Friday :: 03 July 2009 :: 07:44 PM
175 days to Christmas!
My first pickup was a 1958 International A100 anniversary edition. That means it had the fleetside style bed with the beady lites in the rear. It was a fun truck; I don't know why I ever sold it. Maybe I was too young to understand I had a collector vehicle. That was in 1972 and 73.
During my military service, I drove truck. Seldom did I drive the military style 6x6; mostly was the commercial class six and seven vehicles. Just hated the Fords and Chevys, they looked like huge boxes and drove like dogs. But I loved driving the Internationals, they were comfortable, powerful and they shift smooth.
Last year (2006), I bought two more Binders, both on eBay. One was a 1956 with no rust through, motor running and good tranny - bought it for fixing up. The other was mostly completed and I bought it for fun. But before I could enjoy either of these, I fell off a roof and shattered my pelvis. Ouch!
So, the fixer was sold a few months ago and the beauty is still on the block because the doctors tell me I likely won't be driving a stick shift any more. Thank God it was my left hip and not my right. He is good to me.
You can read about all three of my old Binders here. You can read about my fall from the roof by going to http://IdahoContractor.net/ .
If you have an interesting story you would like to post, contact us. I am sure our thousands of reader will enjoy reading it.
BP4 Photo Shoot And Dilemma Discussion
This is a dilemma. My wife says she is glad I bought this pickup so I won't expend the time and expense restoring the '56 truck. I like the '55 AND the fact that the work is completed and all I have to do is drive it and feed it! However, I kinda had my heart set on restoring the black beauty. Not to mention, I was planning a mod with a four-cylinder diesel engine.
But my wife has a point and I have a better chance of having a life if I sell the '56 and leave the project to someone else. However, the whole point of this website was to document the step-by-step frame off restoration of the '56 Binder!
While we sort out this dilemma, the photos are a walk around the vehicle.
Isn't this '55 a beauty? The people who have restored this truck have done a beautiful job. I know this will be a fun truck to drive on Saturdays and to events (might sneak it to work, the days I am not hauling trailers with my F350 Powerstroke Dually).
If you have any great ideas, for the '56 or this site, send me an email at the link below. Maybe this will be a site for you to show off your project truck. I would be happy to host your story, whether it is a frame-off or a mod.
Regardless, we will be posting more stories. So you are going to want to check back from time-to-time. Hope to see you again, soon!
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