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JPSmit

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was at the shop yesterday getting summer tires put on my Kia - as an aside, two of my rims were badly bent (18 in) - found a complete set of used - of which only three were good - so, five out of eight rims only - sheesh.

anyways, this was in getting certified:






it is a bitsa - 1947 body etc which apparantly makes it about 1/2 the price - but a VERY proud owner and a really fun vehicle!
 
Dad had a 42 Jeep built by ford. He bought it surplus after the war. We used it until 1971. I miss that jeep almost as much as my 1st car (69 tr6)
 
My grandad had a blue 49 Willys, it was a fun little car.
 
Very cool!
 
One of the rarest Jeeps is one built by Ford and had a V8 60 engine in it. I only ever saw one original. Owned by a friend of my dads. They didn't work out as the engines didn't hold up very well under extreme conditions. The plate under the windshield had the Ford script stamped into it. Very rare today as most of those engines were replaced with 4 and 6 cylinder inline engines! We had a 6 cylinder flat head Jeep when I was in the Navy in 1958 stationed at Gitmo Leeward Point air base. PJ
 
I got to drive my friend's 1952 M-38 Jeep -- basically a CJ-3 with a 24 volt electrical system. There's just something so basic about them that makes them fun to drive and easy to own. Kind of like a utilitarian version of an LBC.

I'm pretty sure the owner is correct. Genuine World War II era Jeeps are pulling down some pretty good dollars these days. The postwar Willys Jeeps are still a pretty decent value in the vintage market.
 
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