50yr old out running around.....
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Robert Kenney
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That's very cool. Nice and original 61.
Mine was sold first in wickenburg az in 65'. Guess they last longer in the dry contry.
Mine was sold first in wickenburg az in 65'. Guess they last longer in the dry contry.
angels-zero
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Looks alot like mine...picked it up a couple of days ago.
& pure as can be!
Pix at
http://www.forums.IHPartsAmerica.com/readers-rides/6003-lookie-lookie-barn-finds-still-exist.html
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mcsmythe
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Well, did a rattle can desert tan paint job($40) so that it now blends in with the surrounding desert environment: it's closer to the original color too. 
now if I only replace the cherry bomb exhaust maybe the deer won't be spooked off before I even make it up to the hunting unit. 
need to install a vertical gun rack too for when the pick-up top is off and am running with the bikini. Also thinking about designing a gambrel frame that I can attach to the front bumper for use with the pto.
now if I only replace the cherry bomb exhaust maybe the deer won't be spooked off before I even make it up to the hunting unit. need to install a vertical gun rack too for when the pick-up top is off and am running with the bikini. Also thinking about designing a gambrel frame that I can attach to the front bumper for use with the pto.
maxodyne
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You have a nice-looking Scout there. Nicer than mine 
. I have a 1961 also, the 8,903rd one made, which I've had since 1974. Happy 50th birthday to our scouts! Mine's been "rode hard and put away wet" as they say. I converted to roll-up windows, and I have both pickup & travel tops. 265k miles on my rig, never had the 152 engine all the way apart. I replaced the rod bearings and rolled in a set of main bearings though & replaced the oil pump in 1979. After the front diff munched (Dana 27 cross pin shattered & all hell broke loose while I was 4-wheeling), I took the plunge and changed front & rear (ra-23 Dana 44 w/Powr-Lok, not stock for that year) r&p from 4.27:1 to 5.38:1. With the warn all-range overdrive, this ratio with 30.5" tall tires and the 4-banger works out just right for me. I like your pto winch installation, did you do that or is that how it came? Yep, that's a fine looking Scout you have there!
. I have a 1961 also, the 8,903rd one made, which I've had since 1974. Happy 50th birthday to our scouts! Mine's been "rode hard and put away wet" as they say. I converted to roll-up windows, and I have both pickup & travel tops. 265k miles on my rig, never had the 152 engine all the way apart. I replaced the rod bearings and rolled in a set of main bearings though & replaced the oil pump in 1979. After the front diff munched (Dana 27 cross pin shattered & all hell broke loose while I was 4-wheeling), I took the plunge and changed front & rear (ra-23 Dana 44 w/Powr-Lok, not stock for that year) r&p from 4.27:1 to 5.38:1. With the warn all-range overdrive, this ratio with 30.5" tall tires and the 4-banger works out just right for me. I like your pto winch installation, did you do that or is that how it came? Yep, that's a fine looking Scout you have there! took the project out to stretch her legs and get a few new photos. 1961 Scout originally purchased locally here in scottsdale az. Has the 152 with a weber 32/36, 3spd transmission, twin-stick transfer case, Dana 27 front and Dana 44 rear axles. Ramsey pto out front.
