International Harvester's first Scout rolls off the line at the company's Fort Wayne, Ind., plant on Nov. 30, 1960.

International Harvester made gas-powered Scout vehicles in the 1960s and 1970s. Their shape and features continue to influence modern SUVs, and Scouts have had a niche fanbase of collectors ever ...

As for some history, International Harvester started building trucks and pickups in 1907, way before any Scout model appeared on a designer’s drawing board. Then in 1953, IH introduced a unique ...

The International Harvester Scout, manufactured from 1961 to 1980, was a two-door, soft-top SUV that rivaled the Jeep Wrangler and its spiritual ancestors, the Land Rover Series I and Series II ...

In late 1960, the 1961 Scout 80 arrived at dealerships to much fanfare and marketing publicity. It began a nice run of popular Scout vehicles that could off-road side-by-side with the Jeep CJ.