Illinois Father and Son Restore 5 Rare 1956 International Harvester Pickups

9 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 29

Five 1956 International Harvester S-130 pickups now sit in various stages of repair after an Illinois father and son turned one restoration into a growing collection.
The project began with the father's childhood farm truck, a 70-year-old vehicle being repainted canary yellow after years of use on the now-defunct Meyer family farm.
Parts have been hard to source because International's S-series had a short production run in the 1950s, sending the pair through online auctions and backroads across Illinois.
Only one of the five trucks is considered beyond saving, while the others have become a way to recover family stories as much as old machinery.
The AP story is part of its recurring 'American Objects' series marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, using the pickups to trace how work trucks became cultural icons.

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