Long and Low: 1971 International Harvester Travelall

I’m old enough to remember the cars on the road in the 1970’s and one car that you rarely saw was the International Travellall.  With it’s hybrid wagon/multi-purpose vehicle look, they were interesting enough to give a double take and now seeing one some 46 years later I appreciate what a cool wagon this is. My first glance at the photos shows a nice low stance that I didn’t recall, but digging into the listing I see that the owner did a nice job of lowering the stance without cutting anything. Listed on Ebay at no reserve this rare and nice Travellall should see plenty on interest.

Originally sold in Chico, California this 91,000 mile wagon has spent it’s entire life in Northern California. Virtually everything is original except for some paint touch ups and a R134 AC conversion.  The hundreds of photos that the seller has posted shows a car with some bumps and bruises but the originality is very evident.

Every available option was ordered on the Travellall which added $2,323 onto the cost, bringing the total MSRP to $6,180- about the cost of a Cadillac in 1971! Plenty of original paperwork is include with the sale including the original; line setting ticket which was found in the glove compartment.

The car has been recently serviced and is said to run, drive, shift and stop like a dream. A 392 V8 mated with a 3 speed automatic transmission power the car. All the lights, turn signals, wipers, gauges and windows work without issue.

Usually I’m pretty good at estimating Ebay auction prices but this one has me mystified as to what it will go for but I’m going to say it that with the originality, rarity and long list of options the seller will be very happy with the final bid.