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Tues. May 21st: Food and Jeep Rides

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<– Day 17 – Mon. May 20th: Gettysburg and A Little Slice of Heaven  | Trip Overview | Day 19 – Wed. May 22nd: Old Cars and Chocolate Shots –>

TWO UPDATES From the original post:

  1. We will spend Wednesday in Hershey, PA. We have plans for Thursday in Lancaster and Friday morning in Kempton, PA. From there we will be driving to Long Island on Friday and meeting up with my son (unless they ship him out to Oklahoma). We’ll be staying in the Sea Cliff area through Tuesday morning and then driving up to Connecticut. I hope to have a map update in the next couple of days.
  2. On Wednesday morning I finished version one of the Amber Panels of Konigsberg book (YEAH!). I still need to build one graphic and dump the text into the formatted book template, but then I’ll be sending it to the publisher for printing. I plan to do a limited run of fifty books as a “Bantam Festival Special”. LIke the last book, I’m sure there are a few errors that people will find. Once I fix the text, I’ll open the book up for general sales (sometime in mid-July?).

On Tuesday we spent the day with Tom, then Merlin, then headed to Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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Merlin and Ann driving in a 1941 MB down a forgotten Maryland road.

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Tuesday’s drive from Gettysburg to Hershey

After we left Gettysburg on Tuesday, we drove a few miles east to Tom’s house to check out his Truck and Wagon. Tom’s 1948 truck is his daily driver. He’s added some disc brakes and a Ford 302, so it’s got some power and stopping speed. He also rebuilt the entire rear bed and it looks great!

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The wagon is a cheap beast he bought that his son now plays with. It’s got lots of rust issues, but runs good.

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1974 CJ-6 Salt Lake City, UT eBay

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UPDATE: This is back on eBay (thanks Steve).

(04/14/2013) This CJ-6 was originally purchased as a Tour Jeep for Ouray tours.

“This super rare, all original Jeep CJ6 with the factory 304. It is a great little Jeep with 41,000 original miles, I bought this gem back in ’09. I searched high and low for a CJ6 for years and was after 3 things, a rust free body, original V8 and one painted originally “Copper Poly” which is like a burnt orange, real cool color. You can see a lot of the Copper poly peaking through everywhere, The original paint is under the toolbox cover.

This Jeep has rich history, I bought it from where it lived its whole life, Ouray Colorado, the “The Jeep Capital of the World”. It was originally purchased as a Tour Jeep and used as part of the historic “San Juan Senic Jeep Tours” back in the 70s and 80s and remained there until I bought it, hence why the low miles, it never got far out of southern Colorado. For those who are not familiar, the “San Juan Senic Jeep Tours” was the first Jeep tour company in Ouray, established in 1946 and is still in operation today (see there website www.sanjuanjeeptours.com). You can see several original pictures of other Jeep tours back in the day in the book “JEEP” by David Fetherston.

As mentioned before, this Jeep is rust free. The body is completely original, rust free original floors, fenders and tub, only a very light haze of surface rust on the underside of the floors. The original windshield frame is rust free as well unlike most that have cancer developing. The undercarriage and floor supports are amazingly rust free. The floor supports are super solid, unlike all the other CJ6s I looked at. As mentioned before, the original paint is Copper poly code 526. The paint code is stamped on the cowl tag as seen in the picture. I bought an original 1974 Jeep brochure after I bought this Jeep that contains a picture of a CJ6 painted Copper poly. All the original stickers are still intact including the engine data sticker on the grille, the VIN sticker on the dash, the Warranty sticker on the dash, and bronze data tag on the dash (really cool looking).

The drivetrain is in excellent condition and all original numbers matching, the data tag on valve cover corresponds with the VIN sticker build date on the dash (see pic). The engine code 708h13 breaks down as 7~1974, 08~August, H~304 V8, 13~13th day of the month. You can verify all this information at www.planethoustonamx.com/main/amc_valve_cover_id.htm. The 8th digit in the VIN # contains is an H which designates that it originally came with the 304. It starts and runs perfectly, it has a lot of power and sounds good, it doesnt have any noises or lifter noise. It drives like a dream, it has power steering which is super nice.

This is a very rare CJ6, they only made 2826 in 1974 and less than 1/3 of them came with 304 V8s. Not to many left around and not to mention worth saving”

View all the information on ebay

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Mon. May 20th: Gettysburg and A Little Slice of Heaven

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<– Day 16 – Sun. May 19th: On the Road to Gettysburg | Trip Overview | Day 18 – Tues. May 21st: Food and Jeep Rides –>

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Adam, Me and Frank inside the large shop that houses their collections.

On Monday we took full advantage of a lazy morning and didn’t leave the motel until the crack of noon. Our first stop was downtown Gettysburg, where we walked around a bit. I can’t imagine why Lincoln would be so popular around this town!

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2013-5-20-gettysburg-cool-shop-lores Soon, we were hungry, so we stopped at  Hunts Battlefield Fries and Cafe, a place just south of downtown known (according to the internet) for it’s fresh fries and good burgers.

True to our internet source’s information, the fries were good and there were a lot of them! Ann had a grilled ham/cheese/bacon sandwich that she enjoyed. I had a burger with a good bun and tasty meat. They put no extras on the burger . . . maybe I was supposed to ask for them? It was good anyway.

After lunch we drove to the Gettysburg Battlefield National Park Visitor’s Center. It’s a beautiful new structure. While the surrounding park is free, the museum, the cyclorama and the movie at the visitor’s center costs money. We tried all three and liked the movie the best. After the movie we were whisked upstairs to see the cyclorama. We wished they’d explained what a cyclorama was and underscored how old the cyclorama’s painting was before the show began rather than at the end.

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The museum had several groups of school kids completing assignments, so we moved through it rather quickly. It didn’t hit us until near the end of the museum that the different areas of the museum represented each day of the Gettysburg battle. I think it would have been useful to have a sense of nightfall and sunrise as people pass from Day 1 to Day 2 and Day 2 to Day 3.

With the visitor’s center complete, we did a quick tour of the surrounding area:

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After touring the park, we headed over to visit Frank at his home, just a few miles north of Gettysburg. Frank had explained that he had some jeeps for us to see.

Entrusting our visit to Siri (iPhone), I asked her to get me directions to Frank’s house. All was going well until we turned into Frank’s long driveway. At that point, Siri warned us to park the vehicle and walk. Ann and I turned to each other and started cracking up. Apparently, Siri was concerned about our well-being and felt we were too far off the road. We were convinced Siri would start yelling “Danger, Danger” and start assimilating us to force us to turnaround. Eventually, I had enough of Siri’s warnings and shut her down.

We finally found Frank and his son Adam at their shop where they keep their collections. As Ann and I marveled at the beauty of the shop, the surrounding barns, and the rolling landscape, Frank explained that he owned three hundred acres of land. He called it a slice of heaven. We could not argue with that description.

Frank and Adam gave us a tour. As you can see in the pictures, they’ve assembled some great stuff. There jeep collection includes a few original paintings, five military jeeps, toys, models, and a CJ-2A they are restoring. They enjoyed sharing their collection with us and we felt honored to be invited. Here are a few photos.

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1953 Parade in Which Texas Town?

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Joe submitted these pics and question:

Question: What happens when you combine the festive atmosphere of the Texas State Fair, a U.S. Army Band and a battalion of M38 Army Jeeps.

Answer: You have a huge parade and tax the driving skills of 24 soldiers with driving in close-order formation.

These LIFE photos by John Dominis are available for sale on the internet. Do an Image Search on “LIFE Jeep-Borne Army Band”. I count 24 jeeps………. Can anyone identify the name of the city in Texas where this was photographed?

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1949 Coleman Iron Ad

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Blaine spotted this ad for an iron that included a jeep. He found it in a 1949 Salesman’s packet.

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RC Model Jeep Maple Hills, WA $450

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This is a great looking model FC. This young kid knows his flat fender racing jeeps.

“Deciding to sell my scratch built flat fender build because I need money for college. Just finished the build not to long ago and really hate to see it go. Body is 100% custom built out of sheet steel and welded together. Custom made square drive shafts, along with frame rails, roll cage, etc. Countless hours have been put into building the jeep and it definitely shows. Electronics are pretty basic, running xl-5 esc, traxxas transmitter/receiver, hitech servo, and integy 55t motor. Jeep comes completely RTR besides battery and charger. Call or text at (425) 941-4605”

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/tag/3807754473.html

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Jeep Sign Portland, OR $100

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Vintage or reproduction?

“JEEP SIgn 30″x40″ Mike 503-312-7897”

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/clt/3815093183.html

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1948 CJ-2A Hailey, ID $1500

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This appears worth a look.

“1948 Willys CJ2A Jeep. Needs $200 of work to run. Body in good shape. Motor not original. Classic. $1500 OBO. Email or call if interested. 208-720-8602”

http://twinfalls.craigslist.org/cto/3815948064.html

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1951 Wagon Canyon Lake, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: *SOLD** Was $14000

I thought the door’s interior was particularly interesting.

“WILLYS WAGON-FULLY RESTORED-350 CHEVY- 350 TRANS- FORD REAR END-NEW INTERIOR. LOOKS AND RUNS GREAT.”

 

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Year? DJ-5 Sand Springs, OK **Status Unknown**

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UPDATE: STatus Unknown. Was listed for $1000.

You don’t see many DJ-5 half cab trucks.

“2 Wheel Drive Mail Truck that has the potential to be an amazing tailgating ride or Sunday driver with a little bit of time. This is a project that needs new tires and will run with a little bit of elbow grease. Might be willing to trade for a pop-up camper or travel trailer. $1,000.”

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/3779838329.html

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Year? CJ-3B Silver Lake, MI **SOLD**

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UPDATE:**SOLD** Was $17500.

(08/24/2012) It’s won some awards. Looks good.

“this jeep won jp magazine’s editors choice award twice,best in class,best engineered,and participants choice at the 4 wheel jamborees,3rd place at cavalcade of wheels ,and a 1st place at the mt baldy hillclimb.been on tv and in numerous magazines.i’ve invested years of work and over $50,000 in this thing”

 
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Year? CJ-2A Lowden, WA In Person Auction

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Terry spotted this auction. No description. Lowden, WA, isn’t too far away from me in Pasco. I doubt we’ll be home yet to attend this auction.

http://www.maconbrosauction.com/upcoming.php#18

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1946 VEC CJ-2A Lancaster, PA **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  **SOLD** Was listed at $13,500

“I have a 1946 Willys CJ2A for sale. This is an early production 2A with the column shift. Color is pasture green with yellow solid disc wheels. Fully functional, it runs and drives great! The floors are solid, body is very nice! This Jeep lived most of its life in San Diego, then was brought to Florida and is now in my heated garage in PA. This Jeep was never abused, it has always been well maintained, and has always been stored indoors.”

 
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1942 MB? Payette, ID **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was Make Offer.

Kind of a funky bumper.

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1946 CJ-2A Madison, WI **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4300.

Looks like a solid jeep.

“1946 Jeep CJ2A with a 350 cubic inch Chevy motor. motor is out of a 1973 Monte Carlo with 88,000 miles. smoked a little when you started needs valve seals body is in good condition. has some bondo frame is in good condition but has been worked on jumps out of second gear ( normal for these). has a combo of cj2a and 3a body parts fun to drive. reason for selling looking for another project”

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1962 CJ-6 Effort, PA Make Offer

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Unclear if it runs or not.

“62 Willy with plow, Could be what your looking for to fix up and make some xtra money!! BEST OFFER! EMAIL OR CALL 5707306115. THANK U.”

http://poconos.craigslist.org/cto/3813777532.html

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1952 M-38 Cuyahoga Falls, OH $2250

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It’s been sitting a while.

“Jeep garaged for 15 years, and started taking apart for restoration. Body was then sandblasted, and primed.
Vehicle was running prior to being taken apart. Jeep is complete with no missing parts, including canvas top doors and frame. New Old Stock Floor, Spare Tire and 4- New Old Stock leaf spring assemblies. Title in Hand. Call Ron @ 330-840-0148”

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/3806703515.html

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1948 CJ-2A Post Falls, ID **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD ** Was $1000

“1948 flat fender jeep less engine and radiator. Bought this as a restoration but no longer have a shop to do so. Running gear, transmission and gear box are original. This can be restored or converted to a rock crawler. For more details please send email.”

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1960 Wagon Portland, OR **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,900

(05/05/2013) Here’s a wagon with a unique, but beautiful paint scheme that Steve spotted.

“4×4, Super Hurricane 6 cyl, older restoration. AMS Inc”

 

 
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1952 CJ-3A Roseburg, OR **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3600.

(05/08/2013) The price looks good on this tilt-hood flattie.

1952 CJ2 JEEP WILLY’S
V-8 302 $3600.00 OBO
Runs great in mud. Great jeep to play in the mountains or take to the coast and play in the sand. Lot’s of power!”

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1950 Wagon Waterford, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE; **SOLD** Was $4000

(04/06/2012) This seller has sold several different wagons, maybe buys, fixes and resells?

“1950 Willys Wagon Street Rod, with 327 and 4 Brl. New Rebuilt R400 Trans. Several Years Project with about $6k invested. Recent Accident promotes sale. Needs body work. Rust on Roof and tail gate hinge. Quart of Pour 15 included for roof. My loss is your Gain. $4500. In Waterford, East of Modesto. The following are all new parts already installed:

4 Row Radiator, Steering Pump, Alternator, Belts, Plugs, Points, Cap and Rotor, Battery Cables, Starter, K & N Air Cleaner, Lites front and rear, Complete rewire, Dash Gages, Radio/Disc Player (needs Fuse) and speakers, Interior lites, Two new rear Tires and Tubes, Master Brake Cylinder, Brake shoes,Stainless Steel Hood Latches, wipers. Found rare Ash Tray for Dash. Custom Seats. Tinted Rear Windows. Custom Built Gas Tank.”

 
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Sun. May 19th: On the Road to Gettysburg

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<– Day 15 – Sat. May 18th: At the Reunion; A Brick Shy of a Full Load  | Trip Overview | Day 17 – Mon. May 20th: Gettysburg and A Little Slice of Heaven –>

On Sunday, we didn’t participate in the ritual Sunday drive through Cuyahoga National Park. Instead, we headed for Gettysburg. However, I was able to get a few pics from the ride:

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As folks toured in their jeeps, we exited Hudson, Ohio.

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Sunday’s drive from Hudson, Ohio, to Gettysburg.

As we wound our way through Pennsylvania to Gettysburg, the toll roads lightened our wallets to the point we were considering taking out a bank loan. In addition, we encountered clouds that were as thick as fog as we traversed a few tall hills. Isn’t it summer yet?

Finally, it seems the only photo we took all day was a blurry photo a barn. On the bright side, we got a killer deal of $51/night at a Marriott hotel using Priceline, so we plan to stay two nights in Gettysburg.

Tomorrow we will see the Gettysburg battlefield and museum.

<– Day 15 – Sat. May 18th: At the Reunion; A Brick Shy of a Full Load  | Trip Overview | Day 17 – Mon. May 20th: Gettysburg and A Little Slice of Heaven –>

 
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GPA Dataplates on GPW Lid — Boise, ID **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  **SOLD** Was on ebay

“THIS EXTREMELY RARE AND ODD! This is your opportunity to own WW2 GPA AMPHIBIOUS 1/4 ton! Well, kinda! 🙂

You are bidding on an FORD GPA data plate but this data plate has been factory stamped and mounted on a GPW glove box! (someone was probably drinking on the assembly line that day)

Anyways, what you are bidding on is glovebox door with three data plates and a matching # stamped section of frame. I will also include a bill of sale if you need.

The data plate and frame section is stamped GPW 115416 and the data plate has a dod of 5/3/43. Unfortunately the jeep that these went to was parted out before I got to it.

Again this data plate is a real oddity and something very unique. I’d speculate this is likely the only one in the world.”

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1949 Jeepster Pearl City, HI **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $12,000

Jack spotted this ad. There can’t be too many running Jeepsters in Hawaii?

“1949 Willys Overland Jeepster VJ2

-All original, Runs great, Good tires
-L134 inline flathead four w/ Weber 32/36
-Manual 3 spd. transmission with Overdrive
-Fairly new convertible top, installed a few years ago
-Interior good condition, seats show some wear
-Exterior good condition, primer finish w/ pretty much all the trims
-Great car, really turns heads”

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1953 M-38A1 Maui, HI **Status Unknown**

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UPDATE: Was $2900. **Status Unknown**

It runs. I have no idea what these are worth in Hawaii.

“1953 Willys Jeep 4cylinder, Ready to restore, running condition, some rust but not that bad. sorry no a/c with this one, but it has a radio.”

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