International Harvester H-542

International Harvester H-542 in The Rat Patrol, TV Series, 1966-1968 Ep. 1.01

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Bruno58 ◊ 2012-08-27 21:24	Not at all!!! Looks like an International Harvester http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/883/medium/IH_5_ton_001.jpg
jcb ◊ 2012-08-28 12:43	Yes it is an International , H452 ?? -- Last edit: 2012-08-28 12:55:42
lightninboy ◊ 2012-10-29 03:46	Looks like International Harvester H-542, but it looks like it has a hardtop cab and a long wheelbase. They were usually short wheelbase tractors.
lightninboy ◊ 2012-10-30 01:48	International Harvester H-542, also known as M425, M426, H-542-9 or H-542-11. I have seen it with a hardtop cab. I have even seen it with a civilian cab. But I have never seen it with a long wheelbase except here. Call this an H-542, because that's what it is unless there was a longer non-tractor model like the truck here.
lightninboy ◊ 2012-10-30 03:01	Also made by Marmon-Herrington and Kenworth.
JavierDiesel ◊ 2012-11-11 01:20	There was a 6x4 prototype, and 4x2 long-wheelbase conversions were usual in postwar civvy service.