Nice video, alot of slight mistakes, might want to take a look at the International Scout Encyclopedia book available online from several Scout parts vendors to improve your research
I have 2 Scouts; 66’ & 76’ Terra. You should definitely get the Scout Encyclopedia. If you bought a tractor from IH you could get a free Scout lol. Love Scouts!
Really loved the Scout! Always liked the styling so much more than Jeep. I was born too late, by the time I was able to drive they stopped making them. Used Scouts in New Jersey were few and far between. Great video. I learned so much! Thanks!
Every wire in a 60-65 scout is green and the lug nuts on the driver side come off backwards and there is no fuse box so if the wipers quit working then go buy a switch for them and the 4 cylinder motor is exactly a V8 cut in half. It actually uses a V8 distributor but every other terminal on the cap has a blank area where the terminal should be and the reason people say that they are bulletproof is cause they don’t have enough power to break any thing on it. And every single bolt on them has ( I H ) raised letters on the head of it cause International was so proud of them and the IH stands for International Harvester . There’s your break down on the Scout that they won’t tell you
The Scout 80 also offered bucket front seats and a rear seat option. The differences to the 800 model were non-folding windshield, wipers at base of the windshield, a redesigned instrument panel and some different engine options to name the basics. Two tone was always available since 1961.
My brother-in-law worked for the International Harvester's small truck division which included the Scout. At some point the Scout broke off and became an independent division, located in Plano, Texas. Apparently the Scout employees in Plano formed a sort of communal community where they all lived almost side by side, and knew each other by their first names. My sister said it was like living in Utopia, until the strike in the 80's, quickly pitted the union and nonunion employees against each other. I don't know if the union went on strike, or threatened a strike, regardless, one morning International lock their doors and shut down the plant for good. At the same time another large company in Plano also shut it's doors making it virtually impossible to find work or worse, sell your house. My sister and her husband, like most employees, had to walk away from their homes.
That sucks! I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your sister and brother-in-law but thank you for sharing. Stories like this remind me how much I take things for granted and make me more greatful for what I have.
@bulvie603 What a wild and inaccurate distortion of facts. Alternate reality! No, Scout did not break off into an independent division in Plano, Texas. Scouts were built in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from the first day of production, December 12, 1960 (as a '61 model) to the last day October 21, 1980. In the late '70s, production of Scouts became a subdivision of the Motor Truck Division called the Scout Division and at the end had changed to the Sport Utility Division. I have a list of IH plants from the era and don't see one in Texas, let alone Plano, but in the event something IH-related was there, it had nothing to do with Scout. In '78, '79 and part of '80, IH operated an experimental fiberglass lab in Midland, Texas, run by Leo Windecker and they were experimenting on building fibergoass bodies for trucks and Scouts. Good Times Incorporated, an independent van conversion company, did custom upfitting to Scouts in Arlington (between Dallas and Forth Worth) for a short while under contract to the Scout Southwestern Sales Office, eventually procuring a big contract to IH corporate contingent on them relocating to Fort Wayne. They renamed themselves CVI (Custom Vehicles Incorporated ) and upfittied thousand of Scouts for IH before the doors were closed.
@@bulvie603 Sorry your brother has passed but had he "stuck to that story" it still would have been incorrect by orders of magnitude. For someone who doesn't give a rat's ass about Scout history, you sure have a lot to say about it.
Had a 70 800a 196ci 3spd . Did a slight lift, meaty off road rubber, and smiled every time I drove it. Wish I still had it. Bought it in 75 for 2500, only 20k. It came with a plow which I sold to buy the wheels/tires lots of muddy miles. Only got stuck once, it was half way up the drivers door in mud, but got pulled out by another scout.....ahhh yes
Nice job. I only wish you would have included the Travel-All as well. Btw... in the 1972 film Deliverance, the protagonists are driving a 1970 olive/white Scout with their canoe on top. Also, in the 1993 comedy Grumpy Old Men, Walther Matthau's character drives a 1974 IH Travel-All.
When it went right up that hill I was shocked and so was a hundred people or so. They all looked dumbfounded, and applauded SNF yelled. Unforgettable. It did have s granny gear
The Scouts really gained a loyal following. When I was researching Jeeps, the flame wars in the forums between Scout & Jeep owners got heated...to say the least. I ended up with neither and went for a Toyota Tacoma and never looked back. Now, as I understand, from watching TFL channel, it seems that VW purchased the rights to the Scout name. They are supposed to be coming out with a Scout body style electric vehicle. It looks cool so far. I'm not onboard with electric vehicles, yet. They need to make better batteries before I'll take a look. I think hydrogen is cool, but there's just no real infrastructure yet, outside of California. Anyway, good luck with your brother's restoration project. I'm sure the end result will be well worth it. Definitely, very cool vehicles.
We had a 1964 scout was awesome for getting around it wasn’t very good on the highway to run the speed limit it sounded like it was going to blow but never did. in 1971 dad bought a Scout 2 a small V-8 it ran like a scared rabbit very reliable had great traction the only problem I saw with it was they tend to rust out very quickly. They rode very well compared to the four-wheel-drive‘s house the time
You didn't mention IH built fantastic trucks, including the Travelall and the Travelette (the first 4-door, six passenger TRUCK available without special order to the general public). The original Scout 80 could be had with bucket seats as well as a rear seat. My family purchased a new 1964 Scout 4X4 that had that set up. Why did you run video of the Scout II in the background when you were discussing the Scout 800? The original Scout was (and still us) a brilliant concept. More passenger friendly than the Jeep CJ. Good looking, reliable, easy to drive, unstoppable All Wheel Drive traction, and a wide variety of individual options made the Scout the best choice in economical transportation during it 20 year life span.
True story, in the Arizona desert, in 77, my dad took me to the salt river in a old 4 banger scout. I was in 7 the grade and we took it to ertr the rich kids were climbing a big hill right by the river. They had dome very nice trucks trying to climb this hill. The were high reving, tire spinning, . we pull up in this old beater and we crawled right IP that hill like it was nothing I wax so embarrassed in this old orange beater, when it went up that hil
I would take a scout over a bronco or jeep anyday. These vehicles were rugged. Ziebart was preferable to preserve the body panels. The ultimate would be a terra diesel.
You didn't even explain about the very last scout that international had put out,you really need to look more and read your history of a all American company that was doing its best,this company made more then tractors and vehicles. Look up the history of a real American company
The green Scout 80 is mine. Thanks for using it in your video. It's a 64. The color is house of color's Hot Licks Lime.
That orange and black Scout II looks awesome!
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Nice video, alot of slight mistakes, might want to take a look at the International Scout Encyclopedia book available online from several Scout parts vendors to improve your research
I have 2 Scouts; 66’ & 76’ Terra. You should definitely get the Scout Encyclopedia. If you bought a tractor from IH you could get a free Scout lol. Love Scouts!
Really loved the Scout! Always liked the styling so much more than Jeep. I was born too late, by the time I was able to drive they stopped making them. Used Scouts in New Jersey were few and far between.
Great video. I learned so much! Thanks!
Every wire in a 60-65 scout is green and the lug nuts on the driver side come off backwards and there is no fuse box so if the wipers quit working then go buy a switch for them and the 4 cylinder motor is exactly a V8 cut in half. It actually uses a V8 distributor but every other terminal on the cap has a blank area where the terminal should be and the reason people say that they are bulletproof is cause they don’t have enough power to break any thing on it.
And every single bolt on them has ( I H ) raised letters on the head of it cause International was so proud of them and the IH stands for International Harvester . There’s your break down on the Scout that they won’t tell you
Miss my 1973 Scout ll.
@@3Pillers I like my Black with White top with 345 4bbl 1973.
@ mine was white. 4 speed and a 304/302? Drove cross country twice. Ran it in the Arizona desert. Sold it in 78. Still miss it.
The Scout 80 also offered bucket front seats and a rear seat option. The differences to the 800 model were non-folding windshield, wipers at base of the windshield, a redesigned instrument panel and some different engine options to name the basics. Two tone was always available since 1961.
I used to live behind an IH dealer as a kid, I remember scouts on their lot.. great memories.
My brother-in-law worked for the International Harvester's small truck division which included the Scout. At some point the Scout broke off and became an independent division, located in Plano, Texas. Apparently the Scout employees in Plano formed a sort of communal community where they all lived almost side by side, and knew each other by their first names. My sister said it was like living in Utopia, until the strike in the 80's, quickly pitted the union and nonunion employees against each other. I don't know if the union went on strike, or threatened a strike, regardless, one morning International lock their doors and shut down the plant for good. At the same time another large company in Plano also shut it's doors making it virtually impossible to find work or worse, sell your house. My sister and her husband, like most employees, had to walk away from their homes.
That sucks! I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your sister and brother-in-law but thank you for sharing. Stories like this remind me how much I take things for granted and make me more greatful for what I have.
@bulvie603 What a wild and inaccurate distortion of facts. Alternate reality! No, Scout did not break off into an independent division in Plano, Texas. Scouts were built in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from the first day of production, December 12, 1960 (as a '61 model) to the last day October 21, 1980. In the late '70s, production of Scouts became a subdivision of the Motor Truck Division called the Scout Division and at the end had changed to the Sport Utility Division. I have a list of IH plants from the era and don't see one in Texas, let alone Plano, but in the event something IH-related was there, it had nothing to do with Scout. In '78, '79 and part of '80, IH operated an experimental fiberglass lab in Midland, Texas, run by Leo Windecker and they were experimenting on building fibergoass bodies for trucks and Scouts. Good Times Incorporated, an independent van conversion company, did custom upfitting to Scouts in Arlington (between Dallas and Forth Worth) for a short while under contract to the Scout Southwestern Sales Office, eventually procuring a big contract to IH corporate contingent on them relocating to Fort Wayne. They renamed themselves CVI (Custom Vehicles Incorporated ) and upfittied thousand of Scouts for IH before the doors were closed.
@@SootHead I would talk to my brother-in-law about this, but he died two years ago. As to my interests in the scout? I could give a rats ass.
@@bulvie603 Sorry your brother has passed but had he "stuck to that story" it still would have been incorrect by orders of magnitude. For someone who doesn't give a rat's ass about Scout history, you sure have a lot to say about it.
Had a 70 800a 196ci 3spd . Did a slight lift, meaty off road rubber, and smiled every time I drove it. Wish I still had it. Bought it in 75 for 2500, only 20k. It came with a plow which I sold to buy the wheels/tires lots of muddy miles. Only got stuck once, it was half way up the drivers door in mud, but got pulled out by another scout.....ahhh yes
Nice job. I only wish you would have included the Travel-All as well. Btw... in the 1972 film Deliverance, the protagonists are driving a 1970 olive/white Scout with their canoe on top. Also, in the 1993 comedy Grumpy Old Men, Walther Matthau's character drives a 1974 IH Travel-All.
When it went right up that hill I was shocked and so was a hundred people or so. They all looked dumbfounded, and applauded SNF yelled. Unforgettable. It did have s granny gear
I have a 1964 with the 152 engine, other then a valve that sticks sometimes its is very reliable
Very good bit video sir I've got a 71 and about my dad a 68 I wish you all the best
The Scouts really gained a loyal following. When I was researching Jeeps, the flame wars in the forums between Scout & Jeep owners got heated...to say the least. I ended up with neither and went for a Toyota Tacoma and never looked back. Now, as I understand, from watching TFL channel, it seems that VW purchased the rights to the Scout name. They are supposed to be coming out with a Scout body style electric vehicle. It looks cool so far. I'm not onboard with electric vehicles, yet. They need to make better batteries before I'll take a look. I think hydrogen is cool, but there's just no real infrastructure yet, outside of California.
Anyway, good luck with your brother's restoration project. I'm sure the end result will be well worth it. Definitely, very cool vehicles.
Dig the new format. You should have shown clip of Burt’s Scout from Deliverance movie. That’s what inspired my dad to buy his, haha
Grumpy Old Men... Walther Matthau drives a 1974 IH Travel-All.
Cool video!
We have a 77 undergoing a restomod. Love it!
Awesome history thank ya from South Australia 🇦🇺
We had a 1964 scout was awesome for getting around it wasn’t very good on the highway to run the speed limit it sounded like it was going to blow but never did. in 1971 dad bought a Scout 2 a small V-8 it ran like a scared rabbit very reliable had great traction the only problem I saw with it was they tend to rust out very quickly. They rode very well compared to the four-wheel-drive‘s house the time
You didn't mention IH built fantastic trucks, including the Travelall and the Travelette (the first 4-door, six passenger TRUCK available without special order to the general public).
The original Scout 80 could be had with bucket seats as well as a rear seat. My family purchased a new 1964 Scout 4X4 that had that set up.
Why did you run video of the Scout II in the background when you were discussing the Scout 800?
The original Scout was (and still us) a brilliant concept. More passenger friendly than the Jeep CJ. Good looking, reliable, easy to drive, unstoppable All Wheel Drive traction, and a wide variety of individual options made the Scout the best choice in economical transportation during it 20 year life span.
True story, in the Arizona desert, in 77, my dad took me to the salt river in a old 4 banger scout. I was in 7 the grade and we took it to ertr the rich kids were climbing a big hill right by the river. They had dome very nice trucks trying to climb this hill. The were high reving, tire spinning, . we pull up in this old beater and we crawled right IP that hill like it was nothing I wax so embarrassed in this old orange beater, when it went up that hil
nice story
I have a '70 800A it has the original 345 v8
I had a 73 with a 6 cyl and a short cab
I had 2 of them. A 78 parts donor and a 79. I loved it but it was such a money pit. Plus the mpg was horrible
Didn’t they come with a 152ci
I have a scout 80✌🏾
ALL SCOUTS 80, 800 AND SCOUT 2 HAD 100" WB. The Traveler and Terra had 118" WB
you could have moved from in front of the screen so we could see
I would take a scout over a bronco or jeep anyday. These vehicles were rugged. Ziebart was preferable to preserve the body panels. The ultimate would be a terra diesel.
Pity they weren't produced in their European factories in Neuss and Beauvais.
You didn't even explain about the very last scout that international had put out,you really need to look more and read your history of a all American company that was doing its best,this company made more then tractors and vehicles. Look up the history of a real American company
scout II wheelbase was 100 inches the terra was 118 inches that is a diiference of 18 inches NOT 8 inches
Scout was destroyed by union unrest!