Red Carpet International Scout

This 1965 scout 80 custom red carpet edition is in excellent condition.

Red carpet international scout. Only 3 000 red carpet scouts were made with red seats and interior a white exterior and a special custom medallion. While most truck restorations take place in home garages steve restored his 1964 international special edition red carpet scout 80 in the public eye via streaming webcasts. This 1964 international harvester scout 80 is a rare red carpet special model pulled from an old warehouse by its 19 year old seller and his father in 2007. I then decided to replace the whole interior repaint it in the original white replace the door rubber etc.

This model had a red interior with a white exterior full length headliner full floor mats and a special medallion that was silver plated affixed to the door which read custom. To celebrate ih offered its first limited edition scout the red carpet special. Built as a rival to the two door jeep cj 4x4s which had emerged from the ghost of the willys overlanders of the 40s and early 50s the first international harvester scout the scout 80 debuted in late 1960. Every international dealer in the u s.

In short order the scout was not only competing with jeep s product line but helping to establish what we now know as the suv. By 1964 the scout was successful enough that more than 100 000 had been built. A badge on the side of the car read 100 000 red carpet series scout by international. These red carpet edition scouts were painted in white with a red fully upholstered interior.

International harvester 1964 red carpet scout 80. The international harvester scout is often considered if not the first suv made than among progenitors to the modern sports utility vehicle and four by four classes. Was sent a red carpet series scout to use for promotion purposes. The red carpet series was a celebration of the 100 000th scout sold.

This is the story of an international scout in the digital age. The first special package was the red carpet series celebrating the 100 000th scout manufactured by ih and only 3 000 were produced. Together with some professional help they restored the truck over a three year period but are now selling to fund his departure to college. International made very few red carpet edition scouts like this one which featured.

It has a 302 v8 4wd od etc. To make it really nice. White paint red interior carpet hubcaps door panels custom door badges and a dash pad. When i bought it it had won first place at the sunflower regional ih show 2011.

The cars were fitted with full carpeting and a roof head liner.