Thread: 72 Scout ( !@#$ Facebook Marketplace )

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Well apparently I can't stop myself. I was scrolling through FB checking out all the project stuff that I don't need and like usual I send the link to Kari for a joke. For sale items from Knight Armor suits, 60ft bridges and Navy boats get sent to her phone from me I send her a lot of car stuff to and I sent her a pick of this 72 Scout and she said " Oohh, I like it!" Then I thought this could be a good or bad thing. We talked about it for a bit and then let it rest. The next day at work I thought what the heck, I'll message him to call me He called me and he was very honest about the Scout and he lived and breathed these things. He was only 24 but had be buying and selling them since he was 14, he wanted to sell this one to finance one in his area that he was always trying to buy and the guy finally agreed to sell it to him. We went up to look at at it about 1 1/2 hours away but I didn't take money or a trailer so no impulse buys were made. He was a great kid and represented it with 100% accuracy. I took it for a spin while feathering the choke and gas, watching out for when I stop because the left front brake is the only one that works. I said without all the BS back and forth on the price, what would you take for it and he offered a price 1k less than it was listed for and it was the price I had in mind. We talked and I asked if I could let him know in the morning and he said that was fine. Kari and I talked about it for quite awhile and the get out of jail free card was I know I could flip it with a little work and make a fair amount of money. These Scout II's have gone up in value 47% in the last 4 years and they are still climbing fast so I think I'm safe in that area. The plans are to leave it as is for the time being and enjoy it with the top off this summer. If we love it, it well get put ahead of the 82 Z28 but after the 53 Dodge and get a body redo in teal. The pic I posted is the color looks like now if it was shiny and I like that to ( I don't think it will ever be worth the price he got for that one though ) . We'll do brakes and a carb kit for now and call that good for this summer. ( I'm sure I'll stop there )