Episode
Wheeler Dealers: 1970 International Harvester Scout 800A
Overview
Mike hunts down an early SUV poised to explode in the vintage 4×4 market, a 1970 International Harvester Scout 800A. Ant restores it to glory by rebuilding a leaky transfer case, fixing the steering, replacing out of date wipers and interior.
Details
- Series
- Wheeler Dealers
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2018-05-09
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
1970 International Harvester Scout 800A is Episode 5 in Season 15 of Wheeler Dealers. It aired on 2018-05-09. The runtime is 45 min.
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