# International Harvester Scout (Scout 80, 800, II)
Source: https://fullysorted.com/research/models/international/scout
Publisher: Fully Sorted (fullysorted.com), collector car research
Last updated: 2026-10-01

## Key facts
- Make: International Harvester
- Model: Scout
- Generation: Scout 80, 800, II
- Years: 1961 to 1980
- Body styles: 2-door open and removable-top utility (Scout 80, 800), 2-door Scout II with removable fiberglass top, Terra (half-top pickup-style) and Traveler (full-top wagon with liftgate), extended wheelbase, 1976-1980, SSII (Super Scout II), 1977-1979
- Engines: 152 cubic-inch (2.5 L) slant four, 93 hp gross per one US article (Scout 80); 196 cubic-inch (3.2 L) four and 232 cubic-inch (3.8 L) six; 266 and 304 cubic-inch V8 (800 series and Scout II); 345 cubic-inch V8 in Scout II; 258 cubic-inch six in later Scout II production; Nissan diesel sixes in later Scout II (output not documented in sources consulted)
- Production notes: Wikipedia and a Velocity Restorations history both give 532,674 Scouts built across 1960 to 1980, which is the only all-years total found, and the second source may simply repeat the first. No source consulted breaks that total out by Scout 80, 800 and Scout II. Sports Car Market says over 100,000 first-generation Scouts had been built by the time the line ended in late 1970, which is a floor, not a count. For the Scout II, Hagerty's recent article says about 260,000 were built from 1971 to 1980, while an older Hagerty article lists 272,700 for 1973 to 1980. A narrower span with a larger number cannot be reconciled, and neither article says where its figure came from. Production years are also contested: Sports Car Market has the Scout 80 ending in late 1964, Hagerty and classic.com have the 800 arriving in 1965 (classic.com says late 1965), another source here lists the 800 from 1966, and Off Road Xtreme shows the 800 running only to 1968. The IH data cited by Wikipedia shows 384 Spirit of 76 Scouts. Hagerty gives roughly 4,000 SSIIs for 1977 to 1979. No source consulted gives a US-only count, and none gives a model-year table. No documented US list price was found for any Scout other than the single figure of $2,579 for a 1962 Scout 80 in Sports Car Market, so prices for the 800 and Scout II years are not stated here. No total is printed because the sources do not agree.

## Summary
International Harvester built the Scout from 1960 to 1980 as a small 4x4 to take on the Jeep CJ-5, starting with a 152 cubic-inch four that is literally half of IH's 304 V8 and ending ten years after the 1971 Scout II with the last truck leaving the line on October 21, 1980. Wikipedia and a restoration-shop history give 532,674 built; no source splits that by Scout 80, 800 and Scout II, and the two Hagerty figures for the Scout II, about 260,000 and 272,700, do not agree with each other. Even the date the 800 replaced the Scout 80 varies between late 1964 and 1966 depending on who is asked. The Terra and Traveler arrived in 1976 on a wheelbase 18 inches longer, and the 1977 to 1979 SSII, roughly 4,000 built, is what the market pays most for. As of September 2026 classic.com shows an average of $41,771 across all Scouts, with an 800-series benchmark of $33,866 and a Scout II benchmark of $34,789. Rust, not the engine, is what decides a Scout's value. This page is also a map of what nobody has published: weights, outputs, and a US price for most years.

## Specifications
- axles: Dana 27 on early models per CarsCounsel, described as weaker than later axles
- power: 93 hp gross for the 152 four (one US article); other outputs not documented in the sources consulted here
- engine: 152 and 196 cubic-inch fours, 232 and 258 cubic-inch sixes, 266, 304 and 345 cubic-inch V8s, Nissan diesel sixes in later Scout II
- layout: Front engine, rear-wheel drive with selectable four-wheel drive (Scout 80 was sold as 4x4 per sources; 4x2 availability not documented here)
- torque: Not documented in the sources consulted here
- weight: Not documented in the sources consulted here
- chassis: Body-on-frame, steel body, removable top; Scout II body 10 inches longer and 1.5 inches wider than the 800
- revival: Scout Motors electric SUVs announced for late 2027 as a 2028 model per Wikipedia
- steering: Recirculating ball on all Scouts per CarsCounsel, low reliability
- wheelbase: Scout II 100 inches, Terra and Traveler 18 inches longer
- top_options: Removable steel top, travel top, and from 1976 fiberglass half top (Terra) and full top with liftgate (Traveler)
- acceleration: Not documented; no US period road test could be fetched
- transmission: Three-speed manual in the Scout 80 per one US article; later transmissions not documented here
- production_years: 1960 to 1980; Scout II from April 1971; last Scout built October 21, 1980
- us_list_price_1962: $2,579 for a 1962 Scout 80 per Sports Car Market; no other US new price found

## Notable variants
- Scout 80 (1961-1965): The original: the 152 cubic-inch four is half of IH's 304 V8, with 93 gross hp and a three-speed manual per one US article. Plain, farm-truck specification, and the car with vacuum-powered wipers.
- Scout 800, 800A, 800B (to 1971): Buckets, better gauges and heat. Wikipedia dates 800A from November 1968 to 1970 and 800B from August 1970 to March 1971. The 266 and 304 V8 arrive in this era.
- Scout II (April 1971-1980): Ten inches longer and 1.5 inches wider than the 800, aimed at the Chevy K5 Blazer. Hagerty puts its median condition 2 value at $42,200.
- Terra and Traveler (1976-1980): Wheelbase 18 inches longer than the standard Scout II, with fiberglass half and full tops. The Traveler has the liftgate wagon body.
- SSII, Super Scout II (1977-1979): The one the market chases: roughly 4,000 built, and a median condition 2 value of $64,750 per Hagerty.
- Spirit of 76: The bicentennial package. IH data cited by Wikipedia shows 384 built.

## History

### Why the Scout exists

International Harvester made tractors and trucks, and in 1960 it introduced a small 4x4 aimed at the farming community that the company intended would tap into the same market as Willys' Civilian Jeep. A restoration-shop history says plainly that the first-generation Scout was launched to compete with the Jeep CJ-5, and credits an original sketch by Ted Ornas with laying the groundwork for the Scout 80 design. The first engine is the detail worth repeating at a cars and coffee: the 152 cubic-inch slant four is one half of IH's own 304 V8, which let the company build a small engine from tooling it already owned. In the Scout it makes 93 gross hp through a three-speed manual. Like the CJ, the Scout 80 was a simple, no-frills truck that could be used on the farm or on the road.

### Scout 80 to Scout 800

The Scout 80 ran from 1960 to roughly 1965, which is the part nobody agrees on. Sports Car Market puts the end of Series 80 production in late 1964, Hagerty and classic.com have the 800 arriving in 1965, and classic.com's own market page begins its Scout model years at 1962 although other sources treat 1961 as the first US year. The engine list widened over those years with a 196 cubic-inch four, a 232 six, and eventually the 266 and 304 V8. The 800 added more comfortable bucket seats, better instrumentation and improved heating and ventilation. Wikipedia dates the 800A from November 1968 to 1970 and the 800B from August 1970 to March 1971. By the time the first generation ended in late 1970, Sports Car Market says over 100,000 had been built.

### Scout II

The Scout II replaced the 800 in April 1971. Hagerty says it was 10 inches longer, mostly behind the rear wheels, and 1.5 inches wider, with more car-like dash features, and a restoration-shop history says it was meant to compete with larger rivals such as the Chevy K5 Blazer. Launch engines were the 196 four, the 232 six and the 304 V8, with a 258 six and 345 V8 added during the run and Nissan diesels late. The two production figures Hagerty prints for the Scout II, about 260,000 for 1971 to 1980 and 272,700 for 1973 to 1980, cannot both be right, and this page prints neither as a total.

### Terra, Traveler and SSII

From 1976 to 1980 the Scout II was also built as the Terra and Traveler on a wheelbase 18 inches longer, with fiberglass tops: the Terra with a half top, the Traveler with a full top and a hatchback liftgate. The 1977 to 1979 SSII, the Super Scout II, is the version Hagerty calls the most desirable today, with roughly 4,000 built and a median condition 2 value of $64,750. The Spirit of 76 bicentennial package is far rarer: IH data cited by Wikipedia shows 384 built.

### The end

The last IH Scout was produced on October 21, 1980. Sources describe the line ending as IH stopped building passenger vehicles; none of the pages consulted here gives a US sales table for the final years. Hagerty notes that VW is reviving the Scout nameplate for a series of electric SUVs, with Scout Motors concepts expected in late 2027 as a 2028 model per Wikipedia.

## What to look for

Rust decides everything on a Scout. Corsetti Cruisers says Scout IIs were never fully galvanized and that corrosion is close to certain; the frame near the rear spring mounts, body mounts, rear crossmember and inner rockers are the places it names. Hagerty adds the front fenders and welds, and notes that leaves entering through the cowl decompose in the lower fenders. A commenter quoted by Hagerty says panels rust from the inside out, so bubbles mean the damage is already done. Bodywork that hides rust under filler at the front fenders, door sills and tailgate is a known pattern. Frame condition matters more than paint: CarsCounsel's view is that a solid, rust-free frame beats a perfectly restored body. Specification is the next question. A real SSII (1977 to 1979) carries the premium, and an SSII-style car built from a standard Scout II does not, so the paperwork and VIN are worth reading. The Terra and Traveler are 18 inches longer than the standard Scout II, so a wheelbase measurement separates them from a converted car. Check which engine is under the hood against what the car left the factory with, since sources list 196, 232, 258, 304 and 345 options by year. Interior parts such as dash pads, gauge clusters and original seat frames are increasingly hard to find. Hagerty's older advice also points to power steering and power brakes as worth having, since the non-assisted kind makes stopping a muscle-straining chore.

## Common problems

Rust is the first and largest problem: frame, body mounts, floor pans, rocker panels and front fenders, per Corsetti Cruisers, CarsCounsel and Hagerty. Early Scout 80s use engine vacuum to run the windshield wipers, which slow or stop when the engine is under heavy load (CarsCounsel, a low-reliability source). The same source says early models used Dana 27 axles that are significantly weaker than later ones and that the recirculating ball steering boxes on all Scouts are prone to excessive play and wandering on the highway. Wiring on most unrestored Scouts has been patched, spliced or modified over the years, with brittle insulation and corroded connectors common according to Corsetti Cruisers. The only NHTSA campaign found in this research is 80V131000, front seat belts on the 1978 Scout, where the seat frame reinforcement can cut the belts and let them sever in a severe impact; only the 1978 model year was queried, so other years are not covered. Corsetti notes that the 304 and 345 V8s are durable but give limited power, which is why LS swaps are common. No source consulted gives repair costs in dollars, so none are stated here.

## Market notes

As of September 2026 classic.com puts the average price of a Scout of any year at $41,771. Split by series, the Scout 800, 800A and 800B group has a benchmark of $33,866 and an average of $34,128, with a recorded range from $2,806 for a 1969 800A project sold on September 7, 2024 to $87,000 for a 1967 800 sold on August 5, 2026. The Scout II has a benchmark of $34,789 and an average of $35,760, and the highest sale shown is $89,900 for a 1979 Scout II on August 28, 2026. classic.com also lists a $1 sale for a 1973 Scout II Rallye in April 2025, which is a data entry, not a price, and a dealer asking price of $269,979 for a 1967 800 that is a listing, not a sale. Hagerty's separate numbers, which are condition 2 medians and not sales, put the Scout II median at $42,200 and the roughly 4,000 SSIIs at $64,750; Hagerty valuation pages themselves could not be fetched, so these come from its editorial article. An older Hagerty article gave a price band of $2,500 to $10,000, which shows how far the market moved. On the auction side, Sports Car Market recorded a 1962 Scout 80 selling for $33,000 including buyer's premium at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach on April 13, 2014. No individual 2025 or 2026 auction lot page was fetched for this research.

## Value trajectory

Sports Car Market recalled that a decade before its piece Scouts were regularly trading for under $1,000, and that a 1967 Scout 800 V8 TravelTop bought for $800 in 2003 sold for $2,000 two years later. A 1962 Scout 80 reached $33,000 including buyer's premium at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach in April 2014. An older Hagerty article put the going range at $2,500 to $10,000. As of September 2026 classic.com has the Scout 800 group at a $33,866 benchmark with an $87,000 top sale in August 2026, and the Scout II at $34,789 with an $89,900 top sale the same month. Hagerty's SSII median of $64,750 and its Scout II median of $42,200 sit between those averages and the tops. The shape is a truck that went from cheap and ignored to a collector vehicle with a clear premium for the SSII and for early cars, while the rust-prone average still trades in the mid-$30,000s. Hagerty suggests the Scout Motors revival may lift interest in the originals, though no source consulted measures that effect.

## Sources

- [International Scout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Scout) (Wikipedia)
- [Collectible Classic: 1961-1980 International Harvester Scout](https://hagerty.com/media/?p=137) (Hagerty)
- [Love vintage Broncos? Scout this '70s alternative](https://hagerty.com/media/?p=347332) (Hagerty)
- [International Harvester Scout market page](https://www.classic.com/m/international-harvester/scout) (classic.com)
- [International Harvester Scout 800, 800A and 800B market page](https://www.classic.com/m/international-harvester/scout/800/) (classic.com)
- [International Harvester Scout II market page](https://www.classic.com/m/international-harvester/scout/ii/) (classic.com)
- [Buyer's Guide: International Scout II, top 5 things to look out for](https://www.corsetticruisers.com/post/buyer-s-guide-international-scout-ii-top-5-things-to-look-out-for) (Corsetti Cruisers)
- [Classic International Scout History](https://www.velocityrestorations.com/blog/classic-international-scout-history/) (Velocity Restorations)
- [Vintage Monday: International Scout, The Pioneer From Fort Wayne](https://www.offroadxtreme.com/?p=56429) (Off Road Xtreme)
- [1962 International Scout 80, Chassis FC41444A](https://www.sportscarmarket.com/?p=768163) (Sports Car Market)
- [At $20,000, Could This 1961 International Scout 80 Prove To Be A Simple Pleasure?](https://jalopnik.com/at-20-000-is-this-1961-international-scout-80-a-deal-1849892168) (Jalopnik)
- [International Harvester Scout Best and Worst Years](https://carscounsel.com/international-harvester-scout-best-worst-years/) (CarsCounsel)
- [NHTSA recalls by vehicle: 1978 International Scout](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/recallsByVehicle?make=international%20harvester&model=scout&modelYear=1978) (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Cite as: Fully Sorted, "International Harvester Scout (Scout 80, 800, II)", https://fullysorted.com/research/models/international/scout, updated 2026-10-01.