We are gearing up for a spooky night, so I won’t be scheduling any posts for Friday. Here are some photos of the prep so far (more later).

Ann and her mother Rosemary drove over to a friend’s house in Richland on Tuesday59. Along the way, Ann spotted this jeep. After telling her mother to turn around so they could get some photos, she snapped this one.

When they arrived at Rosemary’s friend’s house, Ann discovered they had an old jeep. It turns out to be a CJ-3A that was handed down and hasn’t moved in a while. There seems to be no interest in selling it at this point. Looks like it’s a bit of a project, but at least it is stored indoors.

So, congrats to my wife for her jeep hunting skills!

Bob Christy forwarded this story about a 1941 MB Slat Grille that fell victim to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The jeep was considered a total loss as saltwater reached the dash. Fortunately, the owner had the jeep covered by Collector Car Insurance, which allowed for a restoration of the jeep.

Here is the jeep after the storm:

Here’s a photo of the restoration:

For a look at more photos, including the restoration process and the damage done by Sandy, visit this Pinterest board. You can also read about it here: http://www.americancollectors.com/Collector-Chronicles/Collectors-Stories/41/

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Joe forwarded this site. He writes, “Here’s a link from G503.com (from years ago) with lots of pics of a NOS engine found in the most unlikely of places…..  the warehouse of a company that made wooden shipping crates for the Army.  It’s an interesting story…..  especially for those restoring their M38’s back to original stock condition.”

Learn more here: http://www.mclallens.com/L-head/L-head_new.html

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was Make Offer.

Neat piece.

“this is a late 40s jeep amusement ride / pedal car. one of the first jeeps made after wwii. barn fresh .have not cleaned it .it has a rare electric motor from the factory inside, make offer no low balls”