[Farmall] 1967 International-Courtney V

[CourtneyV]

 Guy Fay & Mike Schmudlach, Guy-While I realise you are "knowledgeable, you didn't offer me any info other than to say that the tractor is no big deal.  It may not be to you, but it is to me as you will see at the end of my post.  Your email to me consisted of 2 lines; that you received my emails and that 2424's are common tractors.  That made me thing you didn't even take the time to look at it, or maybe didn't know anything about it--I've had some people email me to say they favor a different vintage so know nothing of our tractor.  I'm sure that while you are very knowledgeable, you don't know everything about ALL Farmall and IH tractors or you wouldn't need to do any research anymore.  Likewise, I DID read through your prototype book--it's where I first found your name at the Wisconsin State Historical Society, digging through boxes--but I'm sure it doesn't have every prototype ever made in it, especially since you probably know that truckloads of archived material w!
 as hauled to the dump by disgruntled employees.  It wasn't you or Mike Schmudlach that helped me find a tractor just like ours, so please don't tell people that you "tried to help me and I wouldn't listen".  I want to know the history of our tractor and I will continue to send emails to Farmall and IH fanciers, auctioneers and the like.  I will apologize in advance for all the people who might still forward my emails to you, I was not trying to waste your time, nor was I trying to get you to help me in some round about way.  Please let me know if you want me to put a disclaimer in my emails asking people not to forward my emails to you. Mike-I am VERY sorry that Jerry's secretary was ungrateful for your help.  She can be a scatterbrain but she usually does try hard to think of others.  Leida did give me the file on the tractor but she apparently didn't take good notes as all I had was your name and email.  I know you did email me, but there was nothing specific in your emai!
 l other than to say you had looked into it when talking Leida and it w
as a dead end.  Our tractor may be undesireable to most collectors, but I want to reiterate that that isn't the point--at least not for me.  Let me explain a little....my dad has a hobby farm and has collected and restored 23 antique tractors--he put more money into restoring a machinery shed because the barn was full, than I would put into my house.  When my uncle (dad's ex-brother in law but they're still friends) bought this tractor, it started a little bit of a fun family rivalry, and I HAD to get involved....as you can probably tell by now, I don't give up a fight easily.  I have nothing to gain from finding out about our little tug, other than smug satisfaction and an entire LIFETIME of gloating.  The reason you hear nothing for short periods of time and then tons of posts and emails is that I can only work on the tractor leads in my spare time, which is not a lot.  I can't say that you won't see my emails again because I cut and paste the specifics into every email, o!
 nly updating it when I have new info.  I am offering to put the same disclaimer in for you as I will for Guy asking people not to forward to you.  I really don't want any hard feelings but I'm going to continue my search and will probably post to the list if I find something knew because other people have shown interest and I think they might like to know what I find. I hope everyone has happy holidays.Courtney VandenRidge 

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