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.
That looks to be a CJ-2A Too old for a USPS Jeep. And it's 4WD I don't think any of the postal Jeeps had 4WD. The postal Jeeps were DJ-3A's - a version of the CJ-3A - DJ stood for Dispatch Jeep
Not all were left hand drive. I owned a '73 that was a "parcel post" unit, with the drive on the left. The 232 six cylinder in such a light vehicle was fun.
The two wheel drive versions were almost impossible to drive above 40. They had a pitch radius of 80 some inches. With sticky tires in front you could do an endo while braking moderately hard. Panic stop and a full face plant is possible. Slow postal route sure but regular driving takes Fangio class skills. I know this because I got to analyze the vehicle dynamics for a law suit from an accident of one of these.
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P.S. The driver died, settled out of court for low six figures. Nobody got any joy out of this one.
I've seen a Jeep in the area with a similar cab, I think it was called an "Alaska cab", as it was heavily insulated for cold weather. Either that, or a Meyers cab. Wandering Neurons
That looks to be a CJ-2A Too old for a USPS Jeep. And it's 4WD I don't think any of the postal Jeeps had 4WD. The postal Jeeps were DJ-3A's - a version of the CJ-3A - DJ stood for Dispatch Jeep
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ReplyDeleteDidn't the post office jeeps have sliding doors?
ReplyDeletePostal Jeeps were also left-hand drive.
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DeleteNot all were left hand drive. I owned a '73 that was a "parcel post" unit, with the drive on the left. The 232 six cylinder in such a light vehicle was fun.
ReplyDeleteThe two wheel drive versions were almost impossible to drive above 40. They had a pitch radius of 80 some inches. With sticky tires in front you could do an endo while braking moderately hard. Panic stop and a full face plant is possible. Slow postal route sure but regular driving takes Fangio class skills. I know this because I got to analyze the vehicle dynamics for a law suit from an accident of one of these.
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P.S. The driver died, settled out of court for low six figures. Nobody got any joy out of this one.
My sister had a used Post Office jeep. Supervisor's model, left hand drive. It had a tiny 4 cyl engine and a two speed automatic.
ReplyDeleteI'd drive that!
ReplyDeleteI've seen a Jeep in the area with a similar cab, I think it was called an "Alaska cab", as it was heavily insulated for cold weather. Either that, or a Meyers cab.
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