New England Region

[AGuyAndHisDog]

New England Scout owners and enthusiasts, let's hear who's out there.

To be clear... New England = Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island

Let us know where in New England you are and what you're driving (or hope to be driving someday).

 

[BadWolf]

Driving a Ford...1964 Scout 80 is the project truck. I just moved to Maine last year, and had to leave the Scout behind in Phoenix. As soon as it becomes affordable to ship it here, I'll get Mabel back into the garage, and get her running again etc. It was running/driving when I left Phoenix...

Anyway...Norway Maine here.

 

[Ih_scoutheart]

1963 Scout 80 in Jericho, Vermont

 

[AGuyAndHisDog]

1963 Scout 80 in Jericho, Vermont

I'm in Hinesburg. Not too far away. Do you know of any other Scouts in the area?

 

[Ih_scoutheart]

No i have seen a couple but dont know any

 

[Big Mike]

New England Scout owners and enthusiasts, let's hear who's out there.

To be clear... New England = Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island

Let us know where in New England you are and what you're driving (or hope to be driving someday).

I'm in Waterbury Connecticut. I drive (almost 12,000 miles this year!) a '72 Scout 2 345 automatic. I made Brimfield this year.

 

[AGuyAndHisDog]

I'm in Waterbury Connecticut. I drive (almost 12,000 miles this year!) a '72 Scout 2 345 automatic. I made Brimfield this year.

I would have loved to go to that but I was traveling for work that week. Hopefully they do it again in 2023!

 

[lefty]

I'm in Bedford, MA!

 

[used2jeep]

New to Scout, other than almost buying a 1979 "Scout something" with a 304/360ish as a plow truck. Missed out on the fun of new style with the Bronco, very interested in the design from VW (the Atlas is pretty macho). Currently in an Explorer.

I work near @lefty .

 

[SteelyCal]

I'm in Hinesburg. Not too far away. Do you know of any other Scouts in the area?

1970 Scout 800A Winooski, VT

 

[TaconicBear]

New England Scout owners and enthusiasts, let's hear who's out there.

To be clear... New England = Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island

Let us know where in New England you are and what you're driving (or hope to be driving someday).

And after you ID yourself here, be sure to joint the facebook group Scout New England. That's where we communicate and share events to meet up at.

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I'm not far from Bennington VT, or Pittsfield, MA. Hemmings still runs summer evening shows in Benningto, so it would be fun for those of us in the Berkshires and Greens to gather at one of them.

 

[I Sandman]

New England Scout owners and enthusiasts, let's hear who's out there.

To be clear... New England = Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island

Let us know where in New England you are and what you're driving (or hope to be driving someday).

 

[I Sandman]

Over in Rhode Island, driving a Rivian R1S and a 78 Traveler and 72 II.
Looking forward to replacing the Riv with the new Scout!
Join Scout New England on FB for community events!

 

[Scoutsie]

I’m from Boston, MA! My parents bought a 1975 Scout II in Hingham, MA circa after their wedding (1974). We had that car until 1987. It was affectionately known as Scoutsie. My mom had noted that it had some rust on the window, but I guess the salesman and my dad were like “it’s nothing!” It wasn’t nothing: that car had a real rust problem. My sister and I could put our tiny child feet through the floorboards. The city declared it to be an abandoned car, which my dad kept calling the city about (“no, this car isn’t abandoned, the engine keeps catching fire, but it’s still technically running…”). They finally towed it and crushed it. Scoutsie was called into meritorious service during the Blizzard of ‘78 to bring stuff to people who didn’t have four-wheel drive. Scoutsie also drove to Montreal, Maine, New York, one pediatric eye surgery, a lot of appointments at Boston Children’s Hospital, many drive-in movies, many visits to parks and the beach, and overall a lot of happy memories, even when the car backfired, stalled, rusted, lost the ability to safely keep the doors closed while in motion, or even when the engine caught fire. People didn’t really have SUVs yet as family cars… you got a station wagon. My sister and I used to roll around in the backseat with no seatbelts, no air conditioning, no airbags, and the rusty floorboards, and somehow we survived. Fortunately, we survived? What an adventure.
I am really excited to see the new Scouts. I’m happy that they’ll have modern trappings, like seatbelts all around and airbags.

 

[Ryp11]

Hi, new to group, just saw the posts on the Terra and loved it went to the site and saw the traveler and that is awesome too!! I must have been under a rock or something as this is the first I’ve heard of them but they look great. Will be following them with interest from here in Maine. I’m driving a Jeep Wrangler now.

 

[gcubed]

Lots of VTers here! Waterbury VT, owned an old Scout (78 2) but don’t any more, anxiously waiting the Terra… and news about where the service centers will be

 

[N Wilson]

Scoutsie said:
rusted, lost the ability to safely keep the doors closed while in motion

Yup, that about sums them up!

My maroon 76 Scout II driver's door got so bad I had a bungee cord holding it shut for a while. Went to the local junkyard and bought a door off a blue one they had that belonged to a local farm and had BLUEBERRY HILL FARM lettered on it. That's how it remained for the rest of the time I owned it until I couldn't keep up with the rust anymore.

My current 68 Scout 800 plow truck was missing the driver's door when I got it, and has remained that way to this day.

I'm from the Berkshires in Western MA. Would be good to have a meetup when we all get our new Scouts, hopefully with doors that stay shut when in motion.

 

[TaconicBear]

Scoutsie said:
rusted, lost the ability to safely keep the doors closed while in motion

Yup, that about sums them up!

My maroon 76 Scout II driver's door got so bad I had a bungee cord holding it shut for a while. Went to the local junkyard and bought a door off a blue one they had that belonged to a local farm and had BLUEBERRY HILL FARM lettered on it. That's how it remained for the rest of the time I owned it until I couldn't keep up with the rust anymore.

My current 68 Scout 800 plow truck was missing the driver's door when I got it, and has remained that way to this day.
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I'm from the Berkshires in Western MA. Would be good to have a meetup when we all get our new Scouts, hopefully with doors that stay shut when in motion.

It's restorable. I might even have a door for you.