Classic International Harvester for Sale

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International Harvester built rugged trucks and the legendary Scout from 1907 to 1985. Classic IH vehicles are beloved for their utilitarian charm and workhorse durability.

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International Harvester was formed in 1902 by the merger of five farm-machinery makers: the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, the Deering Harvester Company, the Milwaukee Harvester Company, the Plano Manufacturing Company, and Warder, Bushnell & Glessner. The J.P. Morgan banking firm brokered the deal. The company was headquartered in Chicago and grew out of Cyrus McCormick's mechanical reaper business.
International Harvester sold its first motor vehicles in 1907, beginning with the high-wheeled Auto Buggy, built for rough rural roads. Sources differ on its cargo-carrying counterpart, the Auto Wagon: The Henry Ford dates the company's first light-duty trucks to 1907, while the Octane Press Scout history dates the Auto Wagon to 1909. Passenger cars were dropped after 1911. Early trucks were made in Akron, Ohio.
International Harvester built its pickups, Travelalls and other light trucks in Springfield, Ohio, and its heavier trucks in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Fort Wayne truck plant opened in 1923, turned out more than 1.5 million medium and heavy trucks, and closed in July 1983. The Scout was assembled in an adjacent Fort Wayne plant.
International Harvester built the Scout in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from November 1960 to October 1980, covering the 1961 through 1980 model years. The original Scout 80, credited to chief designer Ted Ornas, was followed by the Scout 800 and, in April 1971, by the Scout II. The longer Terra pickup and Traveler were added for 1976. The first Scout engine, a 152-cubic-inch four-cylinder, was derived from the company's 304 V8.
International Harvester is generally credited with the first factory-built crew cab pickup, the Travelette, which launched in 1957. The first version had three doors and two rows of seats for up to six people, and a four-door Travelette arrived in 1961. It was sold alongside the Travelall, a truck-based station wagon that International introduced in 1953 and built until 1975.
International Harvester discontinued its full-size pickups and the Travelall in May 1975. The Henry Ford notes that the company chose to focus on commercial-grade trucks and school buses, and sales had fallen sharply after the 1973 oil embargo. The last full-size pickup line had been introduced in 1969. After 1975 the only International pickup was the Scout-based Terra, which lasted until Scout production ended in 1980.
International Harvester was broken up in the mid-1980s. A 172-day United Auto Workers strike that began in November 1979 badly damaged its finances. In November 1984 the company agreed to sell its farm equipment business to Tenneco, which combined it with its J.I. Case subsidiary to create Case IH. Having agreed to give up the Harvester name, the remaining truck maker renamed itself Navistar International in 1986.
The Scout name belongs to the Volkswagen Group. It stayed with Navistar, the truck company that succeeded International Harvester, and Volkswagen's truck subsidiary Traton completed its purchase of Navistar on July 1, 2021. In May 2022 Volkswagen announced electric pickups and SUVs under the Scout brand, and its Scout Motors company later broke ground on a plant in Blythewood, South Carolina. Navistar was renamed International Motors on October 1, 2024.
The 64 International Harvester listings on Classic Cars Arena right now are priced from $3,995 to $55,995, with a median asking price of $12,495. These are the prices sellers are asking today, not sale prices, and the figures change as cars are listed and sold.
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Classic International Harvester Vehicles: Built to Work

International Harvester, originally a farm equipment manufacturer, produced trucks and utility vehicles from 1907 to 1985. IH vehicles were built for hard work, and their rugged construction has earned them a loyal following among collectors and off-road enthusiasts.

Most Popular Classic IH Models

The Scout and Scout II pioneered the compact SUV segment and are increasingly sought after by collectors. Classic IH pickups, including the KB, R-Series, and 1000/1100 models, offer rugged workmanship with distinctive styling. The Travelall was one of the first production SUVs, predating the Suburban in concept.