Jeff Jackson "New" 1976 Scout Patriot.

[@L46C3]

Great video sir. Scouts have always had a soft spot on my heart. 1974, Marty's grandad and dad owns IH dealership in Torrington, CT. Mark and Martin (twin brothers) just graduated h.s. Their mom and dad owned a chalet on Mt. Holly in Ludlow Vt. Marty's dad took in on trade a BIG 1960"s (1 ton??) 4 door, gas powered (I think) manual trans. multi lever IH 4X4 pickup. The twins bought it. That winter, Tony, myself, with the twins drove from Torrington to Mt Holly (@ 4 MPG if my memory is correct). We (I) drove off road (low range) through the snow to get firewood. I remember Mark telling me to move my hands/grasp - don't wrap your thumbs around the steering wheel or you'll lose them.. Sure enough I hit something buried in the snow and the wheel was violently YANKED out of my hands. Glad I listened. Marty still owns the I.H. building though occupied by a Freightliner (??) dealership. Marty has hung on to many scouts, etc.

[@heartandhorsepower]

Thank you! What a story! I love the old stuff and all the great stories that come with it. Jeff really knows his IH stuff, and is one of the good guys for sure. Glad you made it out with your thumbs!

[@GotScout]

JJ seems great... Dude... love your new show!! I was like, wait, that looks like... Larsen!!!!

[@anythingscout]

Great guy and love the way you shared his story! Thanks for creating this video❤

[@heartandhorsepower]

Hey thanks @anythingscout! Jeff is the man! It was so fun, thanks for the kind words. Maybe Should head out to Iowa and do a story on you 🤠

[@azblondi2730]

Great to see a genuine nice guy that I had the pleasure of attending High School with. He really is passionate about his craft.

[@heartandhorsepower]

Jeff is the Man!

[@azblondi2730]

@@heartandhorsepower Agreed!

[@jimwilson774]

I love Scouts! My dad worked at the Fort Wayne plant and retired from the Indy engine plant. Don't know why he never bought one, but I bought a 79 Scout 11 a couple years out of high school. 😢 The auto trans went out a couple of years later, but I didn't know how to fix it and couldn't afford to pay someone. So I sold it.😢😢 biggest mistake I could have made. Things are different now, and I wish I still had it!

[@heartandhorsepower]

Man that’s so cool. I love how most of these old trucks have great stories! I’ve had mine for 20 years! Almost sold it, but glad I didn’t! Thanks for the support!

[@bindertv6157]

Nice Video!

[@heartandhorsepower]

Hey There Binder TV! Thanks so much! Jeff made it easy 😃

[@josiewayne6004]

love the story behind the scout

[@heartandhorsepower]

Thanks! JJ is the man!

[@brucejones7389]

My first vehicle was a 1976 Patriot Scout II white with red white and blue stripes! Had a 304 with a 727 auto and glass packs!

[@heartandhorsepower]

That is so cool! What a first car! What ever happened to it?

[@jeffjoyce1607]

Good to see JJ tell some of his stories. Great guy!

[@heartandhorsepower]

Oh yeah. He’s definitely one of the good ones!

[@WE500CD]

Great video JJ!!!! -Matt from NY

[@heartandhorsepower]

Thanks Matt!

[@andrew9023]

Jeff is the best! Great video as always.

[@heartandhorsepower]

He really is. Thanks!

[@jackconfer6607]

Thank you!

[@heartandhorsepower]

Your welcome! 😎

[@nicklang296]

Man I just found this channel and I'm loving it. Thanks for putting these videos together. Love me some stories about love for old cars! Makes me appreciate my old iron all the more!

[@heartandhorsepower]

Hey thanks man. Really appreciate that. Got some good ones comin!

[@ScoutCountry]

Great video

[@heartandhorsepower]

Hey, appreciate that. Stay tuned, we have a few other good ones on deck!

[@brandonjohn24]

Look at that! 😮

[@TuckerH.]

I'm happy to see this, yall did an amazing job with this video. Telling some amazing stories, and listening to the insane amount of work and dedication this man goes through all just for his personal joy, anyone else affected that is just a wonderful bonus that comes from being an IH enthusiast helping keep these hunks of iron rolling for future generations to experience and allowing old memories from the past generations to resurface and bring joy back from the past. You also happened to find one of the nicest guys in the state, who im happy to say is one of my inspirations for my own little IH hoard of scouts, trucks, and parts.

[@heartandhorsepower]

Thank you! Couldn’t agree more. He has such a wonderful story, and I hope we captured it! Jeff is definitely one of the good ones. Thanks for watching!

[@TEAMRXPCOM]

These videos are getting great

[@heartandhorsepower]

Thank you sir!

[@joedeloneventers6297]

Great stuff. Keep em coming.

[@heartandhorsepower]

Really appreciate that! Will do!

[@Buckeye44]

Good stuff.. love it

[@heartandhorsepower]

Appreciate that! It was a lot of fun!

[@Juliansa537]

You couldn't meet a nicer guy and IH loyalist! He has gone out of his way to get me parts and bring them halfway across the country!

[@heartandhorsepower]

It’s so funny. Everyone always has the nicest things to say about Jeff. It really says something. He is one of the good ones, for sure

[@cesarpenailillo6627]

I love scouts. I still regreat selling mine in 2011-2012! Sucks. Love this brand

[@heartandhorsepower]

Me too! I almost sold mine a while back and so glad I kept it. I think you should get another one!!

[@ge3186]

JJ may be the caretaker, but where was the real star of the show..? Where was Dew???

[@Ulfstigandr]

Even CJ7s are $20k+ for a half decent resto.

[@jjm2948]

Don’t look now but redcat has a scout on their site for under $225! 1/10 scale scout crawler that is

[@heartandhorsepower]

Oh my! Are they as clean as this Patriot out of the box?? I want one!

[@jjm2948]

@@heartandhorsepower just get one already. Sale ends couple days. Blue color is super nice but so is the graphite