International Harvester Loadstar 1600 Thomas

International Harvester Loadstar 1600 in Beetle Juice, Movie, 1988

Class: Bus, School — Model origin:

01:21:38 Background vehicle

Author	Message
firebird86 ◊ 2006-06-19 16:20	G-MANN wrote 1966/69 International Harvester Loadstar 1600 -- Last edit: 2012-11-29 20:52:14 (G-MANN)
supcoach ◊ 2006-12-25 21:06	with a Thomas body. You can tell by the Windshield wipers.
nipper1234 ◊ 2007-04-07 06:41	I don't think the fiberglass tilting cowl was available as an option until sometime in the early 1970's. A 1966 would only have had the gull-wing hood which was used from 1962-1978.
Pokeoddsponge ◊ 2008-07-10 20:44	1973 was the first year for this I think. A slightly refreshed version of this cowl was also used until 1988 (79-88) with the name S-Series. -- Last edit: 2008-07-10 22:02:02 (G-MANN)
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-07-11 01:20	Close. IHC started this in 1971, and ran the traditional Loadstars at the same time. The S-Series existed from 1978-90. The last Loadstars were made in 1979, and the replacements for the S-Series first came out around 1987. -- Last edit: 2008-07-11 13:26:55 (G-MANN)
jeepwagoneerman ◊ 2009-10-17 18:45	1975
rjluna2 ◊ 2012-11-29 22:27	Should this be a newer model than this one listed here?
L182 ◊ 2016-08-27 21:45	nipper1234 wrote I don't think the fiberglass tilting cowl was available as an option until sometime in the early 1970's. A 1966 would only have had the gull-wing hood which was used from 1962-1978. Yes, The tilting hood was not offered on Loadstars unti 1973, If this was an actual 1966 Loadstar, It would have the standard gull wing hood.