1953 INTERNATIONAL L120 RESTORED TOW TRUCK

UP FOR AUCTION! VERY RARE 1953 INTERNATIONAL L120 3/4 TON PICKUP TRUCK WITH A SASGEN DERRICK TOW BOOM IN THE BED. 220 CI INCH INLINE 6 CYLINDER. 3 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE FLOOR! THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL TRUCK. THAT CAME OUT OF THE BEMIDJI MINNESOTA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ALWAYS CLEAN AND STORED INSIDE WHEN NOT IN USE. IT WAS THE PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR A COSMETIC RESTORATION ON A TRUCK THAT DID NOT NEED ALOT OF WORK. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BY AN OLDER GENTLEMAN IN ELK RIVER WHO HEADED UP THE RESTORATION AND ADDED THE TRUCK TO HIS SMALL COLLECTION OF CARS AND TRUCKS THAT WERE SPECIAL TO HIM. THE TRUCK WAS USED FOR YEARS IN PARADES AND CAR SHOWS. WHEN THE OWNER PASSED. THE FAMILY DIDNT HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THE TRUCK. AND THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BY THE NOW OWNER. AND HAS SINCE HAD THE TOW BOOM INSTALLED IN THE BED AND USED FOR CAR SHOWS AND PARADES. THE TRUCK IS PART OF A TOW COMPANY FLEET. AND ALWAYS DRAWS A CROWD AT THE SHOWS AND PARADES! VERY NICE BODY AND PAINT. SHOWING ITS AGE SOME. AFTER BEING PAINTED FOR 20 PLUS YEARS. NICE ORIGINAL INTERIOR. PAINT. GLASS. THERE ARE HOLES IN THE BED FLOOR FROM THE FIRE APPARATUS. THERE WAS A PIECE OF DIAMOND PLATE STEEL INSTALLED IN THE BED AND PAINTED. THE TOW BOOM IS ONLY FOR SHOW AND NOT FOR USE.