Who Remembers?
JeffP
Senior Jeeper
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- Peoria, AZ
- Vehicle(s)
- '75 CJ5, 304, T18, D20, D44s w/3.73 1974 CJ5, 304, 4 spd., Dana axles 3.73 gears. 1973 CJ5, 258 I6, T18, Dana 20, Dana axles 4.27 gears. 1972 CJ5, 304, 4 Spd, Dana 20, 4.27 gears. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150, J20 w/4.10 gears. 69 CJ5 Hurricane 4 cyl, 4spd all original! ‘53/‘54 M38a1 100% original but also 100% apart! Low 3 digit Vin! One of the very first m38a1s!
Who remembers being able to buy surplus military Jeeps for next to nothing? Who else saw the ads in the back of magazines for them in crates for $50?
I grew up on a ranch and we had a 46 flat fender... we wore it out! Then we got a new one ‘53-‘54 (M38a1) with like 50 miles on it for $300. My dad complained forever that he paid way too much for it!
My best friend in HS got his, in a crate for $5! That was a worlds record! I helped him take it out of the box & put it together. I’m sure he still has it too.
That’s where my obsession started. I learned how to drive in one. I was so young my dad had to put wooden blocks on the pedals (& starter) so I could drive it.
LOL, I must have put 100,000 miles on it in first gear before I was brave enough to shift.
I grew up on a ranch and we had a 46 flat fender... we wore it out! Then we got a new one ‘53-‘54 (M38a1) with like 50 miles on it for $300. My dad complained forever that he paid way too much for it!
My best friend in HS got his, in a crate for $5! That was a worlds record! I helped him take it out of the box & put it together. I’m sure he still has it too.
That’s where my obsession started. I learned how to drive in one. I was so young my dad had to put wooden blocks on the pedals (& starter) so I could drive it.
LOL, I must have put 100,000 miles on it in first gear before I was brave enough to shift.
