International Harvester
Brief History
International Harvester was introduced to the public in 1902 after merger between the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and Deering Harvester Company, along with three smaller agricultural equipment firms. Company's head quarter was in Chicago, Illinois. International Harvester was best known with its farm equipment as well as its trucks. Part of the production line was also jet engines, school bus chassis, and its highly successful and innovative pickup trucks/wagons. International Harvester opened new page in its history in 1961 with introduction of a new type of vehicle—a light cross-country machine witch they called Scout. This was the first serious competitor to Jeep. Over 35,000 Scouts were sold in first production year. The success of Scout other auto makes to start producing similar type of vehicles. That's how Ford Bronco and Chevrolet Blazer appeared. Despite the success of Scout, its production was discontinued in 1980. Five years later International Harvester's assets were purchased by the Case Corporation who continued to produce tractors and construction equipment under the Case IH brand. The truck manufacturing business became Navistar International Corporation because Case Corporation also acquired the IH brand.
