Information Wanted - 1974 500 1.5 Ton Truck

I don’t know much about them other than a friend had one and it was a tough as nails 4x4 with a bullet proof 392 v8. The only thing that killed it was rust cancer. Even down here with no winter salt the cab got it bad. I have seen one at a truck show that had the 3cyl diesel in it from factory. Same one they used in the 500 crawler tractor. Owner said it was a special order done by some Tulsa OK oilman.

 

Go to ‘Red Power Magazine’ and get the discussion forum. International Harvester board. Farm tractors, IH semi, pickups, and grain trucks, etc.

 

Howdy, and welcome. That would be the last ( 1974) and heaviest duty of the D series IHs, and called the "light heavyweights". It surely has the 392 gas V8, but could be a 345 and was a heck of a truck. Not quite the Loadstar, it was the medium duty offering.( D100, 150, 200, and 500) Mechanical parts are a plenty, but you may have trouble with body parts, etc. Due to lack of calling, most of these were crushed, or rusted. 10 years is a long time to sit, you better get it cheap.