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  • From all of us at Scout Motors, welcome to the Scout Community! We created this community to provide Scout vehicle owners, enthusiasts, and curiosity seekers with a place to engage in discussion, suggestions, stories, and connections. Supportive communities are sometimes hard to find, but we're determined to turn this into one.

    Additionally, Scout Motors wants to hear your feedback and speak directly to the rabid community of owners as unique as America. We'll use the Scout Community to deliver news and information on events and launch updates directly to the group. Although the start of production is anticipated in 2026, many new developments and milestones will occur in the interim. We plan to share them with you on this site and look for your feedback and suggestions.

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    So, welcome to the Scout Community! We encourage you to check back regularly as we plan to engage our members, share teasers, and participate in discussions. The world needs Scouts™. Let's get going.


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  1. ScoutScribe

    EVs on the Trail- Firsthand Experience

    On that "stone knives and bearskins" level, it's pretty easy to do that kind of conversion and the battery choices are sooooo much better than Wilde had back then. If you pull the trigger on the project, keep us posted.
  2. ScoutScribe

    Comment by 'ScoutScribe' in item 'Scout Motors Scout II'

    Get me the VIN and I'll give you a little historical perspective on it.
  3. ScoutScribe

    75 terra

    Also, it's a Gold Star! Cleverly called "Pickup Rallye" in the '76 Gold Star book. Custom trim level interior, AC... top-o-the-line in every way. On so many levels, you have a Scout to envy!
  4. ScoutScribe

    1961 Scout 80

    You have a first year Scout! If you don't mind sharing, what is the chassis number? With that I can give you an pretty good idea when it was built. Of course if you got the Line Setting Ticket, you will know that already. Still, I like to let people with '61 Scouts know that they are "plank...
  5. ScoutScribe

    75 terra

    I'm sure you meant to say '76 Terra, as the Terra first appeared for the '76 model year. If it's early production '76, it may have been built in '75. Tylically, production for the upcoming year started at theend of July or the first of August for the following model year. As it happened...
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    Comment by 'ScoutScribe' in item 'Super Scout / Hardtop'

    Well, all you can really say for sure is that the VIN and VIN tag came from an SSII. I verified it in the Service FIche as well... though the LST was plenty of proof. Body swaps on Scouts are very common due to the rust issues. Or, maybe it was wrecked as you suggested. In either case, back in...
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    Comment by 'ScoutScribe' in item 'Super Scout / Hardtop'

    And here I am! The easiest thing is if you can post or PM the LST. I could also verify from the VIN. For a general lesson, here are a couple of other means to determine an SSII, starting with the location of the VIN plate... which should be on the passenger footwell mounted upside down. Also...
  8. ScoutScribe

    My 77 scout 2

    Ok, then. If you have questions, come back here and ask.
  9. ScoutScribe

    My 77 scout 2

    Is there anything to discuss? Do you have any questions about it?
  10. ScoutScribe

    EVs on the Trail- Firsthand Experience

    In my distant past, I had some experience with an EV on the trail and maybe it can offere a little perspective. It was 1999 and I was the US Correspondent for a British magazine. I was testing a 1971 Series IIA Land Rover converted into an EV by Wilde Evolutions, then of Port Townsend...
  11. ScoutScribe

    Scout Motors First Video Debut!

    And so it begins! "Scouting ahead" for sure....
  12. ScoutScribe

    03.14 - This day in Scout history...

    The Scout wouldn't have existed but for him. Not so much because he was responsible for every curve of the body or every nut and bolt... it was a team effort after all. It was sheer, dogged determination to see what he thought was a great idea turned into reality. He had been given a very...
  13. ScoutScribe

    Welcome and Introductions!

    You have two very rare Scouts and this model is the only true convertible International Harvester produced. As connected as I am to Scouts, you'd think I would have heard of a couple with TWO Sportop Convertibles
  14. ScoutScribe

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I especially liked Keogh's line, “Certainly you would not want the Scout VIII to be like the Scout II.” Had the Scout remained in production to this day, it would have evolved. Even as an old guy whose profession has him often living in the past, I can appreciate the need for a vehicle, a brand...
  15. ScoutScribe

    Charging a non-tesla at a super charger

    Standardizing the chargers is going to be infrastructure Job One. And protecting them from vandals!
  16. ScoutScribe

    Scout Motors Selects South Carolina for Production Site

    I think the South Carolina location will result in a happy experience for all concerned. People there still have the good old American work ethic and if the company treats them well, employees will be as loyal as the day is long.
  17. ScoutScribe

    Scout Motors Selects South Carolina for Production Site

    Finally! Nobody I know predicted correctly, including me and my wife.
  18. ScoutScribe

    Buttons vs screens

    Screens are very distracting for me if they have to be used going down the road. But I'm an old geezer. I can manipulate switches well and can use them without taking my eyes off the road once I have that muscle memory of where they are. I don't think anyone can do that with a touch screen...
  19. ScoutScribe

    Scout motors reserving names in patent office

    Covers a lot but there are others they might regret not having someday.
  20. ScoutScribe

    Scout Color Poll #1

    None of the above! I vote for a remake of 2027 Red, a CT399 special color used on a '79 CVI special model. I call it "Salsa Red." It's gorgeous!
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