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Although I'm a dyed in the wool Ford man (grew up in a '52 F-3), I have an interest in International trucks as well, particularly the Emeryville.
Can someone direct me to the IH forum?
Thanks,
Stan
Can someone direct me to the IH forum?
Thanks,
Stan
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First, welcome to this group. Glad to have you, and glad to have another F-3 guy.
Several of us also hang around IHC forums. Here are four good ones. Stu
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Several of us also hang around IHC forums. Here are four good ones. Stu
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Stu,
Thanks for the reply and the help. I wish I had that old F-3 these days. Dad bought it new in March of '52 and used it for 18 years, putting 90K miles on it, a lot of those miles in a soft field with 4,500# of fertilizer, soybeans, or wheat on it. I think he had it overhauled a couple of times.
I miss both Dad and that truck.
Stan
Thanks for the reply and the help. I wish I had that old F-3 these days. Dad bought it new in March of '52 and used it for 18 years, putting 90K miles on it, a lot of those miles in a soft field with 4,500# of fertilizer, soybeans, or wheat on it. I think he had it overhauled a couple of times.
I miss both Dad and that truck.
Stan
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Welcome fellow newbie!
Hello, Stan! I am a newbie too. I also grew up in a Ford pickup (51 F1). As a boy of about 13 I had a race with another local farm boy. I was in my dad's 51 F1 and he was in his dad's old IH pickup. The race was a dead heat and neither of us would give up. We went through about one half mile of a one mile long river bottom road when over the hill at the west end of the river bottom road appeared another vehicle. It was my buddies dad in his newer IH pickup.
Of course my dad learned of this before the day was over. I don't know why, but dad didn't say anything then. He really unloaded on me some time later when I did something much less stupid with the truck. It taught me to be a little more careful. You could NEVER really know just how much he knew of the mischief we had been up to. The dad's had a pretty good network and there wasn't much that got past them. I later learned that our antics were generally pale in comparison to some of the stunts they been involved in at one time or another.
Welcome to the FTE site.
Rob Blubaugh - Rensselaer Indiana
Of course my dad learned of this before the day was over. I don't know why, but dad didn't say anything then. He really unloaded on me some time later when I did something much less stupid with the truck. It taught me to be a little more careful. You could NEVER really know just how much he knew of the mischief we had been up to. The dad's had a pretty good network and there wasn't much that got past them. I later learned that our antics were generally pale in comparison to some of the stunts they been involved in at one time or another.
Welcome to the FTE site.
Rob Blubaugh - Rensselaer Indiana
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Stan - Marmon Herrington is the company that converted Fords to all wheel drive. The trucks were pulled from normal production (generally from the Highland Park plant) then shipped to the M-H plant in Indianapolis for the conversion. The trucks were pulled apart, frames modified and axles/transfer case added, then reassembled. It was an expensive modification back then, so there weren't all that many produced. And after years of use/abuse, there aren't a lot of them still around. So they're sort of special if you're into 4x4s.
Rob - Amen to all that you said. Back when we were kids our folks must have turned their heads to a lot of our craziness. Plus, we didn't have the "safety *****" controlling us like we do today. How many of us sat on dad's or mom's lap to help drive the car back then? Or rode around in the bed a pickup and thought nothing of it. Not today.
I'll leave it at that before I get mouthy on how we've given up freedoms and created "mother government" to control our lives. Stu
Rob - Amen to all that you said. Back when we were kids our folks must have turned their heads to a lot of our craziness. Plus, we didn't have the "safety *****" controlling us like we do today. How many of us sat on dad's or mom's lap to help drive the car back then? Or rode around in the bed a pickup and thought nothing of it. Not today.
I'll leave it at that before I get mouthy on how we've given up freedoms and created "mother government" to control our lives. Stu
