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thusiasm for red tractors and re
lated memorabilia. The club’s
origin has roots to the early
19905, when two Indiana men, a
former IH dealer and a farmer,
started the first IH Club. Today
there are 32 chapters in the U.S.,
Canada, and Sweden. The clubs
conduct semi-annual shows at
different sites throughout the
U.S.
Pennsylvania has three Red
Power clubs with more than- 500
members.
In addition to admiring the
tractors and equipment, one of
the focuses of the club is to offer
expertise in restoring old tractors
and equipment to its original
showroom condition.
“But some guys like the stuff
just the way they found it
rusty,” Trapani said.
Club membership costs only
Network Preserves History
PARK RIDGE, 111. Interna
tiona) Harvester Collectors pro
vides a worldwide collector’s net
work for the preservation of
history, products, literature, and
memorbUia of the International
Harvester Company.
The IH Collectors Club was or
ganized in July 1990. There are
more than 4600 members from 49
states and several other countries.
There are 27 active chapters
sanctioned to promote local in
volvement, with interest in chap
ters continually expanding.
The purpose of the club is to
establish the International Har
vester Collectors as an identity to
which collectors of IH products
can relate: promote IH collecting,
restoration, and shoyv displays
through commimicatipn amoung
members; help preservfc, research,
and complete the history of the
IH company; aid shows who fea
ture IH with a file of member’s
show pieces; and hold a large an
nual show (Red Power Roundup)
in conjuntion with an IH feature
at a different host show each
year.
Club member benefits: Mem
bers receive a quarterly publica
tion, Harvester Highlights, which
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$lO annually. Members meet
monthly and also publish a news
letter.
Trapani and Bartlow are mem
bers of Chapter 17 in charge of
hosting the convention.
They selected the Bloomsburg
Fairgrounds as the site because it
is the largest in the state, accord
ing to Trapani.
“You don’t need to be a club
member to attend the convention
or to display things,” Trapani
said.
Neither do you need to prereg
ister, although it will save time if
you do.
For general information about
the show, call Trapani at (570)
275-5847. For tractor pull in
formation, call Brian Shively at
(570) 922-4841. For vendor space,
call Marvin Walter, (570)
837-3386. For memorabilia dis
plays, call Helen Barto at (570)
547-0851.
provides information on club
business; reports from various
committees; upcoming show list
ings; news from chapters; feature
stories, restoration information;
and limited free publication of
wanted and for-sale ads. Insur
ance is provided for members at
club-sanctioned shows.
Besides the annual summer
show, there is a winter conven
tion with banquet for members.
All IH auction supported by
chapters in a different state each
year. The club also supports dis
plays at local farm shows.
, Purpose and benefit of chap
ters; The' chapters organize local
interest, hold annual state shows,
work together to provide locac *
tions for the roundup, winter
conventions and auction, provide'
local newsletters, hold meetings '
with family envolvement,
promote IH collecting, restora
tion and show displays, and sup
port the national organization.
Dues for the yearly national
membership are $lO. Chapter
dues vary by state. The club
membership address is on the ap
plication.
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General IH related sites:
• A brief history of the Inter
national Harvester Company:
www.oldengine.org/members/
ihc!4/, click on International
Harvester Company link.
• IHC Web Ring: http://
u.webring.com/hub?ring=
ihc&id= l&hub.
• McCormick-International
Harvester Company Collection
(Archives): www.ihccls.com/
usefull-links.htm.
(Foreign) general IH related
sites:
• The unofficial Website of
IHC-Neuss on Rhine/Germany:
www.ihcneuss.de.
Farmall related sites;
• The Antique Farmall Intern
et Discussion Board:
www.atis.net/cgi-bin/Fannall.pl.
• FarmallH.com:
www.farmall-h.com.
• Case IH: casecorp.com.
• I H C World:
www.geocities.com/MotorCity/
Garage/9399/Tractorindex.html.
• The Red Fritz Farm:
www.geocities.com/Heartland/
Fields/5890/.
• Mark’s Farmall H Restora
tion page: www.ironnaz.com/
MarksHomePage/Farm allH.htm.
• Brian’s Farmall Tractor
Page: www.geocities.com/
Yosemite/Geyser/2544/.
Shows and events featuring
IH:
• Red Power Roundup 2003:
www.antiquefarm.org/
HistoricFarmDays2oo3.html.
• 14th Annual IH Scout and
Light Truck Nationals 2003:
www.midnitestar.org/.
• IHCC Chapter/State Red
Power Roundups: http://
members.aol.com/ihcollectors/
stateshows.htm.
Stationary engine related sites:
• Stationary Engine Mailing
List: www.atis.net/stationary-eng
ine_sub_form.shtml.
• The Antique Small Engine
Collectors Club:
www.asecc.com/.
Cub Cadet related sites:
• Cub Cadet Garden Tractor
by International Harvester Unof-
Farm Services S
Elizabethtown • Pennsylvania
International Harvester
Related Links
ficial Home Page:
www.ihcubcadet.com/.
• International Cub Cadet
Forum: www.ihcubcadet.com/
forum.
Memorabilia, toys, and collecti
ble related sites:
• The Toy Farmer:
www.toyfarmer.com/.
• National Farm Toy Muse
um: www.dyersville.org/
museum.htm.
• Cub Cadet Toys:
www.ihcubcadet.com/
cubtoys.htm.
• Ertl Farm Toys
www.ertltoys.com/.
International motor truck,
sout, and light truck related sites:
• The Binder Bulletin:
www.binderbulletin.org/.
• Old IHC Truck Special In
terest Group: www.oldihc.org.
• The Scout and International
Motor Truck Association:
members.aol.com/ ht a/ihsimta/
IHSIMTA.htmI.
• International Harvester Di
gest (Truck): www.digest.net/ihc/.
Medium and heavy truck relat
ed sites:
• Navistar International
Trucks: www.navistarintema
tional.com.
2003 IHCC National
Officers, Directors
• President; Bill Swope, 4731
Liberty Hi Rd., Cygnet, OH
43413,(419)655-2945.
• Vice President: (Harvester
Highlights Editor), Darrell Darst,,
1857 W Outer Highway 61, Mos--
cow Hills, MO 63362, (314)
356-4764. E-mail:
Farmalll3o@socket.net.
• Secretary: Johnny Mitchell,
ISO Center Hill Rd., Lebanon,
TN 37087-9535, (615) 444-6944.
• Treasurer: Glen Mlnarik,
124 Marion, Howells, NE
68641-3308, (402) 986-1352. E
mail: Gjmlnar@megavision.com.
• Director; James Gall, 3027
Kestral Rd., Reserve, KS
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IH and Navistar, Powerstroke
diesel engine sites:
• The IH Diesel Engine Page:
http://members.aol.com/
EldonMcf/.
• The Power Stroke Registry;
www.powerstrokeregistry.com/.
All makes tractor and old iron
related Webrings and sites;
• Northern Indiana Power
from the Past:
www.winamacpowershow.com/.
• Vintage Farm Tractor Ring:
http://S.webring.com/
navcgi?ring=tractors;list.
• Antique Tractor Resource
Page: www.antiquetractors.com/.
• Fort Allen Antique Farm
Equipment Association:
www.oldengine.org/members/
rotigel/.
• OLFS (foreign): www.olfs
online.de/.
Magazines:
• Red Power Magazine:
www.redpowermagazine.com/.
• Antique Power & This Old
Truck Magazines: http://
antiquepower.com/.
• Gas Engine Magazine:
www.stemgas.com/.
• Yesterday’s Tractors
www.yesterdaystractors.com/.
66434-8152, (785) 742-2657.
• Director: Larry Meservey,
380 SE Daisy Ln., Trenton MO
64683-8320, (816) 359-2467. E
mail: landr@lyn.net.
• Director: David Garber,
66495 County Road 33, Goshen,
IN 46528-9343, (219) 642-3132.
• Director (IHCC Webmas
ter): John Glancy, 1318 W Main
St., Springfield, OH 45504, (937)
525-0000, EXT 201. E-mail: supr
scout@aol.com.
• Director: Jim Nielsen, 1960
V Ave., Woodford, IA
50276-8039, (515) 999-9072. E
mail: ihguy@att.net.