{"id":15171485,"date":"2026-06-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/junkyard-find-1975-international-harvester-200-4x4-pickup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:00:24","slug":"junkyard-find-1975-international-harvester-200-4x4-pickup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/junkyard-find-1975-international-harvester-200-4x4-pickup\/","title":{"rendered":"Junkyard Find: 1975 International Harvester 200 4×4 Pickup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last time we saw an IHC vehicle<\/a> in this series was all the way back in 2020, when we admired a 1959 Metro-Mite step van<\/a> at the Denver U-Pull-&-Pay<\/a>. Today, we’re returning to the very same boneyard and one of the very last full-size IHC pickups ever built.<\/p>\n

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The International Harvester Corp. began selling light trucks in 1907<\/a> and continued building them until the final 1980 Scouts<\/a> rolled off the line.<\/p>\n

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IHC had a pickup version of the Scout known as the Terra, which stayed in production until the end. However, this small truck wasn’t a direct sales competitor against the full-size pickups from Chevrolet\/GMC, Ford and Dodge.<\/p>\n

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IHC did<\/i> offer sales rivals to those huge-selling Detroit pickups, which were the Ford F-Series, Dodge D-Series and Chevrolet\/GMC C\/K-series from the 1960s forward. These were the International C Series<\/a> through 1968, and its D-Series successor<\/a> for 1969 through 1975.<\/p>\n

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There wasn’t anything especially revolutionary about the design of the International D-Series pickup, which also served as the basis of the Travelall proto-SUV<\/a>. It had similar features and pricing versus the products of the Detroit behemoths, but “The Other Pickup” struggled to find buyers.<\/p>\n

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Only 6,239 International D-Series pickups were built as 1975 models, all at the plant in Springfield, Ohio<\/a>. This one was assembled on Halloween 1974<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It’s a \u00be-ton short-wheelbase model with four-wheel-drive. The one-ton version was discontinued after the 1973 model year, so the 1974-1975 D-Series pickups were all \u00bd-ton and \u00be-ton trucks.<\/p>\n

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The naming system for these trucks changed a couple of times during the 1969-1975 period. At first, they were badged as 1000Ds, 1100Ds, and so on according to weight rating. For 1971-1973, they became 1010s, 1110s, etc. That must have seemed too complicated, because the 1974-1975 models got a 100\/150\/200 system.<\/p>\n

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The MSRP for the 1975 200 4×4 with 132-inch wheelbase was $5,173, or $33,274 in today’s money.<\/p>\n

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For 1975, engine choices for this truck would have been IHC V8s in three displacements: 304, 345 and 392 cubic inches. This one, which may or may not be original equipment, has a four-barrel intake manifold (with a carb adapter plate on top), which means it’s probably a 345 or 392.<\/p>\n

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IHC made a four-cylinder engine that was essentially half a 304, which meant that the same valve cover could be used on the I4s and the V8s. The drawback to this money-saving parts-sharing was that the cylinder used for setting timing differed between the two types and a message explaining this had to be stamped into the cover.<\/p>\n

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A three-speed manual transmission was base equipment, with a four-speed manual and three-speed automatic as options. This truck has the automatic, which cost $287 ($1,846 after inflation<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Air conditioning was available, but the original buyer of this truck passed on that $540 option ($3,473 in 2026 dollars).<\/p>\n

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This genuine factory AM radio cost $77, or $495 now. It’s a safe bet that the original buyer of this truck preferred country music, and 1975 was a fine year for that genre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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How many miles do you think it really<\/i> has?<\/p>\n

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This handmade steel bumper looks serious.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The floor on the passenger side rusted out and was fixed with sheet metal.<\/p>\n

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There were some field expedient modifications done to this truck during its final years. I’m not sure what the point of the wood inserts under the hood could be.<\/p>\n

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The original bench seat must have gone bad, and so a not-so-sturdy mount was fabricated for a random junkyard bucket.<\/p>\n

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There’s a lot going on here, including a frighteningly high seating position and rebar inside the seat back. Maybe this was just an extremely temporary rig so the truck could be moved around a yard.<\/p>\n

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This half-century-old ice scraper was with it at the end.<\/p>\n

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Likewise, the original owner’s manuals.<\/p>\n

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I was hoping I’d find an interesting EV conversion when I saw this grille badge.<\/p>\n

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1975 IHC 200 4×4 in Colorado junkyard.<\/p>\n

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1975 IHC 200 4×4 in Colorado junkyard.<\/p>\n

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1975 IHC 200 4×4 in Colorado junkyard.<\/p>\n

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1975 IHC 200 4×4 in Colorado junkyard.<\/p>\n

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1975 IHC 200 4×4 in Colorado junkyard.<\/p>\n

Source: Autos \u2013 The Truth About Cars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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