International Harvester Replacement Parts for Light Line Scout 80, Scout 800, & Scout II Parts |
Scout II, Scout 80, Scout 800 , 800, I - International Harvester Scout
Description: International Harvester Scout was a passenger vehicle produced by International Harvester from 1961 to 1980. The name Scout was selected because they were designed as four wheel drive vehicles. Early in production it was envisioned by Ted Ornes that only about half would be sold as four wheel drive and the other half would be sold as two wheel drive, but it was not to be. Sales percentages were more like 95 percent four wheel drive and 5 percent two wheel drive. In the first two years of production, the front axle was a four lug hub that needed a four lug wheel and the rear wheel needed a five lug wheel and hub. This arrangement required that two spare tires were needed to be carried in the event of a flat tire. Not a convenient arrangement by any means. The early Scout 80s were very leaky and a lot of water was let into the cab by many holes in the sheet metal. All these holes were intentionally designed into the cab of the little Scout. At the time that the Scout 80 hit the market there was little competition in the market for a four wheel drive passenger vehicle. Jeeps were very slow and their gearing only allowed them to achieve a top speed of about 35 miles per hour. The canvas top was so loud that most people opted to take it off and even drive in the rain like that. Scout 80 was finally a four wheel drive that anyone could drive like a car. 1965 Scout 800 was introduced by International Harvester. Bigger engines, more cylinders, a bigger top, bigger windows and a new dash board with fancier gauges and a new wiring harness were all features that were present. 1971 saw the introduction of the Scout II. Totally redesigned with one gas tank and bigger everything. Scout II was even more popular and people wanting a four wheel drive desired the reputation for commercial ruggedness that international brought to the market. Scout II was much more user friendly with many more user friendly options offered. Scout II had much larger axles and larger drum brakes and later disc brakes as standard equipment. Scout II was an excellent tow vehicle when purchased with a V-8 engine. Scoutparts.com offers a disc brake conversion kit that is extremely popular with modern-day Scout owners. The Scout III or SSV was to be the replacement for the Scout II. Only about 15 were built as prototypes and display concept cars for car shows. By some accounts, SSV stood for supplemental Scout Vehicle. The SSV toured the country and was on display at car shows and super markets for about 3 years in total. The Scout III was a concept and was never in production. A Scout II 100" steel frame was used to hold it all together. The body tub and all the sub assembly parts were made of fiber glass. If it had made it into production the frame and body parts would have been made of Kevlar (kevlar is a registered trademark of Dupont. ) and carbon fiber as a way to stand up to rust. The frame would have been made of carbon fiber as well. It would have used a new technique call stepped load spreading. Points of high stress would have been thick, near hinges. Points of low stress would have been very thin like the middle of the hood. It would have been the first use of carbon fiber and Kevlar in automotive production. The word, "Kevlar" is only used as a historical reference to its proposed use 40 years ago. Fits: 1961 Scout 80, 1962 Scout 80, 1963 Scout 80, 1964 Scout 80, 1965 Scout 80, 1965 Scout 800, 1966 Scout 800, 1967 Scout 800, 1968 Scout 800, 1969 Scout 800, 1970 Scout 800, 1971 Scout II, 1971 Scout 800, 1972 Scout II, 1973 Scout II, 1974 Scout II, 1975 Scout II, 1976 Scout II, 1976 Scout II Diesel, 1977 Scout II, 1977 Scout II Diesel, 1978 Scout II, 1978 Scout II Diesel, 1979 Scout II, 1979 Scout II Diesel, 1980 Scout II, 1980 Scout II Diesel |
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