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  1. cammerjeff

    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Civil Defense Tractors? No wait one looks to have some extra bright work on its sides. And the wrong color for civil defense vehicles , nice shot!
     
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  2. OrthmannJ

    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    Dang! That is so cool!
     
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  3. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    A load of red Scouts. There must've been a screamin' deal on red paint that month. Either that, or they're destined for fire departments across the country.
     
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  4. OrthmannJ

    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    Well, I'm pretty sure that is official International Harvester Red. So, I'm sure they had it in surplus.
     
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  5. yellerspirit

    yellerspirit Well-Known Member

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    When I lived in Chicago IH was a client of mine, for a short while. Seems like by that time the big trucks were made at Chatham/Hamilton Ontario. Springfield Ohio made smaller trucks and Scouts. Ft.Wayne was winding down, and Melrose Park, IL was the engine plant. I called on the Navistar corporate headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois, and had the good fortune to visit the Canadian operations plants. They were sure a huge part of the Midwest with operations and plants throughout Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. What a sad corporate history. The appliances, agriculture, and trucks were such a part of the American scene.
     
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  7. cammerjeff

    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    All right! Disco vans on the Move! Nice shot!
     
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    Could you imagine buying the 17 tubes of touch up paint needed to keep your chick magnet looking DYNAMITE!
     
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  9. OrthmannJ

    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    I agree 100% :(
     
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  10. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    I even have seen war materiel crated in wooden boxes, built by IH, and loaded on flatcars for ship out during WW II. In addition to heavy trucks, IH built a bunch of vehicles, weapons and other goods.

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    This is the webpage the above screenshot came from:

    http://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/internationalharvester.htm

    Since I'm an amateur historian who specializes in the Great Depression and WWII, I'll be taking a further look at that site.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    YO!
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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