"PilotMan" (Pilotman)
12/01/2014 at 11:01 • Filed to: None
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"PilotMan" (Pilotman)
12/01/2014 at 11:01 • Filed to: None | 3
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I got a call last night asking for help. A good friend of mine is an International Harvester connoisseur. His family has collected a handful of IHCs to eventually restore and piece together. They each have their Scouts that they drive but they also have collected several Internationals that were to be restored or used for projects. After 10 years of not doing much with the vehicles, the property is being sold from underneath them. The father does not want to work on selling or parting the trucks out, he plans to sell them all for scrap - the horror! I love old cars and I hate to see them go to the crusher, I also hate seeing old cars rusting away in a field, slowly turning into piles of iron oxide.
There are a handful of Scouts, an 800 pickup, and two Travelalls. One Travelall has a solid body with a trashed interior, the other has a decent interior. Combining the 2wd Travelalls with the 800 manual 4x4 drivetrain would be awesome.
There is a decent 1969 Scout 800 with a V8. There is a low mileage USAF Scout, a Scout II , and one of the Scouts is a Sport Back which is a very rare vehicle. There are also a large number of doors, Dana 44 Axles, Seats, hubcaps, etc…
I have a 13 year old son and I'm thinking that building the Blue 1969 Scout into a running truck together would be fun and great way to spend several weekends. But when restored Scouts are being sold for $5,000, it's a money pit bringing one back from the dead.
Is there a market for or will there be a market for Internationals? Should I try and save three of four of them? I have a good sized garden I could park a couple on. Should we put them up on eBay or CL?
The trucks are located in UT if you are interested in getting some International Harvester history for a really low price.
I'm sorry about the pics, I'll get some daylight photos when I get the chance.
KatzManDu
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 11:03 |
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They have a niche following. There has to be some kind of 4x4/International web forum where you could flog these things, get advice and parts, etc.
Party-vi
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 11:07 |
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"I also hate seeing old cars rusting away in a field"
They're Internationals. Move them to a parking lot so they can rust away on asphalt.
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 11:07 |
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As suggested, find an International truck forum and post this. I am sure that there will be plenty of people who will want them.
Round headlight enthusiast
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 11:07 |
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depends on the frame. if it's solid, then rat rod it IMO. but bad frame = no good
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PilotMan
> Round headlight enthusiast
12/01/2014 at 11:16 |
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I think there were extra frames laying around that should work if someone needs a replacement.
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PilotMan
> KatzManDu
12/01/2014 at 11:16 |
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I'll try the old Binder Bench.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 11:29 |
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I have a 13 year old son and I'm thinking that building the Blue 1969 Scout into a running truck together would be fun and great way to spend several weekends. But when restored Scouts are being sold for $5,000, it's a money pit bringing one back from the dead.
Sounds to me like a resto-mod that can take 2-3 years instead of a few weekends so that he has his first car ready when he turns 16.
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PilotMan
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/01/2014 at 11:31 |
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That's what I'm thinking. Maybe something fuel injected and torquey. A cummins 4 cylinder, or Jeep 4.0L?
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 11:34 |
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Why not go totally cray cray and put a Land Rover 5 cylinder diesel in it?
505Turbeaux
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 11:51 |
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my old scout diesel is for sale for 25K...
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PilotMan
> 505Turbeaux
12/01/2014 at 11:56 |
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$25,000? Has it been transported through time directly off the showroom floor?
Tohru
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/01/2014 at 12:01 |
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They want it to start reliably.
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Tohru
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 12:02 |
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Do the Sport Back, not the blue one. If you're going to spend the effort and time, do it to the rarest one.
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505Turbeaux
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 12:06 |
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http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/keeps-going-up… well not particularly. Nice truck, but total and utter CP. Edit: link is down, wonder if it actually sold for that
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PilotMan
> Tohru
12/01/2014 at 12:07 |
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SportTop, sorry for the typo. Kind of a strange Scout.
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Tohru
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 12:23 |
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See, that's cool shit man. Do that one.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> PilotMan
12/01/2014 at 13:47 |
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4BT! OR 4-53T.
Andrew P. Collins
> PilotMan
12/12/2014 at 17:20 |
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I want to get my hands on the 80! Mine may be... beyond saving.
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PilotMan
> Andrew P. Collins
12/12/2014 at 17:45 |
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Sadly, the 80 is worth more in pieces. $100 doors, $200 top/rear window. $250 seat, $3oo in fenders, $150 grill surround, 4-speed, etc....
I sold the old rusty tail gate for $100 today.