Funds Received

Got notice today, from the previous owner of the Scout, that he received the cashiers check I sent him and that he'll be mailing the title tomorrow. I'm gonna also finalize the shipping arrangements tomorrow. I'll let you know who I go with and how it works out.

Service Manual

The day I won the auction for the Scout, I started looking around for it's service manual . I found it over at www.binderbooks.com and it arrived in the mail today. They sent it USPS Priority Mail and was very well packaged. They included a small product catalog and a pen with their business name on it. The service manual is great it covers everything bumper to bumper with clear instructions and pictures. Any other documentation I might need for the scout in the future, I'll surely get from them.

Shipping Quotes

Well, I finally went to the bank today and got the cashiers check for the Scout and I mailed it out priority, I hope to have the tile to the car by next week. I also decided to get some quotes from some of the vehicle shippers I had found on the web. The rates ran the gamut from almost $400 to 3 times that, below are some sample of the rates I got. I found these companies at www.movecars.com and www.transportreviews.com, along with the one recommended by eBay.

These quoted rates are for shipping from Georgia to Florida.

• DAS - $1295
• Instant - $790
• Hilton - $675
• Car on A Truck - $595
• Momentum - $550
• Cosmos - $390

I'm gonna do a little more research and I'll let you know what I decide.

On a different note, I found a couple of excellent sites with active member forums that are dedicated to the International Harvester trucks. I've found allot of great ideas on there already, I also became a member and introduced myself and my '63 Scout 80. Check them out:
Just International and Binder Bulletin.

Research

I figured while I wait for Monday to come around, so I can send the money, I'd do some research on the web about the modifications I can do to the Scout and ideas others have had. I don't want to build a crawler or anything like that so I guess my goal is going to be to build a very self reliable street Scout able to take a beating. I'd like to put dual batteries, run the dual gas tanks or even look around for a larger gas tank, set up 4 wheel disk, put a PTO winch, run on board air, put some bad ass armor on it, install a cage, basically turn it into a hard core urban survival truck.

It's mine!

Cool, I won the auction! For the bargain price of just shy over $600, I'm the proud owner of a 1963 International Scout 80. Below are some of the pics from the auction. I'm gonna 2nd day the owner a cashiers check and coordinate with DAS for the shipping. I'll let you know how that all works out, but I figure I should have my baby home in 30 days or so.

Almost!

It's almost mine. Only 15 hours left in the auction. I've been emailing the owner and requesting more pics and asking more questions. Seems as if all systems are there just taken apart to one level or another. Can't wait! Gotta get info on shipping, figuring it will be around $800 dollars door to door. Well, stay tuned.

Looking for a Scout 80

Today, I blog before you, 1 day and 23 hours from becoming the proud owner of a beat to hell basket case slightly used 1963 International Harvester Scout 80. I began my search for a Scout 80 about a month ago. I'd looked in the local papers, craigslist, auto classifieds on the web and eBay. By far, eBay has been the place to find them, now the trick is winning one. As I am located in Florida I've only looked for Scouts in the Eastern US in order to save on shipping. I've bid on a few but so far have been out bid. Today though I am just under 2 days from winning it. It's got a s**t load of parts removed and many extra parts included. I better go find a manual for this thing if I ever hope to piece it back together. I'll be updating the blog as the auction continues and when I win it (and I will win it, damn it!) I'll be blogging about getting it home and about the work I do to it as I try to restore it to at least a decent daily driver. Stick around and if you have a International Harvester Scout of your own feel free to contact me with any pics or ideas and I'll post them up.