The Road to Scout Production - All the latest updates in one place...
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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.
How will the Scout Community be run? Think of it this way: this place is your favorite local hangout. We want you to enjoy the atmosphere, talk to people who share similar interests, request and receive advice, and generally have an enjoyable time. The Scout Community should be a highlight of your day. We want you to tell stories, share photos, spread your knowledge, and tell us how Scout can deliver great products and experiences. Along the way, Scout Motors will share our journey to production with you.
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Here's a link to the live stream video.
Great photos. It was a terrific day for it.
@Jamie@ScoutMotors and @Chris@ScoutMotors (along with their team) did a great job pulling it off! Hopefully they can now get some rest!
Thanks. I saw the live stream. Should have been more clear. I want to see the video they showed the crowd/attendees. I know Chris threw a lot together in a very short window of time so was hoping to see that video. But I appreciate the link and others who didn’t see Jamie’s original link now have this. Thanks
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No folding windshield and the current plan is SUV first.
I thought the same, but chalked the article up to it’s nice to read but perhaps slightly off the mark, hence my focus on the buttons! But let’s see…
Here is video from the rally from Fort Wayne to Blythewood:
We will continue to trickle more materials and information from our groundbreaking event. Here is the latest rendering of the initial factory buildings (subject to changes of course):
I stalk the page most of the time, but I was excited to see the ground breaking and can't wait to get some good renderings and details. Keep up the great work and congratulations.
Awesome, are you able to share how many paint sprays are being considered? Also, if modularity is a large component, will this be outsourcee or handled internally?
Not sure what you mean by paint sprays, but modern paint systems can spray each vehicle on the line in different colors. So a black vehicle can be sprayed right after a white vehicle for example. So from a mechanical standpoint we can paint unlimited colors. From a practical standpoint, there is an economic issue in stocking too many paint colors, particularly when the paint has a shelf life. We haven't finalized how many colors we will offer yet, so stay tuned. Our trim and color team is great and excited about the possibilities, particularly with unique historic colors.
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Great, thanks. I guess I meant paint booths. From my understanding this was an obstacle for Ford in the number of colors that are available. Good to know that it seems SM has streamlined this process to offer more flexibility. Ford has opted to partner with a wrap program that will allow customers to have more options concerning colors.
Please please please steal from the historic VW paint colour palette!!! I posted a while ago some vintage colours found on some VW Beetles and Buses at a local car meetup, like the Avocado green, Harvest Gold, Cobalt Blue, and Maroon type colours. A two-tone scheme with white or cream would be amazing!
I think the other color issue with Ford is the Bronco was running the same lines as other trucks so the colors were limited a bit because they had to use/manage the same colors for multiple vehicles. So this probably meant the possibility of a few less options so that each vehicle type could have its own u pique color. I remember reading some threads about that on the Bronco6G forum
Great point! I would imagine that the truck and the SUV will share the same line which will piggyback colors with both.
Back to Work groundbreaking video for those that haven't seen it yet:
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