Vintage Milk Delivery Truck Turns Heads
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“As we drive in parades, the people who remember home milk delivery turn and wave and the little kids just wonder what all the excitement is about,” says John Larson, who, along with his wife Sharon, enjoys “parading” around in their 82-year-old home delivery milk truck.
Larson says there’s probably only one other vehicle like his, and that’s in a museum, so their late 1930’s International is rare. Larson is a life-long car rebuilder and restorer who acquired the D-15 M-series milk truck in 2017 from relatives of his wife. While many of their past classic car restoration projects have been enjoyable and usually done with the idea of selling them to turn a small profit to help with their kids’ college expenses, they plan to keep this vehicle.
Much of the truck is original, and Larson hasn’t needed to make many repairs. He swapped out the 3-speed manual transmission for an automatic so it’s easier to drive. The truck has wooden side and door frames, a wooden inside back panel, and a canvas top with wooden beams. Metal is used on the dashboard, fenders and hood. Larson has learned these were common features with the Internationals at the time.
The truck’s floor is metal and there’s galvanized cooler space with milk bottle and egg carton storage compartments. The compartments still carry a few of the original empty bottles used when the truck was in service.
The truck has a 250 hp. 6-cyl. engine and a 1-ton suspension. Mechanical steering means it takes some muscle to turn the wheel. Padded leather seats round out the interior.
Larson says he and his wife remember getting milk straight from the farm or having milk delivered by a similar truck, so it’s a “good reminder of a simpler time.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Larson, Moorhead, Minn. 56560.
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Vintage Milk Delivery Truck Turns Heads TRUCKS Conversions “As we drive in parades the people who remember home milk delivery turn and wave and the little kids just wonder what all the excitement is about ” says John Larson who along with his wife Sharon enjoys “parading” around in their 82-year-old home delivery milk truck Larson says there’s probably only one other vehicle like his and that’s in a museum so their late 1930’s International is rare Larson is a life-long car rebuilder and restorer who acquired the D-15 M-series milk truck in 2017 from relatives of his wife While many of their past classic car restoration projects have been enjoyable and usually done with the idea of selling them to turn a small profit to help with their kids’ college expenses they plan to keep this vehicle Much of the truck is original and Larson hasn’t needed to make many repairs He swapped out the 3-speed manual transmission for an automatic so it’s easier to drive The truck has wooden side and door frames a wooden inside back panel and a canvas top with wooden beams Metal is used on the dashboard fenders and hood Larson has learned these were common features with the Internationals at the time The truck’s floor is metal and there’s galvanized cooler space with milk bottle and egg carton storage compartments The compartments still carry a few of the original empty bottles used when the truck was in service The truck has a 250 hp 6-cyl engine and a 1-ton suspension Mechanical steering means it takes some muscle to turn the wheel Padded leather seats round out the interior Larson says he and his wife remember getting milk straight from the farm or having milk delivered by a similar truck so it’s a “good reminder of a simpler time ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Larson Moorhead Minn 56560
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