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International Harvester Scout (1973)
for sale

Price: US $200.00

Description:

Just in time for winter! I have to thin the herd here, so I'm going to sell a 73 International Scout II with a Terra top. The Scout has been set up for four wheeling (it's been to Badlands at Attica IN a couple of times) and also to plow snow in the winter to earn it's keep, so it's more than a toy! The neighbors are less likely to complain about it being an eyesore if you use it open up their driveways during that next big blizzard. The history on the Scout as I know it is as follows; I owned it once before, and when I had it the first time about ten years ago I installed Dana 44 front and rear axles from a 79 Scout Terra that had about 40, 000 actual miles before it rusted out. When I installed the the axles I redid axle shaft U joints, brakes, wheel bearings, and ball joints on the front axle, and all new brakes on the rear. The engine is a 345 that starts and runs good but has a lifter tick that has been there ever since I bought it the first time, it's not gotten worse and of course it hasn't healed itself. The engine has a newly rebuilt Holley 2300 carburetor on it that could still use a little tuning on the automatic choke, but it starts well and idles nice after it warms up a little. Transmission is the Torqueflite 727 that IH used, and it shifts well. Transfer case is stock Dana 20 two speed. Recent additions to the Scout by the last owner include a new aluminum three core radiator with new thermostat, new electric fan, rebuilt steering box and pump along with a Borgeson steering shaft, and a high amp Delco CS series alternator. The stock fire prone ammeter wiring was bypassed in favor of a voltmeter under the dash. The original points distibutor was replaced with the Prestolite electronic out of the 79 Terra.
The Scout has beefed up springs for a suspension lift along with slightly longer shackles. That, along with some trimming on the wheel wells, allow it to run the 33 inch Mud Kings it has on it without rubbing. The tires are about 40-50% and still have decent tread. It also has a newer 33 inch spare tire. Interior wise, it was fitted with a set of gray Dodge Neon bucket seats adapted to the stock seat bases, and a Dodge Ram center console that doubles as a jump seat was installed, so in a pinch this will haul three people. There is room behind the seat to haul tools, straps, or a high lift jack for your off roading adventures.
The Scout is set up with a 'hybrid' snow plow- no, it doesn't save gas, it's a combination of a Western cable operated pump and angle power supply, and a Meyer blade. The frame work was built by the last owner and made to be easily removable after winter is finished so that you get full ground clearance for off roading. The leaky stock gas tank was replaced with a poly fuel cell of 15 gallons with a sending unit that works with the Scout's stock fuel gauge, so you know where you stand on fuel. This also gives a little more clearance at the back for off roading.
It's a Scout, so it has rust. The last owner put in new floors and bracing under the floors, so it's solid if not really pretty. The only rust hole into the cabin is a hole on the passenger side kick panel that's about a silver dollar in size, easy to fix. The wheel wells have been cut out so no real rust there, but the door bottoms were rusty along with the rockers which were replaced. Doors shut and open OK, not smooth like a new Cadillac but you're not trapped inside either. It's a Scout after all, so you have to expect a little bit of roughing it! All in all, I've had a lot of Scouts, and this one is probably not a good candidate for restoration. It's a 'use it for what it's good for' Scout, which is opening the driveway in the winter and having fun off road in the summer.
If this needs to be said, I will not take a check for $30, 000 and give what's left to your shipper; the Scout should drive home fine, but it's been sitting most of the summer so you may want to trailer it. Everything works on it like it should, brakes have had new lines, it has a newer master cylinder, and exhaust is duals dumping under the pickup bed that was replaced about three years ago, but no guarantees are expressed at all, if you choose to drive it it's on you. I can deliver withing 100 miles one way from my location for $1.50 a loaded mile; I'd rather not, but if that's what it takes to sell, then I'll do it.
Any questions feel free to ask, and let the bidding begin!

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