Modern tablets it can be absolutely gargantuan, but what if you want a collection that is bigger than all of them? That 2008 MXT international offer at Bring a Trailer dwarf a poignant Ford Super Duty.
I’m always looking for weird vehicles in Cars & Bids and Bring deals on Trailer, and this one definitely impacts.
The 2000s were a wild time for buyers of trucks and all-terrain vehicles. Gas was cheap and the market was full of giant, heavy vehicles, such as the Hummer H2 and the Ford Excursion. Seeing an opportunity in the market, modders and companies began to convert commercial trucks such as Line loads in pickups and SUVs.
Navistar International, known for its commercial trucks, decided to launch into this niche market with models converted into pellets directly from the factory.
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The International Extreme Truck (XT) series was launched in 2004 with the Commercial Extreme Truck (CXT). This was followed in 2005 by the Extreme recreational truck (RXT). Finally, in 2007 the international MXT went into production like the swan song from the Extreme Truck series.
MXT it means According to most sources, the extreme military truck or the most extreme truck. This final version was designed for all-terrain and comes with four-wheel drive and a front that makes it look like it’s ready to start rock crawling. The MXT was based on the DuraStar is a medium service chassis and is the brother of the armored carrier MXT-MV. The DuraStar is often used for vans and school buses.
I like the idea that this truck was supposed to be all-terrain, as its spec sheet has some scary numbers. It weighs 10,500 pounds and has a towing capacity of about 15,500 pounds. Basically, this truck will tow everything a regular driver’s license allows.
But I’m not sure something that weighs 10,500 pounds and is a foot wider than a Super Duty is a good trail platform.
The practicality is made a bit difficult by its high beds, but it seems that the bed itself is usable, with a stool. See here the reflection of the person taking the picture:
Power is provided by an international V8 6.0-liter V8 turbodiesel that makes 300 hp and 530 pound-feet of torque, sucking fuel from a 40-gallon tank. If this engine looks familiar, it’s because it was also known as the Ford Power Stroke 6.0. In this application it makes a little less power than the Ford version.
The Bring in Trailer ad says the engine oil was changed in preparation for the sale and the odometer reads approximately 76,000 miles.
Like other commercial trucks of the day that became vans, the interior of the MXT is luxuriously decorated to hide its blue-collar origins. The seats are wrapped in leather and can be adjusted electrically.
It also includes some modern equipment, such as a Kenwood main unit, keyless entry, a DVD player and that: a Sony Playstation 3.
This truck is like a time capsule in excess of before the Great Recession, and I absolutely love it.
Despite the luxuries, you won’t forget that you’re in a commercial truck, albeit with a lot of skin. The dashboard and doors will remind you what this truck really is. My international school bus has a similar steering wheel.
So what good is a giant like this? These trucks were priced at $ 89,500 in 2007 and apparently didn’t depreciate as much. This same truck was sold on the Bring a Trailer platform in 2018 for $76,666. The seller added only 4,000 miles since then and it looks like the truck has had so little use that there are cracks in the tires.
The 2008 MXT international auction is $ 40,000 with two days to go Bring a trailer.