The tractor had a dual-range 8-speed transmission and a differential lock, not normally available on American tractors at the time. The engine was the British built International BD-144 engine a 143ci 4-cylinder diesel. The B-275 was roughly the size and weight of the International 340 Utility but was a totally different British design. While International Harvester’s American-made tractors of the 1950s used the McCormick brand name for row-crop models and International for standard-tread and utility wheel tractors and crawlers, the B-275 used both names, with McCormick in small letters and International in larger letters. The McCormick International B-275 was imported from England where it was built by International Harvester Great Britain. Model history For Company history see Main article: International HarvesterĪ International B275 at Driffield Steam Rally 2008 Model History in USA Note In the UK they had McCormick on the badges but they are generally Referred to as the International B275 The model number being hyphenated in the roundel on the bonnet sides but not generally when described in print articles. Some were also built under license by IH's joint venture in India, Mahindra Tractors. It was imported into the USA from 1959 to 1961 where it was known as the McCormick International B-275.
The International B275 was built by International Harvester at the former Jowett car factory in Idle, Bradford, England.
Idle, Bradford, England (former Jowett car factory) Naturally aspirated, Turbo or Supercharged McCormick International B-275 as sold in USA, 1960
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