Glory Farm is getting a ‘new’ farm truck. It is a bit older than I am, but otherwise, we have a lot in common. It doesn’t run, has most of her original parts, could use an overhaul, but My Loving Spouse thinks it is special.
She doesn’t have a name (yet), but is a 1952 International Pick Up. I can see her all fixed up with a beautiful red paint job looking very cute and we’ll drive into town for an ice cream (some day).
If you’re wondering what on earth we are doing buying another project??? And don’t we have our hands full??? And do we need to have our heads examined??? The answers are… what, yes and maybe, but sometimes in life timing is everything. Often the timing is messy, (if you live here then it seems to always be messy). The truck was bought because it is a project. It was purchased for the farm, but with the kids in mind, especially Number Three Son, who will be here this summer. Number Three is mechanically inclined and we wanted him to have the opportunity to bend some wrenches with his Dad. My Loving Spouse is hoping a bunch of the off-spring will join in the rebuilding/refurbishing of the truck…. so come on by as the party is in the workshop.
Our ’54 ended up lime green before it was sold to a nephew about 1974 or so. Solid, simple vehicle!
Didn’t the Joad Family ride in this on their way to Calif from Oklahoma? JK! It looks real solid. Does it have a slant 6 engine? (I’m not totally sure what that is, but my Dad always loved the slant 6 engines. Enough room to get your hands in there and work on it.)
Haha, Mims, My Loving Spouse says it is called a ‘straight six’ and it has a silver diamond 22 cubic or 220 cubic engine or whatever!
Did someone PAY you to take it off their back pasture? This truck is older in elapsed years that was my 1929 Model A Ford when I got it in 1956! And it was a project in its own right. And this is not to say that my Ford was nearly the project this beauty will become.
Reminds me of Dad’s International pickup. John can tell you if 1952 was the year. Yellow is the right color :-). Dad’s friend Dave’s pickup (same model, same year) was red. They used to have fun exchanging hood covers on their matching vehicles. Thanks for sparking the memory.
It’s going to be super cool when finished!!! I can’t wait to see the after photos!!!