These days, as Teslas take over ubiquitous status on the streets of West Los Angeles, another trend has begun to rise up in contrast to the virtuous eco-friendly crowd—restored vintage SUVs like Ford Broncos and TJ Jeep Wranglers and FJ Toyota Land Cruisers that look cleaner than when they left the factory. Case in point comes in the form of a tongue-in-cheek listing on the auction website Bring a Trailer featuring a heavily modified 1978 International Harvester Scout II with a hilarious license plate that reads "SOOO LA."

Ready For Mall Crawling

In a series of photos and a walkaround video taken in the back parking lot of Marina Del Rey's newest Cars and Coffee hotspot, The Motoring Club, this Scout shines with a brand-new repaint in almost-matte gray, riding high over enormous Pro Comp wheels shod in knobby 37-inch tires. Other mechanical enhancements include a twin-stick Advance Adapters two-speed transfer case to complement the three-speed automatic, while disc brakes at all four corners, an aftermarket roll bar with bimini attachments, dual exhaust, and the requisite winch all fit into the mix.

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Riding Around In Style

International Harvester Scout Restored Bring A Trailer 2
via Bring a Trailer

On the interior, a fully reupholstered bench seat matches the dash and door panels, with wood planks and stainless steel slats on the rear floor. Aluminum trim abounds, with AutoMeter Pro-Comp gauges installed. Perhaps as a sign of the overall build quality, however, only the fuel level indicator is functional—check out overspray visible in almost every paint closeup, plus the fact that the locks don't function, nor does the horn, nor does the aftermarket stereo system, which the listing states was "wired incorrectly and is currently disconnected."

Even the windshield wipers don't function—but it never rains on the Venice Whole Foods parking lot anyway. And yet, in classic Los Angeles fashion, beauty has proven itself to be verifiably skin deep and bidding already sits at $9,500 with four days remaining until the final gavel.

Source: Bringatrailer

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