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Re: [ihc] Traveller Ralleye



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mac McMuffin" <mac@domain.elided>
To: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>; "Guy Fay" <fayguyma@domain.elided>;
<ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 22:37
Subject: RE: [ihc] Traveller Ralleye


> ## >> http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=11315&fo
> ## >> rmatNumber=0305001051
> ## >> >
> ## >> > And yes, I know it's not a pickup, the caption needs to be
> ## >> corrected.
> ## >> > What would be the best description?
> ## >> > Guy
> ## >> >
> ## >>
> ## >> Actually, your subject needs to be corrected to.  It's a
> ## >> scout II, not a
> ## >> traveller.
> ## >>
> ## >> That's a 1980 Rallye Scout II.  Note the west coast mirrors,
> ## >> which seem to
> ## >> indicate a towing package of some sort.
> ## >>
> ## >> IH itself may be able to provide specifics about that photo
actually.
>
> that picture is straight out of the "International Truck Color History"
book
> by Tom Brownell and Patrick W. Ertel, ISBN 0-7603-0361-4, Copyright 1997.
> this picture is shown on page 111, and is attributed to John Glancy.  i
> would suspect that means Mr. Glancy has the original in his possession,
and
> could give details on the vehicle in question, the picture, and just about
> anything else anybody might like to know.
>
> the caption under this picture in the IH color history says "A switch to
> square headlights and grid-pattern meshwork in the grille openings mark
> Scouts from 1980, the final production year.  Because of International's
> need to use up its Nissan diesel inventory, nearly all 1980 Scouts are
> diesel-powered. John Glancy".
>
> the usual disclaimers apply.
>
> --Mac

Does that mean he took the picture or that he wrote the caption?   Sounds to
me like he may have been credited with the quote below the picture.

-Ryan


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