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The International Harvester (IHC) car was a popular high-wheeler built as a two-seater surrey or as a light delivery truck. The IHC car was powered by a horizontally-opposed 2-cylinder engine of 15hp. Friction transmission was used on the IHC car, with two forward speeds. The IHC car was normally fitted with solid rubber tyres but a number of touring IHC cars with standard wheels and pneumatic tyres were built in 1910 and 1911. These IHC car models had 4-cylinder air-cooled engines made by International, with the exception of the model IHC J-30, which used a water-cooled 4-cylinder British-American engine.
After 1911 the IHC high-wheelers were made only in truck form, and although one or two private IHC car bodies were built on the small C-line chassis of the 1930s, no more private vehicles were made by International/IHC until 1961.
The IHC was the farmers’ utility vehicle which could be used either for passengers or as a delivery car. The IHC car was powered by an air-cooled 24hp engine – mounted under the seat, despite the presence of a bonnet in front. The IHC car was a tiller-steered high-wheeler with drive by what was termed as ‘V-chain belt’.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GMN
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