What the heck is this?

[Lonesome715]

I am assuming this is the correct forum for this. Considering I have never seen a truck like this I guessed. It looks old enough to be here in the WWII section. Anyhoo, what is it and what other variants were there? I am kind of getting interested in the International built military vehicles.

INTERNATIONAL MXT MILITARY VEHICLE - New and Used Heavy Equipment, Trucks and Trailers for Sale

 

[wsucougarx]

Looks like a very much overpriced heap of scrap metal on 4 tires Barstow has some of the most ridiculous prices on their trucks

 

[Lonesome715]

I saw that when i looked at other stuff. I guess that is what it selld for out there, I do not know.

 

[NDT]

Looks like a M-2-4 WWII International. Lotsa fishplating on that frame. I have called Barstow Truck Parts REPEATEDLY trying to get them to give me a price on trucks listed in My Little Salesman, but no answers or return calls. Too bad, not everyone who calls is a tire kicker . . .

 

[Lonesome715]

That sucks. That is why so many older trucks get scrapped.

 

[JDToumanian]

Don't worry, they aren't going to scrap that.... I've seen the same trucks sitting there year after year, they seem to never scrap anything.

When you call, ask for James... He's the only one who works there that isn't (usually) a jerk.

That price doesn't seem too bad to me, if it's not rusty. If that crane is original to that truck, it appears to be very complete.

Jon

 

[m.walker]

They are very rude and have no customer relations to speak of .

 

[gerrykan]

As NDT said: "International M-2-4".
The WWII Marine Corps' equivalent to the Army's Dodge 3/4 ton weapons carrier.
1-ton rating I believe, and I doubt the crane is original.

 

[sixfeathers]

looks like someone wa a victim of a bomb.. I say scrap..

 

[FrankUSMC]

The M2-4 is a very rare truck, finding one with the winch and bed is a find. Gerrycan, you are right they have a 1 ton rating. The photo you posted is of the M1-4 (half ton model), note the small tires and the spare on the drivers side, the M1-4 had two spares, one on the drivers side and one on the passenger side.
They were great trucks that were loved by the Marines.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

 

[NDT]

looks like someone wa a victim of a bomb.. I say scrap..

SCRAP????? As in CUT UP A STEEL SOLDIER and send the pieces to China???


I didn't see the price in the ad the first time. $2K is too not bad for a rust free California desert truck that is rare as hen's teeth.

 

[hndrsonj]

I never had a problem getting prices from them. Barstow is where me hemmtt seats came from. Pretty cool walking through their yards, alot of interesting stuff laying around.

 

[Lonesome715]

If that truck is that rare how hard are parts to get?

 

[NDT]

The engines are Red Diamond, Green Diamond, etc and they were used in civy trucks of the day. Parts are available for those. For sheetmetal, its off to the fabricators or buy another parts truck. For wiring, Vintage Wiring of Maine will make you a new harness from what is left of yours. Brake parts, you will have to rebuild what you got. Driveline parts may or may not be available from some of the really old dealers that have not folded up, like Sam Winer Motors. But like anything like this, once you buy it and start asking around, you will find a secret community that owns these and has parts stashes.

 

[Lonesome715]

I know right now I cannot buy one of these trucks. But I have added it to my list of trucks I would like to own before I die. I would like to see recent photograph of a retored one and a not nice de-milled one.