interesting choice, after the Scouts they had in 75-76...

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The 75-76 Ski team Scouts: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2026/01/scout-ii-and-quiet-flite-evinrude-from.html

Olympic athletes that once pumped gas.... no less than Jesse Owens and Duke Kahanamoku

Jesse Owens worked as a petrol pump attendant to help finance his studies at Ohio State University. then made history at the 1936 Olympic Games by winning four gold medals, setting individual Olympic records in each event, plus another as a member of the 400-meter relay. And pissing off Hitler with his superior race nonsense

I already did a thorough bio of Duke in 2019 https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019/05/did-you-know-duke-kahanamoku-famous.html

I just heard from my morning FM radio show hosts, that there are a LOT of stories, mostly tear jerkers, during the current winter Olympics. Here's one they mentioned

U.S. Olympic cross-country skier Ben Ogden, who raced at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and the current 2026 Italy Winter Olympics

His father, John, a former cross-country skier, famously woke up at 4 a.m. to clear a homemade ice rink on a local pond using a John Deere lawnmower equipped with a custom-built Zamboni attachment to save his son the time wasted to go to town (or something similar) to get in his practice efforts on the local ice rink

Ensuring the ice was perfect for them, he engineered his own "Zamboni" system to smooth out the ice, a testament to the DIY spirit that supported Ben's athletic development.

Ben Ogden made Olympic history earlier this week, ending the United States’ 50-year medal drought in cross-country skiing. The two-time Olympian claimed silver in the men’s cross-country skiing sprint. He is just the second U.S. man to claim an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing since Bill Koch, also a native Vermonter like Ogden, did at the Innsbruck Games in 1976.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/us-olympian-ben-ogden-was-introduced-to-skiing-by-his-father/ar-AA1W62Ee#:~:

Scout II and a Quiet Flite Evinrude. From 1975 to 1976, the Scout served as the official vehicle of the U.S. Ski Team,

International Harvester saw an opportunity to showcase the Scout’s capabilities on the world stage. They sent 10 of the new long-wheelbase Travelers and seven Scout II Traveltops.

All 17 International Scout vehicles assigned to the U.S. Ski Team were outfitted with high-end options, typically mirroring the Patriot or Sno-Star packages. Ten of these Scouts were further equipped with Warn electric winches mounted on Warn bumpers. A bold “U.S. Ski Team” decal adorned the front fenders, and many featured additional driving lights.

Six of these vehicles were shipped to Europe for the Innsbruck Olympics and subsequent World Cup events, while the remainder supported training camps in Montana, Ontario, Washington, and Colorado.

https://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM118248

https://offroadtripz.com/international-scout-olympic-suv/

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The Feds indicted the Bay Area Hells Angels for RICO, and failed not twice with mistrials at a estimated cost of 20 million, to get in front of this the Hells Angels decided not only would they support the Olympics they would participate in the torch relay.

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1972 Ford Mustang Sprint Special Edition convertible, number 5 of 50 made, the patriotic option group, made available in February 1972, celebrated the American spirit and the upcoming Olympic Games in Munich

50 convertibles with this motif was made in 1972. 

The goal was to have them take part in the Cherry Blossom Parade Festival in Washington D.C. in April of that year. These had upgraded door panels that were a distinct improvement.

https://fordauthority.com/2026/02/ford-nationals-to-feature-cars-that-celebrated-1972-olympics

you never know what you're going to find, or where.

Ford celebrated the 1972 Summer Olympics with a special limited-edition red-white-and-blue Sprint package for the Mustang, Maverick, and Pinto.

The Sprint Décor Group option was conceived to jumpstart sagging sales during one of the Mustang’s worst sales years. The package was one of the most striking in the marque’s history, which made it a popular seller.

50 of the 1972 Mustang Sprint convertible were produced and shipped to the Washington, D.C., sales district for the annual Cherry Blossom Parade.

http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/1608-special-edition-1972-ford-mustang-sprint-package-celebrates-the-olympics