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UPDATE: Price dropped to $1000.
“I have a 1946 Willys Jeep. Complete. Some rust, good tires. Also has metal top. $1500.00 Firm. Please call 615-416-5511.”
http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/3848674106.html
<– Day 30 – Sun. June 2nd: State #49 Was Exciting! | Trip Overview | Day 32 & 33 – Tues. June 4th & Wed. June 5th: Rudeness at the Parkside Diner –>
The Shelburne Museum was a fun place to visit!
On Monday we traveled from Burlington, Vermont, to Pulaski, New York, via Rome, Poland and Russia!
On Monday we traveled from Burlington, Vermont, to Pulaski, New York.
Ann and I started the day in Burlington, Vermont. As we left our hotel, we decided to wander the streets of Burlington and find some iced black tea. So, we walked over to the nearby walking-mall in downtown Burlington that we’d spotted when we arrived on Sunday evening.
As soon as we stepped onto the plaza, we loved the place. Even on a monday morning with temperatures in the mid-60s, people were milling about. Many restaurants had sitting areas arranged in such a way that it reminded me of the small towns in Eastern Europe I’d visited back in 2003.
This shows the southern half of the outdoor mall.
I spotted this jeep in this long, cool mural on a wall in Burlington, VT.
The mural from one side.
A detail shot.
The mural from the other side.
I guess Burlington fancies itself a ski town?
Outdoor seating for a restaurant.
And what trip to Vermont would be complete without checking out Ben & Jerry’s?
After exploring the city, we eventually found some black tea at a dark, cool coffee shop called Muddy Waters. The tea was good and the atmosphere unique. We followed up the tea with some bagels.
After our walk through Burlington, we were intent on getting into the jeep and driving, because we had about five hours to go. We made it all of fifteen minutes when we spotted a beautiful covered wooden bridge.. Ann immediately wanted to take a picture of it, but we had to figure out how to reach it. As we drove, we discovered several more buildings separated by beautiful landscaping. All were behind a big fence. Eventually it dawned on us we were looking at a museum of some kind.
So, our drive plans immediately changed!
This is the covered bridge we’d spotted from the road.
When Ann and I were visiting with Bob in York, Maine, he shared a photo of him and Heck Bardsley next to NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, who is floating far above us in the International Space Station right now (see the whole crew here).
My theory is that NASA uses jeeps with stock brakes for physiological tests. If an astronaut can stop a vintage jeep going 60mph with stock brakes, they can handle just about anything! Chris won’t get to ride in another jeep until he and his crew land in September, 2013. (And I thought our eight week trip was long!)
From left to right: NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy (seated), Bob O’Brien, Heck Bardsley
I spotted the photo of this unusual truck here:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1142257
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Upon stepping foot onto the last of the lower 49 states I hadn’t visited, I gave the welcome sign a hug. Truth be told, the grass was too wet for me to venture into it.
On Monday we drove from Bangor, Maine, to Burlington, Vermont.
Monday’s drive took us from Bangor, Maine, to Burlington, Vermont.
We started out the day with Ann sneezing. It ended with her sneezing. In the middle, there was lots of sneezing. Either she has a cold or she’s got some terrible allergies (the grass pollen is particularly high she says). Poor thing!
In between the sneezes we navigated down I-95 from Bangor, Maine, to Hollis Center, Maine, where Brendan, the operator of This-Old-Jeep, lives. He and I have exchanged many emails over the past few years. Because we both run websites using WordPress about old jeeps, we have plenty to talk about. So, it was great to finally meet him in person. We also met his wife Melissa and their two boys, Walter and Bryon. Water even drew me a picture of a jeep, which is downstairs in our jeep, so posting that will have to wait.
Brendan and Melissa fixed us a nice lunch, which included Brendan’s freshly made bread. We both throughly enjoyed the home cooked meal and greatly appreciated it!
After lunch we headed out to check out Brendan’s CJ-3B project. As we were discussing his recently disassembled transmission, Byron decided to distract my camera person: He’s a bit of a ham 
Many thanks to the entire family for making our visit enjoyable!
Not too long after we left Brendan’s place, we crossed into New Hampshire. Soon, we stumbled upon the cute town of Conway. As we entered town, a Bavarian Chocolate Shop cast a spell over us, forcing us to pull over and enter into the shop. We had no choice. Twenty dollars and two pairs of chocolatey hands later, the spell finally lifted.
The dark chocolate hazelnuts were awesome!
As we drove away from Conway, all hell broke loose.
An enormous gust of wind blew past the jeep. Branches began falling, rain was pouring, and cats and dogs were dropping from the sky. There was thunder. There was lightening. We began to wonder if we’d committed some sin for giving into our chocolate lust . . .
But, no, we later learned the storm was a left over ripple from a storm that hit Oklahoma. Given the enormity of the ripple, I’d hated to have been in the middle of the central splash! Speaking of Oklahoma, Karson’s on his way there with FEMA to help coordinate the relief effort.
After the storm hit in Conway, we drove under and ran over multiple downed power lines. The power was out through the remainder of our drive through New Hampshire and into Vermont. Trees were down, branches covered the road, and rain continued to fall.
This was along the road. The tree fell onto a building, narrowly missing the house. In other locations, people were cleaning up the mess as we drove by. Unfortunately, most of our pictures of the storm came out blurry.
This tree landed on this shack.
More debris.
Speaking of Vermont, passing into it meant I’ve visited all of the ‘lower’ US states. All that’s left is Alaska (ed. note: which I later checked off in 2017).
Once the storm passed, the lack of electricity from New Hampshire through a good chunk of Vermont meant that there wasn’t much to photograph, as there were few places to stop. Fortunately, by the time we reached the capital of Vermont, Montpelier, the clouds had mostly vanished, the sun reappeared, and the electricity returned.
We were pleasantly surprised by Vermont’s quaint Capital. The town’s capital building was welcoming.
Montpelier hummed with activity as families and individuals toured its streets. We eventually made our way to the local Hungry Mountain Coop, which was a first class treat. Lots of great breads and interesting foods!
PHOTO CREDIT: Hungry Mountain Coop
After Montpelier, we made our way to Burlington, which was another beautiful city. We plan to explore some before we leave on Monday for Oswego. Here’s a view from our hotel (another great Priceline find at $51).
That’s the view looking west over Lake Champlain.
On Monday we head to New York State.
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The Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry is located in Wasilla, Alaska. It’s a far drive for most people to see the museum, but it does have a rare CJ-3B Fire Jeep. I think that’s as good of a reason to visit Alaska as any other!
Ron alerted me to the museum and shared these photos he took. Note the CJ-7 Mail Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler, which I think looks pretty good. Thanks Ron!
See all the pictures Ron took here
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $475.
Here’s something different.
“Jeep tailgate porch bench. Frame made from treated lumber and the rest made from cedar.”
I don’t know what Model T’s go for price wise, but this seller is willing to do some type of jeep trade.
“For your consideration is a very nice 1923 Model T coupe fully road worthy and titled. It is not a trailer queen, so the paint is not perfect, but there is no exposed rust and what rust there is is minimal. The body is very straight and the roof has been recovered. It looks like a 1923 should look like . . .
I am negotiable on the price if I don’t have to refinish the wheels. I would also consider interesting trade trades i.e. early model pickups, Willy’s Pickup, Jeep CJ or similar. Serious inquiries only please. Please reply by email with “Classic” in the subject line so I can weed out scammers and I will get back to you to answer any questions or to set up a time to look at it. Thanks for lookin!!!”
http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/3808034657.html
Having felt this way myself, I enjoyed this poster’s response to some cj5 ad he’d seen on Craigslist.
“Just a friendly reminder from a Jeep historian, the oldest possible “jeep” was the 1940 MB prototype from the Bantam motor company
http://www.bantamjeepfestival.com/about/history/
The following years 56 66 76 are all possible for the cj5 see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_CJ#CJ-5
So please for the love of the GP gods, put the right year on it
Sgt T Stone USA (retired)”
This seems like a good price.
“It spent the first 50 or so years as an Eastern Oregon farm truck. I bought it in Milwaukie OR when I lived there, and brought it to WA when we moved. It has passed it’s WSP VIN inspection and is currently licensed and insured. It registered with a year of manufacture 1947 license plate which makes it a collector car with no annual fee to operate it on the roadway.
Yearly insurance at it’s current value is less than $150 a year if you keep it inside a garage.
You’ve always wanted a fun car, a hobby car, something to play with on the weekend, and this little guy can fit that bill perfectly.
I have removed the tow bar from the front bumper, but it will go with the jeep when sold.
Send me an email if you’d like to come take a look, or go for a ride.”
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/3845780816.html
