Popular Post daveigou Posted July 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2015 Spotted this along 83 Emigsville, York County 3 Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 looks like it was a International west coaster Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveigou Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 It is an International cab, but it's not International Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joe Ditchkus Posted July 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2015 I believe it is a Dart. detroit Diesel powered. Joe D. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveigou Posted July 8, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2015 Right on!! I thought it might have been a Sicard at first, but I had to check it out. 4 Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Ok. you cant tease me like that! a DART? did they ever make it west of the mississippi? or was this a east coast rig for the most part. I did get the r series ih cab also, but never heard of a DART it almost looks like a fwd but not quite. judging by the hood length it looks loke a 12v71 would fit! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted July 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2015 Ok. you cant tease me like that! a DART? did they ever make it west of the mississippi? or was this a east coast rig for the most part. I did get the r series ih cab also, but never heard of a DART it almost looks like a fwd but not quite. judging by the hood length it looks loke a 12v71 would fit!Made in Missouri, mostly mine and ultra heavy dumps. There is one one display in Mineral Kansas and one on display near Silver City Nevada. Pretty advanced for the early 50's too. This is a 1953 DART Mine/ pit truck. PHOTO ONE CREDITED TO ROBERT LaFRENIERE from HANKS TRUCK SITE 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyDiesel Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 That is one hell of a find! Quote www.dailydieseldose.com Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbehindthebarn Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Add another truck manufacturer to the long list of those who sourced the 'R' model IH cab. It certainly was popular in the fifties. Quote Fun is what they fine you for!My name is Bob Buckman sir,. . . and I hate truckers. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmerrill0516 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hey that is neat. The radiator shutters look like the one on my truck but it doesn't fit the Dart radiator just right...I've never heard of Dart. I would have said FWD but...note quite right.Neat. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I believe they were bought out by Kenworth or else KW had a Dart model too Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I believe they were bought out by Kenworth or else KW had a Dart model tooYou are right, PACCAR (Pete and Kenworth parent co.) bought Dart in the middle 50's Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 You are right, PACCAR (Pete and Kenworth parent co.) bought Dart in the middle 50's One of the PACDARTS is in Mineral, Kansas on display. 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 There is one in Kansas on display at the American Truck Historical Society headquarters.Interesting GMC Diesel badge on the hood. I don't think I have seen that before. That was before they were popularly called Detroit Diesel. Most truck builders would not want to put a competitors name so prominently on thier product. Even though Dart built many specialized large trucks, some of thier trucks would have been matched by GMC models. (On second thought it was possibly put there after a repower)Dart was also a user of LeRoi V8 gas engines. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveigou Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 I didn't poke around it much, I want to ask the owner's permission before I do, but it was a tractor originally because of the tapered frame rails. They were added to mount the dump body. Rears were not terrible heavy, maybe 38's, probably Timken's. Truck could probably be saved. Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40828-what-is-it/#findComment-296183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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