A half-ton pickup is usually more than enough for us weekend warriors, but for those folks who really need a tough truck, something like this 1967 International 1100B probably wouldn’t work. This binder is listed on eBay in Stantonville, Tennessee. The current bid price is $2,500 but the reserve isn’t met yet. As a reference, NADA lists a low retail value of $7,950! That’s quite a jump from it’s original $2,200 selling price.
The seller says that this is a “REAL BARN FIND” with “83,123 actual miles” and it’s an “ALL ORIGINAL TRUCK – Still wearing original paint!!!” They go on to say that it “was purchased new by a farmer near Tupelo, Mississippi. Since his tractors ran off propane, he took the truck and had it set-up to run off propane. He drove the truck locally and on his farm until the propane system started acting up…so he parked it in his barn. It stayed there until his death and was sold. Truck has never been titled”.
So that explains the propane tank in the front end of the box. Interesting, especially for 1967! They say that it “currently runs off a gas jug, needs gas tank. Propane system has been rebuilt and it will idle on propane, still needs adjusting.” This is one early alternative fuel vehicle. The body looks pretty solid other than some obviously dings and dents and some surface rust. They have included a few underside photos and it does look solid under there.
That’s a pretty fancy looking dash for a 1967 truck, let alone an International, very nice. One thing that isn’t, or wasn’t, so nice is a problematic rat’s nest behind the glove box. Literally, it was an actual rat’s nest and it had to “have some repairs to wiring due to rats setting up a home behind the glove box, in the cowl. 2nd owner had a small section of cowl cut out in order to remove nest and rats. All the wiring has been fixed, the cowl vent will need repair and the metal piece welded back on.” #$%! rodents, they’re so hard on vehicles. The floors look as solid as Sears used to be, though.
The seller has included three YouTube videos, here, and here, and also here. If you don’t want this I-H pickup after seeing those videos, well then I don’t know what to think. They say that it has the “numbers matching motor (345 V-8) and automatic transmission.” Every time I see a nice old pickup like this I want it. Have any of you owned an I-H 1100B pickup? How about a propane-powered vehicle?
Buick hub caps….
That’s my big contribution to this listing… : )
I may be mistaken, but propane and gasoline have different carburetors. I didn’t think it would run on either one. Great truck, better than the D series that replaced it. Got to be the only IH like this I’ve seen with an automatic. Not sure why it isn’t sold yet. Like the GMC, no interest? 83,000 miles and never been titled? Sounds a bit odd. Apparently, Farmer Brown did a lot of “back roads” driving.
A lot of them got dual-fueled which allowed you to switch from one to the other. Neither was really efficient because you had to alter the timing and/or the advance curve to get the engine running properly. Bottom line: make the choice and stick with it. Forty years ago a lot of people took advantage of a tax credit and converted their cars and trucks over to propane. There was an increase in service stations (like Petrolane) where you could fill up your propane fueled conveyance and carry on. Unfortunately the road tax people found a way to tax the propane too so the idea lost traction quickly. Add to that your insurance company and often local ordinances forbade you from parking a propane-fueled vehicle inside your garage or a parkade and the idea faded away like Paisley shirts and elephant pants. I might add that propane lost its zeal in the winter, especially when a cold snap hit and the mercury plummeted to 40 below; propane wouldn’t evaporate….
When I was a kid on the farm, our vet had a dual fueled F-250. In winter he always switched to gasoline when he parked, or it wouldn’t start.
In some farm states clear into 80’s all a farm vehicle needed was a farmers plate, good forever and interchangeable for all farm rigs.
Usually went by weight rating of truck, 1/2 tons not included as farm equipment.
And yes one could drive to town within that State for some feed and a cold beer or two before heading home.
Back in days when farming was as approved an occupation as a preacher, lots higher socially than used car salesmen or lawyers and polititions.
I like this truck but the Chevy wheelcovers would have to go. Find a set of Binder dog-dishes and you’re good to go. Another item that would make a quick exit would be the propane apparatus. Propane was good for irrigation pumping units and forklifts but beyond that I didn’t care much for them. Always burning exhaust valves and it seemed that you were constantly trying to isolate a fuel leak somewhere. 345? It seems to me that the 345 wasn’t available in the light duty trucks until the ’68 model year. I could be wrong there….
All I know is, I like it. Wish I had a place for it.
Never had a propane powered vehicle, but I thought seriously about it when (in the 90’s) I had 5 coin laundries and bought propane wholesale for 43 cents. I sold the business right before gas skyrocketed in cost.
Only worth about 2k
If it stays at $2,550 you may be right, Eric. I wonder what the seller’s reserve is.
In the late 60s, early 70s, saw a lot of these in the Interlake Region in Manitoba. Farmers loved these things !
Oh, and also a lot of FARGO trucks. These were also popular with Manitoba farmers.
Every propane powered vehicle I had to deal with had a blown piston. to change it back to gas and do a nice job at it would be a fair amount of work. 345 eng indestructible.Not sure how much the propane affects the selling price. One cool truck you never see around! any idea whose automatic they used?
Good luck to the new owner!
I currently have two IH pick ups and have had several. Never have I’ve seen one run on propane. Seen 2 or 3 with perkins diesels,not sure if factory or not burn never seen a propane powered one before.
IH vehicles did occasionally come with a diesel engine option from the factory.
Usually it was a small 4cyl Perkins. The Ford rangers from the 1980s also had the same Perkins diesel engin option.
When I was in the USAF, we had a bunch of these, only 4 door version, called “travellettes.” ICBM maintenance. These babies were next thing to indistructable! Did he version, too. But the IH’s were the better truck. Most were in line 6’s, though.
Ended: Jun 17, 2018 , 6:40PM
Winning bid:US $3,200.00
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Thank God for this comment. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen an older article on barn finds, and wondered whether the vehicle was still available or been sold. I’m glad somebody did this. I wish it would always be done. In fact, I think it should be mandatory that whoever writes an article, should follow up on it to let people know what has happened to the vehicle that they wrote about .