What is this? Is it an old moving truck?

With the inset windshields the front almost looks like a face. That would be cool as hell restored or rodded if you could get somebody else to buy the fuel.

 

appears to be a moving van. if you look close it says north american on it

 

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Yank out that old 100 hp or so IH 6-banger gas burner and replace it with a late model IH DT466 or DT530 6- cylinder turbo-diesel, set at about 275 or 300hp, plus a matching 6 or 7 speed tranny and a properly geared rearend and your fuel bill might not be too bad. All the running gear could be salvaged from a wrecked mid-90's or newer International medium-duty truck.

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Man, that sounds like fun!

"Get the heeeeeell off my property you white trash"

 

Post #26 is of a Corellian Mining Corporation Digger Crawler, a type of Sand Crawler used by the Jawa people as a salvage vehicle.

The original concept art for the Sandcrawler is believed to have been inspired by Hotel du Lac in Tunisia.

 

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Dude! Your nerd is showing!
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On a less sarcastic note, I'd love to have something like this for a race car hauler.

I hate being broke.

 

I like it. My first response would be its an old NON-moving truck

 

That thing is super bitchen. If I could find one of those out here, I'd swear-ta-God sell my house and live in it.

You should seriously get that, if only to stop the rust.

They're not building any more.

 

Looks like it would be an awesome single car inclosed transport

 

Herksamer Battle Jitney

 

I don't care what it is, was......it's freakin' cool....race hauler, motorhome whatever. If I had the space and money to do it....I'd have that brick sittin' next to my garage!!!!

 

the truck is i-h 1958 to 62 with the red diamond engine. used in metros,etc. you would buy the running chassic and have a custom body fabbed. I've had . four 6 cyl. metros- rugged trucks.

 

Next time I'm out there I'm going to get more pics and some info. for yall. Theres no way I can get it or store it!

 

Duluth Mn craigslist $1000 there's one in in nice condition. I just saw the add today. It's as Cool as it is outside my window -10 . Gene

 

yeah it's cool ass hell, but imagine blocking those sides for paint. I mean holy hell that would be the biggest pain in the ass

 

Let's call it "Van Rusty"...

 

I ran across this the other day and remembered this thread. Looks like the bigger brother to the other one.

 

I think the body builders were Gerstenschlager. They made postal trucks in the 1990s.

 

cool movin van,i did house removals for 22 yrs,never drove anything that cool..we had albions,made in scotland

 

I saw something at Hersey a couple of years ago. Owner said it originally was a horse van.

 

There is a local moving company that has one parked outside there building.

I will try to get some better pictures.

 

i believe fageol was in cahoots with the twin coach bus company in kent, ohio. where i live. theres' a couple old busses around here, but nothing that cool. it's screaming for a vintage motorhome makeover. damn that's cool. someone better swoop that thing up.

 

Not as big as the Hall-Scott inline six I did some work on. That was 935 inches! They made a 1091 too.

 

I want!

 

I think the paint will buff out.

 

great thread! I am looking for one to turn into a mobile studio/vendor vehicle for Defiance Speed Shop. From my research Fageol sold the van/coach line in the 30's. Twin Coach produced them under the Fageol patent.

The International Harvester tie in is all the chassis is IH front to rear for easier serviceability on the 1950's Fageol vans. So having a IH steering wheel is pretty common on these type of vans.

If anyone has seen one around the Missouri/Kansas/Arkansas/Oklahoma area recently I would love to know about it!!!

 

Looked at it again yesterday. It's a bit more rusted and the owner is up to $5,000. for it now. I believe it will be sitting there permanently.

 

Got a link to that, I couldn't find it.

 

threads like five years old...

 

there was one at Turkey Rod Run this last Nov. that one was a Mayflower moving van. like was said earlier, lots of possibilities.