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The Fall of the trend-setter (IH Scout).

When you ask an off road enthusiast what a good off roader should have they will mention three things, a short wheel base, good amount of torque with a light and durable chassis and rugged suspension and build quality. It so happens that an International Scout had all this making it the go to choice and at present day this is causing it go up in value. I myself love the look this small two door SUV, and wanted to share more information about it, previously i have written about the Land Rover and the Land cruiser and now i wanted to write about the International Scout. About International Harvester International Harvester started building short bed and tall body pick-up trucks in 1907 and in 1953 when the pickup truck industry expanded itself towards more consumer needs and comforts, they launched the truck based people carrier the “ Traveall”. The Scout came from a company that made its mark on the agriculture industry, the International Harvester  company can b

The low slungbeauty

It is unfortunate that such a beautiful car with low slung, swooping lines and curvy fendered car like the Marcos GT is almost forgotten and most people never manage to identify the car, unlike the other British sports cars of its era. Marcos were manufacturing two seat sports cars like all the other sports car manufacturers of the time except the result was much different. A lot of the British sports car manufacturers of the time would use the engine from one company and the transmission or the suspension from another manufacturer, this allowed them to have a much better and less expensive car in the end. It also allows allowed people to work on their own cars. Jem Marsh the founder Marcos was founded by Jem Marsh, who was later joined by Frank Costin a mastermind who was known for advancing the monocoque chassis structure and was quite crucial in adapting aircraft   aerodynamic knowledge for automobile use. The very name of this company is the first three letters of their