Hope this is taken in the spirit in which it is intended. :-)
Regards,
Geoff Winnington-Ball
Markham, Ontario, Canada
ex-M38A1
ex-Ford 15 CWT CMP
have crewed M4A3E8 Sherman (sober and drunk)
have lived in M37 Radio Truck (mostly drunk)
have drowned M38 in river (totally sober)
have dug Universal Carrier out of 20 yrs imprisonment in muddy field
(should have been drunk)
have crossed two miles of Lake Ontario's worst weather in DUKW (now THAT
was a story..)
have eaten lunch on Tiger II in La Gleize, Belgium (ghosts in the
woods..)
...and currently have pathological desire to acquire WWII light armour
(point of no return)
...but would die happy with another Ford 15 CWT......
Islay whiskies last forever...
Kerry wrote:
> I've got to say something here in regards to repro bodies.
> I may make some purists sick but here goes anyway.
>
> I purchased a jeep sight unseen for next to nothing and had it shipped
> in a
> load of tropical foliage plants from South Florida to British Columbia
>
> Canada.
> When it rolled off of the truck, it was a very rusted out DJ with a
> Chevy
> V8.
> It was too far gone to save any of the panels. I saved the front
> fenders,
> hood, and tail gate. I traded those parts for other parts that I
> needed.
>
> Now, thanks to a repro body, it is the coolest little flat fender in
> town.
> It is probably the only little flat fender in town.
> I drive it daily and I can't drive it without someone stopping me and
> talking jeep to me. I dont pretend that it is an original but to be
> honest
> most folks don't care.
> The truth of the matter is that there is now a 1952 jeep back on the
> road
> and turning heads instead of rusting in a South Florida swamp.
> If someone wants to restore this jeep in 50 years it will still be
> here
> thanks to a
> repro body.
>
> I know my jeep is not an MV but the same principle applies.
> These repro parts can help preserve many jeeps untill someone with the
>
> skills and resources comes along to do it right.
> Think about it...The main reason so many people choose to work on old
> jeeps
> is the fact that most parts can still be purchased with relatively
> ease.
>
> Don't get me wrong.
> I would love to own an original or two but right now all my resources
> will
> allow is a repro jeep.
>
> Let me add that as a result of my repro jeep my three boys also have a
> love
> for old jeeps and each want to restore an old jeep of their own some
> day.
> Maybe they will have more resources than I had and save some originals
> from
> the
> ravages of time or maybe they will use repro parts only to help
> preserve
> their jeeps for the next generation to restore.
>
> It's not like these parts can't be replaced later.
>
> What is better?
> Five jeeps with repro parts or one restored original and four
> perfectly
> good jeep chassies going to the scrap pile?
> Any jeep with repro parts is one less jeep wasting away in a scrap
> yard.
>
> Just my two cents worth.
>
> Kerry,
> Surrey ,
> British Columbia, Canada
>
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