Unique Muskoka August
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Hammond looks for vehicles that are just<br />
a little bit different.<br />
“Everyone has a Ford Model A,” he says.<br />
“But not too many people would have a ’28<br />
International.”<br />
Having also owned his own trucking<br />
business, Hammond was fortunate to be able<br />
to bring home new finds from hundreds of<br />
kilometres away.<br />
“I could find something in Idaho or<br />
Montana, and we might have a truck out<br />
there. Most people would have to pay to<br />
have it brought home,” he says.<br />
Hammond’s collection of 32 cars and<br />
trucks includes a red 1935 International<br />
truck, a 1972 International pickup, a 1978<br />
International Scout SUV with original parts,<br />
and a 1940 International tow truck.<br />
International trucks hold a special place in<br />
Hammond’s heart because they were the<br />
brand of truck he used in his business. His<br />
collection also includes an entire wall of<br />
antique framed calendars and local <strong>Muskoka</strong><br />
memorabilia.<br />
Hammond can’t choose just one vehicle<br />
as his favourite. When he feels up to tinkering<br />
with his next project, he dons his work<br />
coat and puts on his old time country music.<br />
“When I’m out here, I do what I want to<br />
do,” he says. “There are no meetings and no<br />
phone out here.”<br />
Above: Paul Hammond holds a road atlas published in the 1940s by truck manufacturer International.<br />
It’s one of the many collectors’ items he has in his collection of memorabilia. Below: Among the<br />
many vehicles in Paul Hammond’s collection is this powder blue 1957 International Travelall 4x4.<br />
42 UNIQUE MUSKOKA <strong>August</strong> 2016