Wes K. and Ryan M. Appreciation Day

[jake138]

Today marks the 16 year anniversary of the day that Wes K. created his account here on Willysmjeeps.com. Ryan created his account a day earlier on April 3rd, but I think it's appropriate to celebrate both of them on the same day!

When I first bought my M38, I honestly knew very little about it. I knew they had some improvements from the MB and CJ3a, but other than that I was clueless. It wasn't until I stumbled across this forum that I really started to appreciate what I had. I was able to download the service manuals and really started to learn more about my M38.

The forums here have been instrumental in finding out how to identify components on my Jeep, how to fix everything that's been bubba'd and broken, and overall just how to keep my Jeep rollin. If it weren't for Wes and Ryan, these forums wouldn't exist, and I wouldn't know nearly as much about M38's. So I wanted to take a minute today to tell them both how much I appreciate all the time and effort they have committed to this forum after all these years. They both have dedicated a lot of their own personal lives into keeping this forum alive, and I know I am not the only person who has benefited from their efforts.


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Jake, Central CT
51 M38 s/n 35627

[Xamon]

I second the creation of this holiday.
Everyone raise your adult beverage of choice in salute of these two heroes. Without them there would not be so many wonderful OD wonders roaming the world.
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Carievale Saskatchewan Canada
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album210&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

[RonD2]

X2! Couldn't have said it better myself.

Thank you Ryan and Wes!

And count me still ready to pony up some $ to help run the forum website.
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Ron D.
1951 M38 Unknown Serial Number
1951 M100 Dunbar Kapple 01169903 dod 5-51

“The only good sports car that America ever made was the Jeep."
--- Enzo Ferrari

[wesk]

Well, Thank You, It has been an honor to assist all of you in this hobby.

A little more info: I started with a Yahoo M38 Group in 1996. Ryan and I met at a jeep gathering in Iowa in 98 and we discussed opening a PHP type forum. It took a while but by 2000 we had this up & running. Now we are at 5800 members. It would be nice if the portable tablets/I phones and the newer bulk lazy boy media hadn't come along. What I do find amusing is that the bulk of the lazy viewer questions on Facebook are answered primarily by long term mjeeps forum members! It is very unfortunate for this web site that these new lazy folks media has brought this web site to this low point in it's life.
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Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=Wes-Knettle&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

[whydahdvr]

IBID
DITTO

What they all said!

This site and Wes and Ryan are the oracles of all things M-Series jeeps - and much else. The successful restoration of my M38 wouldn't have happened without all their knowledge, support, and this site.

Thanks!
Josh
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North Shore, MA
Santa Fe, NM
1942 GPW
1952 M38
1964 Apollo 5000 GT

De Opresso Liber

[horse]

One of the reasons I chose an M38 is the help given by this site. Congratulations.

Horse
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1952 M38

[Mike_B]

Thanks Wes and Ryan!

I appreciate all you've done to make this web site available to anyone with interest in these old Jeep's. Pooling all of the collective knowledge is never a bad thing.

Always learning!

Mike B
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Mike B
1953 M38A1 Brush Truck
1952 M38
1951 M100 Trailer

[bluewatersailor]

Amen, Snake. Thanks guys.
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David Manning
1952 M38A1, 1953 M38A1, 1954 M38-A1, 1952 M100
Photos on Page 10 of Members Albums.

[GIJOE290]

Wes & Ryan,

Thanks for all that you to promote the hobby and what you've accomplished by creating the website!
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David M.
08/1953 M38A1
Serial #56535
"The Green Goat"

Restoration Begins Summer 2005! ...Er Maybe 2006? 2010? 2015? 202...?

[rgmutchler]

Wes and Ryan
Thanks for the website and the effort you all put forth to assist the rest of us.
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R G Mutchler
M274A5
M-38 MC13312
http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=rgmutchler&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

[Trip]

Best website ever for the M38 and M38A1 information.

Thank you guys.

trip
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Trip
Houston TX
51 M38 MC 25423
52 M38
M38 recently acquired Some parts only, roller
67 CJ5
51 CJ3A
49 CJ2A

[eaw46]

I also give thanks to this site for all the info and help that it and its members have given. Eddy from the Great White north.

[JeepdaddyRC]

As a newer member and new M38A1 owner, I really appreciate all that Wes and this site have done to help me on my journey.
Thanks for your patience with me and for sharing your immense knowledge of Willys Military Jeeps.
I could not do this without you.
Cheers to you!

[pickle]

Well deserved. I cannot think of the number of times I have looked up something for my project only find that Wes or Ryan had answered it to the point. I am one who has been doing body and frame work first but as I move into the mechanical, I see another level of understanding with part references and crossover to manufacturer part numbers.

[RICKG]

$&% Yes!
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keep 'em rollin'
RICKG MC 51986 DOD 01-52, '50 CJ3a