I scrolled and scrolled, looking and wondering is someone going to mention it?
Scout.
If I get around to building a little trail buggy for myself I will likely go scout rather than early bronco. I love early broncos, don't get me wrong. But from what I've seen, a scout is a much cheaper rig to start with. They are both terrible for rust problems but I think in project form you can often buy 4 scouts for the price of one clapped out bronco.
Cheesy mentioned the Scout in an earlier post
That's because he's amazingly brilliant.
The Scout looks like it was designed in a Far Side cartoon. Can we say crude?
Even when they were current, parts were spendy for them.
One guy did bring a Scout into Dad's garage once, that had been converted with a 4-53 Detroit Diesel. It was actually kinda neat. Also taught me Dad gets angry when you innocently cycle the "Emergency Stop" button.
