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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).
Craig forwarded this photo from the 1961 January/February issue of Jeep News.
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!
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was a raffle prize.
Matt wrote me today, letting me know that there’s a raffle for a M-100 trailer at Midwestmilitary.net. Tickets are $20. Proceeds go to help Gary Wirth’s hospital expenses, a result of his battle with cancer. The drawing will be held December 7, 2013. You can purchase a ticket here: http://www.midwestmilitary.net/raffle.html
Learn more about Gary and his fight here: http://www.ewillys.com/pdf/GWRT-FINAL.pdf
“This trailer was donated for raffle by Al and Kelly Lehmann. They had it totally restored by Gary Wirth last fall. It was totally dismantled and rebuilt, including new bearings, brakes, wiring and tires.
Painted in 24087 color scheme. This trailer was not rusty before it was restored. It was a super clean trailer that came from a local city garage that always kept it inside. We have the original data plates and a new set of reproduction plates that will be added soon. Date of delivery is 10/52 and serial number 382368. The original manufacturer was Dunbar-Kapple. Between the cost of purchasing the trailer and the restoration, there is over $3000.00 invested. The wiining ticket holder will be responsible for picking up the trailer or shipping expenses. We can help with the shipping arrangements, so don’t let that stop you from purchasing a chance to win this beautiful piece of history.”
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/
Roberto spotted this collection of photos taken during/after the WWII. The photos are worth combing through. There are a few, but not many, jeep photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33081271@N08/page1/
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”
UPDATE: Here’s a news article about the event from the Carroll County Times
Merlin posted a variety of photos from this year’s Mason Dixon Gathering. Make sure to click on the link below and check out the last photo of the ‘grille chair’.
http://hansonmechanical.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/mason-dixon-jeep-gathering-2013-the-cjs/
Susan Katz Keating writes about the loss of her jeep. At one point shoe compares how her jeep viewed itself vs. how other vehicles view it. I found it funny.
http://www.susankatzkeating.com/2013/10/my-parking-space-no-longer-sports-jeep.html