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| Years |
1977-1979 |
| Origin |
USA |
| Wheelbase |
106.5" |
| Engine |
196 cubic
inch 4-cylinder
(Early)
232 cubic inch 6-cylinder
258 cubic inch 6-cylinder
304 cubic inch V-8
345 cubic inch V-8
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| Transmission |
T427 (a.k.a.
BW-T19) manual
T-407 (a.k.a. Tourqeflite 727) automatic |
| Transfer Case |
TC-146 (Dana
300)
TC145 (Dana 20)
TC-142 (NP205)
TC-143(IH Tcase) |
| Front Axle |
Dana 44 |
| Rear Axle |
Dana 44 |
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The International Harvester Scout, affectionately known as a
Cornbinder, was not the most glamorous vehicle ever made, but
like an English Bulldog, they were so ugly that they are kind
of cute.
International Harvester started planning the whole Scout thing
back when bee-hive hair-dos, cars with foot-tall fins and I Love
Lucy were at the center of pop culture. During that time, everybody
and their mother’s brother was trying to figure out how
to knock the Jeep CJ off as the ol’ king of the hill, and
they had their work cut out for them. Come 1961, International
Harvester’s planning had come to fruition and they released
the original Scout, in hopes of being the company that could topple
the legendary Jeep CJ.
By 1977, bee-hives had been replaced black silk jackets, gold
necklaces, pork chop sideburns and bellbottom jeans. And while
the Scout II line was toying around with some gaudy colors, horrible
pin stripes and slot mags, the Super Scout came to be, and stayed
true to function over form. It was cowboy when cowboy wasn’t
cool.
The Super Scout II, not to be confused with the Shawnee Scout
II, came with removable fabric doors, a roll bar, and a soft top
– a real off-road machine.
The “Soft-top Safari” model was tagged the "SSII"
by International’s marketing department, and as a result,
buyers were generally unaware of the actual "Soft-top Safari"
name. Eventually though, the "SS" letters were assumed
to stand for "Super Scout", and the name stuck –
like it or not.
Here’s the really great part about Super Scout II…
it took all of the best features from the Scout II lineup (Dana
300 transfer case, the T19 or 727 Torqueflite transmissions, and
Dana 44 axles) and added a real open-air, off-road element to
it. While the Scout II was just as competent off road, the SSII
got back to the basics, making it purpose-built.
Right off of the showroom floor, the SSII could be put into severe
duty service on a farm, work site or taken straight to some hard
core trails.
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