"jminer" (jminer)
04/21/2016 at 15:07 • Filed to: None
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"jminer" (jminer)
04/21/2016 at 15:07 • Filed to: None | 2
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So I stumbled upon something earlier this week and I made a deal with the guy for it last night. I don’t have the whole thing at my house, but it’s pretty sweet!
Hints:
It has a V8
It was made during the Carter Administration
It is 4 wheel drive
Here’s a crappy shot of its dash panel
I’m ridiculously excited because it is quite solid for the area with sound frame and structure. There is rust in the fenders, wheel wells and flooboards.
Wow- it didn’t take long to guess that it is an International Harvester Scout. Less than 2 minutes from the page going live.
Technically it’s a Scout II Traveler, but I’ll give you all Scout
itschrome
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 15:08 |
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IH scout?
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 15:09 |
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An international scout.
Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 15:11 |
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Looks like a Scout to me
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jminer
> itschrome
04/21/2016 at 15:16 |
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You were the first reply and you’re close enough to count. It’s a 79 International Scout II Traveler
Steve in Manhattan
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 15:19 |
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Kind of a brown wagon ... diesel?
Stapleface
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 15:20 |
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Damn, all things considered that's pretty darn clean (with the exception of the wheel arch). Those floorboards look like they're in really good shape. What magical world do you live in that Scout's didn't rust back into the earth in ten years?
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jminer
> Steve in Manhattan
04/21/2016 at 15:26 |
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It’s kind of a wagon, but it’s mostly orange. They did offer it in diesel, but that was pretty rare. This one’s a gas v8.
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Steve in Manhattan
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 15:27 |
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I remember - the AMC dealership near me when I was kid (in Rockville MD) sold them alongside Pacers and Hornets. RIP both brands.
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jminer
> Stapleface
04/21/2016 at 15:28 |
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I have no idea how I got this lucky. I live in St Louis and cars that were never driven in the snow here have rust through by the time they are 20 years old!
Most scouts around here returned to the earth long ago...
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jminer
> Steve in Manhattan
04/21/2016 at 15:29 |
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Yeah, this is the second vehicle I own from a long dead brand (other is a Willys Jeep). Parts sourcing is difficult, but not as bad as you would think this day and age.
Klaus Schmoll
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 15:36 |
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Saw this thing last year. Not a common sight in downtown Munich.
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itschrome
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 15:50 |
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yay! I mean seriously though, who ever actually call’s them a scout II? I’ve always just called them a scout, traveler package is cool though, but I would have never guessed that. haha but the shifter gives the scout away every time.
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jminer
> Klaus Schmoll
04/21/2016 at 16:13 |
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I would imagine that's an exceptionally uncommon site in Europe. They're pretty uncommon in the US.
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jminer
> itschrome
04/21/2016 at 16:16 |
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I guess most call it a scout, but this one in particular is longer than the regular Scout II, and the II was drastically different than the Scout 800 and 80.
Most people also just call a E30 a BMW...
Ross Kraz
> jminer
04/21/2016 at 17:51 |
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Someone get me some peanut butter because I’m jelly
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jminer
> Ross Kraz
04/21/2016 at 21:35 |
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Well I’ll get it to the house and get some better pics this weekend.
I’m counting myself lucky with its shape from here. Only time will tell if I change my tune..m
Old-Busted-Hotness
> jminer
04/22/2016 at 07:35 |
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No matter how tempted you may be, DO NOT take the roof off. With rusty rockers, it’s the only thing holding the body together. I know this from experience.
When I took mine off, the last bolt in the windshield header fought me the whole way. When I finally got it backed out, I heard a BANG and there was suddenly a 6-inch gap between the windshield and the roof. Even with the roof back on, the doors never closed properly after that.
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jminer
> Old-Busted-Hotness
04/22/2016 at 08:23 |
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Good tip, it sounds like yours may have had a tweaked frame though. While I’ve never done it on a scout, I’ve pulled the roof off of many a rusty Bronco without any issues.
Shouldn’t the frame keep the body in place?
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Old-Busted-Hotness
> jminer
04/22/2016 at 08:50 |
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The frame would do that, if the body had any integrity. Without the rockers to maintain the door gap, the floorpan has enough flex (especially if like me you don’t actually have a floorpan) to open things up considerably.