From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Wed Sep 11 2002 - 04:01:13 PDT
I have a nice 46 CJ for sale....Military Conversion....if anyone is
interested?
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jess Minton" <pd.minton@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Jeep CJ2A
> David,
> As far as I know from reading the All American Wonder the CJ2A wasn't
> designed until the end of WWII. The jeep design was top secret in 1942
and
> I doubt couldnt have even been available as a civilian model, not to
> mention by 1942 not even Ford, Dodge or GM were making a civilian model of
> anything since all metal was war material only. I suggest you post any
> engine markings, serial numbers (from the frame or plates) and other
> markings on the body to let us give you a little better idea about the
year
> this one was made. I learned at the MVPA show in Dallas that CJ2a's were
> made mostly of MB or GPW parts. I also learned from one of the assembly
> line workers at the Ford plant in Dallas that GPW's were not allowed to be
> driven around or even seen by others to protect it from spies. He said
> that was probably later lightened up but he got called up and never went
> back to work at the plant. I also know that they were stored at Fair Park
> in Dallas where we had the show. I was told by people who lived around
> there in the 40's that they were forbidden from entering the park and
> anyone who took photos of the vehicles parked there had their camera
> confiscated... it is for these reasons I sincerely doubt a civilian model
> jeep could have been produced in 1942
> Jess Minton
> 42 GPW made in Dallas :)
>
>
>
> At 10:03 PM 9/9/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >I have a friend who has a 1942 Jeep CJ2A. It is civilian and has a PTO
on
> >the back end of the thing. Also has some sort of measuring device
clamped
> >to the steering wheel column with a bendix cable going down someplace
under
> >the body.
> >
> >Can anybody tell me if this is an unusual vehicle or possibly worth more
> >than the usual amount of money.
> >We are planning to put it back in running order and it would be good to
know
> >what we are dealing with.
> >
> >It has always been garaged and has absolutely no rust that I can find on
it
> >anywhere. The seals are dripping here and there, but it has not run in
> >about 12 years.
> >
> >I am thinking that the vehicle must share a great many parts with
military
> >jeeps of the time and I can't imagine a lot of civilian jeeps rolling off
> >the line, but I could be totally wrong also.
> >
> >Any info would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >David & Donna Brubaker
> >Member MVPA #18115
> >M-151A2
> >http://www.piace.com/~b52d/
> >
> >President: Mid-Kansas MVPA
> >http://www.piace.com/~b52d/MKMVPA
> >
> >
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