Ken Cooke
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Off-road beast
I saw this online, thinking about how my Honda Pilot is ready for immediate replacement:
https://wwva.worldwidevintageautos.com/vip/1968/internationa...
It's a beauty, but not located close enough for me to make a legitimate offer or inspection. I am thinking about a truck of this caliber as my next.
Something built to travel, haul, and 'wheel in derelect style.
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chuckie
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I had one like that,same color even..It was powered by a Big Nissan straight 6 Diesel...Stock, no mods except Cepek wheels & tires....Rode like it
had NO suspension....Drove it from Colorado to Alaska and the Yukon....before the ALCAN was paved....Went out one morning and all thatwas left was a
pile of rust.....RIP...good truck ......
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David K
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In 1965, my dad was looking at these along with the Jeep Wagoneer for our Baja Assult Vehicle. The Jeep won, and it was a great vehicle. Being a bit
smaller, we added a cargo top and sometimes pulled a tent trailer.
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JZ
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That thing is badass. Might buy it for my kid for his first vehicle.
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Whale-ista
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Love these beasts! I drove the 2-door "scout" model when living in Ensenada 25 years ago.
One day we took her north to La Jolla, and a driver ran a stop sign near LJ Shores and was t-boned by the Scout. Guess which car drove away with a few
scrapes and dents, and which one was totaled. (It was their fault, so... pobrecitos.)
Had to check the website and found this description.
First time I've heard "rust" called "patina" 
We eventually traded ours to a man working on our house in Ensenada, in exchange for some of his labor. He wanted a secure way to store/transport his
tools- they were being stolen from his various job sites.
My guess: it's still going strong... and has lovely patina.
SPECIFICS / BUILD INFORMATION
EXTERIOR
-Rare International Travelall professionally mounted on modern Dodge 2500 chassis and running gear!
-Increidble patina. (??!!)
-8000 lbs winch.
-6" suspension lift.
-40x13.5r18 Xterrain Procomp tires.
-High dollar 18X8 XD wheels.
-40X18X12.5 Pro Comp tires.
-LED taillights and turn signals.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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ehall
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How many teenagers could that hold? Bunches
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bajatrailrider
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Please don't post things like this Ken. As I have 4 off road trucks now. Remember wils bronco with b+m blower that broke down because Chinaman
disturbotor. It is fixed he is thinking to trade me for one of my bikes.
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JZ
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I have 3 of them, and often there are 7 or 8 over at our house on the weekends.
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Ken Cooke
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Quote: Originally posted by bajatrailrider  | | Please don't post things like this Ken. As I have 4 off road trucks now. Remember wils bronco with b+m blower that broke down because Chinaman
disturbotor. It is fixed he is thinking to trade me for one of my bikes. |
It's a cool truck. Looking at Rock Auto (distributors) for Wills truck, it looks like they all come from the far East. His best bet is to carry
spare parts for whenever he leaves town since breakdowns can happen anywhere.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by Ken Cooke | I saw this online, thinking about how my Honda Pilot is ready for immediate replacement:
It's a beauty, but not located close enough for me to make a legitimate offer or inspection. I am thinking about a truck of this caliber as my next.
Something built to travel, haul, and 'wheel in derelect style. |
Ken,
You really wanna off-road in style, get a late 1950s power wagon 
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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bajatrailrider
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| Quote: Originally posted by Ken Cooke | | Quote: Originally posted by bajatrailrider | | Please don't post things like this Ken. As I have 4 off road trucks now. Remember wils bronco with b+m blower that broke down because Chinaman
disturbotor. It is fixed he is thinking to trade me for one of my bikes. |
It's a cool truck. Looking at Rock Auto (distributors) for Wills truck, it looks like they all come from the far East. His best bet is to carry
spare parts for whenever he leaves town since breakdowns can happen anywhere. .
.. Ken he put a boat motor in it now no China parts and put the b+m blower back on. I will maybe pick it up
In a week . I will for sure buy extra disturbotor.
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