1977 Scout II, 1972 Grill, originally Omaha Orange and repainted green, T-18, 304.
Tell us about your Scout:
This Scout started as a fleet truck for the University of Tennessee Forestry Dept. It's a bare-bones model, coming with no radio (a delete plate), no antenna hole was ever cut, and there were no dealer options.
In the late 80s it was retired from the Forestry Dept. and my dad transferred it for use as his field truck in the Wildlife & Fisheries Dept. on a black bear research project in the Great Smoky Mountains Nat. Park. I coincidentally worked on this project and drove the Scout as a high school and college student. When my father retired in 2000, his students bought the Scout for him at the University Auction as a retirement gift (for $500!).
This is when he repainted it green (I believe 'Tam O Shanter' Green from earlier Scout models) and moved it to his VA farm for use driving up the mountain and to run errands, etc.
I acquired it in 2010 and moved it back to TN to use as a daily-driver. After 5 or so years it became pretty unsafe, and I retired it from daily use to only weekends. In 2018 I dropped it off with Levi at Old Iron Offroad in Crossville, TN to await restoration work. I picked it up in July 2020. Work done while at Old Iron was extensive: New floors, rockers, wedge mounts, body mounts, 2.5" suspension refresh, rear quarters, engine resealed and painted, added a modern brake booster, added Hamilton Fuel Injection, repainted the hard top white, clear-coated the rest, fresh stock steel wheels, recovered seats, and buttoned up the wiring. It's now my daily driver again, and I couldn't be happier. I am slowly adding refinements, like a new headliner, center console, hubcaps, etc. but the main work was with Levi.
I bought my first Scout for $2000 when I turned 17 (a 1975 2WD, 4-cylinder XLC model in Grenoble Green), and drove it all through college. It has been a real honor to be able to also own my dad's, and I look forward to the many adventures to come.
(will add more pics at a later date)
In the late 80s it was retired from the Forestry Dept. and my dad transferred it for use as his field truck in the Wildlife & Fisheries Dept. on a black bear research project in the Great Smoky Mountains Nat. Park. I coincidentally worked on this project and drove the Scout as a high school and college student. When my father retired in 2000, his students bought the Scout for him at the University Auction as a retirement gift (for $500!).
This is when he repainted it green (I believe 'Tam O Shanter' Green from earlier Scout models) and moved it to his VA farm for use driving up the mountain and to run errands, etc.
I acquired it in 2010 and moved it back to TN to use as a daily-driver. After 5 or so years it became pretty unsafe, and I retired it from daily use to only weekends. In 2018 I dropped it off with Levi at Old Iron Offroad in Crossville, TN to await restoration work. I picked it up in July 2020. Work done while at Old Iron was extensive: New floors, rockers, wedge mounts, body mounts, 2.5" suspension refresh, rear quarters, engine resealed and painted, added a modern brake booster, added Hamilton Fuel Injection, repainted the hard top white, clear-coated the rest, fresh stock steel wheels, recovered seats, and buttoned up the wiring. It's now my daily driver again, and I couldn't be happier. I am slowly adding refinements, like a new headliner, center console, hubcaps, etc. but the main work was with Levi.
I bought my first Scout for $2000 when I turned 17 (a 1975 2WD, 4-cylinder XLC model in Grenoble Green), and drove it all through college. It has been a real honor to be able to also own my dad's, and I look forward to the many adventures to come.
(will add more pics at a later date)
