While historically accurate restorations often find themselves garnering attention, there’s something about a modified rig that always catches our eye.
From Kenworth’s modified to motorhomes, or bus/truck contraptions, the different is always welcome.
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Laurie Hebbard’s 1970 C1840 International is no exception, his modified rig serving as the perfect combo of old and new.
“A friend of mine named Frank Wallace actually found the International cut in half, on its way to the scrap yard,” Laurie told Deals on Wheels.
“There was a lot of work that needed to be done to it obviously, just to even get it up and running.
“But as a special extra, he added a little sleeper box to it.”
Originally a bay line bunk that was cut off an old Louisville, the custom job was the perfect way to make it stand out from the crowd.
Purchasing it from Frank around five or so years ago, the only work Laurie had to do to it was refresh the exterior to make it more his speed.
“All I did was personalise it a little and add a little paint. Tarted it up a little,” he laughs.
As part of the deal, Laurie also got to take home the matching freighter trailer, making it the perfect duo.
“I always wanted to own an International. As a kid, our next-door neighbours had them and it was always the sort of truck that I imagined owning one day for myself,” he says.
Finally owning one of his own, Laurie now loves nothing more than to travel around the country and show her off.
“It’s probably a pretty well-known truck now because it’s been to pretty much every major show across the country,” he says.
“People always pull me up and they love to have a chat about it.”
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