Because I live in Colorado, I see quite a few Scouts in wrecking yards— this ’70 and this ’73, for example— and most of the time I don’t photograph them. IHC pickups and SUVs, sure, but the Scouts just blend in like DJ-5 mail Jeeps. This ’71 had a cool custom paint job, plus I’ve realized that all Scouts are interesting, so we’ll check it out. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1970s, 1971, 1971 IHC Scout, 4wd, AWD, Denver, Down On The Junkyard, four wheel drive, IHC, IHC Scout, International Harvester, International Harvester Scout, junkyard, Junkyard Find, SUV, truck
Tagged as 1970s, 1971, 1971 IHC Scout, 4wd, AWD, Denver, Down On The Junkyard, four wheel drive, IHC, IHC Scout, International Harvester, International Harvester Scout, junkyard, Junkyard Find, SUV, truck
Scouts are still pretty commonplace in Colorado, for reasons too obvious to get into here, and that means that some of them are going to wear out and take that final tow-truck ride. This one is a bit rusty, but should have been good for a few more years of farm-equipment-style abuse. 
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