'68 Jeepster Commando

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I know this isn't our usual cup of tea here but I trust this place for solid opinions.
Going to go and look at a '68 Jeepster Commando this weekend.
Don't know much about them other than Jeepster Jim and OSU Jack have me fired up about them!
Pics look GREAT! This thing looks showroom on my phone pics! (Tiny pics, though.)
Red with a black drop top and interior. No rips, rot or tears, anywhere. No hard top, just a convertible. 
NO rust visible anywhere in the pics.
Buick V-6. Three speed on the floor. "Engine is free and chassis rolls nice."
Stored inside since 2005, used by the old boy, who passed away, for parades and such. He was the 2nd owner, it sounds like.
He got sick and quit driving it, parked it in the shed and there she sits today. Never driven, again... A "Barn Find"?
He did drain the gas tank for better or worse. 
32,2xx miles on her. This thing looks perfect in the pics! The paint looks new, even! No fade or chalk.
His daughter is selling it and knows less about them than I do...
What do I need to really check out on this before I pull the trigger on it? 
What's it worth, assuming it all checks out well, as per my description?
It is a cool looking old girl! Probably going to have to sell my Lefty to make room in the stable for it...
Thanks in advance for any help on this, you guys! I just don't know ANYTHING about them. I've spent the last couple of nights researching them on the Web but that's about it.
VIN # 870201710124, I didn't find anywhere to decipher it on the Web. I'm assuming, at this point, it's all original.
Current plates and title.
What do you guys think? 

Edited by kilroy - 09 Dec. 2011 at 5:51pm

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kilroy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 14 Dec. 2009 Location: Iowa Status: Offline Points: 2096	Post Options Post Reply Quote kilroy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: '68 Jeepster Commando Posted: 09 Dec. 2011 at 3:33pm
	I know this isn't our usual cup of tea here but I trust this place for solid opinions. Going to go and look at a '68 Jeepster Commando this weekend. Don't know much about them other than Jeepster Jim and OSU Jack have me fired up about them! Pics look GREAT! This thing looks showroom on my phone pics! (Tiny pics, though.) Red with a black drop top and interior. No rips, rot or tears, anywhere. No hard top, just a convertible. NO rust visible anywhere in the pics. Buick V-6. Three speed on the floor. "Engine is free and chassis rolls nice." Stored inside since 2005, used by the old boy, who passed away, for parades and such. He was the 2nd owner, it sounds like. He got sick and quit driving it, parked it in the shed and there she sits today. Never driven, again... A "Barn Find"? He did drain the gas tank for better or worse. 32,2xx miles on her. This thing looks perfect in the pics! The paint looks new, even! No fade or chalk. His daughter is selling it and knows less about them than I do... What do I need to really check out on this before I pull the trigger on it? What's it worth, assuming it all checks out well, as per my description? It is a cool looking old girl! Probably going to have to sell my Lefty to make room in the stable for it... Thanks in advance for any help on this, you guys! I just don't know ANYTHING about them. I've spent the last couple of nights researching them on the Web but that's about it. VIN # 870201710124, I didn't find anywhere to decipher it on the Web. I'm assuming, at this point, it's all original. Current plates and title. What do you guys think? Edited by kilroy - 09 Dec. 2011 at 5:51pm
	"You know, I'm too old a bunny to get very excited about all this." General H.E. von Salmuth Commander German Fourth Army France: 5 June 1944 1947 Willys CJ2A 1947 Bantam T3-C Trailer

F Bill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member x 2 Joined: 05 Dec. 2005 Location: central Texas Status: Offline Points: 7752	Post Options Post Reply Quote F Bill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec. 2011 at 3:47pm
	Sounds good, but do the usual checks, the tailgate and round the rear wheel openings is the first spot they rot.....check well underneath and check the frame as well. remember even Katrina jeeps look great in pictures....get down underneath and get dirty checking out the underside. pull the mats or carpet and see what is really there... don't assume because it is in a barn it is original. I wouldn't put it past some of the shysters in the classic car biz to plant barn finds and cover them with dust to sell to the unaware...(Not saying this particular one is being sold by a shyster..) Assume NOTHING. Check everything. Take a bunch of pics, even of inaccessible areas like under the dash, and study them later... I do not have a clue on pricing. probably a bit more than a similar condition run of the mill 2A. I miss mine but I really need another jeep like another hole in the head.
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kilroy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 14 Dec. 2009 Location: Iowa Status: Offline Points: 2096	Post Options Post Reply Quote kilroy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec. 2011 at 3:58pm
	Thanks, Bill. All your thoughts are mine, as well. It looks like it would be a fun addition to the herd.
	"You know, I'm too old a bunny to get very excited about all this." General H.E. von Salmuth Commander German Fourth Army France: 5 June 1944 1947 Willys CJ2A 1947 Bantam T3-C Trailer

Gunslinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 10 Feb. 2010 Location: Minneapolis Status: Offline Points: 573	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gunslinger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Dec. 2011 at 10:52pm
	We just had a fairly nice one up by Fargo sell for about 6500. I just saw the pics and it looked good. Seller claimed no rust. It went in an on line auction. So price should be relatively close to market.
	Gunslinger 50 CJ3A, M38A1