“Will you buy it for love, or money?” That’s the question the advertising for the 1964 International Travelall asked! This particular ’64 Travelall has recently been taken out of the storage it’s been in since 1986 and has been listed for sale here on craigslist. The asking price is $12,000, and the owner invites you in the ad to “come hear it run” in Grants Pass, Oregon.
The Travelall was just that; it moved pretty much anything you wanted to wherever you wanted it. According to the seller, the early SUV has only covered 37,000 original miles and it has the 304 V-8 mentioned above. I’m not too sure I agree with the ad about the economy of that V-8, but remember, this was in the days of 25-cent per gallon gasoline. All-wheel-drive was a selling point for International long before most manufacturers offered it. Thanks to Dano for sending in this cool find!
Although the pictures are totally awful (sorry, these are even bad by craigslist standards), the International looks pretty solid and the rear side glass seems to be intact (rare and expensive). The seller notes that all the trim is present, including the original hubcaps. There’s even a PTO-driven winch on the front bumper.
Considering the tough lives that most Travelalls led, perhaps the mileage claim is genuine given the condition of the interior. That long shifter connects to a four-speed manual transmission.
On the other hand, even though we can’t see much under the hood, there’s a lot of grime and just a general unkempt look, especially for the claimed 37,000 miles. Does anyone live out there close enough to check this one out for the rest of us? I’d be interested if it were closer to home! What do you think–and let us know if you’ve ever owned a Travelall of this vintage; what was driving it like? Did you buy it for love? Or for money?
This thing is really cool, unfortunate that there aren’t more (and better) pics.
I find that these vintage carry-all/station wagon/panel van type vehicles to be some of the coolest vehicles ever made. Funny, since I can barely stand to look at most modern SUV’s.
The 304 only came with 2bbl carb’s and actually did get reasonable mileage.
I recently had a ’57 A120 4×4 pickup with a 304A V-8 from an early ’60’s IHC
I would get 15+mpg cruising 65/70mph
I had the stock ’57 4spd and dual stick transfer case. But I did swap axles for corporate 10/14 bolt setup with 3:43 gears
That shifter has more curves than the Nürburgring.
I owned one of these in 74. Best bush truck I ever owned. The rear overhang was a little long for tight corners and suffered collateral damage as a result.
There was no place this truck would not go if there was any kind of trail.
Taking a close look at the interior, all the wear spots [seat surfaces, pedals, armrest], and the overall look of the engine compartment, indicates the vehicle has over 100,000 miles, so it’s likely the vehicle is 137,000 miles.
Even at 137K, a 304 (or 345 or 392) was just beginning to be broken-in enough to run its best. Except for rust, these trucks were indestructible. This one looks like a diamond in the rough to me.
If only, that’s a couple of words that many of us share on a daily basis. I sure wouldn’t turn a project like this down. Best I can do is offer some parts, lots of advice, good and bad, and share some stories, some that might not even be related to this truck.
The local IH dealers out west were very aggressive and sold a lot of trucks, maybe not a lot of 4×4 Travelalls but a lot of 1200 series 4x4s. Still a fair number of them in active service to this day. Parts are fair although brake drums for these are unobtainium. If you can’t get them turned you are either on the hunt for good-used or sending them to one of a couple of specialists that can put a whole new surface on them. The latter will set you back about $400/drum (min) but then, if you could find new ones, prepare to pay all of that and maybe more. I might add that I watched a video where some middle-eastern iron worker made his own sand molds, cast and machined new drums for his truck. End product looked pretty good…