[ihc] RE: Last of the Light Lines

["Mike & Sherry Bolton" <ihmike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The '75 200 4X4 has option #10987, which makes it the 10,000 GVW Package.
Since it's a 4X4, that means both axles are Dana 70s.

The 2 Scouts were an "all-or-nothing" deal for me. I had to take both Scouts
for 1 price. The other one is beat up much worse than the red one, but is
still a runner. One of their "cowboys" was checking the newborn calves in
the herd, when a new mother took objection to him "messing" with her newborn
calf. She chased him to the Scout. He jumped in the passenger side, and when
he saw her coming in after him, he bailed out the Driver's side. The mother
cow ended up with both front legs out the Driver's side, and both rear legs
out the passenger side. Given her aggravated state of mind at the time, she
did a great deal of damage to the Scout while stuck in such a position.
There was damage to headliner, windshield, steering column, air conditioner,
seat, etc. You have got to see it to believe it... 
That Scout was made "For" the IH Director also. (Per the Lineset, with the
comment "HOT".) One would assume that particular Scout was ordered to be
built as soon as possible.

Glad you all liked the article. I'd been working with the author, and I
believe he's used a few of my pictures.
I hope to see the magazine soon myself.

	Mike

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Camery" <jcamery@domain.elided>
> To: "IH Digest" <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 19:21
> Subject: [ihc] Last of the Light Lines - Vintage Truck
>
>
>> Binderphiles:
>>
>> The Feb 2005 issue of Vintage Truck that showed in my mailbox yesterday
>> (what, other than magazines, consistently show up 1 1/2 months early?)
>> has a couple of IH articles.  There is a nice spread on the last light
>> truck manufactured by IH and the last Scout.
>>
>
> Basically they date their magazine 1-1.5 months off? ;)
>
>> The last truck was a white 1975 200 4x4, vin E0350EHB36688.  It was
>> produced as a grey cab and chassis and had a utility body added.  It
>> currently has a flat bed and still has only 46k on it.  The current
>> owner bought it at an auction and only discovered later that it is the
>> last of the last.  It has "Last Truck built 5/4/75" inside the back of
>> the cab.
>
> That's a dually, right?  Dana 70 front if it's a 1 ton... wonder what rear
> end it has.

The 200 4x4 would appear to be a 3/4 ton, but I am not sure of that year for

weight class.
Jim A.
>
> That truck is just a few miles from Mike Bolton (see below), who is 
> friends
> with the guy who owns that truck.
>
>> The last Scout was a 1970 Scout II, vin K0063KGD23023.  It had air, a
>> diesel, and other options.  It was made for a member of the IH Board of
>> Directors who used it for hunting.  It looks like it's had a rough life
>> but is still running.  Someone wrote "10-20-80 The End" on the
>> transmission housing.  It's still a daily driver for someone.
>>
>
> Mike Bolton owns that one (1980 though <vbg>), he tried to get ahold of it
> for a long time before they let him have it.  I've talked to him online
> some, he seems to be a really nice, standup, guy.  He has a really nice 
> '80
> rallye that he had before and he also just acquired another diesel scout
> fairly recently that could use some work.  I think he may be a lurker on
> here too.
>
>> There's also a nice pictoral on a 1973 1310 with a dump body and duals..
>
> In good shape I take it?
>
> Need to get a certain 1310 travelette actually moved so I can start 
> working
> on it...
>
> -Ryan
>
>
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