Photo: Weaver Customs
International Harvester is a name that can draw a blank with younger people. By the time the brand went belly-up in 1985, most of the youngsters on modern automotive Reddit threads hadn't even been born yet. But the International Scout pickup truck is still a very easy truck to like, especially when a shop that knows what they're doing gets their hands on one and goes to town. Enter Weaver Customs of West Jordan, Utah, just the kind of shop we're talking about.
There's no facet of classic American restomods that Weaver Customs hasn't dabbled in. From classic Chryslers to GM products and fast Fords, and the occasional palate cleanser like Diamond T trucks and Jeeps, there's not much you could do that surprises the folks at this shop. In short, they're just the kind of tuning company that can bring the most out of a truck most young people have never even heard of.
From the factory, the Scout hit dealer floors with a number of different engines under the hood, from four-pots to straight-sixes, V8s, and even a couple of diesel options from Nissan, of all companies. All these pale in comparison to the 6.2-liter, twin-turbocharged GM LS3 V8 that Weaver Customs shoe-horned into this truck with little room to spare. Two sizeable 68 mm turbos flank either side of this engine block, making for some real visual fireworks when the hood pops open.
Some impressive-looking three-inch exhaust piping leads to two exhaust ports molded into the impressive body kit this truck's sporting at the moment. Make no mistake, this is no homemade DIY Bondo job. Every seam, every crease, and every nut and bolt of this truck's exterior was created with a keen sense of design and an artist's hand. That's all you need when your eye for automotive design exceeds that of big-wigs in the modern auto industry at times. Even if it were possible to design a vehicle this way in 2024, we get the sense most pencil pushers simply wouldn't. The polished wood truck bed is just gravy on top.
All this considerable aesthetic pleasantry is backed up by a custom-built chassis built to handle all the extra power a twin-turbo LS can crank out. With coilover suspension and 14-inch brake rotors all around, this is the kind of restomod truck that can legitimately make new sports cars look feeble and slow. It's a testament to the kind of ingenuity native not just to Weaver Customs but the entirety of the American tuning scene. This very car is running across the auction block this ear at the Barret-Jackson event in Scottsdale, Arizona. If someone manages to take it home for less than six figures, we'd call that downright theft.
From the factory, the Scout hit dealer floors with a number of different engines under the hood, from four-pots to straight-sixes, V8s, and even a couple of diesel options from Nissan, of all companies. All these pale in comparison to the 6.2-liter, twin-turbocharged GM LS3 V8 that Weaver Customs shoe-horned into this truck with little room to spare. Two sizeable 68 mm turbos flank either side of this engine block, making for some real visual fireworks when the hood pops open.
Some impressive-looking three-inch exhaust piping leads to two exhaust ports molded into the impressive body kit this truck's sporting at the moment. Make no mistake, this is no homemade DIY Bondo job. Every seam, every crease, and every nut and bolt of this truck's exterior was created with a keen sense of design and an artist's hand. That's all you need when your eye for automotive design exceeds that of big-wigs in the modern auto industry at times. Even if it were possible to design a vehicle this way in 2024, we get the sense most pencil pushers simply wouldn't. The polished wood truck bed is just gravy on top.
All this considerable aesthetic pleasantry is backed up by a custom-built chassis built to handle all the extra power a twin-turbo LS can crank out. With coilover suspension and 14-inch brake rotors all around, this is the kind of restomod truck that can legitimately make new sports cars look feeble and slow. It's a testament to the kind of ingenuity native not just to Weaver Customs but the entirety of the American tuning scene. This very car is running across the auction block this ear at the Barret-Jackson event in Scottsdale, Arizona. If someone manages to take it home for less than six figures, we'd call that downright theft.
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