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Farmerchick

03-15-2006 10:39:05




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I am doing a research paper on Scouts.and i need someones input on what you think the scout has done for the automotive world.And other little things you might know would be helpful.




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williamf

03-15-2006 15:02:32




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 Re: scout in reply to Farmerchick, 03-15-2006 10:39:05  
If you haven't found it already, you might want to also check the Binder Bulletin. An amazing number of Scout fanatics.
Wm



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dhermesc

03-15-2006 11:48:27




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 Re: scout in reply to Farmerchick, 03-15-2006 10:39:05  
It showed that no matter how large the company in order to be competitive in the modern automotive industry one needs economy of scale. Despite being a massive company IH couldn't compete with the auto industry.

The Scout was the only small vehicle IH produced; nearly every component was unique to the Scout line from engines to transmissions to interiors. To compare the same 4 cylinder engine in a Ford Ranger was used in the Mustang, Pinto, and T-Bird. The same 3.0 V6 used in the Ranger is used in the Taurus.

Same with the pickups. Ford pickups share(d) engines, transmissions and other components with their car lines, and produced many times more then IH. Building 600,000 390 V8s is cheaper per unit then 90,000 345 V8s.

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Tallperson

03-15-2006 11:48:23




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 Re: scout in reply to Farmerchick, 03-15-2006 10:39:05  
I may be wrong but I think that was a travelall not a scout... 4 doors and a long wheelbase. Tallperson



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BillyinStoughton

03-15-2006 12:40:50




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 Re: scout in reply to Tallperson, 03-15-2006 11:48:23  
Tallperson...you are right. I always figured them to be one and the same though...both built like brick sh*thouses...but it did have four doors as you stated. I wonder what the GVW was on that bad boy? A friend of mine use to have an old Scout and I remember the front fender on that bad boy weighed in excess of a hundred pounds in itself! Can't build them like that on todays gas prices.



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BillyinStoughton

03-15-2006 11:27:45




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 Re: scout in reply to Farmerchick, 03-15-2006 10:39:05  
I assume you are talking about the International Scout. Well, for starters...I"d say it opened the world to the tag we now call Sport Utility Vehicle. I believe it was built for direct competition to the JEEP, but was still 5 years ahead of the Ford Bronco. So despite being built for competition to the JEEP, it was a first in many ways since it wasn"t compact like the little Willy"s was.

As far as little tid bits...the IH Scout starred in my favorite movie as the vehicle of choice for Max Goldman in Grumpier Old Men.

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Peabody

03-16-2006 05:59:21




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 Re: scout in reply to BillyinStoughton, 03-15-2006 11:27:45  
Didn't Mr. Kimball in Green Acres drive a Scout?



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Harold H

03-15-2006 11:56:42




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 Re: scout in reply to BillyinStoughton, 03-15-2006 11:27:45  
IHC Scout did start what we now call "Sport Utility" or "SUV". It was a much more refined vehicle than the Jeep was. The first really luxury edition of the Scout was the special "Champaign" series that came out in 1966 I believe. I believe the vehicle in "Grumpie Old Men" was a Traveall rather than a Scout.

Harold H



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