The
Scout Connection was born from a passion for International Harvester vehicles and a
heartfelt desire to restore them and keep them on the road. Lynn Faeth, the owner of
The Scout Connection, began his career with Internationals as a nine-year-old boy, working
on his father's apple orchard delivery and farm trucks. Word got around that he worked on
"Binders" and local people sought him out to repair their trucks, also.
Salvage vehicles were purchased for parts and the hobby became
full-time.
| In 1983, it was no longer a hobby, but a full-fledged business.
Lynn
put himself through college, repairing and selling parts for Internationals. After
college, Lynn opened The Scout Connection in Fort Madison, Iowa and expanded the business
to include service, repair, parts, and restoration. |
Our new 10,800 sq. ft. custom built facility just north of Ft.
Madison, IA. |
| Lynn operates the business with the help of his wife, Heather
and two sons, Austin and Ethan and several employees. In the fall of 1999, The Scout
Connection moved into it's new custom-built, 10,800 sq. ft. building(shown above), just
north of Fort Madison. The new location has allowed us to greatly expand and we now
offer all aspects of our business, under one roof! We also now have over 5 acres of
salvage vehicles for your used parts needs. |
The Scout Connection is
universally recognized as the leader in the restoration field. With well over 100 awards
to our credit, including "Best of..." in every category and many "Best of
Show", our customers regularly garner several awards at every show they enter,
whether it be a strictly IH show or an open car show.
Our proudest achievement, has been
receiving the prestigious "once-in-a-lifetime-of-the-vehicle" Ted Ornas Award, a record 4
times in the 8 year history of the award!! A feat unmatched by anyone!
The Scout Connection's restored vehicles have
been featured in many books, magazines, newspaper articles, calendars and brochures. Lynn
and Heather have also served as judges for numerous regional IH shows and the Scout
Nationals for over 10 years, and Lynn is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the
Iowa Chapter of the IHC Collector's Club.
The Scout Connection sponsors The Midwest IHC
Classic Show held in Iowa every spring.This show has classes for all IHC models of
vehicles and equipment, as well as lots of fun events, awards, a sale arena, parades and a
Saturday Night Banquet. 2001 marks the 10th anniversary of this outstanding show. More
information about the 2001 Midwest IHC Classic Show can be found under the show title
listing on the home page.
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