This early quad-cab pickup is a 1963 International Travelette C-1100, and it appears it was delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps from the very beginning. The unusual truck is listed for sale here on Facebook Marketplace and is located in Vernon Rockville, Connecticut–although the seller notes it was delivered in California and may have spent most of its life there. The seller certainly knows what they have as they are asking a steep $16,500 for the truck. Michelle wrote a great post about this same truck recently when it was for sale in Ohio, but it appears much has been done since then. Previously, the truck was sold on eBay for $9,500.
Even though there are some dings and dents, you aren’t going to find many more solid 1963 pickups than this one. It’s quite possible that is the original coat of paint as well, although it has been cleaned up considerably since the post from August! The checkerboard pattern on the top has me wondering whether the truck could have seen action on a flight line–are any Barn Finds readers familiar with the roof pattern? In the previous comments on the truck, sharp-eyed reader David G. noted that the truck has a semi-legible decal from a Marine Corps air station in China Lake, California. There’s a picture of the military ID plate here.
The current seller states that the truck has new tires and that the master cylinder, wheel cylinders, and lines have all been replaced. They also state that it “runs and yard drives” but apparently the Travelette will still need further work to be roadworthy. The exhaust is mentioned, but there may be more.
It looks like the seller painted the wheels as well, although I wonder if the center caps included with the original auction are included in this one as well.
One real area of difference between the condition of the truck sold in August and as it appears now is the interior. Previously, the seats looked non-original and most of the dashboard and steering wheel were bright blue! The seller has repainted and reupholstered and/or replaced components so that at least it looks period, if not perfectly original. I’m guessing those seats would have been covered in different upholstery, but it’s better than the blue!
Under the hood, we see the same V-8 as before. The valve covers appear to have been re-sprayed and things are a little cleaner. I wish the seller had performed the same magic under here that they did on the exterior of the truck! Do you think it’s worth the premium over the earlier sale?
A/C on a military truck, very interesting
In the civilian world, that is a 64. 63s had 4 headlights. My Pop had a 64 as I was growing up, same front end as this one. Tough trucks.
I was thinking that the 61 and 62 had horizontal quad headlights while the 63 and 64 shared the same egg crate grill and single headlights?
63 had quad headlights and sort of a concave grille. 64-69? all had dual headlights and only the grille changed. Parts interchangeability ran many years, similar to square body GMs did from 73-87
PYLE! Maybe the truck was Vince Carter’s ride, so it had AC.
Wow it looks much better! I don’t know if it’s worth what he’s asking, though.
4 door pickups without a full 8′ box then as now is a crime. Same for extended cab pickups. Today’s pickups are virtually useless as work trucks. $50K for what? A luxurious waste of sheet metal. At least the old IH is a solid work truck despite the small box.
Not everybody needs a long bed P/U. If I ever get enough money to buy another truck, I want a full-size crew cab 4×4 with the shortest bed possible, which currently is 5 1/2′. I want to be able to haul 4-5 people with good ground clearance and have the capacity to put stuff in the bed. I have driven LWB P/Us with the crew cab and they are too long on mountain trails. And no, I don’t need or want a full-size SUV.
I do like this old Internasty!
this is not 4WD so the long bed is perferred (round here). Back East our trails are narrow (so not the crew either). Locals have an IH ‘club’. One sim. model of the crew/long bed in the crowd. He hasa few inch lift (SL?, BL to? total 3, 4 inches?) and standin beside it 8^0 it seems big as a freight train LocomotivE !
Have to agree with Dodge Dually 3500, I think anything with an extended cab with a short bed is totally idiotic. And the 4 door pickup truck is totally useless ,why not just buy an SUV.
Totally agree with you both. Four door pickups with a short bed are useless for anything except neighborhood status. “Look what I got, Plebs!” Not a fan of 4-door pickups at all. The beds are so small you might as well have a full-size SUV. I like this pickup except for the two extra doors. I’ve always had regular cab pickups except I did have a Ranger with an extended cab. I never had any use for the extra space behind the seats and the bed was shorter. In the late ’70s when I was working for Allied Van Lines, our shop had two small International box trucks we used for pack trucks. They had a small V8 and a 3-speed on the floor. I drove them quite a bit and thought they were good trucks. When they got too old, they went away, and we got Chevy box trucks. They were OK but I missed the old Internationals.
Means it was an officers vehicle.
Automatic trans and A/C very odd for a military truck, in fact never heard of till the 80s.
Having been in the Army and involved in the motor pool, I can state that I know of no instance where an under dash A/C unit would have been installed in a similar truck.
That said, if it was at China Lake, that’s a very hot location, and it’s possible there is a rare instance where A/C was required. Perhaps this was the Base Commander’s vehicle, and he had it installed.
Where is the military data plate?
Click on the underlined “here” where it says Military data plate here
Mr Dave thanks for pointing out the data plate. Do you guys think the a/c was added after it was released from service?