"International" truck receives national treasure title

by VTV404 April 2019 Last updated at 11:38 AM

VTV.vn - A truck named "International," assembled using parts of various foreign car makers dated 1949 gained "national treasure" status at the 60th anniversary of Hanoi Logistics Museum held this morning.

The truck took late president Hồ Chí Minh to some locations during his work visits in Việt Bắc. The name "International" comes from its engines which were from the French brand Renalt. Some parts were manfactured by Ford, a US manufacturer. At the cerenomy, generations of the museum staff mentioned the efforts during the past 60 years to preserve 17,000 documents and artifacts of the military's logistics soldiers. The museum received the Medal for Fatherland Protection, third class.

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