Detroit Diesel 2-Stroke: 1960 International Harvester Travelall

The second generation of International Harvester Travelall was released for the 1958 model year with a new look and added (a second) passenger side door for access to the rear seats. Power came from a 3.6 liter or 3.9 liter “Silver Diamond” inline-6, but today’s Travelall is powered by a Detroit Diesel 4V-53 inline-4. This industrial two-stroke diesel engine displaces 3.5 liters and makes something around 100-175 horsepower, depending on turbocharger and configuration. It won’t be fast, but you won’t be able to stop it. Find this 1960 International Harvester Travelall bidding for $5,100 in Boise, ID with a few hours to go via eBay.

From the seller:

This is a 1960 International Harvester Travelall with a rebuild of 453 Detroit Diesel engine.  Its a really cool truck.  Bought it from an owner of a rockshop in Evanston Wyoming who got it in an estate sale from an old rockhound who used to drive it around Utah and Wyoming looking for rocks.  The rockhound insulated everything, I think because he slept it in while he was looking for rocks.  It definitely has rust in the normal spots, along fenders and edges.  The brakes are leaky so can’t be driven home.  I just replaced the batteries and am working on starting it up.  I don’t think it’ll take too much, but its been a few years since I’ve tried.  I bought it as a cool project for me and my dad to work on together, but got into school and my dad isn’t in the best shape to help so decided to sell. Just a few things, I don’t really trust the odometer so no clue the miles on the engine.  Manual transmission worked well the last time I drove it around a few years ago.

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