SUGGESTION from a loyal IH Scout and truck owner regarding RUST in the past

[1Roadmaster]

I have had many IH trucks / scouts / travelers / terra / pick ups / travelalls and even big IH trucks. I worked in Chicago for International Harvester selling trucks as well as built IH trucks for truck pulls / drag race and shows back in the 70s thru 1980. One common IH issue was body rust and hope the powers that be in building the new SCOUT really take rust seriously with the new SCOUT for people that had the old Scouts of yesteryear might have had a less then stellar experience with rust that caused the demise of many SCOUTS and IH trucks of the past. I know that this is a new company SCOUT MOTORS and suggest a PHOENIX return from the ashes edition. I did put my name down with deposit for a TERRA and hope the new SCOUT MOTORS great success. Would like to hear back from Scott Keogh and Jamie and be kept in the loop on how things are going.

 

[Scoutsie]

I have had many IH trucks / scouts / travelers / terra / pick ups / travelalls and even big IH trucks. I worked in Chicago for International Harvester selling trucks as well as built IH trucks for truck pulls / drag race and shows back in the 70s thru 1980. One common IH issue was body rust and hope the powers that be in building the new SCOUT really take rust seriously with the new SCOUT for people that had the old Scouts of yesteryear might have had a less then stellar experience with rust that caused the demise of many SCOUTS and IH trucks of the past. I know that this is a new company SCOUT MOTORS and suggest a PHIONEX return from the ashes edition. I did put my name down with deposit for a TERRA and hope the new SCOUT MOTORS great success. Would like to hear back from Scott Keogh and Jamie and be kept in the loop on how things are going.

I’m neither Jamie nor Scott Keogh, but I don’t think this is something to be concerned about. Thankfully, cars don’t rust anymore like they did in the 70s and 80s. That’s been pretty much addressed by better paint techniques starting in the 90s. Some companies are a bit better than others, but you don’t see the problems that you saw in the past unless you get a really good scratch/chip on the body that goes unrepaired. I wouldn’t worry about this.