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Location: Michigan
Help Needed - '54 R-110...what do I have on my hands?
Please try to bear with me....I'm a total greenhorn in this area:
My wife and I were looking for an older truck. After doing research and looking for months, we came across this 1954 International. Guy wanted a fair amount
The history that were were told is:
* Barn find that was amateurly restored by an old man
* Runs, Drives, Stops (I drove it 60miles home)
* Original Cab - replacement fenders from out West
* Original Straight-6 / 4-speed manual
* Original Glass
* Home-made wooden deck in bed
* Holes for a tire-carrier, but not included
* Hardly an visible rust and the frame looks to be in decent shape
* Tailgate
* 44K miles
We got it home last night and started doing more research than what we originally did.
A couple of things I found out on the way home:
-Headlights stopped working
-Brakes are tough to operate
-After sitting for 24hrs in the garage - got a 3" puddle of oil under the engine
-small drip of oil from the rear diff
I'm trying to find out if we're in trouble, or if we're in good shape. If we need to sell it, I'm relatively confident that we may be able to unload it for what we paid. I plan on talking with a mechanic Monday to see what they would be willing to do some work on it.
I plan on driving it around town, picking up lumber, hay, and other light-duty stuff. 40miles round trip would be the mx in a day.
For some reason, the guy kept making a big deal about the door ID tag. Is there anything special with this, or is it just a run-of-the-mill 1954?
Any help is greatly appreciated!