Posted by jdemaris on June 24, 2009 at 07:29:04 from (67.142.130.44):
In Reply to: Re: O/T my new truck posted by jal-SD on June 24, 2009 at 06:58:47:
Ford did NOT take them over. Some guy at International Harvester simply had the bright idea that they needed a new, fancier name. So, they changed the name of the company to "Navigating the Stars" - which was quickly shortened to "Navistar." Not Ford owned. In fact, Ford and Navistar have been suing each other for years over engine disputes.
Navistar has tried, many times, to buy back the old "International Harvester" name, but so far, has not suceeded.
By the way, those first 6.9 and 7.3 IDI diesels were built from extisting IH HD gas engines, and were not new designs. Isuzu did the same with their first 1.8 and 2.2 diesels (made from gas engines). Same for Nissan.
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