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Part III of the Ford Jeepster

January 5, 2012 • CATEGORIES: Features, Jeepster, Unusual This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE:  Bob reports the vehicle arrived safely in Ohio.  He verified that the frame is a Ford and the body is well-built.   

He reports, “The thing looks pretty solid and seems to be made out of thick steel and very well made. I just can’t imagine some guy in his garage making this thing, but I could be wrong. Someone updated the running gear with a mustang straight 6, auto trans and the mustang differential. You can clearly see where it was column shift originally, and the frame is definitely a 46 ford.”

“The grill does seem stamped from what me and some other guys who looked at it think. There are no indications of it being welded up from pieces. The hood looks the same, like it was made in one piece. The window glass looks like cj3a, 3b era, but the frame is not.”

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Steve’s Jeeps

January 5, 2012 • CATEGORIES: Builds, CJ-2A, CJ-7, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Steve dropped me a note and shared some pictures of his jeeps.  Both the flattie and the CJ-7 look great!  If you need any help driving them, just let me know 🙂

He writes, “The blue one is a 1978 CJ7 and the Willys is a 1948 CJ2A. I’ve had the CJ7 for 27 years and got the Willys from my dad last year. The Willys has been in the family for 50 years, most of it spent with my late Grandfather in California. When I got the Willys from my dad, it was in rough shape, and I spent about a year fixing it up. I really enjoy driving both, and the Willys gets a lot of attention.”

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Bad Day at Black Rock

January 3, 2012 • CATEGORIES: Features, videos This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Ann’s mom Rosemary has learned to watch for jeeps.  She alerted me a couple days ago to a movie she recorded with Spencer Tracy from 1955 called Bad Day at Black Rock.  It’s a good movie.  One of the reasons it is such a good movie is that a good looking Willys MB plays a staring role and receives some good screen time.  It even gets to be involved in a chase scene!  Here are some closeups:

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Happy 2012!

December 31, 2011 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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No more updates until the New Year.  So, have a wonderfully Happy New Year Eve!

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Ted Spots ‘Tow Mater’ in Moab

December 31, 2011 • CATEGORIES: Features, toys, Willys Trucks This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Ted emailed me today from Moab, Utah, with this image of a Tow Mater looking vehicle.  It sounds like he is having some fun!

Ted writes, “We took a ride on the Hell’s Revenge trail in Moab today and ran across the tow truck from Cars in downtown Moab… This place is awesome!”

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