I’ve lived in Pennsylvania once. I was very young, and my family stayed there maybe six months, but one thing always stood out: everybody had a work truck. Everyone. My dad used his father’s 1970s Dodge with the cap on the bed, his friend had the late 1970s GMC that ended up taking out a deer one night as we were heading to his house. The truck was the workhorse. There was no leather interior package: you were pleasantly surprised if the bench seat had a cover on it. Only the Dodge had an automatic, a 727, and only because the old man’s knees weren’t as good as they used to be. Sound system? One deck, two speakers, and that’s that. Riding in the truck (versus cars like my stepmother’s Escort) was something special as a kid back then. Those trucks are virtually dead. Unless you rent a U-haul special or go by the lowest-dollar pickup you can find, the days of the pickup being a beast of burden have long since passed and instead, we are stuck with trucks that act more like the second coming of the Great Brougham Epoch: overstuffed interiors, designer names, and enough gadgetry to keep even the most ADD-addled entertained for long distances.
Trucks like this 1973 International 1110 are getting harder to find in any condition for a decent price. Fords, GMs and Dodges are all getting to the point where the work mules are now classic trucks and are starting to fetch a penny…or are so far beyond gone that you’ll need a couple of pretty pennies to get them back to a respectable condition. We don’t expect this IH to sell for anywhere near the current bid of $2,800…that’d be lowballing the owner out of a well-cared-for unit…but we don’t expect it to go for restoration/classic money either. International Harvester pickup trucks were spartan even by truck standards back in the day. The Light Line series of trucks didn’t sell that well and many returned to the earth quick, fast, and in a flurry of rust flakes, but this 1110 looks showroom fresh…at least, the photos lead you to believe that. From the ad:
“304 V-8 3 speed automatic 83,701 miles runs great . Was in a barn for twenty years purchased from original owner and brought back to life with new fuel sending unit. New fuel pump . New master cylinder , new tires and new paint interior is nice and everything works including am radio it’s not a show truck but could win you some trophies at local events above average condition. NOT A RUST BUCKET. Reach in the window, turn the key and she runs like a top. Undercarriage is nice . Nothing has been modified or changed from its original specs.. New plugs and wires and replaced coil also . Going to need a little brake work.”
eBay Link: 1973 International Harvester 1110
Was International part of the AMC group?
If not who made the motor as it seems unlikely that a small volume manufacturer would go to the trouble of building their own V8. I fondly remember International trucks on British roads in the 1960s, they were what we call bonneted (they had hoods) and had two rods with red balls on the end sticking out of the top of each front fender to help with parking them as British truck drivers normally drove cab-overs and were unused to not being able to see the front of their trucks. I’d love to see one of these with a similar motor in it, but most of them have probably long since rusted away due to on the wet British weather and our habit of strewing salt the roads in the winter.
International rolled their own. It was the same V8s they used in their big trucks as well. They were very heavy duty compared to the small blocks from the other three.
I’ve never seen one from this era that wasn’t rusted halfway to the ground. Nice.
IHC produced their own engines…as Navistar they are still going strong (?) today.
International produced their own V8 gas engines for these trucks in 304, 345 and 392 cubic inch displacements… They where had 2bbl carb induction so they weren\’t anything special, but they would outlast the truck they where in!
One thing I never have seen with this body style is a short bed version. Too bad its not a manual trans version, would be more fun to drive!
Hi guys I just wana to say I live in S.A and I’m a proud owner of a 1973 IH 1110 pickup and still runs smooth.