Description

This 1963 International Harvester Travelall is a third-generation, rear-wheel drive C-1000 Custom model that is equipped with a 266ci V8 and 4-speed manual transmission. This wagon was purchased new in San Antonio, Texas and moved to Montana with its original owner, who passed away in the late 1970s. It was recently acquired from the 3rd owner and imported to Germany by a professional dealer. The car is now for sale with a clean Montana Title and European import papers stating all import duties are paid. German registration can be arranged as extra.

Originally white throughout, sheet metal received a 1988 repaint in the two-tone scheme with custom pin striping seen here. Trim includes large towing mirrors and bright aftermarket door guards, as well as painted and pinstriped bumpers front and rear. Rockers, door bottoms, and jambs are shown in detail below.

White-painted steel wheels wear matching polished IH hub caps and are mounted with 15″ Michelin whitewalls. Glass includes an operational electric rear window, while cracks are noted in two panes on the passenger’s side. A cleat mounted on the grille functioned as a canoe tie-down for the prior owner, who was an avid outdoorsman.

The front bench seat is photographed both with and without its saddle-blanket cover, showing some wear underneath including an area of split stitching. The expansive rear cargo area is accessed by a flip-down tailgate as opposed to the optional barn-door configuration, and it can be enlarged by folding the rear bench seat forward.

Controls include a stock four-spoke wheel and gooseneck shifter along with chrome knobs and levers. Factory instrumentation is supplemented by period aftermarket altimeter and vacuum gauge, and the 5-digit odometer shows just over 99k miles. The period AM radio was joined by an under-mounted 8-track player during the 1970s.

Under the clamshell hood lies a 266ci International V8, which drives the rear wheels through a 4-speed manual transmission. Fluids were reportedly flushed and changed just before the seller’s acquisition. Steering is non-powered, as are the the four-wheel drum brakes.

The engine is shown to start quickly in the video above, which also includes a brief exterior walk-around and demonstration of the functional rear window. The gearbox is said to shift smoothly through all four gears.

The third-gen Travelall rode on a 119″ wheelbase and featured independent torsion bar suspension up front as opposed to the solid axle of previous models. The undercarriage has been cleaned of dust and sand by the seller to show general condition of the floors, frame rails, and driveline.

Records date back to a muffler replacement in 1966 and include a handwritten document showing a $200 sale to the second owner in 1984. Also included are an original owner’s manual and a set of period accessory window shades.