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Super Scout / Hardtop

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Tell us about your Scout:

1977 Super Scout that had hard doors and top added. While the VIN and the Chassis stamp match, I have questions whether this is an actual SSII. I may never know.

Purchased in 2005 from a seller in Sacramento. Paperwork/Line ticket indicates it was sold in Oakland, CA. The previous owner had it Rhino lined in interior. Has very little rust.

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Jamie@ScoutMotors
Welcome to the Scout Registry! Got any photos you could add to your post? Also our resident historian Jim Allen may be able help you track down whether it is an original SSII.
 
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Potestio said:
I would very much like to connect with Jim Allen. It's been a mystery for 18 years.

Thanks!
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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, the defroster vents will have snaps at each end for covers. I see the mirrors are mounted on the A-Pillar and that's another SSII clue. Finally, the 4th digit of the VIN will be a "5" of it's an SSII. For a '77 the first five would be "G0052." A good number of SSIIs had doors & tops added later. Occasionally by the selling dealer. The SSII didn't sell well outside the "grit-in-their-teeth" crowd, which was a small market. Most people wanted a more weathertight and quiet platform and since the doors and top were easily added, many did.
 
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Hi Jim,
Nice to connect with you!

The VIN plate is not in the right place and is right side up....but the interior was Rhino lined, so whomever did that work could have put it back in incorrectly. The VIN plate, LS and chassis stamp all match, but people have said that the chassis stamp does not look correct. The snaps on the dash are not there, but there are round indentations on each side of the vent and a small hole (one hole on each side of vent) where the snaps would have gone. It looks like the snaps were there once. Also, the seats are not fixed. Everything else checks out...the mirrors, the fenders, obviously the documentation. I've attached the LST, the picture of the VIN plate and the chassis stamp. One person's opinion is that they had a wrecked SSII and put all the stuff on a regular Scout. Seems like a lot of trouble when they were not worth much back in 2005 when I bought it. Also....it's strange that they would go to all the trouble to get indentations on a dash and all the other parts but would allow the VIN plate to be mounted incorrectly. Plus it came with all the SSII door skins and the canvas top, but that doesn't mean anything. This is why it's been such a mystery. Also....Jim Glancy viewed the photo of the chassis stamp and said that while it did look odd, strange things could have happened on the assembly line.

Thanks for taking a look!!
 

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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 '05 when Scouts and Scout parts were cheap, a person could have gotten a good body for a couple hundred and made up a nice Scout for not much money. The chassis stamp looks fine to me, though your image is pretty blurry. The font looks correct and the location is in the normal area... the exact spot somewhat variable within a few inches from one person stamping to another. It's pretty difficult to identify the year of a Scout II body. There were some differences across the years but that's one deep, pedantic dive I have not yet taken. BTW does the engine number match that listed on the LST? Finally, FWIW, if you have the bits to make it an SSII again.... why not!
 
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Thank you for taking a look Jim! The chassis stamp caused some concern from others....they didn't think the font was correct, so I am glad to hear that you do. Where would I find the engine number?

Again, thanks for taking a look.

Steve
 
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