1971 International cab over 4070a semi detroit diesel 671 running, driving, stopping.
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- We just purchased this 1971 International cab over 4970a model truck. It’s 20 miles from home and in in running and driving condition. It has newer tires, the air system holds air, and the brakes are great. The detroit diesel 6-71 inline 6 is running but needs some attention. This will make a great project here on the channel. The vintage semi truck interior is in great shape for a nearly 55 year old truck.
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It somehow reminds me from when I was a kid watching "CHiPs" on TV, they always had these kinds of Tractor Trailers!! This inspired me to build model kits, and I absolutely loved Tractor Trailer model kits, in fact, I think I actually had the model kit for this same truck!! Congratulations, I love ❤it!!
That’s so funny i just replied to someone that this truck reminded me of watching CHiPs
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That's hilarious! Yes, for whatever reason (possibly the black wheels) I instantly thought of CHiPs. It seemed like whenever they had a Tractor Trailer seen, they would use International Trucks, I think, because they were just so awesome looking!! :)
What a gem. The International Transtar moved a lot of the nation's freight back in the day.
This sure brought a flood of memories back. I worked at the International Harvester factory branch sales, parts and shop in Nashville, TN from April 1972 through October 1978. Worked on quite a few of these both in the mechanic shop and in the body shop.
Reminds me of watching CHiPs as a kid.
Brings back great memories! I learned to drive using a International cab over with a 318/13 speed overdrive! That was many many years ago, I am disabled and retired now. I was an actual truck driver not a steering wheel holder! Back in the day with actual log books! Love your videos!
I had a similar experience as yours. I was a truck mechanic starting back in 1973. In the early '80s I was working for a truck shop near the San Francisco airport. They had a tractor similar to the when you described. She was a sweet running truck! Of all the tractors I've worked with over 43 years she's my most favorite! I used her to shuttle trailers with. A breeze to drive I got real good at backing them into a shop bay door on a busy street. She always made me look good! Had 43 years went great heavy duty truck mechanic. Like you, I'm retired and a paraplegic who is bed bound as a result of damage to my cervical spine area due to a birth defect. First affected me when I was 20 years old. After some surgery and in year recuperation I got an apprenticeship at a Ford dealer and they're truck department. It was pretty light duty. But I love trucks. Also, I wanted to work nights so I could stay in shape by going to the
gym, bicycling and doing what I loved to do. I credit my job as a heavy duty mechanic help to keep me
in good shape. Fortunately I had a great wife who wanted to have her nights to herself so everything worked out. I learned to be careful and respect my body but I did really well becoming supervisorial
after about 15 years on the wrenches. The rest of the time I was able to be a foreman, ran couple of night crews. Then at 55 years old I hit the jackpot as a shop foreman for a large garbage company. Great people, great support for the shop. If the equipment wasn't right it didn't run until it was right. Teamster Union benefits and great pay! Retired at 66 when my neck injury started becoming a problem.
I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Me too!! Put many,many miles on the same, 318/13 speed.
Third that! 4070 with a 318 and 13 speed was the one I learned on a first drove. Can’t wait to see more!
He had me at Detroit Diesel 671 and cheap!😅
Any vehicle detroit diesel and free and it can come live here…
2 stroke i should say. ;)
I love the look of this cab over, especially with its short frame and single axle! Nice find! 🙂
I feel like if i slam on the brakes the truck will face plant ;)
@@BusGreaseMonkey 🤣
As if you couldn't get any cooler, you find this...and a old school IH at that! 👍
2 wheel brakes with the "proportioning valve". On that wheelbase. Yep. Old skool for certain.
Coolness factor-pegged. A beast for certain. Don't forget yer earplugs. And a cushion .
Trucking has come a LONG ways.
It was in the early 60’s my cousin bought his first semi, was a Fleetstar 2000 day cab with a 671 gimmy. He hauled grain. Bought it when he got out of the army. Last I seen of him or his business the had a trucking company with over 100 trailers and over seventy trucks almost 10 years ago.
The ol transtar was the workhorse of the day! Used to see tons of them running through Grand Rapids MN on US 2 headed for the elevators in Duluth and Superior in the 70s and 80s.
I was watching for Burt Reynolds to come around the corner in a black trans am!
immediately runs to browse the marketplace.
Would love to have something like that as a toy hauler rig. No worries about tow capacity! 😆
Great find! My best friends brother had a red one and we would use it to haul Christmas trees to the big box stores in the 1980s . Love hearing that Detroit talk to us ! Brought back good memories! Thanks Scott!
The color scheme had me sold
Cool old cornbinder. I was in the factory here in Fort Wayne where your truck was built earlier today, working on a neighbor's Scout II
My uncle bought a new '72 model with 318/13spd single axle pulling a Kentucky trailer Great truck! Too bad they don't make them like that anymore
Heck ya! Glad you grabbed it!!!! Like you said looks great for its age and needs a good drive. Of course a good BGM going over is in order. Awesome!
Looking forward to it's first hill climb video!
Try that with a new truck in 50 years with all the emissions equipment. 😎 Glad you're getting it. That's awesome.
l love those COE'S from the 70's. Remind's me of the good old days. I think they fell out of favor, due to crash testing..lol..
That harvester is in great shape. Another great find. She's an absolute beauty, congrats..
Breaker 19, this here is the rubber duck...
CW McCall will definitely be played in this truck.
@@BusGreaseMonkey And a couple helpings of "Diesel Smoke- Dangerous Curves"!
Great ole 4070 Transtar. 37th Trans Group on the US Army in Germany had a huge fleet of the Transtar's and 2000Ds the 4070s had a 12 cylinder Detroit with a Road Ranger. Great pulling truck on the Autobahns back in the day. Best of luck with it.
You just gotta luv a cab over international transtar plus powered by a Detroit, I drove one during the 80s with a 871 and I loved every minute in the cab. Australia.
Anyone with an old school bus buried like a bunker is my kinda people. 😆
I’m sure he practically gave it to you because you’re the only one that can really save it with your expertise knowledge! Love the channel!
Wicked cool guys! Great find!
Cool truck no electronics just good looks and sound.
Drove one of those in diesel school in the early 80's. Ours had 903 Cummins V8 w/10 sp. Fuller. Ran well. Also had a Freightliner with 8V71 in it and 13 speed. Screamer but total disaster suspension-wise>>WORN OUT! These were tractors we took apart and put back together for class. Had a Ford LN8000 with turbo Cat 3208 in it. The air ride seat was bad so you sat low. The passenger sat on a folding chair>>kidney buster. Get your's fixed. The truck didn't come with a turbo originally. The turbo was on top in the back so the dog house wouldn't fit. Nothing like a hot turbo right next to your right foot. This tractor was donated by Caterpillar and was a test mule. Have fun with your new purchase. Be sure to not go over center with the cab up as it will fall forward. Get a heavier prop for it.
I literally clicked on this thinking it's one of my friend Rich Bosch's videos!! This is awesome!!!!
So complete and original! In good shape too; looks well taken care of.
It’s unbelievable how clean it is.
@@BusGreaseMonkeywould love to see videos on the TLC you guys are giving it.
Those old Transtar's are gold. Pro Tip: You want that driver door open when the cab is tilted. Impossible to open it to switch on/off the ignition otherwise. Later models had the handle at the bottom.
I believe it helps the balance of it too.
Brings back memories a lot of the furniture factories here NC used the transtars ran a lot of trips up the east coast in them great driving trucks 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
These were the poor man's kW or peterbuit I drove a many of the 475 435 v12 318 and 671 my favorite one was the v12 but not the fuel bill lol this one you can have fun with antique tag it whole lot cheaper $$
Cool IH, looks sweet!
What a cool old truck for the collection, will last forever!
That truck would be fantastic to see cleaned up, fixed up where need be, and put back to work. There's guys - A couple here on TH-cam - Who intentionally operate 40+ year old cabovers hauling loads coast to coast - As their primary means of earning a paycheck - In 2024.
No freakin' computers using sensors to foul up and stop them in their tracks.
One problem, those 2 stroke Detroits got horrible fuel mileage. Trying to make a living with one today would probably break you.
Great score, well done! Many useful years ahead!
Gotta love a cabover. Just something special about them.
Thats a good one site truck-if you could keep the trailer! Thats what it looks like was used for. Looks like it was loved over the years…
Cabovers, I miss those!
I used to own the exact same truck, it was very reliable. 25 years later I saw in on the highway , still working and running.
Good find I started trucking with a later version of that truck
I would have taken that as well. Well done.
Great truck, glad you are giving it the attention it needs.
"He had me at Detroit Diesel and cheap" are the words that do it for Scott...
What a great find!
Very nice. From the golden era of cabovers...70s/80s.. Don't ask me how or why I remember this, but in an episode ofThe Rockford Files, Rockford's "father" (Noah Beery) made a reference to a "cabover Pete". There was no escaping cabovers in that period. Good find, even if it found you.😉 I remember that, but don't ask me were I left my car keys when I got home.😑
Great looking and sounding truck from the 1970s.
Nice truck !
Scott maybe you could set up a nice lowboy trailer to haul buses with that cab over,that could be swee!
Please keep us updated about this!!! Lots of us old truck drivers would be very curious.❤❤😊😊😊
That valve was called a front limiting valve. It didn’t completely stop air flow to the front brakes, it regulated the air pressure to a degree. They were eliminated in the 1976 model years for all trucks when the first generation of ABS was mandated. FYI, I’m a 69 year old former truck driver.
I have a similar 89 International cabover with Cummins 855 engine. You will for sure need to add a bobtail valve to the rear air brakes - this is different from a front proportioning valve which is not allowed. It puts a bias on the rears so the front brakes do more to keep it from locking up the rears. Even pulling my 36foot fifth wheel there is not enough weight on the rears to keep it from swapping ends on wet roads without the valve. On my voyage from North Alabama when I bought it I slid through an intersection in Savannah Tn.-could not stop and keep it going straight at the same time. Luckily the horn worked and the person in front of me got out of the way-still have nightmares about this. Mine has a 9 speed direct transmission. Good luck with your new toy.
A thing of beauty, nice lowboy trailer and you can move some busses
Who doesn’t love an old truck
long live the cornbinder!!
That thing is so old school it's pre school 😅 nice find !
They said it on your Patreon and I’m gonna say it again I love it
Nice truck, not too much tidying up to do, and the engine sounds fine. Looks like it's over fueling a bit, probably pump and injectors need refurbishing
Yeah, she's a well kept single drive cabover. I have the same dry road slippery road control in my 73 K125 Kenworth. and a 6V53 in an old FORD LN8000 single drive.. Enjoy your new purchase. Trucks are a lot of fun.
I worked at an IH dealer in the '70s and '80s. Worked on lots of these.
My dad, who was a life long trucker, always said 1960s-70s IH cabovers were the best to drive.
Brings me back to my childhood.
Used to enjoy seeing these everywhere.
It doesn't get much cooler than that..
"Cannonball" a great T.V. show in the 60's.
Great addition! You are going to have fun with it and get some good work done.
Now you're getting into my line of mechanics. Started in 1979 in the UK on these type of trucks. Just hope 'Lenny' doesnt get too upset with the attention this one gets.
I love the wraparound brake pedal. If I had to guess, maybe it makes it easier to hit with either foot? After all, your left foot isn't exactly busy when you're floating the gears, and it means you don't have to get off the brakes to hit the throttle when you're downshifting.
So cool! Can't wait to see you work on it in the future.
I would have bought immediately! Great truck!
Love it! The he colors are perfect 70’s vibe!!💪👊
bought one new with 238 Detroit and 10 speed road ranger. great truck.
AWE She,s a gem A piece of History !!!!
Congrats! A great find and a good buy for sure.
Beautiful old COE
That thing would even make a cool truck to bring to truck and car shows cool colors!!
Great old International put many miles on one just like it with a 318 / 13speed. And you're right it does need to be exercised taking stretch it out on the road for a while😊😊😊😊😊
I just started this video. Buy it. I see it pulling a retro travel trailer or a horse trailer with front living. But mostly because it's cool af.
I'm so happy you bought it! I'm so looking forward to seeing you guys work on that absolutely gorgeous 70s unit. I really see a retro horse trailer with front living and the back area transformed into a traveling workshop. That would be amazing.
Nice. love the exhaust note.
So cool, I can't wait to see the collection of Detroit powered things that you acquire over time and restore to their former glory! Cheers Drew
keep the clips coming
You have the best toys!
A time capsule from the 1970's for sure. Do I see an new additional business... Towing sick busses to your location with the IH?
Seen a lot of that model truck in the movies over the years.
5th wheel hitched tow bar for buses coming soon!!!
Amazing find. Can't wait to see what you do with it
Could get a fifth wheel Wrecker for it
Nice to get such a clean good truck for so little. I know some who payed big bucks for junk and more to get them to this condition. Call it horseshoe because you got lucky with it.
Cool truck!!! Love it. Somehow, it reminds me of watching the Perry Mason show way back in the day. And maybe even Dragnet, and Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford. Yep, those old cab overs were so cool back then.
Fantastic!! Thanks for the video!
What a cool new to you toy...Love it.
Amazing find! I can't wait for the videos on it.
Very cool Scott!!!
Can't speak for the example on this truck, but my experience with those valves, was, they were brake-limiting valves. You pushed them in for dry roads, and it allowed normal (100% braking) to the steer axle. Pulled the valve out for wet roads, and it limited the braking to 50% on the steers. No, they obviously can't fit that on vehicles today, but if it was built with it in the day, it can be there. Don't necessarily advise using or abusing it, but it's legal to be fitted as OEM on the truck. You could disable it if you like, but it's legal.
That's one sweet truck.
It will fit right in with the fleet since Volkswagen owns International now
I almost bought an identical unit in '92,except it was a twin screw. Wish i didnt pass it up. It would still be running today.
What's a twin screw?
Congrats on the new purchase! I love the looks of the old IH trucks.
Oh boy super cool truck and awesome deal.
Show us a video of that 5th Wheel latching too!
It has a swing-in handle rather than the most common pull-out one!
I live in Indy, I want that truck!!!
Pay him.
Silas don’t be rude!
Love the content! Keep it up! I'm a huge DD guy, especially the 71 series engines. 🤙