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Volkswagen May Build an All-Electric International Harvester Scout Off-Roader
With its pioneering off-road features, the International Harvester Scout is a legendary SUV. The last year of production for the International Harvester Scout was 1980, and for many years the iconic model appeared to be dead. However, the Scout could be resurrected. Volkswagen may build an all-electric version of the iconic off-roader.
The Iron and Resin Super Scout II Is Perfectly Crusty, Suprisingly Cheap, and Completely Badass
This Super Scout II clone is so cool that you might just have to think about buying it.
The First Light-Duty Diesel Truck Wasn’t Made by Ford, Chevy, or Dodge
It’s hard to imagine that around 80 percent of America’s largest companies from the mid-20th century vanished decades ago. We’re talking about huge companies that employed tens of thousands of people for decades. Some of them became household names due to their innovations. Among the fallen giants was International Harvester, a company that transformed agriculture …
This Cummins Diesel Sucked Up 10 lbs of literal Dirt Before Blowing Up
People like to destroy stuff. Something within our animal side likes to see things dismantled and ultimately destroyed. It is our evolved minds that keep these impulses rightly in check. Sometimes folks bypass our advanced minds with the simple phrase, “what if..” In this case, some good ol’ boys decided to see how much dirt …
Rusty Monday: Abandoned Big Truck Rust
It is a miracle that any of these trucks still exist. They got used up and when their useful lives were over they got scrapped. What else can you do with one of these massive rust machines? But a few survive to tease the senses for restoring one to as-new condition. So we’ll celebrate their …
Will the International Scout Return? VW Just Bought Navistar
Though there are still papers to be signed Volkswagen just bought Navistar International. The big rig truck manufacturers. But International didn’t always just make semi-trucks. It made the Scout SUV for 20 years and the Travelall which was like a Suburban. And it also made pickup trucks from 1907 into the mid-1970s. Since VW just …
Looks Like Volkswagen Will Buy Navistar International Truck Company
The worldwide heavy-duty truck landscape will be changing with the pending purchase of Navistar International by Volkswagen’s Traton truck unit. Volkswagen today offered $44.50 per share for all of the remaining outstanding shares available. Before today it said its top offer was $43 per share. Volkswagen originally offered $35 per share last month. This introduces …
Could International Be Looking To Bring Scout SUV Back?
The reception to the Bronco and the general swing in interest for rugged SUVs has America’s first SUV maker’s attention. That would be International, and the SUV it once made is the Scout. Five years before the Bronco made its debut the International Scout 4×4 made headlines as the first dedicated off-road SUV. Back in …
International Scout IIs Are Climbing In Value And Collectibility
The Bronco always gets the credit as the first four-wheel-drive SUV. But in reality, it was the International-Harvester Scout that actually was the first. And while those first-generation Scouts were good off-roaders, the second-gen is an exceptional example. Manufactured from 1971-1980 the Scout II was offered in different configurations with a multitude of interior and …
This Massive Pickup Truck Even Makes a Hummer Look Small
Once in a while a truck rolls along that is just downright absurd. This excessive truck made the Hummer look like a toy car.
Future Classics That Are Still Affordable (For Now)
Looking for a new project or just something to tinker with over the winter? There are some great cars that future classics, which means they’re still priced reasonably. That may not last long. Our friends over at Hagerty Insurance have a unique tool at their disposal that helps them determine which cars are starting to …
