Category: Miscellaneous
March 9th, 2013
The "Man on the Tractor" Logo
Written by: John
Published on March 9th, 2013 @ 03:03:04 pm , using 306 words, 772 views
Published on March 9th, 2013 @ 03:03:04 pm , using 306 words, 772 views
Posted in Miscellaneous
I continue to get wonderful letters and notes from you folks. Recently, I got a note from a gentleman wondering just exactly who developed the "man on the tractor" logo for International Harvester. It's actually pretty interesting if you don't already kn… more »
October 27th, 2012
Settling In
Written by: John
Published on October 27th, 2012 @ 09:53:11 am , using 166 words, 1687 views
Published on October 27th, 2012 @ 09:53:11 am , using 166 words, 1687 views
Posted in Miscellaneous
It has been forver since I have posted! Hopefully things will be getting back to normal soon - it has been a VERY busy summer. We are 95% settled into the new home and love it. Best of all, it has a great shop, and I have most of it set up at this point… more »
May 9th, 2012
New Digs
Written by: John
Published on May 9th, 2012 @ 03:39:50 pm , using 161 words, 1409 views
Published on May 9th, 2012 @ 03:39:50 pm , using 161 words, 1409 views
Posted in Miscellaneous
Apologies for the long hiatus between posts. We've decided to take advantage of the real estate market here in Madison and have sold our home (the house prices in our neighborhood didn't fall as much as most neighborhoods in Madison). That, coupled wit… more »
November 29th, 2011
I'm Back
Written by: John
Published on November 29th, 2011 @ 11:08:32 am , using 425 words, 1559 views
Published on November 29th, 2011 @ 11:08:32 am , using 425 words, 1559 views
Posted in Site Updates, Miscellaneous
Sorry for the prolonged absence. The last few months have been a tad rough here. We were just making some great progress on the garage in July and August - we had an electrical contractor come in to help me (I wanted to speed things up because my eldes… more »
July 8th, 2011
A History of the International Truck Logo
Written by: John
Published on July 8th, 2011 @ 04:43:04 pm , using 70 words, 2227 views
Published on July 8th, 2011 @ 04:43:04 pm , using 70 words, 2227 views
Posted in Miscellaneous
For those of you that do not get Vintage Truck Magazine, there was a WONDERFUL article by B. Mitchell Carlson providing a brief history of the International Harvester truck logo over the years.
I took a little time out and reproduced it, word for word,… more »
July 1st, 2011
Busy, Busy, Busy, but NOT With Cornelia...
Written by: John
Published on July 1st, 2011 @ 04:06:36 pm , using 247 words, 215 views
Published on July 1st, 2011 @ 04:06:36 pm , using 247 words, 215 views
Posted in Miscellaneous
I wish I could be providing you with an update on Cornelia, but the fact is that we've actually LOST money from the truck fund instead of gained, so work on the truck is getting put off. I still hope to spend some time on the truck later on this summer,… more »
April 30th, 2011
Matt's Truck
Written by: John
Published on April 30th, 2011 @ 08:33:29 am , using 152 words, 870 views
Published on April 30th, 2011 @ 08:33:29 am , using 152 words, 870 views
Posted in Miscellaneous
While we haven't had the best luck raising funds for our own project lately, I'm proud to say that we HAVE had wonderful success in helping to raise funds for Matt and his family over the past month.
We started a funding campaign at OldIHC and at Class… more »