I spotted this little beauty last year on a trip up north to visit some in-laws. By the time we passed by it again on the way home, it was too dark to get a closer look. Strangely enough, it was still there yesterday when I drove past to I snapped some pics. It looks like somebody had taken pretty good care of a 1973 International Travelall, before it got smushed. I'm at a loss to figure out how the previous owner could let it sit there on the wrecking yard all this time. It looks fixable to me, or at the very least, there's one heck of a lot of nice parts. Maybe somebody smarter than me can explain why this has been left to rust away here.
That almost looks like Gumby in the of the rear cargo area?? That might esplain the smashed fender....if he was driving .......and Poky navigating!
It took me a while to figure out just what that was back there in the dim light. It turned out to be one of those reindeer antlers that people put on their cars around Christmas. Maybe the poor thing wrecked itself out of shame.
It looks like its in decent shape aside from the crunched front fender and grill. I don't know a lot about internationals but the front end looks similar to the Scout. Find a scout donor car and you may be able to swap the fender out. This is not beyond fixing I think.
I've seen that one, too. It looks to be in extremely good shape. The undamaged panels seem to be virtually factory fresh. I have wondered why it is at a yard too. Seems like a terrible waste of a rare vehicle!
I took a look at their website. They don't seem to have a listing of vehicles or parts other than a couple of used cars that are for sale. I was partially interested in the Travellall and partially hunting for some leather seats for my '98 Grand Marquis. Their website offers a little history of the business and right at the end it says "Now battling the era of computers internet and cell phones!" I guess they're winning... Here's the website in case anyone is interested in that Travelall. http://www.nuhnsautosupply.com
Could have some unseen frame damage, I suppose. Or...and I have seen this often.....the insurance company totaled it and the owner took the money and walked away.
Scout's not the same, F27 - a bit smaller. That Travelall could be rebuilt very easily. Bumper, lower valance, grill, headlamp and parklamp assemblies, fender. I'll bet that with a little looking, you could even find one from the same year with the woodgrain. I believe 'Fox is spot-on with what happened. Wagon was probably nearing the end of its usefulness for the owner when he got in the accident. Money-wise, it would have been a T/L. Owner took the money and moved on...... Probably worth $600 or so as a rebuildable.
