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# ’74 Cascadia
* ### Engine
  6L L96 GM (360hp)
* ### Color
  Original Patina Paint
* ### Style
  1974 Scout II
* ### Gearbox
  6l90 6 Speed Automatic
### Bodywork
* Original patina paint
* Workman front bumper
* Front Runner roof rack
* Repaired and painted hard top
* New lenses, seals, and windshield
### Interior
* New interior with heated seats
* New carpet kit
* Bluetooth stereo with speakers, amps, and subwoofer
* Cruise control
* Tuffy center console
### Mechanical
* 360 HP GM 6L L96 engine
* 6l90 6 speed automatic transmission
* New Tom Woods driveshafts
* New front/rear brakes and locking hubs
* New fuel system with upgraded 30 gallon tank
## WHAT WE DID
This 1974   is one we are proud to say is returning home. After spending most of its life in Eastern Oregon as a management truck for a logging company, it is now headed back to its home in the Pacific Northwest. After a stay with us at our  in Ames, Ia, this beautiful Scout II is looking to make memories in its new home in the state of Washington. Being as this Scout will have spent most of its like in the Pacific Northwest we felt it was only right to give it the name, . An ode to the incredible region this Scout gets to call its backyard.
We can sum up this build in three words: built for adventure. Featuring its new 360 HP GM 6L L96 engine, this Scout gains power it has yet to experience in its nearly 50 years of life. With modern power also comes the benefit of modern fuel economy and the ability to go further, 17-21 mpgs further that is. This is sure to keep this beautifully patina’d red Scout cruising down the road amongst the deep greens of the  for years to come.
Beyond the mechanical upgrades this Scout has some additional upgrades to keep the adventure going. The addition of a 2″ lift, new 33×10.5×17 tires, combo sliders, and a  helps propel this Scout beyond most things mother nature may throw at you while on the road. Thats the goal, to keep these Scouts on the road as we progress through the modern age. Built as viable off-road vehicles back in the day, we feel they still hold a place on and off the road well into the future. This 1974 Scout II is not only a great one to look at, but a great one to take on any one of life’s adventures.
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# ’79 Tahitian Dream
  LS 4.8L (295hp)
  1979 Scout II
  5 Speed Manual
* Stock chrome bumpers
* Powder coated dash
* Treated rust areas and added protective coating on interior and underside
* Engine bay repaint in satin black
* New interior with Pendelton textile on original IH high back seats
* New black loop carpet kit
* Bluetooth stereo with speakers and amp
* New weather sealing on doors and windows
* Four-point roll bar with front and rear three-point seatbelts
* 295 HP GM LS 4.8L engine
* 5 speed manual transmission with Dana 300 transfer case
* Complete new wiring system
* New brakes front and rear with Dana 44 axles
* Ne fuel system with upgraded center mount 30 gallon tank
* Tom Woods driveshafts
* New 33x10.5 BFG tires with white Rallye wheels
* 2.5” suspension lift and shocks
This 1979 , known as the Tahitian Dream due to it’s incredible original paint and patina, was rescued from Texas. Though it was disassembled and in a slew of parts in a backyard we could not help but see the potential in this build. With a vision for a custom Scout II runner we knew this incredible piece of history had to be saved, this Scout II needed to be on the road!
If you’re familiar with the vintage 4×4 community you are sure to know that a classic Rallye Scout sticks out amongst the rest. This is due to its flashy decals racing across the length of the Scout. What’s better than a fresh new Rallye decals? How about decals, that over the years, have truly become one with the truck. The patina of both the paint and the decals truly makes this Scout .
With our customary  LS conversion and all the new bells and whistles, this 1979 custom Scout II is sure to keep up in the hustle and bustle of our modern day. We were able to keep its original paint, which is very important to us when we come across vehicles in this condition, and went with stock bumpers to complete that vintage 70’s look. On the inside: a proper updo in Pendleton textile just to elevate the experience of owning this one of a kind !
## ’74 Cascadia
# Guest Post: New Legend x Iron & Resin Super Scout II
READING TIME: ABOUT 5 MINUTES  |  WRITTEN BY  |  AUGUST 22ND 2021
**This is the New Legend x Iron & Resin Super Scout II (SSII), it started life as a standard 1976 International Scout II that was rescued by the team at New Legend – probably the best company in the world at finding, restoring, and modifying classic Scouts.**
Unlike other Scout builds from New Legend, this vehicle was a collaborative effort with the folks over at Iron & Resin in California. The resulting four-wheeler is an entirely unique Scout built to be a one-off evocation of the rare Super Scout II.
## *Fast Facts – The Super Scout II*
* The original Super Scout II (SSII) was released by International Harvester in 1977 as a stripped down, off-road racing focussed version of the Scout with fabric doors, a fabric roof, and a number of other features designed to keep it light and nimble.
* The first Scout was introduced in 1961 as a competitor for the , it proved so popular that Ford soon launched their own , and others followed soon after.
* Scouts use a simple body-on-frame design with a front-mounted engine, either a manual or automatic gearbox, and four-wheel drive via a central transfer case.
* The Scout has been out of production for over 40 years, however they remain as popular as ever, and pricing on them only seems to go up over time.
## The International Harvester Scout II
The International Harvester Scout II was released in 1971 as the final major iteration , after the original Scout 80 and the subsequent Scout 800. By the 1970s the sales competition for four-wheel drive leisure vehicles was white hot, a vastly different landscape to the early 1960s when there were far fewer models for sale.
The Scout II remained popular right through the 1970s, the model arguably peaked in the late 1970s when a Scout SSII took victory in the 1977 Baja 1000 for 4×4 production vehicles with Jerry Boone at the wheel – he finished almost two hours ahead of his nearest competitor.
Boone’s feat was made all the more impressive by the fact that he’d only had a month to prepare a stock Scout SSII for the event.
In 1978 Sherman Balch would take a class victory in the Baja 1000 and the Mint 400. Balch’s successes would continue well into the 1980s, he was still taking victories in the Baja 250, the Baja 500, the Baja 1000, the Mint 400, and the Parker 400 in 1982.
Over the course of its 1971 to 1980 production run, the Scout II was offered with a broad selection of engine and transmission options. Engine choices started with the 196 cubic inch International Harvester inline-four and went all the way up to the 345 cubic inch International Harvester V8.
Transmission options varied between either a 3 or 4-speed manual transmission from Borg Warner or a 3-speed Chrysler A727 automatic.
When the Scout II left production in 1980 the model went though a period of relative obscurity when they were only really popular with vintage off-road enthusiasts. In recent years this has all changed, the Scout 80, Scout 800, and Scout II have become some of the most desirable classic four-wheel drives money can buy.
## The New Legend x Iron & Resin Super Scout II
The Scout II you see here now now benefits from a careful rebuilt at the , a world-leading International Scout restoration company based in Iowa.
Unlike classic restorations which seek to return a vehicle to the gleaming condition it was in when it left the production line all those years ago, this vehicle has had rebuild that respects its original hard-earned patina.
Once a suitable Scout II had been found it was given a rebuild and servicing by the experienced hands at New Legend. They fitted a freshly tuned 345 cubic inch V8 and mated it to a crisp, low-mileage T-19 4-speed manual transmission.A serviced Dana 20 transfer case was installed and fitted with new U-joints for years of trouble free operation.
The radiator was then rebuilt and given new hoses and a new fan clutch was bolted into place. New ball-joints and wheel bearings were fitted to the freshly serviced front axle, and the rear axles was rebuilt with a Detroit Trutrac limited slip differential and new brakes.
The steering box was then rebuilt with new heavy duty tie rods and drag links completing the steering system. A new 30 gallon fuel tank was bolted in with a new sender and filler neck to ensure the new owner will have plenty of gasoline onboard for weekends in the wilderness.
The final major change to the running gear was the installation of a premium Deaver suspension kit, notably improving the handling over the original suspension that was now well over 40 years old.
The exterior of the Scout now benefits from the addition of a custom hard top dome with waxed canvas removable soft sides and rear panels. A 5-point roll cage has been added for safety, and it works in conjunction with an FSR roof top tent, which can be included for an additional $2,500 USD.
OEM SSII door inserts and mirrors were sourced and installed and the vehicle is riding on original Scout 15″ white Rallye wheels with 33×10.5×15 BFG tires on all four corners.
Inside the Scout you’ll find a custom buffalo and waxed canvas interior co-desinged by New Legend and . The front seats are original mid-back Scout II seats that have been reupholstered and the carpets have been removed to ensure that the interior is easy to clean.
*The completed Scout was used extensively in the INR x New Legend 4×4 Spring ’21 catalogue and ~~it’s now for sale for $35,000 USD~~ is now SOLD as of October 2021.*
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# Why We Drive w/ Scout Enthusiast Manny Gage
The “Why We Drive” series, brought to you by , exists to celebrate International Scouts and the people that drive them. In this installment we sit down with New Legend friend, 1973 Scout II owner, and adventure enthusiast, Manny Gage, to ask the age old question, “Why do you drive?” Check out the video to get a little look into Manny and his Scout’s story!
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***Interview Transcript:***
*“What originally captivated me about driving was back when I was 15 in the little small town in Ohio we were at in Youngstown getting your drivers license was the biggest thing because then you could just go cruise this State Route 224 and hang out with your friends and pick them up. It was a sense of freedom that you had that before that you were always reliant on mom and dad to take you to your friends house and drop you off. So driving was almost entering adulthood, becoming an adult, having more responsibility, and having really freedom to do what you wanted to do and hang out with your friends.”*
*“When I started looking at getting an old vintage convertible or truck I looked at all like your usual trucks you might consider; Broncos, FJ’s, and everything. I came across Scouts and I loved how they looked, they were the original SUV. My wife loved how the 800s looked and that was my original foray into Scouts. I had that for about a year and I was leasing a nicer car that was boring to drive, even though it was really nice and sporty you would drive it and just fall asleep. So, I had kind of convinced myself that it was a good idea to have New Legend swap a Scout II for me and make that my daily driver. That kind of involved and evolved over time into the rig I’ve got now.”*
*“I love just how it connects you to the road. When you’re driving you have to be paying attention now, you can’t be on your phone, you can’t just zone off in terms of what you’re doing so you feel connected to what you’re actually doing. Which a lot of the time you can just be on auto pilot and not pay attention to things. This has really brought in more than just the driving adventure of like actually being on the road but the fiends and the people that we’ve met, like this is the second meetup that we’ve done and Ive met and hung out with a bunch of people and been places that I otherwise wouldn’t have been. We all share the same love of vintage 4x4s, Scouts especially, and all the things that come with it which is like breaking down on the side of the road and having to stop and get things fixed or someone else running a Napa[Auto Parts Store] in the middle of a trip to get your stuff and then camping out at a brewery like we’re at tonight.”*
*“There’s a ton of vehicles even if you look at other types of vehicles like Ford Raptors, Broncos, or anything else but you see a ton of them. Scouts completely different to me it’s very unique and stands out a lot of people don’t even know what it is and then you explain the history of it and that it’s not a company that’s still around but it’s an American made company. You’ve got people that have put their whole lives into it especially now in restoring them so it’s kind of come in and brought in a second life and that’s what really attracted me to Scout[s] and that’s what makes it kind of unique in the 4×4 world.”*
*“I drive because I enjoy the drive it’s not about the destination about where I’m going, it’s about who I’m with on the drive it’s about the stopes we do along the way it’s about getting there we can get there in two hours, we can get  there in 11 hours but it’s really the adventures along the way. No one‘s gonna remember that, ‘Hey I took a regular drive it took me an hour to get there and nothing happened.’ You’re always gonna talk about like the mishaps that happen, the stops you weren’t expecting to make, those are memories that you make.”*