Re: [ihc] need some advice on possible scout purchase

["Joseph Shaw, II" <josephshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John-

I suppose it depends on HOW MUCH rust/bondo, etc, and how much you want it,
of course.  I have seen some that sound even worse go for more on ebay, and
have, on occasion, kicked myself in the butt for not having bought a few for
even less, but letting them get away.  Because they are a bit fewer and
farther between, if you let one go, sometimes it is a LONG time before you
find another you might want.

Also, I like the 196 engine.  The ones with 152's are not very capable of
highway speeds, usually are geared higher anyway because of this, and simply
aren't up to modern day snuff if you are using it for more than local
errands and running around town, in my opinion.  However, the 196 has just
enough more oomph to make it better in these ways, you can interchange with
a later 196 if you find one out of a Scout II that may have even more oomph,
and I believe that you can swap in a V8 much easier, should you ever find
you want or need to.  Also, because of the extra guts, they often are geared
a little lower, which allows for more axle/differential options.

But this is, of course, just my opinion!

Good luck!

Michael


> I could use some advice on a potential purchase. There's a 67 800 for sale
> in my neighborhood, and I'm more than tempted... I've plenty of work on
the
> Travelall yet, and not a lot of spare time, but... Let me just ask if you
> think it's a reasonable price: He wants $800. Odo reads 35K, so likely
135K.
> It's mechanically sound, but the body is rough. It has the 196, 3 speed
> manual, Dana 44 rear, 30 front, unknown ratios, dual tanks. Runs great,
> drives well, everything works. He has the "pickup" style (halfcab?) top on
> it, but it's from a Scout 80, and doesn't fit properly. He also has the
full
> size 800 top, in the yard under snow. There's rust (floors and fender
> wells), and bondo, and primer, but no major dents or crumples in the body.
> It would be quite a project for me to get it looking decent... As you can
> probably tell, I'm not experienced with Scouts. I love the lines of the
> earlier models, and have always wanted one, but this one? Does it sound
like
> it's worth $800? Don't know what they are worth... I'm not looking for a
> Scout II, and the 80s and 800s don't come up all that often, so like I
said,
> I'm tempted... Any and all thoughts appreciated, guys. Thanks, -John A.
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