Western Sydney Historical Truck Club 
As with the restoration process of the cabin there were similar issues and dramas with the guards and bonnet. The guards had been previously 'repaired' by the same person who worked on the doors. Not taking anything to chance the primer coats and bog were removed using an emery wheel so as to not destroy the shape of the guards.
This article is a little off the topic of OLD TRUCKS and their RESTORATION, but in the April 2012 issue of the WSHTC Newsletter there was a photo of a little blue mini tow truck. (shown left) For those readers who have not heard the story of its origins...
It all started with the passing of a 2003 Kia Rio involved in an accident and the birth of the “Quarter Pounder”.
Well, it's been a long time coming...34 years in fact. When I was a young kid I grew up backing onto an oval in suburban Sydney and was truck obsessed (I'm simply older now) and during cricket season, more often than not one of the cricketers would turn up driving one of his prime movers. It was Max Keough and he would normally be driving his 8/53 powered Crackerbox Dodge (which now resides in the RTHOF) or his early Scania with 8/71 power. I'd always ride up on my push bike and do a few laps around them, waiting for them to fire up and leave.
When it came to building the tray I was fortunate to still the framework of the original timber tray to use as a template. The old frame was sitting on its side leaning up against the wall in my shed. Taking measurements was a delicate matter as the old twisted mudguards were still attached and tended to bite me.
Read more: Restoring a 1938 International - Building the tray
In 1938 the Chamens General Store in Condobolin, NSW became owners of a brand new International model D15R tray back delivery truck. The truck began life in USA as a “flat-back cowl” built in September 1937 and was exported to Australia.
Nations around the world were protective of their home industries after the Great Depression and Australia was no different. Truck chassis with the grille, front guards, bonnet and flat-back firewall were imported and the cabins were made and fitted by local Australian coach builders. The D15R fitted this criteria.
Read more: Restoring a 1938 International - Aussie Made Cab #3136