1963 International Harvester 400 Series

1963 International Harvester 400 Series in Weekend Cowgirls, Movie, 1983

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Jale ◊ 2016-02-28 15:14
Ddey65 ◊ 2016-02-28 15:19	International Harvester, and I'd like to say it's a BC, but I don't think so.
lightninboy ◊ 2016-02-28 21:05	It's a Transtar 400 or such from the '60s.
eLMeR ◊ 2016-02-29 00:00	Tandem rear axle, so with an F: 1963-68 DCF-400 or 1969-71 Transtar DCF-400: There is apparently no difference between the 2 models. 1963 IH DCF-400 as default identification? _____ Edit: I forgot that IH used in fact the 400 Series name for the 1963-68 models: Could the gas tank shape be a clue to tell one model over the other? -- Last edit: 2016-02-29 00:30:36
Airhorn ◊ 2019-11-16 15:48	eLMeR wrote Tandem rear axle, so with an F: 1963-68 DCF-400 or 1969-71 Transtar DCF-400: There is apparently no difference between the 2 models. 1963 IH DCF-400 as default identification? _____ Edit: I forgot that IH used in fact the 400 Series name for the 1963-68 models: Could the gas tank shape be a clue to tell one model over the other? From '68-'72 there was a badge that ran full length under the doors that read "Transtar 400". In '68 the majority of the IH medium and heavy duty trucks received names ending with "star". -- Last edit: 2019-11-16 15:49:27
tore-40 ◊ 2019-11-16 17:08	Transtar had a flat dash top, while the previous had a raised centre piece Badge at the door bottom also seems to be present