The Eagle was the last of the International truck brand sold in Australia by IVECO. The factory brochure tagline was ‘Classic American styling - Australian manufacturing’. It was all of that, but did it live up to its forebears’ reputation as a reliable, worthy workhorse? Jim Gibson talks with some of the operators who placed their faith in the Eagle from past experiences with the International marque

Roy Shepherd has been buying International trucks and IH Hough wheel loaders since 1965 for his sand and gravel mining and carting business. To say he is an International groupie would be an understatement.

“I’ve tried a couple of other brands over the years, but all that did was t