The Story Behind the Scout
This Scout rolled off the International Harvester line in 1974 and was delivered new to Beaudry Motor Company in Tucson, Arizona — a fact still documented by the original IH line setting ticket that accompanies this sale.
From 1980 through 2019, it was owned by a single family — nearly four decades of continuous ownership that preserved both the vehicle's character and its paper trail. In March 2019, it sold publicly on Bring a Trailer (Lot #17,110) for $35,000, when the current Atlanta-based owner acquired it.
What followed was a deliberate, invoice-documented build through two credentialed Georgia specialty shops — not a quick flip, but a methodical commitment to doing the mechanical work correctly. The result is a Scout II with a fully rebuilt 345 V8, ceramic-coated headers, a new aluminum radiator, and every receipt to back it up.
In December 2025, Art of Speed completed a comprehensive deferred maintenance pass — meaning the new owner inherits a truck that has been freshly addressed, not one hiding known issues.
The exterior was professionally repainted in 2015 by Rainbow Auto Body in San Luis Obispo, California — white with black graphics over the original factory two-tone.
