Thread: International Harvester Scout

nice trucks to look at and not bad to work on but i hated how they wandered here there and everywhere over the road...

one would be a nice project....

Can't help but I do know i really like Scouts. You see them in Perth from time to time, I don't think too many came to Australia.

Another car I like in the same vein is the early Ford Bronco (pre-73) they are very handsome too and you might find parts easier albeit with a more boring badge.

There's a good Wiki article on them that'll get you started.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Harvester_Scout"]International Harvester Scout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

Good luck and looking forward to pics

My boss got one of these when they first appeared in Australia, must have been about 1964. I drove it a couple of times, and was not impressed - compared to a Landrover it was like driving a truck compared to a car, and had lousy steering. The underside proved to be very vulnerable, and much of the bodywork poorly designed and fragile. He got rid of it pretty quickly. It had a slant four, basically half the IH V8, which seemed to be quite reasonable, perhaps the best feature, although the oil filter was very vulnerable.

From memory, the RHD conversion could have been better.

John

I know a bloke in Adelaide who has a later model one with a 5.7 LS engine in it. He seems to like it!

Originally Posted by JamesH

Another car I like in the same vein is the early Ford Bronco (pre-73) they are very handsome too and you might find parts easier albeit with a more boring badge.

nice trucks but alter the steering as they tend to spear the drivers when you hit something.

lost a couple of mates in them over the years.

Thanks all. Here's another cool one:



Looks like the fold down screen was only until about 65. I would like one with a removable roof I think.

The traveller has a wheelbase of 118" but I still havent managed to find the wb of the scout 80/800 etc.

Could have problems finding one in restorable condition - they seemed to rust pretty well, although any dumped on farms inland after the chassis broke could be reasonably rust free. They were quite common in the USA, so most parts should be available, although any special RHD parts could resemble hen's teeth.

John

An early Bronco of similar vintage would be my pick over a Scout as well. Google is your friend, the Scout has some very die hard fans in the USA, and they are also referred to as a "binder" there and I think one of the best scout forums goes by that name.
Parts avilability will be your biggest problem - but should be able to source almost everything you need from the US.
They had half decent axles for thier vintage which I think were Dana 44's front and rear, as long as you kept things relatively stock.
It would make for an interesting project, something different, and you do not see too many of them in Australia.