1967 800, Portland OR.

[One800]

Where was your Scout originally purchased? Where did the original owner take it? How did he use it? What was going on in the town where the first owner lived? Too bad we cant ask our Scout questions like these isn't it?

My Scout was built in 1967. Look up 1967 on Wikipedia if your interested in learning about what was happening on our planet during that crazy time. Makes you realize why the Scout (and other off roaders) were so important. It was a form of escape, away from the summer of love crowd, away from the Vietnam war, away from the Soviet threat, from riots, marches, police violence and all that was real and in the face of the every day man. America must have seemed like it was falling apart. As for the 800's, they were only 2 years old. The 80's fazed out in 65. But only 4 years remained before the 800 itself was to be discontinued and replaced by the larger Scout II. Turbulent times for all, no doubt.

Many of you might not care to know the history of your Scout, but I would. I do know that my Scout was originally purchased in Montana, but where exactly is unknown. How it was used, where it was driven, how it was cared for is all unknown. In one way or another this Scout ended up here, in Portland Oregon. I purchased it from a guy who claimed to have owned it for the past 12 years (1999-2011). That's 32 years of unknown history. I know that this white top was installed by the previous owner and that he drove this ol Scout to many places like Burns, Pendleton and Coos Bay (found payment slips while cleaning it up).

This old Scout has some dents and dings, many of which were hidden under bondo. These dents are the Scouts story so to heck with hiding them from now on. Over-all, this Scout has been well cared for. It has not been abused but it has been used and that is important to me. I like knowing that it's had some fun in the rough country.

What are my intentions for this old Scout? I intend on preserving what is here. I'm not going to lift it, rock it, mud it, swamp it or crawl it. No sir. But I'm also not going to restore it & park it in a garage. This old Scout is just right...right now. All I need to do is make sure that it stays this way. Rust repair, motor care, some fabrication under the skin and some fresh paint are all that is needed. I plan on preserving it with the best of my abilities, tools and funds.

Once I get this old Scout up and running they way it should, I'm going to drive it to places I've never visited before. Places right here in the Pacific Northwest. Land marks, National parks, Historic sights, Camp grounds and scenic by ways. Special locations will warrant a sticker for the window. Corny...You Bet I am. I don’t flow with the trend, I just blow where I want. That's why I wanted a Scout. Their unique, rare, legendary and (in my opinion) the forefather of all modern SUV's. I had a Jeep many moons ago and it was nice...but it wasn’t special. Driving around my part of town for the past 30 years I have seen a hand full of Scout II's and honestly can't recall ever seeing an 80 or 800 on the road. I've seen them parked, behind fences, in the grass or deep in someone’s garage, but not functioning on the open road. It's important that old machines be driven. To introduce young eyes to classic lines and show old eyes that these machines still hold there own.

I dont like todays cars. We are losing our personal connection between man and machine. Modern convince is here to stay, but it doesnt mean I have to buy it. I prefer machines from an era long long ago. Simple, tractor tuff, all metal construction...That's for me. Do we vintage car owners make sacrifices? You bet we do, but what we get from our older machines is worth far more than blue tooth enabled hands free parking with talking GPS & air conditioned seats.

I thank Binder Planet for giving us the tools to make great threads like these. I enjoy all that is written on this forum and hope that my thread will bring a smile to a few of you. This build thread is mainly for my own fun. But could be of some use to the new comer, or the curious.

One800


Photo: My Scout at Timber Line Lodge Mt. Hood Oct. 2011

[guidolyons]

Right on

Nice looking Scout, too.

[supermerle]

One 800
Welcome and I second guidolyons. I think it takes special people to own scouts. Looks like you got a great scout but you need to post more pictures? That one picture is just a teaser. look forward to your post.

[Bares62IH]

that was an awesome post

[One800]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

You're right, the one photo was a teaser.

I purchased this scout in May 21st of 2011...so its been almost been one year. During that time I've made lots of headway in preserving this nice machine. But first let me tell you a little bit about this machine.

First off, it took me over one month to negotiate a deal with the previous owner. I found this machine by placing a want add on CraigsList. The owner contacted me and we began to talk about his machine. He is a hard IH fan and wanted to make *#@! certain that this Scout was going to someone who would do it right. I'd have to say that he made a great choice in choosing me.

This Scout is an original V8 Scout. It came with the 304, but currently has a 345. In fact, someone at some point in time swapped over Scout II running gear. It has the T-19 4 speed, Dana 20 twin stick T-case, Dana 30 Front axels, Dana 44 rear axels, Disk brakes, Power break booster and Power steering. The swap was done right and works very well.

This 800 had rust in the typical spots, rocker panel, rear quarter panel and floor boards. But for me, rust was no big deal. I just rebuilt a 1962 Ford Ranchero which had no floor boards from the fire wall back to the shock mounts. AND the Rancher had no frame! I only brag because before the Ranchero I would have steered clear. but I saw that this 800 was in way better shape and I knew I could lick it.









When I drove this old machine home it was covered in pine sap and pine needles like you cant believe. It had been sitting under a tree for some time. The passengers side floor board had a rust ring about 2" deep. There were signs of neglect and age all over it. Acetone is a great pine sap remover if you dont care about your paint...it will remove a trace amount of paint if rubbed too firmly.

My brother followed me as I drove the Scout home. I had planned a back road route to avoided the highway, but no matter what I had to cross a bridge which was a highway. Once on the bridge I realized this old Scout was able and willing to go the full distance and so I kept on truckin.

Back at the house my brother said that I peppered his truck with tan clouds of rock and sand every time I hit a bump in the road. I pretended to know nothing about it, but I saw the clouds, they looked like cannon fire. I was laughin pretty darned hard. This old scout was shakin off the dust and getting ready for a new beginning.

A tune up was in order and soon I realized that the water pump was a goner. I also discovered that the master cylinder was dry. I mean pirate treasure chest on a deserted island dusty dry. God was the one and only reason I made it home in one piece. NOTE TO SELF: Next time you're excited about buying a dream rig, check the break fluid before you head home.

Some time in October I decided to push the boundary and head up highway 26 to Timber Line Lodge. For those of you who are not familiar with Oregon, Mt. Hood is the highest peak in Oregon at about 11,000 feet. Highway 26 climbs about 3950 feet up, and Timber Line rests at 5960 feet above sea level. So that is a good climb over 60 miles of road. I wanted to have a fun trip, check off the closest landmark and test the Scout to make sure all was good. Soon it was going to be repair time and that meant the garage for the Scout.

My old 800 was equipped with vacuum wipers. Now for those of you who are familure with this kind of wiper you know what happens when the vacuum drops. No Wiper action. This is a big inconvenience when climbing up Highway 26 in the pouring rain. Dont forget I'm in Oregon.

It didnt take me very long in this exploration to add "Electric Wipers" to the TOP of my list. hhahahaha.

So I'll share more about what I've accomplished in the next posting.

Take care.

[customtronic]

My '74 Scout was originally sold in WA State, I bought it last near from a guy near Nashville and in 4 months I will be moving back to WA. The truck gets to go home too!

[supermerle]

Likey on the stories. I didn't post were my scout was from in my original post so here goes. I found my Aristocrat in Little rock, AR. It also just happen to have the original bill of sale where it was sold in LR, AR. I guess it's been in the natural state its whole life by the looks of it. I guess I'm going to get it in shape but I don't know about a full-blown restoration; just, a nice driver that somebody one of these day could bring back to Aristocrat form. Here's a few pictures of the papers.

[Stormcrow]

Good read, thank you for sharing!

I often wonder what the old girl would tell me if she could talk. Unfortunately the previous owner of my rig didn't have much background info.

[rennkafer]

If you get the lineset ticket for your Scout (and you should), it will tell you at least which area it was originally delivered to. The linesets for both of my Travelall's had the dealer names on them. Not much but it's a start...

Great storytelling btw... looking forward to more of it.

[One800]

Originally Posted by supermerle

Likey on the stories. I didn't post were my scout was from in my original post so here goes. I found my Aristocrat in Little rock, AR. It also just happen to have the original bill of sale where it was sold in LR, AR. I guess it's been in the natural state its whole life by the looks of it. I guess I'm going to get it in shape but I don't know about a full-blown restoration; just, a nice driver that somebody one of these day could bring back to Aristocrat form. Here's a few pictures of the papers.

Thanks for sharing the bill of sale and line set. I've never seen a lineset before.

Originally Posted by rennkafer

If you get the lineset ticket for your Scout (and you should), it will tell you at least which area it was originally delivered to. The linesets for both of my Travelall's had the dealer names on them. Not much but it's a start...

Great storytelling btw... looking forward to more of it.

Can you tell me (and others) how they can get a copy of their Scout's lineset? I'd love to learn as much as I possibly can. Thanks for the info.