Dinorius_Redundicus
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Can anyone recognize the make/model of this old pickup truck? I want to model it.
~ Deane
~ Deane
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What brand and vintage is this old pickup truck?
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narrowgauge
92 year oldTrainz veteran
Could it be a very early Holden ute? While I am no expert, it does seem to point that way.
Peter
Peter
I'm no car expert, but the grille says 1940s Willys. I'm also tempted to say "there ain't no sich animal", it's a homebuilt chop job or rebuilt wreck with a pickup truck bed bolted onto the back of a coupe. Never can tell tho, I said the same thing the first time I saw a Ford Ranchero. :hehe:
International Harvester, 1950s.
http://www.classiccarmagic.net/uploads/ad_imgs/160/fe4bb1ae1499ceb230cfd538ecd4176a.JPG
EDIT: AJ beat me to it, could be anything late 40s to early 50s, but if you look at the grille it's definitely International Harvester.
http://www.classiccarmagic.net/uploads/ad_imgs/160/fe4bb1ae1499ceb230cfd538ecd4176a.JPG
EDIT: AJ beat me to it, could be anything late 40s to early 50s, but if you look at the grille it's definitely International Harvester.
Dinorius_Redundicus
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So that's an International Harvester L-110 pickup, 1950 model. Thank you very much.
Dinorius_Redundicus
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Heh heh, I just hope my gmax skills are up to it Bernie - the old girl has lots of complex curves, hidden surfaces and not much symmetry - it won't be easy.
Actually, it can't be a 1950 L-110, it has a different cab on it and it also has a split window in the back. To me it looks like it is a 1950 International Harvester L-110 with a new, taller bed and a different top to the cab, but it still has the same old doors. These are only guesses from my currant observations.
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Dinorius_Redundicus
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Definitive answer
I should have noticed this before but didn't. When you zoom in very close to the right hand side of the body, you can see the remains of the make and model; "International AL-110". The extended cab and integrated rear section might be the reason it has an AL designation? I wonder if this was a special variant for Australia (the wreck is at an old mine near Alice Springs in the central desert). As for the year, well the front grill certainly looks like the 1950 model.
I should have noticed this before but didn't. When you zoom in very close to the right hand side of the body, you can see the remains of the make and model; "International AL-110". The extended cab and integrated rear section might be the reason it has an AL designation? I wonder if this was a special variant for Australia (the wreck is at an old mine near Alice Springs in the central desert). As for the year, well the front grill certainly looks like the 1950 model.
If you right click the Photo in Firefox, View Image info, the name is arltungamine1.jpg, that would appear to be related to the Arltunga Mine which is in Australia.
Another picture here. http://www.lightfreezer.be/wp-content/uploads/Arltunga-Ghost-Mobile-copy.jpg
Another picture here. http://www.lightfreezer.be/wp-content/uploads/Arltunga-Ghost-Mobile-copy.jpg
Dinorius_Redundicus
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Not sly Bill, I honestly didn't know the name when I first posted. The photos I have were taken by a friend who was on a 1-week bushwalking trek in central Australia. He knows I like modelling derelict junk, so he took some snaps of the truck when he saw it, but didn't think to look at the name. Clam's detective work was spot on though - the location is indeed the Arltunga mine at a place called Hermansburg. AJFox and Sniper had pretty much nailed the brand, model and year before I thought of zooming in on the photo. I'll be more careful next time!
Well, that's why I say it must be a chop job, never saw any pickup truck with a back window like that - looks like someone took a hacksaw to the middle of the pickup truck and inserted the middle body of a Ford or Willys coupe in there. In face what would be the back jump seat extends over the bed in the side shots.