I just got word that International is getting ready to start building a new Truck.

They call it the LoneStar

Lone Star

I’m from Texas so that name kind of resonates. I kinda like it. It sort of looks like a grinning shark. I wonder what it would look like in a gunmetal grey over black color scheme? Psychedelics aside though… I see one thing that I REALLY like.

The intake area through the hood for airflow…… for cooling…it looks to be huge. Us heavy haulers always have trouble with engines overheating. Lots of airflow is a plus.


I don’t like the bumper much but I suppose I could get a “moose killer” bumper for it just like I have for my KW900. That’d look cool …more importantly it would protect that huge radiator area from deer. And trees. And dawgs….And……just like I have now.

I’d have to get a big front axle too….and tires. Wonder if they have a 20K option?

Other than that so far I don’t know anything except that it’s pretty face.

Pretty faces used to impress me. I remember back in the fifties when Chevy, Ford and Chrysler would have their “Big Thing” every year. It was a big whooptie-do whether or not they had fins that year…or white sidewalls. (yawn)

Sure…given the choice of butt ugly or pretty (all things being the same) I’d go with pretty. However……….

However…….If I had the choice of a butt ugly, puke when you look at it truck that was stone reliable…. over pretty……?

Well you know what I’d go for quicker than a politician could forget campaign promises.

Reliable.

I’m kinda looking forward to seeing what else they have to offer besides “pretty”. My truck will have just about a million miles on it about the time the LoneStar is ready. I just checked with a Kenworth Dealer about replacing it. He said my truck wasn’t worth much and I about fainted when he told me what a replacement would cost.

I may just be in the market.

For a LoneStar.