Mods
Newer wheels and tires, towing mirrors restored with bathroom glass, rhino lined bed and cab floor (with license plate floor patches left in for hilarity’s sake), and various rare parts sourced from multiple International dedicated websites.
Build story
An old farm truck straight from the Street Outlaws themselves: Farmtruck and AZN. Given away as part of their "Crappy Vehicle Giveaway" in 2017, this 1969 International 1100D has been with me ever since. It’s totally factory with a 345 c.i. V8, three-speed manual column shift transmission, and dual square-tipped exhaust. This old truck ran and drove when I received it from the Outlaws, but it smoked, ticked, and chugged something fierce. The past three years, I’ve slowly wrenched on it as a hobby and stress-reliever, and have actually come to enjoy the hunt for hard-to-find parts for this unique truck.
As of now, it has been running and driving on Virginia’s roads as a licensed antique since mid 2018. It now runs very well, though still gives some protest on colder days when woken from a nap. It has become a steady presence in the Alexandria area, attracting honks, waves, and mostly a general "What the heck is that thing?" It has even won an award from a local car show in Alexandria for "Best Truck" purely for its uniqueness and weird backstory.
The truck is still being used as a truck, and it has helped several friends move apartments/houses, pick up furniture, as well as pull trailers. The 345 is still strong as an ox, with gears that could yank a building down with hardly any sweat. With a little convincing, it’ll chirp tires and still has that good old V8 roar to it. I’ve kept it as original as possible, only modifying small things for quality of life or improvement while retaining the truck’s weird character and work-truck vibe.
It’s heavy, slow, and drinks gas like no other, but has been nothing but fun since I’ve owned it.
As of now, it has been running and driving on Virginia’s roads as a licensed antique since mid 2018. It now runs very well, though still gives some protest on colder days when woken from a nap. It has become a steady presence in the Alexandria area, attracting honks, waves, and mostly a general "What the heck is that thing?" It has even won an award from a local car show in Alexandria for "Best Truck" purely for its uniqueness and weird backstory.
The truck is still being used as a truck, and it has helped several friends move apartments/houses, pick up furniture, as well as pull trailers. The 345 is still strong as an ox, with gears that could yank a building down with hardly any sweat. With a little convincing, it’ll chirp tires and still has that good old V8 roar to it. I’ve kept it as original as possible, only modifying small things for quality of life or improvement while retaining the truck’s weird character and work-truck vibe.
It’s heavy, slow, and drinks gas like no other, but has been nothing but fun since I’ve owned it.