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

 
Ken Smithson's daughter Judy on the fender of Ken's 1956 S160, box built up for hauling coal.
1 of 54 		Ken's first International gravel truck, the S160, restored in 1984 with a grain box for farm work.
2 of 54 		The same truck with the grain box built up higher.
3 of 54 		Pictured in 1984, International's 1956 S160, and on the right the 1956 V-liner, both fully restored.
4 of 54 		1951 L series International half-ton in 1982.
5 of 54 		Nellie-Bell - 1951 L International - with new box and hood, ready for the body shop and paint.
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Ken's newly restored 1951 L half-ton at work, hauling stock racks to Olson Auction, Rimbey, Alberta.
7 of 54 		International 1956 L series half-ton.
8 of 54 		A truck at the test-drive stage in 1987.
9 of 54 		International 1955 R half-ton in 1985.
10 of 54 		International 1935 C-1, pictured in 1985.
11 of 54 		1935 C-1 before restoration.
12 of 54
1935 restored and loaded for a 636 Lottery television commercial, which needed a fruit stand truck.
13 of 54 		1938 D-2 model in 1984, before restoration began.
14 of 54 		1938 D-2 restored, and pictured in 1985.
15 of 54 		International 1941 K-1 torn down in 1986.
16 of 54 		International 1948 KB-1 in 1984, before work began.
17 of 54 		Parts truck being hauled in for work on the 1948 KB-1.
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