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The International Loadstar is a series of trucks that were produced by International Harvester from 1962 to 1978. [1] The first purpose-built medium-duty truck designed by the company, International slotted the Loadstar between its light-duty pickup trucks (initially the C-series, later the D-series) and the heavy-duty R-series.
The International S series is a range of trucks that was manufactured by International Harvester (later Navistar International) from 1977 to 2001.Introduced to consolidate the medium-duty IHC Loadstar and heavy-duty IHC Fleetstar into a single product range, the S series was slotted below the Transtar and Paystar Class 8 conventionals.
The bus chassis variant of the International S series is a cowled bus chassis (conventional style) that was produced by International Harvester (later Navistar International) from 1979 to 2004. Produced primarily for school bus applications, the chassis was also produced for other applications, including commercial-use buses and cutaway-cab buses.
The LoadStar was a medium-duty short-hood conventional introduced in 1962. Cab-over-engine models were also available until replaced by the CargoStar in 1971. The LoadStar was used for local delivery, construction, farming, and as a semi-tractor. The LoadStar was replaced by the S Series in 1977. [35] [36] [37]
Loadstar trucks were also assembled in Doncaster (Carr Hill Works) in the mid/late 1960s ... 1600/1700/1800/1900 (1978-early 1989) ... 29 passenger bus, 4X2 ...
The International Harvester Company (IHC) has been building its own proprietary truck engines since the introduction of their first truck in 1907. International tended to use proprietary diesel engines. In the 1970s, IHC built the DVT 573 V-8 diesel of 240 and 260 hp (179 and 194 kW) but these were not highly regarded and relatively few were sold.
International Harvester was an early manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Although based upon truck chassis, IH also became the leading manufacturer of the chassis portion of body-on-chassis conventional (type C) school buses. In 1962, IH offered the International Harvester Loadstar which became the
The International Fleetstar is a series of heavy-duty trucks that was produced between 1962 and 1977 by International Harvester.Slotted above the Loadstar and below the Paystar and Transtar conventionals introduced after it, the Fleetstar was the first truck line that International designed specifically for vocational use.