The ACTUAL first SUV

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Much of the information and photos in this video come from this amazing book called "The International Scout Encyclopedia" by Jim Allen and John Glancy
www.amazon.com/International-...
The International Harvester Scout came out back in 1961, and since then Sport Utility Vehicles have only grown in popularity. In this video we look at this early SUV and why it made such an impact in the automotive world
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@5stardave Год назад

1946 Willys Wagon has the title of the original SUV if you require 4 wheel drive, if not, the 1935 Chevy Suburban does.

@teds7379 Год назад

Now with it being electric, the U in SUV can stand for useless. Anyway I think it's so cool that the biggest segments in the market today, SUV's and crossovers, were invented by small players in the market--International Harvester and AMC, respectively (AMC with the Eagle).

@user-sm2hs5du9g

The Scout was made at the Fort Wayne, Indiana plant and my Dad was transferred from the Springfield, Ohio plant to set up the assembly line design and for timing all the piece work jobs. I graduated from high school and spent the summer of 1961 actually working on a Scout sub-assembly line where I was responsible for spot welding the front fenders and the grill. My work schedule was from 3:30 PM to Midnight and I made up to $2.99 per hour. It was a tough job but gave me incentive to go on to college at Ohio State to eventually become an accountant and then work at various International Harvester locations for the next 17 years. I loved driving the Scout on business trips. Good memories.

@okieshortriderz Год назад

Out of the hundred cars I have owned, my ‘63 Scout was by far the most fun. Lay down the windshield, top off, doors off, it was a blast, and that little pickup bed carried everything we needed. The slant 4 had plenty of power, and was easier to use in rough terrain than a V-8. The distributor cap with 4 blanked off posts was engineering genius.

@Ihateironyanddumbusernames

THE FIRST SUV WAS THE 1946 WILLYS WAGON... NOT THE SCOUT

@garthlundquist3623

The first SUV wasn’t the Ford Bronco, it was the Willys Wagon. The IH Scout came along 10 years later, and faded from the scene rather quickly.

@boblister665 Год назад

The Willy's wagon was long before the Scout. First offered 1946

@guypehaim1080 Год назад

Today's SUV's are used in the same way station wagons were used in their day. As you mentioned, it's the mom who drives to the food store or drives the children to their extracurricular activities. Most of these vehicles are never driven off-road. I venture to say a lot of SUV's are probably not very off-road capable. If I had the money, I'd buy the manufacturing rights of Jeep and produce the original MB, upgrade them to meet federal regulations with better materials, tech., and some optional amenities. I bet that I wouldn't be able to make them fast enough to meet the demand.

@cyrysvonnachtseite4546 Год назад

It was called a WILLYS…. In the 40s

@carls6359

I’m a Scout fan; my brother still owns 2 different Scout IIs; however the Willys wagons; and the Jeepsters pre date the IHs by at least a decade.

@palco22 Год назад

I miss the Scout. Back in the day I was always gone camping, fishing and hunting. I've had Jeeps (CJ5) and they were great but very small I've had a Chevy Blazer (Very disappointing) but the Scout II (304 V8) was just down right fantastic ! My needs changed (Marriage, kids etc.) building a house, I needed a pick up and still have today. Sad day when Scout left the scene. Great video !

@gerrbearlavallee6687 Год назад

I loved my 1960 Willys Station Wagon. A model that Willys started producing in 1947. The first real SUV

@nedludd7622 Год назад

A friend of mine had an Austin Champ 4x4(the British jeep). We would drive it off-road in the California mountains and deserts. It had some innovative features.

@jamesrice6096

Grew up in a scout. As a baby I rode in a cardboard box on the floorboard. No seat belts. Learned to drive in it. Drove it all through highschool with the top off, windshield down, and a pair of ski goggles. Great at the drive in with a load of friends on the square, steel, "seat"/fenders in the back. No seat belt vehicles were grand-fathered for a time.

@jamiebray8532 Год назад

Keep making videos like this. I love this kind of content. You do a great job at it.

@Foxonian Год назад

My dad owned two Scouts. A '71 800B and a '76 Traveller. Both were custom ordered right hand drive since my dad was a rural postal carrier and needed then to deliver mail in the hilltowns. I actually learned how to drive on the RHD Traveller when I was 16.

@cheekymonkey444

I owned two scouts. A '68 800 and a '69 800A. They were both V-8's. The 800A was a three speed non-synchro first gear, and the 800 was a 4 speed with a rare overdrive unit. The downfall was that they were rust buckets. They were rusting away even out of the factory. If IH would have paid attention to corrosion resistance, they would have been on top of the 4WD heap. You could park them in your garage and sit there and listen to them rust away.

@masheldon

I always loved the Scout 80 --- nearly bought one once, but passed, because I was unsure about taking it to a crowded urban environment where I wouldn't have parking. Still, they have a utilitarian, pugnacious charm that I really like. Thanks for this video! I am curious to see the VW reboot, too!