Somewhat similar story just today.

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Its 11:00 a.m. on a Tuesday when we turn off highway 20—a lonely stretch of two-lane road connecting parts of South Dakota with Montana—and pass through the gates proudly displaying several “No Trespassing” signs.

Up and over a hill, we follow the remnants of a road now covered by 3-foot high prairie grass. We pass an old shuttered home that is somehow still standing and old vehicles in various states of decomposition until we reach the top of another hill. There, in the back of an impromptu junkyard lays our prize. It is the forefather of all current Cummins engines, and its appeal prompted the engine maker to send their historian nearly 1,200 miles with a truck and a flatbed to retrieve it.

The 1939 Cummins engine sits like a diamond in the worse-for-the-wear International Harvester truck. It looks so large and imposing to the naked eye it simply dominates the ’50s truck. With its straight six-cylinder design and girth, the engine is more reminiscent of a small locomotive engine than today’s modern Cummins engines. Yet, there it sits, and embossed on the side is the “Cummins” brand name blended into iron block.

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The vehicle and the rare engine have been brought "back home to Columbus, Indiana, where it was first built". Now its future is supposedly uncertain but I find it hard to believe Cummins won't do all it can to restore it.

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What is going to happen to it now? Cummins is currently mulling over what it should do, and frankly, it is up in the air as of this writing. Whatever happens to it, we hope it doesn’t get shelved and lost again to history. It is a sight to see and should be shared with generations to come. With that, we’d like to hear your thoughts on what Cummins should do next with this ancient engine. Should they get it running on a stand? Transplant it into a newer chassis? Get the old International back in running shape and drive it across the country? Or simply melt it down and build new engines with the steel? Send your thoughts to mail@trucktrend.com and we’ll pass them along to our friends at Cummins (and maybe even print a few in a future issue).

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusias...ocid=spartanntp



Several more pictures can be found at the link.