[ihc] CO 4x4

[furtek@xxxxxxx]

>John,
>Have you considered taking a good running IH chassis, like a 1310 4x4, and placing a cab-forward body on it?  I've watched on govliquidation.com as a bunch of Mark 48 cabs has gone for peanuts, like $35 each.  Pretty aggressive looking, and you can't beat the price.
>This one's beat up, but you can get the point:
><http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=484605>
>For what it's worth.
>Best,
>Joel
>
>On Monday, December 13, 2004, at 03:15PM, John M. Adams <jma@domain.elided> wrote:
>>That's a little more truck than I'm looking for... I always thought that a
>>CO 4x4 would be better offroad for all the same reasons that they built them
>>in the first place - increased maneuverability, visibility, reduced body
>>length, etc. I was thinking in terms of a "light" Loadstar config, like
>>maybe a 1600, with a relatively short wheelbase, then build a little
>>hunting/camping "cabin" on it. Nothing fancy... I'm not ready to go the
>>Marmon-Herrington route like Earl C. mentioned, so... this idea goes to the
>>back burner for now.
>>Thanks,
>>John A.
>
>
>Joel Furtek
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