Rare Pair Travelettes

Rare Pair Travelettes Sharing the adventures, and wrenching stories of our 1958 A120 and 1961 C120 Travelettes...

Please prove me wrong if you can, but I hereby declare that my '61 C120 4x4 Travelette is the best, fastest, most versat...
09/01/2026

Please prove me wrong if you can, but I hereby declare that my '61 C120 4x4 Travelette is the best, fastest, most versatile, capable, and daily driveable, 1961 on the face of the planet... It will go 70mph all-day-long, it will pull a trailer with a truck as big as it is on it, and it will yank a house down...

Factory drivetrain, 4spd manual, BD240 straight-6, except the axles are 1978 GM K20 because of brake availability, same as factory LST gear ratio tho. (4.10 front and rear)

Plus:
About a 3.5" custom suspension lift (my design), and 37" Military rubber.

~Mike

Just picked up Sara Jane Kalla new/old 1963 International Harvester Scout! We are on the way home right now. She's got l...
08/23/2026

Just picked up Sara Jane Kalla new/old 1963 International Harvester Scout! We are on the way home right now. She's got lots to learn! Very happy I have such a cool girlfriend. Thanks to my dad Mike Keller for picking it up for us, and Nathan Bodecker for the assist! Also thanks Thomas Auger for being so welcoming and offering her this rig! Lots to come!

On the way to pick up a 1963 Scout for my girlfriend Sara Jane Kalla ! She caught the bug!
08/23/2026

On the way to pick up a 1963 Scout for my girlfriend Sara Jane Kalla ! She caught the bug!

We had a great day-2 at Harvester Homecoming! Back at the hotel.We'll put all of our show pics together, and post those...
08/08/2026

We had a great day-2 at Harvester Homecoming! Back at the hotel.

We'll put all of our show pics together, and post those in the coming days...

We had a great 1st day at the Harvester Homecoming show. People seem to like our junk! Many followers can't believe th...
08/07/2026

We had a great 1st day at the Harvester Homecoming show. People seem to like our junk!

Many followers can't believe that my truck was GUTTED, with only primer brown floors, 4 nights ago! It was a rally to get it done!

I only took pictures of us, because tomorrow there will be many more vehicles to see... I'll get a bunch of the whole show tomorrow...

PS:
There's 4 crew members photobombing the last 2 pics. Can you find them?

~Mike

Rare Pair Travelettes is on the way to Harvester Homecoming!
08/06/2026

Rare Pair Travelettes is on the way to Harvester Homecoming!

I made it! 11 weeks of metal work!Today, I got my seats back in, updated my fuse box, and got trailer wiring tested. Th...
08/06/2026

I made it! 11 weeks of metal work!

Today, I got my seats back in, updated my fuse box, and got trailer wiring tested. The trailer has never been towed in its current state. Hope it doesn’t suck, tomorrow is its maiden voyage, lol!

We leave for Harvester Homecoming tomorrow morning at 6am

~Mike

I worked until well after dark on getting my Dynamat on the floor. Tomorrow night, I have to put the seats in, re-mount ...
08/05/2026

I worked until well after dark on getting my Dynamat on the floor. Tomorrow night, I have to put the seats in, re-mount fuse box, put license plates on "Monster Trailer," pack, and we are leaving for Harvester Homecoming at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday morning! I will not have time for an oil change or to paint the trailer...

It has been almost exactly 11 weeks since I started the metal work on the driver side of the truck... My "Day-1" post was May 22nd.

~Mike

When I got home today, I seam-sealed everywhere, then I painted the whole floor. I'm really running out of time. Yes, ...
08/03/2026

When I got home today, I seam-sealed everywhere, then I painted the whole floor. I'm really running out of time. Yes, that is a different shade of black in the back, and no, you won't be able to see it - because Dynamat will be everywhere anyway... (I ran out of paint, but at least everything I'm going to see, is painted the color I wanted it to be painted.)

Tomorrow I will Dynamat the whole floor and put the seats back in!

~Mike

OK, Sunday update! I accomplished the goals that I set yesterday and more! I ended up pulling all of the door hardware ...
08/03/2026

OK, Sunday update! I accomplished the goals that I set yesterday and more!

I ended up pulling all of the door hardware off, because some didn't match, and I decided to paint ALL of the door interiors... I brought all of the matching hardware to the kitchen sink, and SOS'ed them. They were tarnished, oversprayed, and grimy. They cleaned up better than expected. There's a before and after pic of those.

Then I seam-sealed the inner-fender area, and painted it black. I got the fender on, got rid of the jack-stand, and put the wheel back on.

After that, I dynamatted the ceiling. What a difference! I have a feeling it is going to be a much quieter ride now. (Plus - I'm going to do the floor.)

Somewhere in between all of that, I sliced my finger open pretty good, and Brody glued it for me.

My truck has never been this solid, since I've had it. (About 25 years)

I'm very pleased. I've got all of the doors dialed too. Solid shuts, and everything locks with easy key-turns again...

I've got Tuesday and Wednesday night to get floor painted, dynamatted, and seats in... It's going to be tight. Worst case scenario, I throw the seats back in, and go.

~Mike

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