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V8 Equipped: 1968 International Harvester Scout 800

UPDATE – The seller has relisted this Scout as the previous high bidder passed after the delay in getting the replacement title for it, so it’s being offered again here on eBay. The upside is the seller now has the title in hand and it’s ready to go. Will you be bidding on this project?

FROM 7/4/21 – The International Harvester Scout was produced from 1960 all the way to 1980. This is the second generation of the Scout called the Scout 800. It is listed for sale here on eBay. The auction has three days remaining and the reserve has not been met. Currently, the bidding has reached $3,200 after 40 bids. This 4WD Scout is located in Burlington, Colorado.

The engine compartment is dirty but the engine is said to run and drive. The early Scout 80s  were equipped with a 152 cubic inch inline 4 cylinder engine that came from the factory with 93 horsepower. This was also the base engine in the Scout 800 but, a little known fact is that it could also be ordered with a turbocharger to increase the power to 111 horsepower. An optional 196 cubic inch inline 4 cylinder was introduced in 1966. I believe that this Scout 800 has the larger Comanche 103 horsepower inline 4 cylinder engine. Other optional engines included a 266 cubic inch inline 6-cylinder (1967), a 304 cubic inch V8 engine (1968), and a 345 cubic inch V8 engine (1971) in second and third generation Scouts.

While the front seats look good. They are not original. They are from a VW truck but should be pretty comfortable. The first generation of the Scout was offered from 1960 to 1965. It is known as the Scout 80. The second generation of Scout was called the Scout 800 which was produced in three sub-models (800, 800A, and 800B). From 1966 to 1967, International Harvester produced the Scout 800. Starting in 1968, the Scout 800A (this one) 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 third-generation model called the Scout II. It had a 10 year production run from 1971 to 1980.

The seller states that this Scout 800 does not have a title so it will be sold on a bill of sale which may be difficult to title the vehicle in some states. Not much else is said about the vehicle so in terms of rust, you are on your own to inspect and see if the cancer bug has eaten away at any of the metal or frame.

Comments

  1. Avatar Bluetec320 Member

    I would have been more impressed if they would have put a 6 cylinder VW turbo diesel in it.

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    • Avatar Steve R

      Talk about click bait. I’d bet a lot of people assumed it had a VW engine rather than seats. That would have been interesting due to it’s odd coupling, not so much with the seats that’s just parts scavenging 101.

      Steve R

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      • Avatar Joshua Mortensen Staff

        Sorry for the typo! It’s been corrected.

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  2. Avatar Jack M.

    Good one Bruce, VW equipped. Had to go get the pliers to get the hook out of my mouth! I feel for that one.

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  3. HoA Howard A Member

    Banner headline still wrong, it’s a 4 cylinder, not a V8, AND, it’s from RUST FREE COLORADO,,,,ha,ha,ha, oh, mercy, I chuckle everytime I hear that. My Jeep, a Colorado native, is far from “rust-free”. “Reduced rust” would be more accurate. Let me say this about 4 wheelin’ in Colorado. Oh sure, on those Jeep ads, big smiles,all alone on pristine dirt trails,,,stop right there. 1st, it’s incredibly busy, you aren’t the only one with that dream, and 2nd, there’s no dirt left, it’s all rocks, and jagged ones too. One is more concerned negotiating the rocky trails, you can’t look at the beauty around you.
    As the driver of a fairly modern 4 cylinder 4×4, let me say, anything more than a farmyard or ranch, it’s horribly underpowered. Fact is, I want a sticker on the back window, “Sorry, 4 cylinder”. This, even more so. Not to detract from what this is, a great find, for what it was intended. I still think people have no idea what it’s like to actually drive a 1968 IH Scout. How could they, it existed 20 years before they were born. SURPRISE!!!

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    • Avatar geomechs Member

      I was in the 9th Grade when the paint on this was still wet. Dad had a neighbor who had one very similar in looks. He put his truck through the mill and it wasn’t long before it looked as rough as this one. I remember when he was out coyote hunting. He drove into our place with the left front tire flat and the rim bent. He and his neighbor were about 23 sheets to the wind, I might add. Interesting that there was a .30 caliber hole in the hood, the left front splash panel and in the front tire…

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  4. Avatar Allen Thornton

    How does one prove ownership of a vehicle without a title stating such? If you are the legal owner, and not title jumping, just go to your DMV and get a duplicate!!!
    I have never understood the” no title” ” bill of sale ” thing. If you own it, go get a title….its worth nothing without one.

    Like 6
    • Avatar wuzjeepnowsaab

      Titles get lost more often than they should. In Colorado it’s not always that easy to get that duplicated and it is especially a magnificent sh*tshow to get a new title for an untitled vehicle.

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  5. Avatar Roger

    Just a note the 266 was a V8, not a 6cyl.. N only used by special order till 69, then you could order the 304.. the 6cyl was an AMC motor1970 only. .

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    • Avatar ronald wroblewsky

      not amc 1/2 of ihc v8

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  6. Avatar Lincoln B Member

    If you go to the eBay link read the truck description then watch the driving video, you can’t buy this kind of entertainment.

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  7. Avatar John E. Klintz

    Who cares? These turds rusted-out even in Colorado; I know, I lived there when they were still being driven by automotive masochists like my neighbor, on whose rusty Scout I actually did some work. I would hesitate to admit that now.

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  8. Avatar dogwater

    junk

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