This one owner 1962 International Harvester Scout 80 has been a ranch vehicle all of its life. It is said to have traveled only 16,000 miles. It is listed here on eBay with 1 day remaining in the auction. The current bid is $5,500 and it is located in Caldwell, Idaho. International Harvester produced the Scout from 1961-1980. The first edition of the Scout (called the Scout 80) was produced from 1961 to 1964 and International Harvester sold over 100,000 Scout 80s.
All Scout 80s were equipped with a 152 cubic inch inline 4 cylinder engine that produced 93 horsepower from the factory. The engine is backed by a 3 speed manual transmission. The four wheel drive has locking hubs and a dual stick transfer case. The radiator has been upgraded to an aftermarket aluminum unit along with the carburetor. Later Scouts came with the 196 cubic inch inline 4 cylinder that was introduced in 1966. Other optional engines over the years included a 232 cubic inch and 258 cubic inch inline 6-cylinder. Also, a 266 cubic inch, 304 cubic inch V8, and a 345 cubic inch V8 engine were equipped in later versions of the Scout.
The interior is spartan to say the least. The seat appears to have been recovered but the interior shows wear and rust which some of my friends call patina. The Scout 80 is being sold by a dealer. Although the pictures look like some bondo is on the Scout 80, the ad says the metal on this example is solid and all original. The original turquoise color is evident on about 50% of the hard surfaces.
The Scout 80 had a removable roof and this model is known as a half cab. After the first production run of the Scout 80 ended in 1965, International Harvester introduced the Scout 800 which was produced in three sub-models (800, 800A, and 800B) from 1966 to 1967. The Scout 800A was produced from 1968 to 1970. The Scout 800B had a short production run of only a few months from August 1970 to March 1971. It was replaced by the Scout II which had a 10-year production run from 1971 to 1980.
If I were to take on a project, I WANT IT…
You forgot an engine option, the Turbo version of the 152 inline 4.
Whomever buys this PLEASE sh*tcan those death trap front shackle lifts immediately.
I had those on one of my CJ-7s. Young me never could figure out why it drove so poorly.
16 thou,,for cryin’ out loud. This thing had 16K when I was in kindergarten,,old story. What always amazes me is someone actually thinks a vehicle in this condition has low mileage. Even if it DOES have low miles, it’s a rough low miles, as seen here. IH had crappy gauges, and rarely did any IH truck I drove had a speedometer( or tachometer, for that matter) that worked, not that I could have sped anyway. It’s a nice find, most adorn back fields broken in half.
Quick thing on shackle suspension. Not sure if IH had one, but what’s missing is a track bar. Originally intended for low speeds, a track bar wasn’t needed. It greatly keeps the front axle in line, and much less wandering. When I bought my YJ, it has shackle front, and was missing the track bar. It’s an integral part of the suspension, and when I bolted it on, it immediately felt better. Almost like it isn’t a shackle front end.
yup, trac bar to keep body over chassy.
Good ider for steerin…
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Not sure how much the shackles would affect the handling. Top speed on those (or at least the 1 we had) was only in the mid 50’s and the engine sounded like it was going to fly apart at that speed.
My uncle had a twin with three tops; the pickup, station wagon, and rag top. He had a horse that scrambled up in it like a dog, and then stood with all 4 feet together like a mountain goat. He drove it all over the county, when hauling the horse, it struggled on hills. As a 13 year old, I took it places no man had been before, well at least not in a vehicle.
He also had a WW II half track, a Duce and 1/2, two jeeps, a IH Travelall, and an articulating dump truck. All fun to drive, he hired my cousin as a full time mechanic; but I am proud to say I never broke one.
The Scout was my favorite.
Dad had a 65 Scout. Slow, noisy, freezing cold in the eastern Oregon winters, but DAMN was it FUN!
SOLD for $15,001.
Some of the “patina” looks shiny – yuck.
They look absolutely amazing but it all goes down hill from there . I don’t think there is a worse vehicle brand then older Internationals that Rusted so bad and had very unresponsive and unreliability. They had to go to AMC to buy power plants due to the fact that there’s would crack or throw rods or have cranks break in half . It’s also hard to get good parts due to the rust factor but like the early Broncos have made a return.