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    Not quite what you expected to find - Eh. Circa 1950's International Panel Truck.

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    This was the first school bus in Fentress County, thanks to the Cook family who lived on this mountain and walked to school.

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    My neighbor, whose Grandfather owned this mountain, said it was so much better than walking down the mountain, through the woods for an hour or so to get to school, especially with snow on the ground. My neighbor's Dad is the one who bought the truck and converted it to a bus. At that time there were no paved roads up here only mud. He said many a time they'd wait for a team of mules to pull them out of a quagmire. This truck sat just opposite my property until a couple of years ago when he sold it. It either went to the recycle center or hopefully, to someone who will refurbish it. Still has original tires on it.
    Pickett/Fentress County, Tn - Any day on this side of the grass is a good day. -Chuck-

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    Cool old Truck Chuck! Thanks for sharing!
    Josh (Ky/Tn collector)

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    • #3
      History is so cool. I hope it was restored.
      TN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-Post

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      • #4
        All things considered it is actually in pretty good shape. Living in the hills at that time must have been rough getting from here to there, something we take for granted.
        Searching the fields of NW Indiana and SW Michigan

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        • #5
          I am a sucker for old trucks left too long outside. There are quite a few in the backwaters of Ohio. Here are a few 1920's Fords that have found there way into my paintings.
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          Love the story behind that school bus. Thanks for sharing.
          fldwlkr
          Headwaters of the Little Miami, Ohio

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          • Havenhunter
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            Wow!

          • Scorpion68
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            Awesome artwork there fldwlkr. I had to do a double take to be sure they weren't real pics.

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          Like old trucks & train cars. Been looking into buying an old caboose for my train layout.
          Child of the tides

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          • Scorpion68
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            And just how big is this old caboose gonna be. A model train layout or do you have a much much larger layout than most hobbyist.???

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          I want a full size caboose! A wooden one I can rehab.
          Child of the tides

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          • #8
            I want a real caboose!
            Child of the tides

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            • Scorpion68
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              I've ridden on the newer steel ones that were in use on the Illinois Central and Central and Eastern Illinois around 1963. Had a sleeping area, potbellied stove, upper observation port etc. I can imagine they might get a bit costly, not to mention the transport.

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            I guess this was before the seatbelts lol .... that’s cool !!! Thank u for posting that
            As for me and my house , we will serve the lord

            Everett Williams ,
            NW Arkansas

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            • Scorpion68
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              Yea - I'd say so. : )

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            Cool Chuck! Nothing like door's shut that that sound like a piece of metal fell on concrete or yelling to hear each Other Talk. Really though, I do like them too. There is an old panel/delivery with faded advertising on the side of a Driveway I have passed a couple times that would look so cool to keep as is, but drive. That barn find look is in and I doubt that's going anywhere for a long time. Of course nice and shiny is good too though.
            http://joshinmo.weebly.com

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            • Scorpion68
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              I really liked it where it was but Oh Well. It would have been a really long fixer upper though.

            • JoshinMO
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              I'd think one with a body like that had a second life.

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            • Scorpion68
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              Zombies like trucks too. That looks like one of the tow trucks I've seen on the zombie movies the grandkids watch.

            • JoshinMO
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              Wrong Turn, it's an excellent Movie. Actually a Friend of mine has a mid 60's Chevy with 283 and Muncie.

          • #12
            No sour gas or gas shortages after how many years???
            Child of the tides

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            • #13
              Thanks for taking me back down memory lane Chuck.
              The first vehicle I ever drove was a 1964 International Travelall.
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              And could that thing ever haul butt.
              It had over 300,000 miles on the 304 long block and yet I once outran a 1971 Mustang on the highway with it.
              I was toodling along at around70 miles an hour when the mustang pulled up beside me and indicated that he wanted to go for it.
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              Bruce
              In life there are losers and finders. Which one are you?

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              • Scorpion68
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                That''s a nice set of wheels there Bruce. Just goes to show that they still don't make em like they used to. I have an 89 Bronco 4x4 w/ 302 V8 and has over 250K miles. I just had the trans rebuilt and we rebuilt the rear end. I had the engine overhauled at 200K. It runs like a champ and always starts on the first crank, if the battery is up to par. Still needs some tlc on the interior and a paint job but all in good time. It had 9miles on the odometer when I bought it.

            • #14
              very nice , I’ll take a pick of an old fire truck that’s by a old gas pump next week in Georgia . My land mark to make a right . I swear if they ever take that out I’ll be lost !

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              • #15
                Old fire truck at the end of the road

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