Are you looking for a unique hauler? This 1949 International KB-7 with tandem axles may be the ticket. This rugged truck is on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $21,995! Whoa, that’s not cheap, but this is one cool corn binder.

This looks like a vehicle that Aruic Goldfinger would be driven around in, with the back of it filled with gold bars. This truck is a stretch for anyone grabbing it, especially at that price. It needs a lot of work, as you can see, and it has a specialized use so retrofitting it to carry your motorcycles may be tricky.

And, now you can see why. I bet that you thought this was an enclosed tanker of some sort? I did when I first saw it. How cool would it be to have a retractable top and maybe some windows in the side? Ok, maybe no windows, just a retractable top and a ramp system. This would be a huge hit at any car show or any motorcycle show with a couple of your restored bikes in the back. This is a former wire line truck for the oil industry in northwestern North Dakota before being retired. It “has a large drum located a bit forward of the center of the van body. It is power operated by a PTO on the side of the 5 speed truck transmission.” This truck was destined for the scrapper when the current owner bought it and brought it back home to Bozeman, Montana where it currently resides in his 250-vehicle collection. Now that’s my kind of collection!

One of you will know for sure (Geo, Howard?) what the exact model designation is for this truck. It’s a KB-7 as badged on the right-side engine cover. But, is it a KB-7-F because of the tandem axles? I’ve seen KB-6-F trucks designated that way but not the KB-7. The seller has it listed as a KB-6-F which I thought it was, but that’s clearly a KB-7 badge on the engine cover. One theory is that this isn’t a 1949 model but a 1947 or 1948? There is no VIN given so it’s hard to tell exactly what it is.

This truck looks rough upon first glance, but after looking at the photos for a while it really does look like it could be a straightforward restoration. The interior is all business. It “has a 5 speed transmission and a “Brownie” or Brown & Lipe 3 speed auxiliary transmission as well. This truck even has air rather vacuum boosted hydraulic brakes.” A cool feature is a rotating passenger seat for operating the controls related to the spool of wire in back.

This is International’s famous Blue Diamond 269 cubic-inch inline-six with 100 hp and 222 lb-ft of torque. The “engine turns over but I have not yet attempted to make it run. The carburetor and air cleaner are missing. I recently located a parts truck but have not bought those parts yet. The carburetor and air cleaner will go with this truck when it sells.” So, there you go. What do you think of this sleek, unique truck? Can any of you positively identify the model, or sub-model? Would you have a use for this one?