Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 111 Location: Bentonville, AR
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:11 pm Post subject: Keeping it in the Family
Considering how much enjoyment I get out of looking at photos folks post of their jeeps & work on jeeps, thought I'd post a few of my work in progress. I acquired a 1953 M38A1 last year from my cousin, it was her Dad's jeep. He was my great-uncle Audrey, & the jeep just happened to be one of two my Dad had built out of 3 different jeeps & spare parts. The chasis, body & front end were one jeep, with Uncle Audrey supplying a crated military surplus motor (unused) & the rear end coming from an M38; the hard top & windshield were spare parts from a civilian CJ5. Dad built this Jeep over 30 years ago as a hunting rig, as which it saw a lot of use in the Ozark Mountains in Northwest Arkansas. I couldn't believe my good fortune when I found out my cousins still had the Jeep & sold it to me for next to nothing.
So far I've only removed the hard top (got tired of the neighbors asking me what I was planning to do with a Mail Jeep) & done some sanding of parts . . . I'm slowly collecting the military parts I need to get it fully dressed as a military rig. No plans to take it down to the frame, as I'm currently doing that with a 1947 CJ2A with my Dad . . . I intend to restore it to resemble a motorpool Jeep that sees active use . . . keeping all the small dents & dings for character . . . anyway, hope you guys enjoy, & be prepared for some dumb questions!
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Photo of my great-uncle A.D. & his brother Audrey's Jeep & deer in the early 70's.
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Dad & the Jeep when we picked it up in 2004.
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The hood after some sanding . . . . the original hood numbers had been sanded off when they painted it blue, I managed to find a '2' & that was it . . . nice to see the OD coming through again, though.[/img] _________________ Galen
1947 CJ2
1953 M38A1
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 111 Location: Bentonville, AR
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject:
O.K. . . . let's try the picture bit one more time . . . .
[img]http://photos1.blogger.com/img/122/3110/320/AD%201.jpg[img]
Photo of my great-uncle A.D. & his brother Audrey's Jeep & deer in the early 70's.
[/img]http://photos1.blogger.com/img/122/3110/320/DSC01327.jpg[img]
Dad & the Jeep when we picked it up in 2004.
[/img]http://photos1.blogger.com/img/122/3110/320/DSC02607.jpg[img]
The hood after some sanding . . . . the original hood numbers had been sanded off when they painted it blue, I managed to find a '2' & that was it . . . nice to see the OD coming through again, though.[/img]
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