You know, Gary, I was asking myself the same questions. This Int'l
Harvester looks to be in great shape and the paint appears to not be
faded so maybe it has spent most of its time after retiring indoors.
What a hoot it would be to rescue one of these and keep it caravan-
original. I did notice that the truck bed isn't white like the cab.
It's a light cream color. Since the lettering on the truck bed looks
original, I wonder if the cab was repainted. Someone should preserve
this beauty. Vince, of the Auburn Trailer Connection, wants $10,500
or best offer for it.
Brad Norgaard
'59 Trade Wind
Phoenix
airztream.com
> I am curious about this ad noticed yesterday from Tin Can Tourists.
> What
> caught my eye was the Wally Byam Caravan International truck. How
> rare are
> these caravan trucks and how many Vintage Airstreamer's now own
> one? Are
> these colors original? It really looks like the lettering and logs are
> original which must make this truck more valuable. I know Fred
> Coldwell
> wrote an article recently about one of Wally's trucks and as I
> remember it
> was gold and maybe a cream color. From the caravan pictures I have
> seen
> there were International's, Dodge, Chevrolets, and some ford's from
> the late
> fifties that where set up to go on these caravans. Where are they
> now? Has
> anyone restored any of these trucks and put them back into service?
> Gary Campbell
> 62'Safari
> Kittery Point, ME
>
> Link to ad:
> http://www.tincantourists.com/classified/showproduct.php?product=781