I saw a scout 800 at a DEALERSHIP in colorado this weekend(perfect). Instead of IH on the grille it said autocar...
Just curious as to what it meant.

Autocar makes large trucks, and I don't believe they were ever involved with IH.

In summary, some dipshit thought it would look cool and put it there.

Autocar used to be owned and operated by volvo. Then a couple years ago they became their own company. They now only do cab over trash trucks. There is a lot of trucks out there that have the autocar name on them, but they are still owned by volvo. On the IH, someone probably had an emblem laying around and just put it on the scout. As far as I know, like Dave said IH and autocar(volvo) are not involved with each other.

Autocar, founded in 1908, was an early leader in heavy truck production. As the world of long haul trucks changed to demand nationwide service Autocar had to find new sales and service outlets after WWII to stay in business. Finally Autocar

was absorbed by the White Motor Truck Co. in 1954 and continued in limited production, but enjoyed a popular comeback for a brief time in the 1980’s. It was probably the most durable truck ever made in the US and plenty of them are still in service both as tow trucks and over-the-road rigs. The Autocar, as part of White, was eventually acquired by GMC which in turn became part of the GMC-White-Volvo family. In 2001 Volvo sold the Autocar badge to Grand Vehicle Works Holdings LLC, in Highland, Ill., for use on the Expeditor line of refuse trucks which allowed Autocar to continue to hold the title of the oldest vehicle nameplate in continuous production in the United States. The last road trucks to carry the Autocar name were produced in 1995, although the majority of Autocar’s still seen pulling freight are pre-1990 AT64’s.

You can read more about the history of several truck manufacturers HERE (http://www.rpmfortruckers.com/articles/0304fa2.html)

Just FYI.