And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
My God I love old Jeeps! So freakin' simple with absolutely NO frills. Reliable and easy to work on. Safe? Depends on how you drive it I guess, but that's an old man's question. I was half a century younger when I drove mine and somehow I survived.
Used to drive these beasts back in the 70's military machine. Seen a 4 passenger rollover coming off the 5 at the Sand Canyon Ave hairpin exit to El Toro MCAS in one of those motorized goats. None of the 4 fared well that day 44 yrs ago.
We had a 9 bar grill Ford Jeep with a little more rust, missing windshield, missing rear seat, broken but still drivable rear axle, with #4 cylinder dead, and a leaking rear seal when I sold it for $2000 back in 2001. My dad bought it as WWII surplus in the early 60's. He drove it a couple of years to work until the Camaro RS came out. The Jeep was then driven to the farm where it got used to pull hay wagons and general use where a 4x4 came in handy. The guy that bought it replaced almost everything and restored it back OD green Army standards but with a 302 and granny gear 4 speed.
I'd drive that everyday.
ReplyDeleteMy God I love old Jeeps! So freakin' simple with absolutely NO frills. Reliable and easy to work on. Safe? Depends on how you drive it I guess, but that's an old man's question. I was half a century younger when I drove mine and somehow I survived.
ReplyDeleteForgot to add. Old Jeeps are like a good pair of jeans. They look just fine with a bit of road rash and a patina of rust, primer, and dirt. Wabi-sabi!
ReplyDeleteI prefer my perfection serviceable and painted, not rust-bucketized.
ReplyDeleteUsed to drive these beasts back in the 70's military machine. Seen a 4 passenger rollover coming off the 5 at the Sand Canyon Ave hairpin exit to El Toro MCAS in one of those motorized goats. None of the 4 fared well that day 44 yrs ago.
ReplyDeleteWe had a 9 bar grill Ford Jeep with a little more rust, missing windshield, missing rear seat, broken but still drivable rear axle, with #4 cylinder dead, and a leaking rear seal when I sold it for $2000 back in 2001. My dad bought it as WWII surplus in the early 60's. He drove it a couple of years to work until the Camaro RS came out. The Jeep was then driven to the farm where it got used to pull hay wagons and general use where a 4x4 came in handy. The guy that bought it replaced almost everything and restored it back OD green Army standards but with a 302 and granny gear 4 speed.
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