Posted on 04/24/2019 6:53:21 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Ford has been whipping truck and SUV enthusiasts into a froth with the news of a revived Bronco SUV, but it would seem that Bronco isn't the only famous nameplate that's getting a second lease on life.
According to a report Saturday by FordAuthority.com, the Blue Oval has applied for trademarks on both the Scout and Bronco Scout names, and we're betting that the Scout badge could find a home on the long-rumored "baby Bronco."
Now, applying for trademarks on vehicle names isn't necessarily a sure sign that they'll get used. Automakers squirrel away weird names for potential vehicles all the time. That said, the fact that it's trying to snag a trademark on a famous SUV name like Scout leads us to believe that this is more than just an exercise.
Unfortunately, details on the Bronco are still scarce as Ford has gotten annoyingly good at stopping leaks (for the most part) about its highly anticipated new vehicles. We are reasonably sure that we'll see the new Bronco sometime next year as a 2021 model, with the baby Bronco (likely Escape-based) a few months after that.
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What’s wrong with Edsel??
<>P> Growing up, my friend's family were big into IH. His Dad drove a Travelall, and both he and his brother had Scout IIs.
I hope the Scout increases their stock price.
Let ‘em have the LGBTQ Boy and abortion supporting Girl Scouts, too.
If it’s the same Scout SUV that was posted a couple of weeks ago, the price is insanely expensive. I don’t remember exactly but think it is around eighty thou.
IH got out of the pickup and Scout business just as pickups and similar vehicle sales went to the moon.
Genius !
I knew a guy had one of those. He was an expert fabricator and stuck a 396 in it. It was a handful to drive with that short wheelbase, but sounded really, really good.
While never owning a Scout, from what I remember...it was a working-man’s vehicle and built more for farm/ranch work. I also remember people talking over the GPM situation, and I doubt that anyone got more than 14 mpg. I think most of the demise of the vehicle (1971-1980) was that IH management were running this, if it’d been Ford or Chevy...they would have improved upon the look or built a three-quarter’s version with better gas mileage.
So Ford can legally take the name Scout just by means of filing for a Trademark?
My friend had a Bronco II and he drove like an idiot. The Bronco II had a very unsettling way of going around turns especially in rain and I can’t believe we never flipped.
As I recall, the original Scouts were very rust prone.
They were also very spartan. They don’t make spartan vehicles now days. They will use the name to charge a high price.
“Scout” should never be a Ford. It was an International Harvester vehicle. A 1960 Scout was my first car. My father bought it brand new in the winter of 1960 because one of his sisters who lived close to our farm had cancer and frequently needed to go the the hospital. The Scout had 4wd and could go through anything. This one was red with full white travel top. Four cylinder motor and three speed transmission with transfer case. You had to go out and lock the hubs to get it into 4wd. When I got my license in the spring of 1963, it became my go to school vehicle, go skiing vehicle and go on dates ride. It was a veteran of many drive-in’s and may have held a record for suffering through “The Dirty Dozen” at least a dozen times. It was bog slow and would top out at 80 mph that was attainable only on the PA Turnpike on a downhill section. A Scout should never wear the blue oval.
I knew a guy is HS that had a Scout with a diesel engine. Those were not that common.
Diesel engine?
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