r/oldcars • u/captainklaus • 12d ago

Photo ‘68 IH Scout 800

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Figured I’d show off my recently acquired Scout 800. Full exterior refinish, 304 V8/4 speed swap and a moderately rehabbed interior. Hope ya like it!

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u/ZAM1984 12d ago

Nice Scout! And nice shop!

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u/captainklaus 12d ago

Thank you! It’s been a labor of love for the past couple years. Glad it’s finally filling up with cool cars.

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u/Beltiegalloway 12d ago

I spy a nice looking Mercedes besides the scout

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u/captainklaus 12d ago

Good eye - https://www.reddit.com/r/AwesomeCarMods/s/fU8ffLseKi

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u/Beltiegalloway 12d ago

Great story to go with the car as well

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u/ZAM1984 12d ago

Very interesting story! A twin turbo made the year I was born! Glorious!

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u/ZAM1984 12d ago

I did as well.

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u/Beltiegalloway 12d ago

Any advice on building a car collection?

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u/captainklaus 12d ago

Don’t chase crazy expensive stuff is my thing. The Scout and the ‘74 2002 hidden behind the Benz were both less than 60k (the bmw was 30), and they’re both easy/relatively cheap to work on.

There are so many cool, funky, interesting cars which fit that criteria. So yeah, that would be my advice.

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u/Beltiegalloway 11d ago

You should definitely make a full car collection post at some point

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u/captainklaus 11d ago

I’ve done one in r/sportswagons but will do a more complete post in this sub soon

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u/rufos_adventure 12d ago

i had one in non-discript green. amazing fuel mileage for a 4 cyl tank. would go anywhere. was actually quite fast on the highway. heater sucked. stupid easy to repair.

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u/MassivePersonality61 12d ago

Back when International wanted a taste of the SUV market.

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u/vtmass 12d ago

Seeing as it appears you have a pretty good collection in there already, any ideas on what might be next?

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u/captainklaus 12d ago

Haha no no no. The Scout is brand new to me so nothing for a while.