Four years ago, my husband brought home a 1961 International Harvester Scout from a junkyard. (For those of us who don't know much about cars, this was the first year they were made.)
He thought it hadn't been driven since 1975 because it still had a license plate on it with that date. His dad had a Scout, and he searched and searched, with no luck, to try and find it. Along the way, he did find this one, and he believes that it belonged to his dad's friend. My husband had a dream to drive it again.
I posted this four years ago today as it sat in our backyard surrounded by that dream.
a nineteen-sixty-one scout--
a rusted treasure
For four years, he worked and worked and worked to restore it. When he did all he could do on his own, he turned it over to a mechanic. It went from years and years of neglect out in the weather elements to living in a covered shop for two years while the mechanic got it up and running. Now, my husband is the proud owner, of what many think, is the oldest drivable Scout in the country.
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It is fun to see how people will bring something back to life. It must be great from to ride around in it.
ReplyDeleteOh my! I wouldn't even know where to begin with a project of that magnitude. I'm over here struggling with a dollhouse! I admire your husband for his patience and perseverance in restoring the vehicle and realizing his dream. What a great idea for a slice!
ReplyDeleteA project of love.
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