With VW resurrecting the Scout name for an all-electric off-road brand, what better time to learn its history? On the pyramid of vintage off-road obscurity, the Willys Jeep is a cornerstone: Just ...

Introduced as a spartan off-roader, the Scout quickly morphed into one of the very first vehicles that ticked all the boxes of what became the wildly popular Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment.

You’re forgiven if you’ve never heard of the Scout. While the SUVs with which it competed were built by automakers with a massive footprint, the International Harvester Company was as well known for ...