4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1976–80
NAMED MODELUnited States

Scout II Nissan diesel (1976–80)

The first diesel American SUV: the Scout II, Terra and Traveler with the Nissan SD33 3.3-litre six from 1976 and the turbocharged SD33T from 1979, chosen for fuel economy after the 1973 crisis.

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Sources & evidence
Scout II Nissan diesel (1976–80) — <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/greggjerdingen/collections/72157631550277505/">Click here for more car pictures at my Flickr site.</a> North Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA · CC BY 2.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEScout II (1971–80)BUILT BYInternational HarvesterIN SERVICE1976–80PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 100″

The record

International fitted Nissan’s 92 hp SD33 diesel six from 1976 and the 101 hp SD33T turbo from 1979; about 15 per cent of late Scouts were diesels and they are prized by collectors for economy and longevity.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERInternational Harvester ↗
Fort Wayne, Indiana
MANUFACTURED1976–80
ENGINE3.3-litre Nissan SD33 and SD33T diesel six
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEScout 80, 800 and II
FAMILYScout 80, 800 and II
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE100″

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1International Harvester Scout ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft