Scouting Tejon Ranch for Scout Motors' new EV
There's a certain fittingness in a location scout scouting for Scout, the revived Harvester name launching its all-electric future. Some assignments just write themselves. When Scout Motors set out to launch their groundbreaking new EV, capable of traveling up to 500 miles on a single charge, they needed landscapes equal to the ambition. For the reveal, Mr. Location Scout brought them to the vast rugged expanse of Tejon Ranch in Southern California, a working landscape big and wild enough to match the go-anywhere promise of the new EV.
We scout car and running footage locations across California regularly, but every now and then, a project comes along that means something more. This was one of them. For Mr. Location Scout's owner, this campaign carried a weight that went beyond the work. He originally drove to Los Angeles more than 40 years ago in an International Scout. So being part of the vehicle's modern relaunch wasn't just another automotive shoot. It was a full-circle moment, a location scout, scouting for Scout. We honestly couldn't have written a better brief than what history has written itself. And yes... we're already eyeing the new Harvester Scout the moment it rolls off the line.
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