Ma 46 rebuild 2nd pics

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   Good afternoon 2A'ers.  This is my first attempt at posting on the site so I hope all goes well.  Here's the first few pics one year into the rebuild with some introductory text at the end.  I have more pics to follow in subsequent postings if this works.  Here goes....

don

This is my first post on the CJ2A website.  I have been a member of the CJ3B website
since 2009 when I purchased and rebuilt my 1960 that you will see in the
background of a couple of my photos.  A
lifetime dream fulfilled.  I have owned
Jeeps consecutively since 1980 when I bought a new CJ7 with a relocation bonus
from work.  I wasn't planning on doing
another, however, couldn't pass up the opportunity to acquire a 1946 CJ2A on
the advice and keen eye of Gary McCourt, a good friend living just down the
road in Ancaster Ontario, who has a few Jeep rebuilds of his own underway.  It is S/N 59232, has all of its original
major components based on the various tags and cross referenced to the
excellent spreadsheet on this website. 
The guy I purchased it from, provided me with an Affidavit from the
family of the original owner, now deceased, who passed it on to his son, now
deceased.  After some 67 years in the
same family, the daughter-in-law of the original owner sold it to a guy, who
sold it to me all in a matter of months. 
Unbelievably, it has never been licensed!  Therefore, never seen salt and very little
frame corrosion as a result.  It was used
as a farm vehicle with a PTO to run the saw for cutting logs.  It was in running condition, no brakes,
although I learned on tear down that the block was cracked.  Fortunately, stitching appears to be
successful.  In the initial picture, you
will see my son driving, a proud owner of 2 Grand Cherokee's.  It's been a year since purchasing and I am
beginning re-assembly, which should move along quicker now that I just retired.  I got her back on her feet last week as you
will see in the pics.  Yes, it is a
"her" to be named in recognition of my mother - "Ma 46".  The 3B is named in recognition of my father -
"Wally 60", both deceased but never forgotten.  Leave it to Jeep to provide the forum for my
recognition and appreciation of them. 
Well, that's all for  now.  We'll keep you posted periodically.