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    Posted: 26 Dec. 2018 at 2:29am
These were taken around 1956, my dad cannot remember the exact year of the Jeep.
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WOW no NDT tires what were they thinking LOL And turn signals OH MY
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Nice. Doesn't look like it was babied.
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Thanks for sharing these interesting period pics! Note the mods made by the owner of this 2A that's barely 10 years old--spare tire moved to the tailgate, large wheel covers, new tires, pool-ball shift knob, turn signals, front bumper weldments...and the 'S' painted over to make the jeep "Willy." And already the driver's side body near the rear wheelhouse is rusted (in the first photo). Great shots.

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CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947)
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Love the red wheels and wide white walls...

Vintage pictures are the best...

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The mismatched tires make me smile.
As a teenager working at a gas station, I used to grab tires off out discard pole for my old Chevy. I think I had four different tires on that thing, but the price was right and I always arrived at my destination safely.
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Okay, now who's gonna ID the firearm in the 2nd pic?  LOL
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He said the first thing you did when you got a Jeep was to head to the junkyard and find some wide Chrysler? rims bc everyone wanted to ride on the beach. 

To complete a great story...His brother drove it after he went into the army and then the brother made me a deal I couldn’t resist on this..



Not the same one, but close enough.

Ps Winchester Model 61, have it.




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Thanks, Fritz
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Originally posted by michbridge michbridge wrote:




WOW!!  I LOVE THAT BLUE!!  Clap  Smile 

I just made this pic my background photo. 


Edited by Ol' Unreliable - 30 Dec. 2018 at 10:35pm
There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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That's a great looking jeep and great story.  I have a 1946 that was originally Normandy Blue and I would love to take it back to it's original color.  Can you share the paint formula / brand you have on your jeep body and rims?

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It is listed some place on the site.  I put up a two stage paint code eariler this year.  If you search for Normandy Blue it will show up.
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Sorry, I don’t have any info on the paint specifics. The old photos look a little more black than this color, who knows? Fritz

Edited by michbridge - 01 Jan. 2019 at 4:35am
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Thanks, I will continue to research other posts on this site as suggested.  Thanks again,  Dave
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Here is the post.
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