vision386 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Interesting that the IH has tubeless wheels and the WF tube type,your Dad must not have fixed his own tires.Good eye! and nope! my dad had a lock-ring come apart on a split rim once while he was working on it,never again fooled with tires after that. We used to mount/repair our own trailer tires,but when we moved from one shop to another there was a Goodyear dealer right across the street,so that kinda ended any tire work we did inhouse,it was actually cheaper and easier to have them do it....................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 And thank You. I think Ford had an optional equipment package in the 50's by that name so I wasn't sure. You were close on the model number, just increased the wrong digit, it's a 4090AHere is a pic from Gary Morton's collection on Hank's. I think IH did a great job of inconspicuously modifying the fenders to allow for the larger radiator.I had to think about it myself,then remembered it was MERCURY that had a "Turnpike Cruiser" in 1957,supposed to be the "flagship" model of that year,ugly as homemade soap in my opinion!................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Forgot to add the picture!.........................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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