1958 INTERNATIONAL A120 4X4 3/4 TON TRAVELALL: VINTAGE NAPCO STYLE 4X4 WAGON

1958 International Harvester A120

1958 INTERNATIONAL A-120 4X4 TRAVELALL

This is maybe the first full sized 4x4 factory suv/carryall produced. Chevrolet/gmc had them in 1958, but to my knowledge they were all napco conversions until 1960. This is a cool old rig and would be a great one to restore or restomod. These early 4x4's are really cool to see at car shows. The travelall most likely was used by as a lineman rig or the railroad possibly. I believe these were more expensive than a station wagon, therefore they were used alot by companies that needed to haul people, and capable of going off road. This one does runs and drive. I sent in for a new title in my name a couple weeks ago. It will still be 4-weeks approximately until I get the new one back. I will send that via priority mail once I get it.Feel free to ask questions. I have more pics I can send. Please read payment requirements. I accept wire transfer only. Your bank can help you with that if you need and it's pretty easy. Thank you.

This travelall has an international V8 engine. I am not sure on the displacement, but I will see if I can look at numbers on the engine and find out. I was told that it's either a 345 or 392 because it has the 4-barrell carburetor. It starts up every time and runs fine. It does not smoke or have blowby. It has no abnormal ticks or knocks. It does not overheat. It has no oil in the coolant, or coolant in the oil. It looks like the oil pan leaks in the back. It does not look like the rear main seal. It is all dry above the oil pan gasket. The engine runs smooth and does not miss. The transmission and clutch work find. No slipping or jumping. All gears in the 4-speed work fine. It has no throwout bearing noise, so that is fine. I was told this has a rear locking differential but I have not jacked it up to check it. This has the twin stick transfer case. One is for low/high, and the other is for 2wd or 4x4. The transfer case also has a pto coming off the front with the control in the cab. This is a factory driveline type pto off the front of the transfer case. The yoke/u-joint is on there but no driveline. It most likely was used to run a winch and I may be able to help you find an old type winch if you want to build it in that old 4x4 style. This has an old plow mount that is welded to the front of the frame. The frame was not cut, so you can grind/cut off the mount and get it back to original easily. The choke works on the carb and it starts right up. The travelall should have all the fluids changed and basic stuff like that. Plug wires, etc. It sat for about 30 years. It has two fuel tanks. It is just running off the rear tank. The brakes do work fine but are non power. I'm sure it would be good to pull the drums and check them out if your going to be driving it much. It is fairly easy to convert these to power brakes. It has non-power steering. It has a big steering wheel so it's pretty easy to turn. I'm sure that can be converted also if you want but I've never done that conversion myself. There are companies now that make electric conversion kits for power steering on classic 4x4's. This has dual exhaust but will at least need new mufflers and tailpipes. It comes out under the rig before the axle. The wheels are 3-piece 16" split rims. These are not the widowmaker style split rims. Most tire shops will still do these and I've done them myself. This has the old style bias ply tires on it. The odometer reads about 16,000 miles and could be original judging by the age of these tires. There are companies that still make the old style lug bias plys if you want the old original 4x4 look. They make larger sizes which would fit on this and look tough. I have driven this around my place and checked all the gears. It runs and drives but is not road ready. It is much easier and cheaper to ship it and I can help with that process. All electrical is disconnected besides the ignition and starter. The original wiring was in bad shape, which is common in these old originals. I disconnected all the other wiring to eliminate a possible wiring fire. It is easy and cheap to completely rewire and using an aftermarket harness. They make them in a variety of configurations if your adding other power accessories, a/c, ect. Basic ones are about $150. Overall, the mechanicals are really good and the travelall will need no major mechanical work.

BODY

The body is pretty straight for the most parts. Some small dents. The front floor pans need replaced. It's just flat metal so pretty easy on one of these. I don't know if they make reproductions, but a metal shop can fab these easy or just use bare sheetmetal and cut yourself. The frame and floor supports have no rust. The steps have a little rust on each one. They are still solid and usable. Both rear quarter panels need some rust repair. The passenger exterior is a couple small spots. The drivers side needs more work than the passenger. You can zoom in on the pics to see the rust better. As with the floors, I don't know if they sell patch panels but these areas are real easy to fab your own panels. I've done a lot of rust repair. The passenger side barn door has minor rust in the low outer skin. The side doors have no rust-thru. The roof and inside of the roof has no rust or dents. Rust you see on the inside roof is surface rust only. The rear doors need a little adjustment to latch right but they do stay shut. They will be strapped shut also for shipping. The other doors latch. Hood opens/closes and latches properly. The rear floor in these had plywood with metal floor supports. The original plywood is good and solid still and the floor supports have no rust. By no rust, I mean no rust-through or anything close to that. There is surface rust where the paint is gone. Montana did not salt the roads at all when this rig was still being driven.

INTERIOR

The interior in these is pretty sparse. The original seat is gone. I can help you locate an original style bench seat. The truck ones are the same. I have a 60's ford bench seat I can include for free but it won't be a direct bolt in. The original seat was a tube frame seat that was not adjustable. They are pretty easy to have someone build from scratch. A seat out of a 1972 or older suburban would work fine and easier to find. The headliner is gone. I doubt they reproduce them but I'm not sure. The front floormats are reproduced. The pics pretty much tell the story on the interior.

This old classic is sold as-is. Thanks for looking. I accept wire transfer only for payment. It is very safe and fast. Your bank can call my bank if needed if they'd like to confirm everything is legitimate. I need to have full payment received within three business days. I will store the truck for one month free, and $75 a month after that. I am happy to help arrange shipping if needed.

• Make: International Harvester
• Model: A120
• Type: SUV
• Year: 1958
• Mileage: 16142
• VIN: A1204X4SA77621
• Color: Green
• Fuel: Gasoline
• Transmission: Manual
• Interior color: Green
• Vehicle Title: Clean
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