1975 International Harvester Other

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8 - Cyl.

Manual

E0370EHB21862

3/4 ton V8 4spd manual

Gasoline

It is with great sadness and regret that I place up for auction my 1975 IH model 200 pickup. It is also with great pity, because if you bid real money on this truck you’re paying way too much. This is the PERFECT truck if you have a 2wd or a ½ ton IH pickup and you want to upgrade to ¾-ton and 4x4 mechanicals! PLEASE watch a short video of the truck I uploaded to YouTube here: http://youtu.be/ocSvxYONfJ4 If fr some reason the link does not work, go to youtube.com and search fr my user profile, darel51. It is the only video listed there. The basics: it’s a ¾-ton, 4x4 truck with a T19 wide ratio (granny low first gear) 4-speed trans and an NP205 transfer case. The engine is an IH 345ci with a 2-barrel carb, the Holley “Gold Box” electronic ignition (which despite its’ reputation has been 100% reliable in every IH I’ve had it in), and the uber-rare and pricey “rear dump” exhaust manifolds. Before you ask, YES IH made its’ own engines from the ground up, YES they are more durable, better built and have more torque than anything Ford or Chevy was offering, and YES, the new owner will have to sign a legally-binding document stating he will never molest this fine piece of automotive history by swapping in one of those feeble other junk engines (ESPECIALLY Chevy junk). The GVW of the truck is 9600# (9000# on the door tag, but the only difference between 9000 and 9600 GVWs was the tires) and the running gear is a Dana 44 HD front axle with manual hubs and a Dana 60 full-floating rear. Both axles have Powr-Lok limited slips. They have 3.73 or 3.53 gears, can’t recall which, but it’s the “highway” gear IH offered, not the 4.10s. I bought this truck in 2005 and it was my daily driver from day one. At the time I was working as a contractor in Philadelphia and never had a job site closer than 45 minutes away, and in fact some were 2-3 hours away. The truck had 91,000 miles when I bought it, it’s now reading 141,000 so yes, I put over 50,000 highway miles on a 37-year-old pickup in a relatively short period of time. I continue to drive the truck several times a week, and it’s surprisingly comfortable cruising at 70 mph on the highway. Deafeningly loud, but surprisingly comfortable (probably because the seat has now perfectly molded itself to the shape of my ass). I recommend potential bidders compare asses with me before buying. Photos available. Condition: A while back “The Simpsons” did an episode where Mr. Burns, the town’s curmudgeonly centenarian, went to see Dr. Hibbert. The doctor explained he was a miracle of modern medicine. Mr. Burns had every single malady known to man, but every disease cancelled every other disease out, so he would live forever. That’s kind of how this truck is. When I was driving it up and down Roosevelt Boulevard every day (a 12-lane 55-mph highway through the middle of Philly with a stoplight every block) I was religious about oil changes, as well as all the other fluids, and brakes every 6 months. I haven’t done any of that in about 3 years – I’m afraid fresh fluids will throw all the other diseases “out of balance” and that will be the end of the truck. About four years ago I broke a main leaf on one of the front springs and had a spring shop make me a new leaf. I also put a whole new front end on it (tie rod ends, ball joints, wheel bearings, etc) about five years ago. Also about five years ago, for Christmas my inlaws offered to have MAACO paint the truck if I took care of the bodywork, so the paint job is the only thing that’s been holding this truck together since then. I did hang two very nice front fenders on it at that time, one from Ohio and the other from Arizona, so the front fenders are in outstanding shape and are about the only part of the truck other than the tailgate not completely eaten by rust. The power steering pump mounting bracket is cracked, so the belt doe not maintain tension. If yu’re at a dead stop the belt will squeal but if you’re rolling at all the power steering works fine. If you’ve got a welder you can fix this in 5 minutes without even removing the bracket from the truck (the crack is right on top). Rust: Let’s get this out of the way. If you have to ask about a specific part, assume its’ rotten. Completely gone. Floors – gone. Rockers – gone. Cab corners – patched but gone. The floor rot even goes a few inches up the firewall. Bed – rotten (don’t stand in it). Rear quarters may still be salvageable – I welded in patches for the small rust spots that were over the wheelwells when I painted the truck, and while there are now a few spots of rust the quarters are not bad. Tailgate is in pretty good shape with just a couple of dings, and these are extremely hard to find. Honestly, the tailgate and front fenders may actually be worth buying the truck for. Doors are pretty good too, although they have a hard time closing in the rotten cab. The frame itself is not rotted out and the chassis is definitely usable (as evidenced by the fact that I still do 70 on the highway in it) but the two frame horns that support the cab are gone. These two frame horns are actually riveted on, and you can source replacements from a place like Phil Coonrod’s and bolt new ones on. Oh yeah – front inner fenders – gone. Hood – folded over at the hinge. Bottom line: DON’T email me asking for specific pictures of “the rusty spots”. Don’t ask if this part is rusted or that part is rusted. Unless I specifically mentioned that it’s NOT, assume it’s a rotten mess. Other than the front fenders, quarters, and tailgate, about the only parts NOT rusted out are the tires. Mechanicals – While I would go so far as to say every single part on the truck needs to be rebuilt, nothing is so bad that it could be considered to be an emergency. Don’t ask me if this part or that part leaks – it all leaks. All of it. Every part. It has dual gas tanks. I don’t use the passenger side tank because the selector valve leaks – not externally, but it allows fuel to flow between the two tanks so they always equalize. It does shut off the passenger’s side tank, so I left that tank shut off so I could trust my gauge. I haven’t used the passenger’s side tank in about 3 years so assume (if it’s not rotten) that it’s all varnished. The tires are only about 4 or 5 years old (215/85R16 BFG All-Terrains, load range “E”) and are mounted on nice rims off a ‘90s Ford. Even the hubcaps are there! The wheels and tires are definitely worth saving, I wish I had another truck they fit on. You should have no problem getting several more years out of the tires. The exhaust broke away from the manifolds about a year ago. Whatever remains of the exhaust hanging under the truck is just decoration. It will all need to be torn off and replaced. Don’t worry, you shouldn’t asphyxiate because you get plenty of airflow up through the rotten floors. You also get your left pant leg wet in the rain. Heater/defroster works great – when it can keep up with the aforementioned breeze through the floors. The engine fires up on the first crank beautifully. In fact I even bought a second carb and rebuilt it and it ran worse. So, I left the original 37-year-old carb on there. If the truck sits for a long time (a week or more) the gas does evaporate out of the carb and you need to crank it a long time to pump it back up, but really it starts and runs very well. I don’t know if the engine smokes or not due to all the leaks causing all their own kinds of smoke. It has never run hot, ever, and it charges fine too. It has an automatic choke. Seriously, I have just driven the balls off this thing and it just never stops. It’s probably due. Expect a giant, fiery explosion as soon as I transfer the title over to you. Speaking of titles, this truck does have a clear ANTIQUE title and it is in my name. It also has Pennsylvania antique tags on it, which means NO inspections and NO paying for registration ever again in the state of PA. If someone from outside PA buys it, you probably can’t use the tags but the title is a special antique title, and maybe it’ll just transfer over to whatever your feeble state does. Buyers should check on this before buying, though, because it sure as hell isn’t passing any state inspection anywhere other than maybe the Ukraine! Electricals all work, except the dome light, the bulb burned out a few years ago and I never bothered to buy a new one. Remember, Mr. Burns… Headlights work, hi/lo beams, wipers (both speeds), fan (both speeds) and fuel tank selector does switch the gauge correctly, at least it did the last time I switched tanks about 4 years ago. Radio even works but the presets are worthless and the antenna fell off (though it does get decent reception). The blinkers work but the left one doesn’t knock off on its’ own. Horn works but the button falls off the steering wheel. Four wheel drive works great, and I use it often in the winter. No provisions for a trailer wiring or hitch – and I definitely wouldn’t trust that bumper. The extremely rare and pricey front rotors are in great shape – I knew from minute one they were made of unobtanium and took very good care of them. If you do need to replace the rotors, you can bolt Chevy hub / rotor assemblies from any Chevy Dana 44 front axle with no modifications at all. I rebuilt the rear brakes a few years ago but the parking brake stays on when released, so I haven’t used it since the first couple months I owned it. Yes it’s a stick, but yes you can operate it perfectly fine without ever needing the parking brake. Even when parking on hills (though it does take some measure of awesomeness, and enormous balls). When I bought the truck it actually came with all the original documentation (warranty card and all) and – my favorite part about the whole truck – the dealer’s “Official IH Operating Instructions” clear-plastic sleeves are still on the sun visors. I love those things, and I defy anyone, anywhere, to find another pair of them. Dammit, I bet if I go look right now there’s a set on eBay. Anyway, you’ve probably never seen those before and never will again. When I was driving it daily, I was actually getting 15+ mpg out of the truck, and this was with several hundred pounds of tools, materials, spools of wire, etc in the back. I haven’t done the mileage in a few years but it’s probably still not too bad although I’m sure the lack of an exhaust hurts it. Once I even hit 17 mpg. Take that, granola-eating Prius drivers! DISCLAIMER: I, and I alone, would not hesitate to hop in this truck and drive it all the way across the country right now. I believe anyone else on the planet would die attempting to do that. This truck does not love you the way that it loves me, and it never will. I believe you might die just trying to load it on a trailer. To that end, shipping is the sole responsibility of the buyer, although if you’re somewhere nearby Northeastern PA, I might be able to hook you up. The only reason I’m considering selling this truck now, is because I just don’t really have a use for it. I’m only hanging on to it because I’m pathetically sentimentally attached to it, and I’m kind of attached to all the attention it gets. Admit it, it looks pretty good from 50 (ok…ok…60) feet away. My wife is only making me get rid of it because ladies love the Pumpkin Truck, and she’s afraid some young hottie with a thing for high-nickel-content blocks and forged cranks is going to steal me away from her. But all kidding aside….I do not want to get rid of my truck. It means a great deal to me. I would rather park it down behind my buddy’s garage and visit it from time to time. But if someone out there wants this truck bad enough to pay a ludicrous amount of money for it, and wants to keep the old girl functional and beautiful, and again is willing to pay a ridiculous amount of money for it (are you picking up on a theme here?) then I’ll let it go. And then I’ll curl up in the fetal position and cry. And then I’ll take your money to the bar and drink to forget about the Pumpkin Truck. And then I’ll take the rest of your money and go buy another old International my wife hates. Good luck, and may God have mercy on your soul. Bidding and payment: ALL BIDDERS WITH LESS THAN 10 POSITIVE FEEDBACKS MUST EMAIL ME PERSONALLY OR YOUR BID WILL BE CANCELLED! Paypal will NOT be accepted in any way shape or form! 50% NON-REFUNDABLE deposit due within 7 days, balance due at pickup of the truck. Watch the YouTube video of the truck here: http://youtu.be/ocSvxYONfJ4