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CG #93 - 1968 International C1100 truck with a Chrysler Australia body
« on: July 27, 2014, 02:23:34 AM »
For 1 point. You have to tell me the make, year, model as well as the coach builder, for 1 point.
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2014, 06:40:20 AM »
International-Harvester base?
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2014, 06:50:32 AM »
You're absolutely correct. LOCKED for you to come up with the rest of the details.
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2014, 04:21:00 PM »
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2014, 11:29:39 PM »
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2014, 01:05:20 AM »
From Australia ?
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2014, 01:07:00 AM »
YES!
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2014, 08:30:17 AM »
1963/64 Dodge AT4 114,  designed and built by Chrysler Australia, using International Harvester cabs which were stamped by Chrysler but with a unique grille, fitted to Chrysler's own chassis with Chrysler running gear.
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2014, 08:50:28 AM »
Actually, you're pretty close. The Dodge AT4 did have the same cabin that was made by Chrysler. I didn't think anyone would get this, however, this vehicle was sold as an IHC. I just need the year (newer) and model. LOCKED for ropat53.
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2014, 09:14:33 AM »
Well I thought the trick was that it wasn't the IHC, so it must be a 1970's International Harvester C1100. I'm not too sure about the exact year, I believe they were made well into the 70's, but I don't know when production started.
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2014, 09:16:53 AM »
Yep, it's a C1100. The year is a fraction older than the 70's.
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2014, 09:24:14 AM »
1967?
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Re: CG #93
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2014, 09:50:39 AM »
It's a 1968-69 model, so it's close enough. 1 point for you.

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Re: CG #93 - 1968 International C1100 truck with a Chrysler Australia body
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2014, 11:23:51 AM »
Hmmmff!  Badge Engineering strikes again  >:(
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Re: CG #93 - 1968 International C1100 truck with a Chrysler Australia body
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2014, 11:29:03 AM »
Hi Guys:

I am very happy that Robbie got to solve the puzzle, I was right behind him but got hung up on the body builder.

For the last couple of days I did some research on Australian Utes for another Forum and came up with some interesting information on body builders.  I am wondering if this research has anything to do with the body builder for this truck.

Regarding Utes and pickups, it seems there were three major body builders from the 1940's perhaps all the way through the 1970's.

Ford for Ford products.
Holden for GM and several other manufacturers.
T.J. Richards of Adelaide for International, Chrysler and a few others.  They may have later become Steel Bros.

GM purchased Holden which pretty much gave them exclusive rights to the bodywork and eventually Holden became a name of it's own and apparently still sells that way.

Chrysler eventually purchased T.J. Richards and as stated in this puzzle they and International shared some sheet metal.
I came across maybe two references to Steel Bros. supplying bodies to Chrysler fairly late in the game.  In trying to get more information on Steel Bros., I kept getting referred back to T.J. Richards.

I am going to do some further research over the next few days, but in the meantime, does anyone here know if the bodies supplied to International and Chrysler for their commercial vehicles were actually built by Chrysler themselves or did they come from a subsidiary, either T.J. Richards or Steel Bros?

Bill
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Re: CG #93 - 1968 International C1100 truck with a Chrysler Australia body
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2014, 11:38:58 AM »
The 1500 ute
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Re: CG #93 - 1968 International C1100 truck with a Chrysler Australia body
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2014, 12:17:41 PM »
I don't want to get too far off topic, but I thought you might enjoy this restored example of a 1937 Dodge Ute with body by Richards.

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Re: CG #93 - 1968 International C1100 truck with a Chrysler Australia body
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2014, 02:49:11 PM »
I remember many decades ago in a previous life meeting an Australian girl whose parents had for reasons I can no longer remember been unfair enough to name their daughter 'Ute', a fairly common German girl's name.

She was, of course, called in Australia "Yewt" after the vehicles and was mesmerised when I told her how it is pronounced in Germany.  I had to teach her and all her friends how to say it and she insisted on it being said that way from then on!
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Re: CG #93 - 1968 International C1100 truck with a Chrysler Australia body
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2014, 02:55:24 PM »
The way I understand it is that TJ Richards was renamed Chrysler at some stage in the 40's or 50's. And they are the ones who built the International/Dodge bodies. However, I've heard people over here refer to the IHC/Dodge truck bodies as made by TJ Richards, even though by this stage the company had been renamed. I can't help with Steel Bros.

This 1940 Dodge brochure even refers to the ute as having a Richards body.

I can't say I've ever met a lady named Ute over here, it certainly doesn't sound very flattering.

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