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usmcpmi
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Posted: 29 May 2018 at 8:51pm |
We were down on the Coast this weekend working on the house. Drive in to Rockport and spied a jeep peaking out from under a tarp at the local "used antiques " yard. Decided to take a look as Jen rolled her eyes... 😉. Turned out to be a GPW with a 2a grill. Dash gutted, glove box door and data plates gone. The tub was non existent once you were Col. We enough to see over the side of the body. 3 combat rims. One 2a rim. Didn't have the heart to try and open the hood. The rust was so bad I can't imagine anything would still be in working condition. No one was in the office.So we just drove away....i could still hear it whimpering for me not to go...😢
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Ol' Unreliable
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That reminds me of the jeep that used to be at the Crazy Horse monument in '77. It looked like what's-his-name the sculptor tossed it off the side of the mountain and then hauled it to the visitor center.
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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drm101
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I was at Crazy Horse around '77. My Dad dragged us out there while on vacation. I don't remember the Jeep, but I have pics of us there and relived it with my wife and son in 2009. what a change since the 70's. Amazing to think that it will be another 50 years before it's finished.
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Ol' Unreliable
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That's almost as bad as the cathedrals in Europe that took multiple centuries to build. |
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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athawk11
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Crazy Horse has been underway for 70 years already. I know this will cost lots of money...and they don't accept federal funds for carving CH. That said, I still blame the likes of burdensome governmental controls for how long it's taken. I.e. OSHA, etc...
In comparison, it took up to 400 men about 12-14 years to build Mt Rushmore...with zero fatalities...while using archaic equipment. They did get to use dynamite though.
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1- 1946 CJ2A
2- 1949 CJ3A |
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Bruce W
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athawk11 said: " They did get to use dynamite though."
And I'll be that they enjoyed every bit of it! BW
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It is NOT a Jeep Willys! It is a Willys jeep.
Happy Trails! Good-bye, Good Luck, and May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You! We Have Miles to Jeep, Before We Sleep. |
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