I think we can count among those this 1961 International Harvester Scout 80. In fact, ... In 1960, IH introduced another vehicle aimed at the farming community, ...

What most of us know as a Scout was only produced from 1960 to 1980. The assembly line cranked up in December of 1960 and ended October 21, 1980. “The first Scout, FC501… rolled off the line December ...

The shutdown, which began in November 1971, lasted for 172 days, and would have a major impact on the fate of the Scout. While IH was still reeling from the effects of the strike on productivity ...

A more modern Scout II arrived in 1971 and remained pretty much the same sheet metal wise right up to when IH stopped production of the Scout in late 1980. Overall, from 1960 to 1980, a total of ...

Truth be told, International's creation — launched in 1961 and called the Scout 80 — was considerably more practical than the Jeep CJ, mostly owing to its longer wheelbase.

Eric Martin’s ’61 Scout 80 Harvester Red Cab-Top was built on May 5, 1961, about the time the 10,000th Scout was being celebrated but still built to the original assumptions.

Past: International Harvester — once known for its farm equipment and later its medium and heavy duty trucks — from 1961 until 1980 built the Scout and other rugged vehicles for personal use ...

Q: Greg, I enjoy your column and want to know about the International Harvester (IH) Scout. I feel the IH Scout was ahead of its time and was a popular Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) back in the 1960s.