and my brother up for church in the travelall it was a beast! But it rode like a Cadillac compared to that Scout! I rode 120 miles in the back of that scout once when I was nine it was equipped with the bump detector suspension and it worked very well! That short wheel base leaf spring suspension would have me bouncing like a super ball in a small room! But off road at low speed in low 4WD It would go anywhere! I’d give anything to take a ride in the back with Grandpa and Grandma up front again! Even with all the bumps! Thanks again for all you do Steve! These videos rekindle memories I hadn’t thought of in years!

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@Jeffrey Speaking of Teamsters Local 683 here in San Diego for 26 years . Coca Cola almost 20 years. And presently Sysco Foods 7 years. Commercial driver Class A license. I really enjoy these big trucks. My Great Grandpa owned a Feed Store . And drove truck probably similar to this. In Iowa.

[@jeffreycarleton1535]

@@Daniel-fd3wp My Father was a Teamster for a precast company in, New York for many years! He also hauled dirty dirt,as well as sand and gravel! I loved going with him when I was little! He didn’t drive anything quite this old! Old Whites, Brockways , Mack’s, and Kenworths! I was an OTR driver for many years myself ,all the lower 48 and Canada! I love trucks period!

[@ddellwo]

The only International I’ve had the pleasure of driving (with the exception of the Finnish girl I met at a Halloween party in college) was a U-Haul moving van that the future bride and I piled all of our worldly possessions into when we moved from Kansas City to Minneapolis back in the mid-90’s. Had a couple of buddies in high school whose parents owned Scouts, but I never had an opportunity to ride in those, much less drive one of them. In the midst of a three day road grind from Houston, to Tulsa, to Dallas, and finally back to Houston today. Contemplated blowing all the way back to Houston last night, but I didn’t hit the north side of Dallas until about 4:00 and didn’t have the will to fight through two hours of rush hour traffic just to get to the other side of the Metroplex! So, grabbed a hotel, a nice dinner at Texas Roadhouse, and now waiting for the morning rush hour to die down a bit before hopping back on the road for the final leg to H-town! The good news - this week on the road was mostly windshield time and will net me over $500 of mileage money that will roll straight into my Thunderbird Fund……..👍

[@robertmiller1916]

I remember riding on the running board of a similar International truck down a steep hill at Indian Pete’s bijou near Ludington, Michigan. The truck had no brakes! We were lucky kids that did not get hurt!

[@kenttalsma7906]

Indian Pete's bijou must be where the Pere Marquette River flows into Lake Michigan. I'm an hour and a half south in Holland. I'll have to check it out.

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@RobertMiller I think they wanted you to stop the truck like Fred Flinestone. 🤷‍♂️👍🤣

[@joe6096]

With each video Steve gets dirtier and his clothes have more grease on them. Love it. Proof he really gets into the cars at the yard and isn't just putting on a show...... too many youtubers claim to be "car guys" while filming their stuff in cleaned and pressed Polo shirts and khakis.

[@throckmorton8477]

He's the real deal! The hardest working guy on KZbin. 👍

[@SteveMagnante]

My hope is that the filthy wardrobe eventually becomes "self aware" so I can tell it to go make the videos for me while I stay home and build model cars! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@theloudamerican2193]

Starting another day on the rails (Spokane WA) with Steve!! 🚂

[@logancarter2134]

Love learning about these old historic trucks.

[@georgeknott7563]

Steve, thanks for being an equal opportunity junkyard guide; I dig all the medium/heavy duty truck videos I'm restoring a '47 KBS7 (S for 2 speed rear axle) and one thing of note, these are actually 6V POSITIVE ground electrical systems; and you are correct, the battery tray was an add on. The factory battery spot was below the driver (this one is missing the door, it's wide open) and there was room for 3 batteries wired in parallel.

[@chrisnewton9325]

The show is growing! Thanks Steve

[@nickjervis8123]

I used to work on International diesel engines here in the UK 🇬🇧. Some were allied to 18 speed twin stick shifts. Very advanced engines. Thanks Steve for this.

[@Tmrfe0962]

Thanks Steve…such great and entertaining videos. Your knowledge is astounding. Hope alls well with you.

[@Scott-qp9rw]

Great episode. Appreciate those old trucks…

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you Steve

[@savedin87ify]

Nice looks cool. And today I can hear you.

[@chrisscearce]

Hi Steve, great video on this K series International truck. The negative ground strap featured is factory. That same ground strap is used on International Farmall tractors. My very 1st mechanical experience was on a 140 Farmall tractor. I spun a bearing, and my grandfather made me fix it. I'll save that story for another time. But this later lead me into getting the old Dodge/Plymouth running and driving on the fender story. Maybe Steve will do a video on a Farmall tractor someday, and I'll explain how, at 9 yrs old, I spun a bearing in my grandfather's Farmall 140. Have a blessed day everyone 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼

[@SteveMagnante]

Hi chrisscearce, Thanks for watching and writing. Thanks for the info on that rather generic looking braided ground strap being O.E. Now I know. I also had early driving experiences aboard an International Tractor! We bought a big house in West Brookfield, Mass. in 1967 and the next door neighbor had a 1940-ish Farmall Cub with the PTO and a 4-speed stick. The engine was a flathead 4 that my Dad never could get the spark plugs out of of for a tune up. The old plugs still fired but I recall him failing at the task of removal - or more likely deciding not to risk a disaster in the form of a broken plug, stripped cylinder head threads and the resulting need to pull that head to have a thread repair done (and all the land mines that would come with that task). I do recall one day nearly flipping that tractor on its side. I took an unauthorized ride and drove over a 2-foot high boulder that was half embedded in the ground. The middle-pivot front axle went right over it but when the rigid-mount rear wheel hit it, the entire tractor tilted up 2-feet and teetered for a second before settling back to earth once the boulder was passed over. Man did that second go by SLOWLY. From the on, I always sought out the flattest path when driving it in out back yard and field! That tractor is STILL in the next door neighbor's back yard! Maybe I'll go try and pull that plug. "We (NOW) have the technology"! -Steve Magnante

[@gregkellow4723]

Looks "smokey" there. Was smokey here in Pa last week. Nasty stuff.

[@kevbev1524]

Bless you Steve, Your knowledge is over the rainbow and over the top day in and day out, You should definitely have your own show on a regular network, Even though I would be jealous to share this show with anyone else. 😊

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello kevinerickson. Thanks for watching and writing. Regarding having my own show on a TV network, been-there-done-that. It was called Roadkill's Junkyard Gold. They still re-run the heck out of the 31 episodes we shot. But that ended a few years ago. Very suddenly. We completed Season Three and the word was "be ready to start Season Four in a month". NINE MONTHS OF SILENCE passed before I called them to see what was taking so long. Long story short, the Second Banana in management said "its cancelled". Thus my little "cancelled?...whaddayamean we're cancelled?" schtick whenever I use older Motor Trend magazines as props. Truth be told, I would NEVER return to conventional TV. Too many decision makers demanding "extra beats" to add drama and also a SHOCKING demand to "tone down the tech". I'm better off - and so are viewers - with KZbin! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@kevbev1524]

@@SteveMagnante glad to have you on in any capacity possible, In all honesty you reach more people on poor man's TV than network, You probably just don't get the network paycheck, and that not worth the hassle of dealing with azzmuches from corporate.

[@madmike2624]

@@SteveMagnante We are blessed to have you Steve Magnante and Super Shane!! please keep up the fantastic content you provide!

[@madmike2624]

Sure missed your upload yesterday, makes me feel like I'm something is missing in my day without a new video. Great video and also a shout out to Super Shane videographer extordinare!!!!

[@customkey]

Eat you some collard greens and ham hocks that have been in the fridge for a week, and you will have a true diegetic experience.

[@stevehenderson2571]

Miss you Steve. Get well soon.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool, great vid!!! 👍👍

[@rickwhite3181]

Hey Steve Mags i looked up displaced non-diogenic sound. And im still lost. get well soon Steve Mags love Rick and Susan White 🤍🤍🤍❤❤❤

[@edwardbianchi192]

Good stuff as always

[@marioncobaretti2280]

Did great great aunt presach drive one of those wagons back in the day.

[@SteveMagnante]

I don't know but I do know that my Grandfather's brother delivered ice in New York City in the 1920's driving a "chain drive Mack". Wish I had pictures! Thanks for writing and watching. -Stephen "Preisach" Magnante

[@donmaclean5149]

I really enjoy these videos Steve, keep em coming.

[@danw6014]

International had a few management problems and I believe John Deere's introduction of the New Generation of Power tractors in 1960 and the following 20 series in 1963 left IH trying to play catch up. By the time they did, they found themselves right in the middle of a terrible farm economy and a UAW strike. That was the final nail in the coffin for them. Hope you can repost yesterday's video on the leaning tower of power.

[@kenttalsma7906]

Yea, what happened? A possible lawsuit?

[@SteveMagnante]

Hi, yesterday's "Slant Six Surprise" video was run at the last minute because we had a production delay with fresh videos. BUT the video was re-uploaded from a different source which introduced BAD AUDIO. So we pulled it down and replaced it with a re-run of the 1970 Ford LTD video. If you want to see the Slant Six Surprise video, just go to the Channel Playlist and scroll though the SIX HUNDRED Junkyard Crawl videos and click the thumbnail. Spoiler alert...it BLOWS UP on the dyno...Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@kenttalsma7906]

​@@SteveMagnante no thanks, I've got a headache. Unless you want to provide a link?

[@riddlermn]

Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lV6cooWfZceLh9k

[@kenttalsma7906]

@@riddlermn I just saw this recently...very recently.

[@garyspaun5237]

Keep it up with these videos - really enjoy them all.

[@Ezraroberts686]

I will have to correct a few things. The international harvester name and the agriculture side of the business was sold off to Case in the early 1980’s. The truck division became Navistar, which as you said is owned by Traton. Traton for those that don’t know is part of the Volkswagen commercial vehicle group.

[@grandtheftautotune7715]

He also said Scouts came out in 81-82. More like 61. They quit making them in 80..

[@bertonfeuchtwanger9779]

So true the Ag economy was hard hit with a bad recession in the early to mid 80’s. I worked for John Deere at that time and saw all the changes that happened, mergers and acquisitions. The International Harvester agricultural division was merged with Case that had a parent company of Tenneco. CaseIH was then merged with Ford New Holland, now recognized as CNH. Other competitors were merged, Allis Chalmers, Massey Ferguson and White Farm (Oliver) became AGCO. Most of the short line Ag equipment short line suppliers were also subject to mergers and acquisitions. John Deere was one of the few companies that emerged from the Ag recession the same company as when the recession started. I was very fortunate to have a 40 year career with big Green company.

[@jeffreysproul9110]

@@bertonfeuchtwanger9779 The IH farm equipment merger with Case was finalized on November 23, 1984, Almost three months later, during February 1985, the transaction was completed. The IH farm equipment division became part of Case IH. My maternal Grandfather owned Allis Chalmers tractors, New Holland balers, and got one of the last Allis Chalmers combines made to be towed by a tractor. The combine was for export to Europe but it was an extra and he didn't want to spend the extra money on a self powered combine.

[@rm25088]

ummmm ok???

[@jerryderouin9987]

Thanks for another history lesson Steve ,it was a very interesting video ,I've always had a soft spot for the International K line .My grandfather owned several of them ranging from the K6 (which he bought new) to the K11, the last one was parked in 1972 and it was a K8 .

[@corey6393]

@2:33 Frederick CRISMON will be turning crimson at the pronunciation of his name. HAHA! Another great video Steve. Thanks for what you do.

[@mrbarr1961]

you guys do a great job with doing this channel. I love the history of the cars and trucks you do .

[@truckladders4104]

Great video as usual Binders were everywhere They did a really remarkable job of having a GVW for every application. The grill on that 49 has a strong family resemblence to the newer Tractor that has a larger stainless swept back version of the smile Navistar should have made the connection to the 49. Modern nastalgia is very popular

[@Jim-ic2of]

Right on Steve !

[@terrencegiordan2775]

You never disappoint another awesome video.

[@charlesacker8552]

Great video, as usual. The K6 and it's brethren lived on, in a fashion, long after International moved on to newer models. The K6, like the Studebaker US6, was shipped in large numbers to the U.S.S.R. during WWII under the Lend Lease program. Given the Soviet Union's penchant for "borrowing" from other countries, trucks produced there, all the way up into the 1960s, bore an extremely strong resemblance to International's products. Interestingly enough, I noted that your example had at least one military style tire on the rear. Something not usually found on civilian vehicles of any type.

[@Andy_Novosad]

Soviet ZiS/ZiL trucks really don't have that much in common with International. Most of their construction was based on pre war soviet developments and various components of land lease trucks that became available during the war. Though their cabins resemble a K-series cab, in fact they are similar only in appearance. The frame is totally original, engine is a further development of Hercules flathead engine which was license built by soviets for more than a decade at that time, ZiS cab was much widened to accommodate three occupants for example, unlike two seated K-series cab. Best wishes from Ukraine.

[@dustydon6419]

It can’t be said enough, your knowledge, access to these historical publications and your ability to convey this information is astonishing. Not to forget your sense of humor. Smart guy automotive humor….now there is a platform for a standup comic. What a ya say Steve? You have the ability and experience to keep reinventing yourself with success, perhaps that’s the next path. I’ll continue to follow regardless.

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello dustydon6419. Thanks for watching and writing. Funny you should mention stand up comedy. As a kid in the 1970's I marveled at TV comics like Don Rickles, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin and so many others who could "own a room" with such seeming ease. When I lived in California from 1991 - 2009, I used to visit Mitzy Shore's Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd at least once a month. I watched in awe but soon learned that comics can - and do - have bad sets. I once watched the mighty ANDREW DICE CLAY bomb, bomb, bomb to a crowd of about 7 of us audience members late on a Wednesday night. I felt lousy for him and realized I'm not cut out to endure a "bomb". Dice probably shrugged it off but I'm made differently. Many other comics I recall seeing at the Comedy Story those 10 to 20 years ago were Bobby Lee, Whitney Cummings, Don Barris, Ari Shafir, Tony Hinchcliffe (now of Kill Tony FAME), already-a-big-deal from Fear Factor / News Radio - Joe Rogan, and a just-starting-out Theo Von. I watched most of these people on numerous occasions and saw that their energy could certainly be "off' - with a resulting poor set. I just don't have thick enough skin to get into stand up (they'd all shout "SIT DOWN" ta-damp!). One thing that's great about The Comedy Store on Sunset is how there are THREE different stages / rooms. If you want to have a "stadium experience" you can buy expensive tickets and see comics in the large theatre. But if you have all night, you could go to the smaller room overlooking Sunset Blvd. and virtually every single one of the BIG COMICS that folks paid to see in the larger stage would eventually filter through this smaller room and do the same material on the same night! There was the added bonus of watching a never ending stream of lesser known up-and-coming comics do their 15-minutes and then make way for the next when the "blue neon star" got lit up to signal their time was up. By 3:00 a.m. when they closed the doors, you could see as many as 20 comics - plus a few Big Names. I recall seeing Michael "Kramer" Richards, Chris Rock, Bob Saggett (RIP), Brody Stevens (RIP) and the aforementioned Andrew Dice Clay perform for our much smaller audience of 5 to 50 people (depending on how late it was). And there's also the audience. You never know who will show up just to see some comedy. I recall seeing Bobby Brown and John "Napoleon Dynamite" Heder sitting at tables 10 feet away, watching and laughing along with the crowd. Heder has a nearly-identical brother who was with his group and all of the comics stopped to point out that Napoleon Dynamite was sitting with his body double clone. Laughs. Anyhoo, if you are ever in Los Angeles, pop into the Comedy Store at about 9:30 on ANY NIGHT (except Christmas Eve) and you'll see a non-stop string of funny people until 2:30 a.m. There is a "3-drink-minimum but you can buy Sprite if you wish. ORRRR you can hover by the back door to the small parking lot and inhale the many unusual plumes of smoke as the comics "relax" in small groups outside. And I won't mention certain scenes I've witnessed on the sink tops in the rest room (lots of strange little slice marks from razor blades...somebody must have had a too-sharp razor and had to dull it a bit before trimming some 5-O'clock shadow before going on stage. Yeah....that's it). I appreciate your "vote of confidence" in my Stand Up potential, but again, I think I'd be a much better writer than performer of comedy. The movie "Punchline" comes to mind here! Anyhoo, Thanks again for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@davemckolanis4683]

@@SteveMagnanteBetter Check ON-Line AGAIN About The Body Design Of The 1957 International Trucks. It's NOTHING LIKE The Junk Heap From The 1940's That You We're Looking At In The Woods. Obviously The Book Had A Typo... And WHY Was My Information And Recommendation To Jim C Removed, Especially About Fathers Day Car Shows To Visit This Weekend???

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! Morning Mags ! ☕️☕️🍩 👁️👁️ There is something so cool 🤔 about these truck !

[@tomwesley7884]

Morning

[@debbiebermudez5890]

@@tomwesley7884 👍☕️☕️👁️👁️

[@williamgraham6719]

Love your old truck videos. Grew up on Farmall tractors. Please keep up your great work.

[@kennelson3848]

What a truck - what a yard

[@AutoMoose]

Hey Steve, have you thought about coming down to Florida to make some videos? Theres a real gem called Old Gold near old town. Real goldmine of old cars.

[@richdiscoveries]

I found one of these here in CT a couple of years ago in a field that I made a short video of. I absolutely love this stuff, but I don't do a lot of vehicles. I hope to one day have a fraction of the knowledge you have. Thank you for sharing it with us

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@Richdiscoveries Man I’ve never seen one of these. I really appreciate the body styles would make good yard art.

[@richdiscoveries]

@@Daniel-fd3wp it is beautiful. Any vehicles from that era are gorgeous. Big Sleek rounded bodies and fenders, what a time for the automobile. The jet age produced a lot of beautiful Vehicles as well. Chrome Jets and Rockets right on the cars, big sends, afterburner style lights, that's probably my favorite era

[@arvindegroot6145]

My hearing has been restored 😉

[@markwilliams4525]

That truck is in surprisingly good condition

[@vintagemobilehome2685]

Great video. Ground strap looks identical to the original ground strap on my 1958 1.5 Ton

[@johnkranyics281]

Good morning all. Thank you Steve 👍👍🇨🇦

[@cerneysmallengines]

International makes school buses also under the brand IC. I'm a school bus mechanic and I actually prefer the internationals to other brands like Bluebird or Thomas.

[@stevehenderson2571]

Used to have an old big I Truck move mobile homes around at a summer resort area I stayed at. It had bullet holes everywhere but ran every season to relocate the trailers from the flood plain. I wonder if it still runs? Interesting as usual Steve. Get well soon buddy. We miss you.

[@pcbullets8726]

Excellent video as always!

[@fishgeralding9224]

Non-diagetic, kinda like a wilbury, but less Petty, and it doesn't travel. I repaired and painted many Navistar tilt noses when I worked at a truck and frame repair shop in sw Florida for a number of years.

[@SteveMagnante]

Kinda like Roy Orbison's rocking chair in the video. There but not there. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@kooldoozer]

Positive ground on that International truck. ---Doozer

[@rekord1969]

That’s a cool truck Steve, cheers for the info:)

[@dalebaker8266]

Hmm just might be able to make a RV with that.

[@SchneiderClassics]

really really cool old truck

[@Jupitermustangmike]

Hinder reminder hey steeps you got moxie up there ?

[@desolategrey]

Still hopeful you will find a 36 to 38 GMC T16

[@SteveMagnante]

None of those at Bernardston BUT I did find a FOUR-CYCLE GMC Diesel truck! That'd be the "Toro-Flow Diesel". Video in 2 days! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@desolategrey]

@@SteveMagnante Thank you Steve keep up hands down the best content on KZbin......my restoration is only lacking a good set of 6 and keep in mind Chevrolet and GMC were different bolt patterns and vent windows so I must have a set of 36 to 38 5 lug GMG dually wheels badly The original manufacturer was Spoksteel spelled without the "e"

[@DanEBoyd]

When I was around 5 - 7 years old in the early 1970s, I thought that International Harvester was a division of GM because of their pickup trucks for some reason. Shucks, now I'm just 57 years old... Not sure if I remember Accel Fat Stuff spark plug wires though. Mid 1980s?

[@SteveMagnante]

Yes, the Fat Stuff wires. I think they were some of the first 8-millimeter plug wires on the market. I also remember when Carrol Shelby was in the spark plug wire business with "Shelby Big Burn Plasma" markings on each wire! As Mel Brooks would say "Moy-chandising"! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@daveridgeway2639]

Hi Steve, nice video! The webbed battery ground strap was very popular years ago. Please reply. Dave...

[@ihctruck]

Couple Details, the crank on the center of the dash is what cranked the windshield. The 4 Speed transmission was non-synchro so it had to be double clutched. That was common on big trucks well into the 60's. K series was from 40 to 47 with the KB series til 49. They had more chrome than the K series because of the WWII. Light line pickups, Travelalls and trucks ended in 1975. The Scout ended in 1980. FYI VW is breaking ground this fall of 2023 on a New Plant to start making Electric Scouts. When they bought International they didn't know they had bought the Scout name or what a Scout was. Accord to the Scout motors Marketing Director who was at the Scout National this year, VW America brought a Scout and shipped it to Germany. The german engineers were like wow! I grew with a KB6 on the farm. I've a had a 1908 Auto #825 and a 1980 Turbo Diesel Scout Traveler both are still running like a top. Love your junkyard series, sad that it's getting hard to find cool old junk yards like that anymore.

[@timothyharrison8953]

Glad you're back. Missed you yesterday. I'll chuck it up to the Reddit blackout.

[@wilco3588]

The marker lights were parking lights they did not come on with headlights and if you want to turn signals they were optional and they would be a light out on the fender probably installed by the dealer. I didn't see turn signals integrated into the parking lights till the early 50s and the parking lights didn't come on with headlights until I think 67.

[@remko1238]

Pulling some more 👏🏽

[@jimmartin735]

Had a 54 @ my work called the Beast.noticed a bad oil leak one day,chucked a rod,hope in the block((hole) still ran on five,beautiful ugly

[@jarm7726]

Hope we reload of the slant six

[@SteveMagnante]

You can see the Slant Six Surprise video any time. Just go to the Channel Playlist and seek out the "Slant Six Surprise" thumbnail and enjoy! Hint...it BLOWS UP ON THE DYNO. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@TairnKA]

Well, yesterdays prediction of mine was wrong. ;-)

[@peterantonopoulos2572]

Morning Steve... ahhh sound😂

[@mikesmith3969]

Cab over’s would cary more payload than a conventional cab

[@stevemehanmusic]

I hope the truck gets rescued & restored!

[@TheRealSmithFamily]

VW is bringing back the Scout name I believe. Renders looked cool. 🤞🏼

[@randyauer7303]

Morning Steve number 60 here

[@Slimjim260]

What a grand old truck wonder how long it’s been in the yard???

[@garyspaun5237]

Great video thank you.

[@daveywaite25]

There's a crank on the dash - what's that for ???

[@burthenry7740]

At 7:30 ? That operates the crank-out front windshield. You have a sharp eye!👍

[@daveywaite25]

@@burthenry7740 Cool! Thanks for the reply.

[@Fony_turgeson]

Man. That thing looka like it will drive thru a house

[@peterbelyea8280]

did they build army trucks?

[@demetridar506]

Well, it did have windshield AC in 1941. Did this have any type of heater?

[@SteveMagnante]

Yes there was a big "heater console" under the dash. Just a little too cramped to get in there and have a look. These videos are a little frustrating for me because I always have to decide what to LEAVE OUT. Anyhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@demetridar506]

@@SteveMagnante Thanks, you can't cover everything, but the heater is an important element on the life of the truck driver back in the day. On the other truck video you made recently, that 50's something, I saw a modern looking fuel filter. That plastic thingy that you can see through the paper element. It looked like that truck was on the road relatively recently. 15 years? Not sure how long they made these transparent fuel filters.

[@jmartin9431]

Steve have you a count of how many tics you've attracted on these crawls?

[@SteveMagnante]

Oddly, only three - so far. But there's still time. I did get bit a couple of times and made sure to circle the area with a black Sharpie. This way one can monitor the spot for the dreaded "bulls eye" effect of contamination. The hassle is, the "remedy" for a suspected tick bite is a week of antibiotics. The problem there is the more times you "take the precaution" the less effective the antibiotics will be if / when you really need them. So I just pluck 'em, mark 'em and forget 'em IF the bulls eye doesn't materialize in a few days. If it did, I suppose I'd see my doctor and see if she suggests a course of antibiotics. Gotta remember, Lyme Disease is The Concern. BUT only the teeny tiny Deer Ticks carry the stuff. And of 100 Deer Ticks, only a small percentage carry Lyme Disease. So I just forge on. Something's gotta kill you, right? Anyhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@jamesbusch566]

Thanks for taking precautions, I had lymes disease last year definitely no fun. We need you to keep up the great work, thanks 1 million Steve

[@andreamills5852]

I noticed the NDT Tire on the rear . Did the military use these trucks ?

[@SteveMagnante]

That's probably just a "tire of convenience" surplus item somebody added long ago. This was not a military-spec truck. But Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@davescrimshaw7781]

That windshield could also suck a bee or other insect(s) going down the road too.

[@MauiWauiPineappleExpress]

Yeah much respect for the drivers back then!

[@rickzima8697]

WHERE’s THE DOG?

[@Bbbuddy]

I can almost smell the poison ivy. I remember IH school buses in the1970s with manual transmissions.

[@tomwesley7884]

If there's really poison ivy there, I'll break out in a rash through the monitor.

[@haljohnson5729]

Who doesn't like an old truck?