Bill Reiss has this 1965 CJ-5 with what appears to be a trailer wiring hole similar to the hole in the early 2A’s that had leftover military bodies. Anyone ever seen a factory hole like this on a CJ-5??
The hole is cut PERFECTLY, like it was done on a panel prior to body assembly… And the original blue paint is on the edges of the cutout. This is unusual, as I’ve never seen this before. I haven’t found evidence of an optional wiring kit/plug/whatever in the ’65 print info.
Anyone else ever seen this? Was it possibly an option?
I’m certainly no expert but could it be a panel from an M38A1?
Hi Luke,
The hole and pattern do look similar to that of an A1 but its in a completely different location (much lower) and the hole is definitely larger too. I have never seen this in any other CJ5’s we have seen. I hope this helps some.
George
If you look at the fabrication work Alaska Paul has done to his Jeep, it’s entirely possible that someone with skill did this to this Jeep