WARRENVILLE, Ill. (June 30, 2004) - The Power Stroke® Diesel engine this year will celebrate its 10th anniversary - and with that, another year as the best-selling diesel engine in its class. This “decade of power” is a milestone not only for the engine designed and manufactured by International Truck and Engine Corporation, but also for the popularity of diesel power overall. As ramp-up begins for the ’05 model year Ford® Super Duty® trucks, which will be introduced in mid-2004, so does anticipation of the 10th full model year of the engine that made a name for diesel power in America.

This August 4-8, hundreds of Power Stroke diesel owners will drive their prized trucks to Indianapolis, the home of the Power Stroke diesel engine, for a national truck rally celebrating Ford® F-Series™ Super Duty® trucks, Excursion® SUVs, E-Series vans and the Power Stroke diesel engine by International. The highlight of the “Power Fest” rally will be a 10th anniversary tailgating party on August 6 before the namesake Power Stroke® Diesel 200 NASCAR® Craftsman® Truck series race. There, owners can show off their trucks, meet other enthusiasts from across the nation, run on a dyno, enter a Show ‘n’ Shine contest and enter raffles for cool prizes.

“Power Stroke® diesel owners are proud of their trucks and the engines that power them,” said Jack Allen, president, Engine Group, International Truck and Engine Corporation. “The Power Fest rally and 10th anniversary celebration is just one way we saw to be able to give back to those owners, the people who have made the Power Stroke diesel the market leader.”