Absolutely, The Internationals were probably as rusty if not more than the Chevys.
-D > On Apr 22, 2020, at 3:26 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > You want rust, you look for an International. Also very cool trucks but very > rusty. > > I saw a FSJ (Full size Jeep) pickup the other day. It was in beautiful shape, > you don't see those around here very often anymore. > > -Curt > > On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 3:05:44 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I always thought they were sort of “lumpy” looking. Very squared off. > > I don’t recall 4WD being all that popular on pickup trucks until the 80s or > 90s. Back then if you wanted 4WD you would get a Jeep or an International. > > Can’t forget the awful paint schemes on these, either. A base color and white > trim. Ugh. > > -D > > > > > On Apr 22, 2020, at 3:01 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com > > <mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > > Both body styles from the '70s were super cool though. I'd love to have one > > of the pre-73 models. Apparently they didn't make a lot of them in 4wd, I > > see lots of 2wd but not many 4wd. It'd make a good camp truck if I could > > find one in 3/4 ton. > > > > -Curt > > > > On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 2:41:35 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > > > Like Chevy pickup trucks. I can remember how rusty those things were in the > > 70s. The wheel arches would rust out so badly it wasn’t funny. > > > > -D > > > > > On Apr 22, 2020, at 1:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: > > > > > > All cars of that era were notorious for rusting away. The dealers had to > > > sell cars quickly before they rusted away on the lot... > > > -Curt > > > > > > On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 1:41:36 PM EDT, Peter Frederick via > > > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: > > > > > > they are getting rare in good condition -- I sent mine to the junkyard > > > due to terminal rust. All the German cars of that age were terrible, > > > Russian steel for the most part. 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