Military-Vehicles: RE: [MV] How to Restore a Jeep

RE: [MV] How to Restore a Jeep

R. Notton (106363.2514@compuserve.com)
Fri, 25 Jul 1997 11:51:46 -0400

Message text written by Jim Rice
>I've figured out what EVERYONE RESTORING a WWII Jeep MUST DO.

You must first build a time travel machine and travel back to 1943 (inser=
t
year of your =

jeep or non-jeep here). Ensure the machine is very large because you will=

need to bring =

back a lot of "original" things to have your all original jeep.<

Hi All,
I'm right with Jim on this one, I was going to say great minds think alik=
e
but being only able to muster five brain cells, on a good day, it would b=
e
ungracious to categorise anybody thus.

As a lazy old duffer I'm having Doc Brown bring the DeLorean round this
afternoon and we're just going to bungee the time-drive onto the
Stolly...........................

On this interesting thread somebody wrote that they were "rare and histor=
ic
vehicles", historic maybe but rare? Just looking at the signature lists =
it
seems most people have one, two, four or half a dozen or more jeeps;
couldn't move at Beltring for either tripping over them or keeping out of=

the way of all the female twentysomethings + cargo of pals whizzing about=

the site.

Then there's the tables and tables and marquees of parts laid out like th=
e
manufacturers stores. If you needed an original jeep widget it was here.=

No, rare is like a tidy and operating Panzer III or a Kettenkrad for
example.

Apparently there's enough jeeps in the States for people to half bury the=
m
in a hillside as an advertising
gimmick...............................................

Just my 1.1976047 new pence worth.

The pyre has already been made here, ignition to 106363.2514@compuserve.c=
om

Richard
(Southampton UK)

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