International Travelette?

Never heard of these before...

http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/5214517973.html

There is a Traveler near me that looks about the same year. Even has the same shade of blue-patina paint. Didn't know they made trucklet versions of them.

IH was pretty much the leader in the factory built crew cab market, they started selling them in the late 1950s. You could get other brand trucks with four doors but they were built by aftermarket companies.

My parents had two scout based pickups. I want to say they were called Travelers as well. 340? v8 regular cab with just enough space behind the bench for my sister and I to sit.

Never heard the IH 4-door crew cab called a Travelette. I've seen crew cab IH trucks before. I thought they had a variation of Carryall name from their of Suburban that was called Carryall. I've seen travelers in both pickup and full top, Blazer style. Sort of wanted one with the full top, thought it a good family vehicle. Have a soft spot for Scouts, especially Scout II's. Almost bought one in the early 80's but parts availability concerned me. Especially since I was heading to Alaska at the time.

That's pretty awesome. I really like older crew cabs for some reason.

International started the crew-cab market with the 1957 Travelette. It had just the driver's door on the left, but two doors on the right. I spent many weekends of my elementary school years riding with my Dad in an IH-B180 ex-pulpwood truck cut down to 13' long and converted for pulling mobile homes. I remember seeing the travelettes, mostly as crew vehicles for the DOT, or for the railroad, complete with the rail-wheels!

In 1981, I purchased a 1964 regular cab half-ton pickup for $300 in western Colorado. I changed the oil (couldn't find a filter for it), loaded the back with a Norton 850, hooked an RX7 behind it on a tow-bar and drove it from Parachute, CO to Pensacola, FL without missing a beat.

I've never been into classic cars, but I'm old enough now that I catch myself looking in the classics section without realizing it. I've kept various travelettes on my fleabay watch list for the last 10 years, but I know another project is that last thing I need. I'm partial to the "Catfish years", '62-67

Here is the matching non-pickup version near me.

I have a '40 D-series IH pickup and one time while I was stationed in CT we drove down to long island to look at a crew cab version of the same truck. It was a coach build, for the railroad, and legit to the early 40's complete with wood bows for the body and the sheet metal nailed on with lead over the heads.

I didn't buy it, but it sure was cool.

The range of options from IH was pretty impressive. My parents bought a Travelall new in 1970 and were able to go down the checklist, 345 v-8, five-speed floor shift, 2WD, tall final drive, bench seats, removable 3rd row, wheels/tires, metallic green exterior, etc.

I learned a fair amount about the benefits of mechanical sympathy driving that truck. Not a good wheeling rig, but great for a long-distance hauler, road trips, car camping.

IH offered trucks that you could truly custom build to your needs. My school buddy's dad ordered a pickup with a bizarre set of options so they could take the slide-in camper on cross-country treks.

Regarding the double cab pickups, the state of PA used those in the sixties and into the early 1970s as their only source of work trucks. It was pretty common to see decommissioned ones roaming around here as farm and contractor vehicles until they inevitably rusted out. IH was an epic disaster when it came to rust prevention, sadly.

T.J. wrote: Here is the matching non-pickup version near me.

i need that. almost bought one a few months ago but it's never really the right time to buy another project.

The US Air Force used 4x2 and 4x4 6 cylinder/4spd crew cab Internationals and Dodges in the 60s.

This was a friends Traveler next to his wife's Scrambler: [URL=http://s265.photobucket.com/user/derekrichardson/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_28.jpg.html][/URL]

Pic makes it look like a Scout II.

outasite wrote: The US Air Force used 4x2 and 4x4 6 cylinder/4spd crew cab Internationals and Dodges in the 60s.

I was wondering if that might be Air Force blue paint, though they probably would have gotten black interior.

There was a small International dealership in my home town when I was growing up. It was really just a gas station that also sold new Internationals. They usually had about six or seven new Scouts in their inventory at most. But I still see a disproportionate number of Scouts parked in backyards around here.

In reply to patgizz:

The sign in the window says it's for sale. Been parked in the same spot for at least the past 2 years.

In reply to Woody:

Air Force domestic vehicles were painted dark blue.

In reply to ebonyandivory: It is a Traveller, not a Travelall.
This is a Traveler. Basically a stretched Scout II.

This is a Travelall

In reply to wlkelley3:

Huh? I wrote Traveler... Just look! (That's what happens when you don't hit the quote button)

Kidding. I edited out my mistake. And thank you for that. I hate missing those facts. I should've been more careful.

PS: was there really a Rallye Edition Traveler? Or is that idea stolen from the Scout II?