One vehicle equally as notorious as the 50-dollar-car was the 1966 International Scout. Let me carefully unfold the temporary bout of insanity that ended with a rare, worn-out lawn ornament that we so much endeared.
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| Cute Girl Named Jessica |
By this time, I had graduated from Campbell University and was in my second year at UNC-Asheville to become certified to teach high school English. I spent my time either working at Ingles part time, going to UNCA, hanging out with a cute girl named Jessica, or browsing the Iwanna paper for off-road vehicles. My brother and I had both been addicted to the Iwanna paper after finding both the 50 dollar car and the '82 Rue. Now it was time to raise the stakes.
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| 1967 Jeep Kaiser |
We looked at several vehicles, one of which was a 1967 Jeep Kaiser for sale. My brother couldn't make it for a test drive, so I asked Jessica (just my friend at the time), and she agreed to come along. She must have been either crazy in love or just crazy--probably a little of both. We test drove it and was about to pull out on the road when we realized it didn't have any brakes. It was a miracle that I didn't imitate a monster truck rally on top of a BMW and Toyota Tacoma. Somehow I stalled the stupid thing to get it to shut off. It was a beast.
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| 1978 Jeep J10 |
My brother and I also looked at a 1971 Jeep Commando and a 1978 Jeep J10. Neither of these vehicles passed our "stringent" and meticulous standards of mobility, off-road potential, and most of all.....being dirt cheap. No matter, my true madness and lack of knowledge would inevitably lead me to the 2 ½ ton unmoving box on wheels known as the Scout.
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1971 Jeep Commando
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