Suburban Relapse

Large American families often needed more space than traditional stations wagons delivered. For them, International Harvester offered the Travelall. This 1966 2-wheel drive is packed with fascinating paperwork including its “birth certificate”.

[haljohnson]

That one really needs to be saved. Lets hope someone sees this and moves on it.

[TheCarCrazyGuy]

Someone really needs to save this piece of history.

[gregorylyon]

That truck is awesome. I love it. No frills, just a simple system

[MultiHotrod]

I had a buddy about 30 years ago whose dad had 2 of these in his yard, both 3/4 ton 4wd's. Talk about beasts. One had been used locally for a rural school bus when new and probably the first 20 years of it's life. Shoulda picked it up then, but it's long gone now.

[jakebob]

Cool feature for the clutch on the IH trucks were they had a hydraulic clutch which was part of the master cylinder.

[valhallajones]

My parents had a 1966 Travelall similar to this one. I believe they bought it new. Some friends of theirs had an early '60s 5th gen GMC Carryall and my folks thought it was a great type of vehicle for a young family. It was medium blue with white. Two wheel drive. No idea what engine or transmission. For many years this vehicle hauled the family and loads of stuff on our annual trip from NJ to the Outer Banks along with routine around town duties.

My father liked to surf fish and he traded in the '66 on a 1974 Travelall with four wheel drive so we could drive on the beach to fishing spots. Light blue with woodgrain. It had a 392 with 727 Torqueflite and Dana axles. Dual fuel tanks. My first time driving was in this vehicle on a wide beach where I couldn't hit anything. I inherited it when I moved to Florida in 1986. A dozen years of New Jersey rust had taken its toll and I no longer needed such a vehicle so I let it go. I wish I had either of these trucks today.

Great video, Steve!

[mymoparstoo]

Love these videos. No matter the season.

[jeffdalrymple]

Whoever owned it, loved it and took pride in it. It's ironic how in '59 I.H. marketed the Travelall as a successor to the station wagon. The marketing was 50 year ahead of it's time. SUVs pretty much replaced everything.

[The_R-n-I_Guy]

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon

[MikeBrown-iipt]

It wouldn't surprise me if Mr. Ray was singing happy retirement to me as he drove off the lot. Being a 2WD, I have a feeling that it was a "snow bird" vehicle heading to Florida with a travel trailer in tow for the winter and back up north when the weather broke in the spring.

[justinstearns]

The IH logo was designed by Raymond Loewy, who also did the styling for IH tractors for many years as well as a lot of design work for Studebaker.

[Fleetwoodjohn]

How cool all that paperwork is still there. Hopefully someone will snag this thing for a project. Looks reasonable sound in the video and most of its there!

[jaydoucette]

My first vehicle in 1972 was 1965 Travellall for$150. I had to rebuild the 304 v8. It took forever to set the timing because it was set off TDC of #8. The first time I drove it to school the brakes failed as I came up to a four way intersection. Drove across the lawn at the corner and kept going. Sometimes I wonder how I made to retirement age!

[michaellinner]

I sometimes forget just how far back the use of plastic goes back in vehicle production. Seeing windshield washer fluid or radiator overflow tanks made of plastic even way back in the early 60s when I was born still surprises me.

I get what you mean about the history and trucks but to be fair, way back when pretty much all vehicles were trucks. It's not anything being added but rather it was what wasn't there especially in the beginning. With no rows of seats they were left with flat, simple boards and/or plywood making up the vehicle behind the driver.

The knowledge that you share and impart with us is truly fascinating and I consider it to be a very generous gift to learn from your experience and knowledge.

I think it all needs to be documented for future generations to also learn from.

Thanks for sharing because it's caring. All my best Steve.

[patdesrosiers]

One very nice junkyard vehicle worth bringing back to life. Most Steve shows us look like they would break in half if anyone tried to move them. This appears to be very rust free

[TrashcanGarage]

That's project worthy right there. From the quick shots in Steve's video it looks fairly solid. The paperwork and owner history is a cool added bonus. Might have been a one owner ride.

[anibalbabilonia]

Man what a time capsule!😮 that thing should be saved and restored! It has all the provenance and paperwork to go with it! Wow! A lot of that stuff doesn’t survive! And more so being in the junkyard!! Amazing! I believe it’s still could be saved! Great video Steve! And history!👌😎👍

[rjosephobrien]

Had a TravelAll when our four boys were youngsters and gas was more affordable. We found every excuse to take that out on family adventures. Thanks for stirring those memories for me!

[brucecourchene]

Really enjoy the reading through the original paperwork, like a time capsule. Thanks Steve!

[glennanderson]

My parents bought one new in 1965. Had a V-8 3 spd. Column shift. Also 3 row seats. What a beast!