I just found out that Cornelia is in fact a 1953 R-112, NOT a 1954.  How?  From the chassis number and the International Harvester archives at the Wisconsin Historical Society.  It was common practice in the '50's for states to title vehicles based on th… more »

I finally added the new history section - it's an excellent article about the history of International trucks written by International Harvester themselves.  It was published in April of 1961, and I've added photos of trucks to serve as examples for you.… more »

I thought B. Mitchell Carlson's "Triple Diamond Treatise" on page 28 of the January/February 2010 edition (Vol 17-No. 6) of Vintage Truck Magazine) was very timely. There seems to be a lot of interest in Line Setting Tickets lately so I've devoted a pa… more »

Thanks to a very kind comment by Bennett Moe, I've added a new links section to the links page for sites of friends.  It's near the bottom of the page under the "Other Sites of Interest" header.  I've added Bennett's site, and the sites of some of the ot… more »

Hope you are all having a great turkey day with your loved ones!  I am of course thankful to have married Susan this year and to have purchased Cornelia – it has been a hell of a year for me and my sons (who I am forever thankful for). I haven’t been a… more »

Well today John and I had opportunity to meet a big time fellow International enthusiast, and experience one impressive collection of IH K-, L- and R-series trucks, Scouts, panel vans, Travelalls, buses, original stock parts, and even two functioning IH… more »

Well we've got them ready for you!  Both the MT-97 Parts Catalog and the CTS-11/12 Service Manual for R-Series International trucks are both available chapter by chapter basis, or as complete downloads. I've also take the time in the complete files to… more »