You Won't Believe It Until You See It: This Is One Of The CLEANEST International Scout IIs Around!

[@325xitgrocgetter]

Living in MN, you just never see such a well preserved Scout thanks to the road salt. Great to see this restored to look like it's sitting at the dealer in 1979. Being a purist, I really like that.

[@tetchuma]

I agree. I hate it when you see a pristine classic car, with huge chrome aftermarket rims and low profile tires. It’s ruins the aesthetic of the whole car! I get why, especially if the brakes have been upgraded, but at least put some classic mags on it. Donk’s are dumb!

[@jeffpolsene680]

Agreed. I'm originally from Illinois and the salt ate up all.of out internationals. Living here in Arizona now, I find quite a few survivors. Most are left in factory condition. I would love to have one like I had in high school. Was a 79 Rally sport, 345 4bbl, factory cruise, factory a/c. I loved that scout. But rust got the better of it. Now days, they want $30 to $100k for these things, and most have LS swapped in. That's out of my range.

[@fscottgray9784]

My dad loved Scouts. He bought several in the 60s and 70s. He four wheeled the neck out of them every weekend. My first vehicle was a Scout with a small 266 V8 and 4 speed. He would put a full skids under them. We also had many IH pickups and travelalls also.

[@mannymotta2174]

Sound like a cool pops

[@michaellippmann4474]

That is an absolutely fabulous Scout! Have always loved those...I have had several mid 70's Landcruisers and would love to have a Scout! Sadly I am running out of room 😁 And of course tolerance from my wonderful wife! Great vehicle and great video! Thanks Mike 🇨🇦🍁👍

[@Gabe731]

Had a 79 with the 304 and 3 on the floor. My favorite car I’ve ever owned.

[@williamrobbins2939]

My father owned a 75 Scout II 304 v8 with a 727 torqueflite . Absolute beast , I loved that thing. Total fan boy for the IH Scout II . Everybody wants GT Mustangs or 69 ss Camaros give me a 1975 Scout II any day.

[@billjamison2877]

About five years ago my uncle from Texas came to PA to pick up my 1961 Scout with 13,700 ORIGINAL Miles. My grandfather bought it new in 1961 for I think $12-$1500 bucks. I used it to plow snow and pull wrecks into our bodyshop. It had that half a V-8 4 cylinder engine and a granny gear you could pull a mountain with! Still on the road today and it wasn't a rust bucket!

[@jimwilson774]

I live in Fort Wayne Indiana, where Scouts were built. My dad worked at the plant. I had a 79 with the 304 that I loved. Wish I could get another one.

[@RobConstantine]

My Mechanic cleaned that plant out..he was 13 at the time...I drove a used 1972 scout from 1989-1992..Had to give it up due to california smog rules.

[@dalehinshaw3764]

This is a fantastic looking ! I had a 4 cyl. Scout 80 , a 72 Scout ll with a 258 AMC 6 cyl & a 76 Scout Traveler 345. They were all awesome fun reliable transportation & great for the Sierras in the winter. Anything else was just a car. ❤ Rust certainly wasn't unique to Scouts only at that time either.

[@debwest15]

Beautiful Scout - awesome restoration job. There were 2 additional engines available. From 1976 on they could be ordered with a 3.2L Nissan diesel, and for 1980 only, a 3.2L Nissan turbodiesel. My daily driver for 15 years was a 1980 turbodiesel Scout. It was not fast, but an awesome four-wheeler. Wish I still had it.

[@hoosierdude7102]

Wow! That is awesome! Here in Indiana My friend Wayne had a ‘79 in the same baby blue in high school. My uncle Jack actually did the body and paint for him. I owned a ‘77 Super Scout that was orange. Rust was the biggest problem. The engines just keep on rolling. Mine was the four cylinder. So much torque- I could put it in third and ease the clutch out and it’d go. Awesome!

[@rosenevil74]

Gorgeous truck! My lock screen is a 1978 Scout II rallye in the same blue color. That's my dream car!

[@dennisfreed9382]

My neighbor here in Montana in the town of Forsyth has one that he has put in auto shows super clean and straight

[@rockymountainjazzfan1822]

I owned two Scout IIs over the years, one a 1980 with the rare Nissan turbodiesel and a 1978 with the 304 V8. The diesel had a close-ratio 4-speed manual and the 304 had a wide-ratio (deep low 1st gear) 4 speed. Both were absolute animals off-road, but were a horror show on the highway. IH bodies were junk and literally every door and window rattled constantly on both of them. It was impossible to hold a conversation in normal voice in either one. I bought both of them used. I wish that I'd kept the diesel, just because they were so rare. If the Scouts had been built with a decent body, they probably would have been much better sellers than they were--the running gear was indestructible, but the bodies were rattletrap rust buckets.

[@s277garage6]

You gotta insulate the hell out of the scouts inside to make them drivable It helps with rattles lol

[@poppyneese1811]

Beautiful!!! Love the old Scouts!!! Now that man is Scout Fan Boy and I love it!!! Enjoyed this so very much!!!!!!!!!!! Another awesome TFL Truck Owner!!!

[@cesarpenailillo6627]

Beautiful Scout II. Great Color!. I used to own one (1978) and my fuel gauge worked fine. Bought a new sending unit on SSS (Super Scout Specialists) few like a decade ago!

[@Nikephorus]

What a beautiful restoration on that Scout...wow.

[@nm-qt2hb]

The 345 engines have an adjustable rocker arm. It's a ball screw on the push rod side of the rocker. Most of the ticking can be adjusted out. Very nice truck. Good video.👍

[@oldblueaccord2629]

NOPE.

[@lucaspoole2681]

Not correct hydraulic lifters which fail on occasion

[@nm-qt2hb]

Excuse me sir. I have taken more than a few apart over the years. I believe we would also install them on the larger engine during a rebuild.

[@MrGomjabber]

I love scouts, great vehicle, thanks for showing us.

[@fscottgray9784]

My high school teacher had a scout with a factory diesel. You could also get a 392 V8 in addition to the ones mentioned.

[@xVikXtorx]

No you couldn't. I own a Scout II, I assure you they never came with a 392 from the factory. The 392 came in the IH pickups, and many people swapped them in Scout, but they didn't come from the factory that way.

[@treverwhetzel9603]

@@xVikXtorx Correct.

[@taylorhickman84]

and there was an available 4.0L 4 cylinder IIRC, an option that should never had existed.

[@xVikXtorx]

@@taylorhickman84 there were 4 cyl engines available, none of them were 4.0 liters. The largest was a 196 cu in.

[@treverwhetzel9603]

@@taylorhickman84 No such option existed.

[@waltmoore3095]

Use good sulfur based engine oil for these flat tappet camshaft engines. I use Shell Rotella in my AMC 360 I've had excellent results for over 20 years. Thanks for sharing.

[@yorkchris10]

A friend in highschool had a Scout and it was a cold, rattley ride to the ski hill. We called IH's Corn Binders.

[@danthompson1467]

Looks. Great. I remember one just like it at a international truck dealership show room in normal Illinois they sold big trucks but had a lot of them in stock at times the main sales guy was in to them big time . the 345 was a dam beast and sucked fuel ⛽️ lol

[@billjamison2877]

That is one beautiful Scout!

[@GreatDataVideos]

Bought a 1979 new. Looked like this, but was orange. Those are the same Rallye wheels that I had. It had Goodyear Tracker A/T tires. This is such a great restoration! The 304 V8 would take 13 seconds to go from 0 to 60.

[@joatmon1857]

Best content on TFL yet! Grew up on Scouts bar non best bullet proof 4x4 ever made!!! He forgot to mention International also used a Nissan 3.3 inline 6cyl Diesel engine.

[@lanceripplinger8352]

Absolutely amazing example of a Scout. Great find and good job!

[@keithcontrades1191]

MY DAD HAD AN EXACT ONE LIKE THAT EXCEPT FOR ROOF RACKS AND RIMS AND BIGGER TIRES. I GRADUATED IN EIGHTY ONE AND THAT WAS MY RIDE! HE INSTALLED A KICKASS STEREO SYSTEM AND IT WAS A BADASS BOOM BOX WITH THE BACK HATCH OPENED! THEM ROCK N ROLL DAYS! AND THE OTHER THING IS HE ORDERED THE AC PACKAGE AND ME AND THE BOYS WERE STYLIN'! AND FOUR WHEELING ALL THROUGH OUR MOUNTAINS AND BEACHES! GREAT MEMORIES! ALOHA FROM KAUA'I!

[@kenny3217]

I am a little surprised a guy who knows so much about Scouts didn't know there was a 3.3L straight 6 Diesel.

[@johnwhite3218]

That option is really rare to find

[@kenny3217]

@@johnwhite3218 I have heard that, but my Scout has the Diesel and almost every time I look at Scouts for sale online there are at least 1 or 2 diesels.

[@johnwhite3218]

That Nissan was hard to kill

[@davidmilhouscarter8198]

1:15 Where do you draw the line between a collection and a hoard?

[@owenkelsey6279]

You don't, you can never have to many IH trucks.

[@terryburns8917]

Terry‘s son: The international scout is actually one of my dream cars, the other two are a 48 Tucker and a Chevy Vega Cosworth…

[@chuckspencer2703]

Love it! My first vehicle was a Scout with a 345

[@michaelstringer1840]

My dad and I fix them up as a fun project cars. Such a fun vehicle to drive. My old man has two one with the 345 v8 and the other we got running a year ago is a 196 slant 4. Ive driven one with the nissan diesel in it. Im thinking about picking up one to rebuild since we still have a bunch of parts left.

[@rzu7120]

I wanted a new Scout Terra diesel (pickup truck) in 1975, but at $7000, I couldn’t afford it.

[@mhassouneh]

My *favorite* original SUVs!

[@kc0lif]

i saw a scout for sale in Missouri. nice scout rallye. international harvester used be a great brand then faded away.

[@rts3613]

International Harvester dropped their light line in 1980-81, They later became Navistar, which is still around today.

[@mromatic17]

I love seeing these old cars and trucks restored to like new condition and all the weird little trims and stuff are really cool. Plus the top really weighs 300lbs? the bronco and blazer tops only weighed maybe 200lbs and they are bigger trucks!

[@skywalker2852]

Can I say it? "Scouts Honor"! 😁 Nice truck.

[@markchandler90]

The in-line six was an AMC Jeep 258.

[@huissens]

A colleague had a scout of same era, orange. It was right hand drive. Apparently an option for USPS rural delivery workers.

[@billybodacious2337]

Love people that save automotive history from the junkyards.

[@GonzalezLaMedina]

How do you know 😂

[@rts3613]

I have a 1979 Scout II in storage. I bought it in 1994 from the original owner. It was my daily driver until 12 years ago. I've been looking at new trucks, but have decided to take 10-15% of what I would spend on a new truck to fix up the Scout. The Scout will only increase in value, where a new truck will only lose it.

[@tysonlarson1]

Do you want to sell your Scout?

[@rts3613]

@@tysonlarson1 Hi Tyson, no I think I’m going to hold on to it and fix it up. I went to the State Fair of Texas last night and got sticker shock looking at all the new trucks. If I let the Scout go, I couldn’t afford to replace it with anything I would want to drive.

[@tysonlarson1]

@@rts3613 OK. If you change your mind, let me know.

[@rts3613]

@@tysonlarson1 Will do.

[@kylefrey9280]

The chocolate Scout in his collection has to be my old i had back in high school . My mom had it painted chocolate when i was a sophomore over the other color. Who else in their right mind would paint one chocolate other than my mom .TFL Classic is there anyway to reach out to this guy and see if it is or was my old one ??

[@jkxelor1295]

Wow what a beauty!

[@regsparkes6507]

Kase you do present the greatest vehicles;... I wish I could buy that one too.

[@jebsdaddy141]

I had a 1975 Scout II in bright yellow. The rear seat folds down and then flips up leaving the whole back area open. Enough room to sleep back there.

[@gilbertarnold8666]

Great video thank you!

[@glenmallory9982]

There’s a lot of pixie dust about Scouts on the web. Our family had two and I inherited the 1978 304 Limited standard wagon body. Yes they rusted out in about four years. So did most other cars made in the late 70s in our area. The salt content on the roads in winter was incredible. Build quality again like most late 70s cars could be an issue. The Limited had better insulation and a lot less rattles than a stripper 2. Little things fell off like the Hood open knob and the door window crank knobs. The center rear view mirror was a joke, prone to breaking. I replaced that with a Ford day/night mirror. Bolt on swap and an inch longer and wider. Now I could see out the back! The 304/345 SV V8s were rugged with great off idle torque. But the ignition systems were trouble for that year. IH made the 304/345 and the 196 four that was half a 392 pickup engine. The Nissan diesel was a gutless turd NA. With the turbo it was about the same as the 196 gas four. A904 Chrysler auto was good, based on the 727 used on mopar muscle cars but had the IH bolt pattern. Once you started hopping up the V8 you would easily overpower the Trac Lock limited slip unless you added the friction mod oil. Me? I wish I could find a 345 auto 4wd two speed case 1975 to 1978 Terra pick up in hood shape not lifted to the moon. These came stock with true dual exhaust. After 1978 the EPA made them put a single pipe with catalyst on and that just kills the breathing. These aren’t for everyone due to their quirks. I had no problem with my gas gauge when new. After 40 years I’m not surprised. It’s nice to see someone restore different cars. I just wish the off-road parts guys supported this make.

[@michaelswick4251]

Love the Internationals that look and the engines were great. Unfortunately the bodies rusted the moment that you look at them.

[@TheShift1313]

Beautiful truck!

[@caryw0210]

excellent video!

[@jkholley1118]

My dream suv! Someday......

[@JohnSmith-d1u]

great truck

[@garretlewis4103]

I guy I rode to school with sometimes when I was in high school had a Scout. This truck sold for $51k if anyone was interested.

[@LikeAGentlemanPlease]

I always thought this was a Jeep. He’s right, these were all over Atlanta at one point.

[@infernusifrit9348]

It still has the fan shroud ! How much?

[@fernandoroldan2288]

😍 beautiful 😍

[@diegowinger3517]

If anyone is interested in a toy/RC version of this it’s called the “Redcat Gen 8” I have one and I love it

[@Aldeeezzy]

That thing is rad

[@jesserodriguez8504]

I love scouts

[@lorimcquinn3966]

It must not of been driven in snow or in a area know for their long Winters like Michigan. I personally know of a IH Scout which literally had rust holes in it as big as a basketball after (2) years. I like IH's although the lack of corrosion prevention was appalling. Galvanizing and correctly placed body drains go a long way.

[@jonzaremba]

Absolutely love it

[@drwisdom1]

International Scouts were an industrial product that was made to last, but they rusted out quickly so almost all of them are in awful condition, except for this guy's. The non-coastal South is one of the places where cars don't rust much so this one will sell for a good price.

[@jledonne8n8f]

6:58 No it's not a clamshell hood.

[@jerrylemky1882]

Amazing!!

[@noahi23]

This thing is sweet!!!

[@lucaspoole2681]

Beautiful rig id almost give ya a 77-79 grill to match those stripes better that's the purist in me lol

[@jamesspalten5977]

The dude should have bought the Cobra. They have gone up so much in value that you could have sold it at the right time and bought as many Scouts as you wanted and still had hundreds of thousands left over!!

[@ironmikehallowween]

Love scouts! PS: Don’t like the rust.

[@74beeper97]

They also had a 6 cylinder Nissan turbo diesel option. BTW, the "All Scouts had a lifter tick" comment is total BS.... We've had several and not a one had valve train noise.

[@rts3613]

Yea, I only had a tick when I tried 50w oil, I went back to 10w30-40 Rotella without issue.

[@jerrylemky1882]

Wish I could buy it.

[@jeffpolsene680]

Awesome scouts, but I would have to disagree with a few things you said. Fiest, the gas gauge not working. Thats only because someone messed with, or didnt check the ground. Second, the motor ticking. They did not all make a ticking sound. Im not sure where you got that from. And the 3rd thing would be, you left out the diesel motor that came in these. My father worked for International Harvester for 43 years and we owned nothing but International vehicles for many years. I would give anything to have another scout. But the greed of people has made it impossible. The amount of money these things sell for is mind blowing. Especially when you concider the fact that no body wanted them when they where new. Any way, beautiful scouts you have, Enjoy.

[@jamesspalten5977]

If you think Scouts are expensive, you should look at the first generation Ford Broncos !! Many times more expensive than Scouts!!

[@MrPlowboy66]

Anything less is just a car 👍

[@jesserodriguez8504]

I was just gonna ask if he would sell it I thought probably not but I guess he is

[@Lawofhonor]

Blown head gaskets... Blown head gaskets everywhere

[@altongehringer9858]

The four cylinder is not a straight 4 it's a slant 4, half of a 304 V8.

[@gadgetmantwincities]

Wow!

[@georgecass8529]

That rubber liner will rust out the floor .

[@Greyteam4291]

Big and awkward Yep And HEAVY

[@justinwideman3471]

VW owns the name now, but not the International name. Might VW make a Atlas with Scout trim or make a Bronco competitor? From the sounds of this guy it seems like a pretty lemon.

[@RobConstantine]

Ran out of gas in my scout with 1/4 tank on the guage..1989

[@joedirt8625]

Cool.

[@GoonieLord]

That is rare

[@daniyaldanish8996]

Elegant

[@evanscott9473]

79? Grille says it's a 76.

[@mghapy1]

How much$$

[@theylied1776]

That dude definitely looks like a typical Bulldogs fan. I have never really been a fan of International Scout. They were Frankenstein trucks to me.

[@chandlerfurman6579]

that dude went to clemson.

[@theylied1776]

@@chandlerfurman6579 Nobody's Perfect.

[@markaycock9835]

Those are not Rallye wheels

[@benjaminmccrink6415]

This guy is a liar, I have an diesel 1978 scout II rally edition, they made five engine options

[@bigt4135]

Too bad it’s not a manual

[@the_jarmel]

2nd ..

[@jledonne8n8f]

Nice looking but the typical flipper statements: I make everything work when I get one... the gas gauge doesn't work because none of them work. The valves tick because they all do that. They get moisture inside from brand new. Blah blah blah. If you want to properly restore cars, the devil is in these details.

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

Back in the day you could literally watch those janky rigs rust away in front of your eyes up in VT.