What is International Scout?
[[File:61Scout.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|1961 International Scout 80 with half cab roof}}]] The '''International Scout''' was an [[off-road]] [[vehicle]] which was made by [[International Harvester]] from 1960 to 1980. It was one of the earlier [[SUV]]s. The Scout was created as a [[Competition|competitor]] to the [[Jeep]]. Remarkably, the Scout went from a basic idea to [[Manufacturing|production]] in only two years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://4wheeldrive.about.com/cs/international/a/aa010103a.htm |title=Little Known Facts About The International Harvester Scout - IH Scout History |author=Jim Walczak |date= |website= |publisher=About.com |accessdate=25 May 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402155908/http://4wheeldrive.about.com/cs/international/a/aa010103a.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Like the Jeep it had square utilitarian styling but had cleaner lines.<ref>Steve Statham, ''Jeep Color History'' (Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Co., 1999), p. 88</ref> It initially featured a fold-down [[windshield]]. The Scout and second generation Scout II were produced in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] as two-door trucks. They had the options of a half cab [[pickup truck|pickup]] or removable hard or soft top. == Background == International Harvester began building [[truck]]s and [[Pickup truck|pickups]] and later in 1907. In 1953 it added a truck-based people carrier, the [[Travelall]]. In the late 1950s it began to design a competitor for the two-door Jeep CJ 4x4. The 1961 model year Scout 80 made its debut in late 1960. Scouts began selling so well against Jeep, [[Ford]] jumped in with the [[Ford Bronco|Bronco]] and [[Chevrolet]] came out with the [[Chevrolet K5 Blazer|Blazer]].<ref>Michael Lamm, 'Sitting in Looking out, you'd hardly guess you were driving an off-road vehicle. It's another of those two-car cars', ''Popular Mechanics'', Vol. 136, No. 5 (November 1971), pp. 100–102</ref> == Production == A concept for its [[wikt:replacement|replacement]] was started in 1964. It was ap