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1978 Scout II Rallye

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ZachBecan23

ZachBecan23

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Purchased from the original owner in 2020. After 2 years of work, me and my dad got it to the current state. Has a 345 V8 and 3 speed automatic, which are original to the Scout. I located factory accessories such as the winch bumper and spare tire carrier locally, and added a factory style rollbar. Currently sitting on a 4in lift with 33x12.5 r15 tires on 15x10 -48 offset Weld Racing Forged Typhoons.
 

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ScoutScribe said:
Nice work on that Scout. Embassy Gray is a fairly uncommon color and it goes nicely with the Rallye applique.
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I’ve actually owned 3 Embassy Gray Scout IIs and seen at least 2 others pop up where I live. I know the color isn’t common, but am curious if location may also have something to do with that?
 
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There is often a regional component to color choices. In my experience, Embassy Gray is most common in the Southeast. Where was your Scout sold? Do you have the LST?
 
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There is often a regional component to color choices. In my experience, Embassy Gray is most common in the Southeast. Where was your Scout sold? Do you have the LST?
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It came out of Springdale, Arkansas. My other Embassy Gray Scout came out of Dallas. Both LSTs attached.
 

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ZachBecan23 said:
Purchased from the original owner in 2020. After 2 years of work, me and my dad got it to the current state. Has a 345 V8 and 3 speed automatic, which are original to the Scout. I located factory accessories such as the winch bumper and spare tire carrier locally, and added a factory style rollbar. Currently sitting on a 4in lift with 33x12.5 r15 tires on 15x10 -48 offset Weld Racing Forged Typhoons.
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Awesome job, you should be very proud!
 
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Well, the '79 is something special, because it's one of the "Uptfitter's Package" Midas, of which there were only 92. It's listed as a "Show Unit," which indicates it was liekly used in shows or for PR work at some point. I checked the images I have from the '79 Chicago Auto Show, but didn't see one like it. In the Blue package, as this one is, it was pretty much a normal Midas. BUT, there was a Black Outfitter's Package, whith a black interior. Only 19 of the blacks are listed. They were built from August 3 to 21, 1978. Other than the black ones, they appear to be virtually the same as any other Midas but apparently they designated them differnetly for that short period before going back to the standard system after 21 August. It also had a standard IH applique, rather than the optional Midas hand-painted graphics, the 10864 black side panel (see on page 337 of teh Scout book.. It's stunning in Embassy Gray with that applique.
 
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