Dick Sindlinger wasn’t looking for a collector’s item back in 1980. He needed a basic pickup, something reliable that could get him back and forth to his job at Borg Warner Air Conditioning (later York International) in York, Pennsylvania, during the week, and cart stuff around as needed at any other time. Today, the Sunburst Yellow ’74 International that he bought used more than four decades ago is retired from daily service, and is now winning shows and turning heads. It’s the old truck he could just never seem to part with, and it all began with a casual mention from a co-worker.
“A friend of mine and I were walking into work together and he said, ‘You oughta buy my Dad’s truck — he has it for sale’,” Dick says. “I went to look at it and I don’t remember what I
