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A labor an expense of love. Awesome! That particular truck is the easiest of all to maneuver in tight spots. Turns kinda like a forklift truck You can turn them around in a closet. Love those old trucks!

Thanks for the video, I drove a transtar just like this one, even bright red but our fleet had a black stripe with gold out line coming up the front and back over the doors

I drove Transtars, and, Transtar ll, for Holland Motor Express 1976-78, I liked them very much, worked out of the Cincinnati terminal..

This video is very inspirational. I've got a '53 International RC160 and unfortunately it needs everything touched. My "budget" is just the parts required to make it safe on public roadways and me doing as much of the rebuilding/machining. I'm currently restoring the entire brake system. New lines; rebuilding the air compressor; new front drums; re-lined shoes; rebuilt cylinders; etc. I'm very proud to own this piece of history and save it from oblivion.

I have a single axle day cab 78 6v92 10 speed in my back yard right now complete minus tanks grill and radiator

Attaboy boys; She looks great and like a smooth runner! Thanks alot.

I think I just watched this on whistling diesels channel.

Would love to find a non sleeper like that. Have a drop deck low boy that I need to hook it to.

It would be nice to know about the 5th wheel RV that beautiful “corn binder” pulls. I hope it is heavy on the fifth wheel end! Preserving history, very nice. That model was one of the many COE’s I drove, a ‘69. Consider a ‘69 White 3400. 250 Cummins w/10spd. No cab jack, 5 gauges and no radio. As aero dynamic as a barn door. Spring susp. that rode like a brick. My first interstate driving job. The eleven western states. I love it, especially after I found someone that actually knew how fix the A/C.

I'm buying a single axle 78 International for $800 this weekend in outstanding condition, runs, drives & stops..... Bought the 48' drop deck trailer from the guy for $1600 so he offered the Truck to me for cheap... I've never had any intention of buying a rig but I'll take it.... And, it's got great glass & all can lights on top !!!! Awesome

Harris Transportation in Victorville, CA bought a brand new ‘76 Cabover, single screw with a 290 Cummins and a 13 speed off the floor of the Truck Show that year. After 2&1/2 years, there was ABSOLUTELY no way you could sit in that thing at an idle. No upholstery save for the doghouse, and trust me!! Rattle enough to make you insane!! But! Cabover International’s were the most comfortable Cabover I have driven. At 5’7 back then, everything fit me perfectly! Right now I’m beginning the restoration of a ‘74 COE Peterbilt! Yes! I will model after an old Pete that Harris’ had.

Wow… What a beautiful truck!

Hi All,,, could someone tell me where I may be able to purchase a front panel, below the screen for a 4070,,,I am in Australia,,,Barry Scanlan on facebook,,,thanks in advance.

fist truck i drove in 1980

Did that with a 1970 Hayes HD was a fun project.

Very nice job. That is a beautiful truck.

Now that the truck is done, are you still driving it? Got more videos of it?

I would have done it for cost. And for the love of trucks. I have 6 pairs of those windshields and a dozen of those clearance lights. I'm in Ontario Canada.

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Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice rebuild

Beautiful truck. My father drove transtar and transtar 2 for many years.

The trucks original paint scheme was quite nice but the red is a lot better. To bad these were everywhere one time, now try find one. Have to look on farms and in the bush. I'd love to have something like this but no way I could afford it.

Great story behind the rig!🤩 Love the truck.🥰 It’s always good to hear the stories behind a truck and the tribute that goes with it.😍 Very heart warming! Inspirational! 😯

I drove one of these pancakes in the 80s when i wanted a day off i ran line they put me local on one of these the day before i was off,the one i drove had a 290 cummins 10 speed the one i drove no AC barely had a heater air wipers steering was armstrong

Frame off rebuilds are the hardest & expensive to boot, in the end the out come is dynamic as is shown here by the BMT crew who did a really good job in making it into a memorial truck for Gord who put his heart soul & hard earned into this project....great work guys.

In regards to the hard to find windshields, some places now have started making custom made reproduction ones for cars. You send your old broken one, and they will form a new one for you. They get glass, heat it up, and conform it as necessary based on the old piece. At least I think that is how it works. I think it can supposedly be cheaper than hunting for a junkyard part. Jay Leno mentioned something about this in some videos.

This truck looked menacing on the Terminator.

Beautiful ole truck, I would have been happy to just Restore it back to original .

Awesome seeing this old International brought back to life. Same kind of single axle tractor, even the red color, that I used to see all up and down I-5 in California, Oregon and Washington pulling triples for ONC. Oregon-Nevada-California. George Van Dyke Trucking in Tangent Oregon (exit 228 Hwy.34 west) runs rebuilt-refurbed Peterbilts that are some of the nicest rigs I've seen for a good sized trucking company.

I was dtiving one of those transtars back in 86, i drove three differnt ones, with the two stroke Detroit in it, all of them smoked like crazy, but they were fun to drive, and it wasnt long after that they all disapred, due mostly to smog regulations i guess.

Does anyone happen to know where to find rubber seals for the quarter window on these trucks? Or any window parts for that matter?

I have an extra windshield too

I have a 66 in full operating condition. not sure what it is worth

Canadian Pacific Express bought hundreds of these over the years when in operation for regional hauls all painted a special code blue

GREAT GREAT JOB AWESOME

I've seen this man before thinking a truck show. Amazing looking rig💯%

My first truck! A 1971 w/ a sleeper. 13 speed and a Cummins. Paid 26 grand used (Trucks were a lot more expensive back in the 70s)

I painted a big bunch of these trucks. These trucks and Macks.

I started out in a 80s Transtar 2. Tagteamed driving it with my brother in law . And he kept me on the straight and narrow. Ill never forget trying to sleep in that sleeper. I woke up in midair a bunch of times. It was fun though. Good luck with the old girl!

Wow...thanks for sharing! Simply beautiful truck!

Interesting video and great restore with all of the very needed updates on the old truck. those International Harvester trusks were not built with the idea that an actual human would be opperating them. Would have loved to see it start and drive.

just like the truck he learned to drive in?

I drove one of these back in the early 90s but it had an extra axle. It wasn't bad easy to get around in but it had trouble pulling lowboys. Ran well only down fall was it was really hot in the summer like riding in a fish bowl.

It looks great, not gaudy. Happy trucking.

Cabover semi trux are rare now these days.

Nice

There are plenty of them out there and in nice shape and working. Its not rare at all. I just bought a very clean 78 for $4000 US and will put it work in the next couple weeks. An online search will find plenty for sale. This is a beautiful job.

Did I hear the transportation cost right? $9500 US from CA to BC? I would take that load any day for that kind of money.