My father worked for General Telephone in Southern California in the fifties and up through 1966(?). He was responsible for central offices in Crestline and Lake Arrowhead and GTE issued him a brand new International Scout 800 with a turbocharged four cylinder. It was pretty basic but I remember that it had electric windshield wipers, a heater, and GTE installed seat belts! It had military style tires and it really did pretty well in the snow. Gutless as far as speed, but never had an issue riding up and over some pretty deep snow. GTE also had International upgrade the electrical to include a huge battery and an alternator as the Johnson Messenger II radio were still tube based and required lots of power. It was recommended to leave the Scout idling at short stops to allow radio operation and dad left her running when he filled up at Marty’s 76 station!

Neat little rig – so cool you found one and are keeping it alive!