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Old Jeeps, Big Pain in The Butt!

Old Jeeps, Big Pain in The Butt!
It has a heartbeat all of its own, a freedom to go where others can’t or won’t, control of your destiny, a brotherhood (male/female), a wind in your hair sun in your face lifestyle others only dream about, it’s a Jeep Thing and I DO UNDERSTAND.

I bought my first CJ5 in 1972 right off the showroom floor at Bud Meadows Jeep in Portland, Oregon; powder blue, white Whitco top, AMC 304 , with dual exhaust. After picking it up I drove to my then girlfriend’s house; her father was is the front yard and the first words out of his mouth were, “How do you ever expect to get a girl to out with you in that thing”. My girlfriend came bouncing out the front door, jumped in the jeep and away we went. 42 years later I still have a CJ5 , and the girl.
 
It has a heartbeat all of its own, a freedom to go where others can’t or won’t, control of your destiny, a brotherhood (male/female), a wind in your hair sun in your face lifestyle others only dream about, it’s a Jeep Thing and I DO UNDERSTAND.

I bought my first CJ5 in 1972 right off the showroom floor at Bud Meadows Jeep in Portland, Oregon; powder blue, white Whitco top, AMC 304 , with dual exhaust. After picking it up I drove to my then girlfriend’s house; her father was is the front yard and the first words out of his mouth were, “How do you ever expect to get a girl to out with you in that thing”. My girlfriend came bouncing out the front door, jumped in the jeep and away we went. 42 years later I still have a CJ5 , and the girl.

That's beautiful. What happened to the powder blue '72?

-Jon
 
This thread makes me miss the old Hinkle Jeep dealership that used to be in Pickens, SC. :(
 
It has a heartbeat all of its own, a freedom to go where others can’t or won’t, control of your destiny, a brotherhood (male/female), a wind in your hair sun in your face lifestyle others only dream about, it’s a Jeep Thing and I DO UNDERSTAND.

I bought my first CJ5 in 1972 right off the showroom floor at Bud Meadows Jeep in Portland, Oregon; powder blue, white Whitco top, AMC 304 , with dual exhaust. After picking it up I drove to my then girlfriend’s house; her father was is the front yard and the first words out of his mouth were, “How do you ever expect to get a girl to out with you in that thing”. My girlfriend came bouncing out the front door, jumped in the jeep and away we went. 42 years later I still have a CJ5 , and the girl.

That's a great story Saddle Tramp! :chug:
 
That's beautiful. What happened to the powder blue '72?

-Jon


Unfortunately the powder blue CJ5 went to Jeep heaven long before it’s time. I was young and stupid, and being my first 4 wheel drive I thought 4 wheel drive meant still go fast just in 4 wheel drive. 1972 was the first year for the AMC 304 so power was plentiful and I ran that jeep hard from the sand dunes on the Oregon coast to the mud laden trails around Mount Hood. (No road closures back then.) The only good news I have to report is that even though the jeep didn’t live I did and I moved from that CJ to the next with a whole different level of respect. :notworthy:
 
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