Smithson International Truck Museum
Rimbey, Alberta
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One Man's Dream: Birth of the Smithson International Truck Museum
Location: Ken Smithson's farm, north of Rimbey, Alberta, Canada

 
International 1968 1100C, fully restored in 1989.
37 of 54 		International 1970 1100D fully restored in 1989, with a chrome grill.
38 of 54 		The International 1971 1010 before restoration in 1988, with its unique plastic grill.
39 of 54 		Another shot of the yet to be restored 1971 1010 International half-ton.
40 of 54 		The 1972 1110 International, restored in 1986 with the original step-side box.
41 of 54 		1974 100 International half-ton, as purchased from Johnny Keegstra.
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1974 100 International. The same truck as the one above, also before restoration began.
43 of 54 		The 1948 KB-1 at the test-driving stage, with Ken's wife, Rosie, posing at the wheel in 1984.
44 of 54 		International 1956 S100 half-ton being loaded onto Billy Gray's truck in 1987.
45 of 54 		Ken Smithson's early International truck collection.
46 of 54 		International truck collection in progress in1985 or 1986.
47 of 54 		It is 1986 and Ken Smithson's collection of International half-tons grows.
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A 1988 public viewing of Ken's International half-ton collection, now totalling fifteen trucks.
49 of 54 		1989 public show of Ken Smithson's complete International half-ton collection.
50 of 54 		August 8, 1989 Rimbey Record article announcing a show at Ken Smithson's farm.
51 of 54 		Drivers in front of Ken Smithson's collection of International half-tons, in 1987 or 1988.
52 of 54 		1990 Rimbey Record article showing Ken Smithson atop the shed and overlooking his fleet of trucks.
53 of 54 		May 1990 Rimbey Record photo of Ken Smithson with his complete fleet of International half-tons.
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