INTER-esting days

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Paul

 

 

The Museums Victoria Web site has many factory  pics of Australian assembled International trucks including Australian Army vehicles during WW2.  Apparently the I-H South Melbourne premises was previously used by GM-H , can anybody confirm that. 


Try this link  collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/searc...tographic+Collection

 

 
 

 claimed a lot of the cab over K5 type IH trucks made ...yet Ive never seen one,and never heard of one...........plenty of the conventional K5 s around with the little 223 flathead motor

Fighting Rust wrote:

 Apparently the I-H South Melbourne premises was previously used by GM-H , can anybody confirm that. 

 

Yep, IH leased GM-H land at corner of City rd & Balston st per Sun News Pictorial article 14th Feb 1939


You can also read about the opening of International House there in the Herald 23rd May 1939, including a full descrip plus photo.
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243369663

A army D series Inter ute beside a civilian ute. Some army D series vehicles had a canvas soft top cab. 

 

In the early~mid 90s Owner Driver newspaper had a 1920s Inter truck as a prize. Anyone know where it is?

International Harvester, Inspection of Army Trucks, Dandenong, Victoria, 1953

 

From Vic Hungerford the other day
blow it and have a read, Vic was on the forum for many years, Vichung or as Swishman called "Well hung Vic"

 

 

 

 

Paul

The army bought 1200 or 1300 of the R160/S160 IH 4 ton trucks ,and sold the lot in three auctions of 400 trucks each in Singleton in 1974 .......Some of the trucks had milages in the hundreds ,and were like new inside ........most went for around $300....$400 each.........used to often see them in farm clearance auctions .....only one I know of now is Kerry Stantons .