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Posted by Glenn(WV) on September 01, 2002 at 18:35:25 from (67.201.149.198):
In Reply to: Scout posted by redrev on August 30, 2002 at 04:47:39:
Friend of mine bought a brand-new Scout II Traveler back in 1978. It had the 345. The only mechanical problem he had was heat affecting the points(a homemade heat shield fixed it). The body, well ... at two years old it was developing holes and IH paid to fix/repaint it. The dealer started tearing it down and he found wet rags that had been stuffed into the body panels on the assembly line ... hmmmmmmm ... It was repaired and repainted; my friend drove it for three or four years and sold it. He missed it so much that he bought it back, put all-new sheet metal on it, and drove it until the frame rusted in two at 175,000 miles. He hated to part with it. Said that other than the body, it was built like a tank, pulled his travel trailer like there was no trailer behind him, and it was one of the best vehicles he has ever owned(he's almost 60 years old now). He still grins when he talks about it.
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