The father in law is into restoration of jeeps/motorbikes etc. This is the jeep that he did up for my wife, can't remember if it's a 41 or 44. She drives the diggers in the ANZAC parade every year. Her sister has one also but in American colours and then her dad has another one also. He's got an old Harley with side car that he drives a digger in the parade every year.
My Wife's Jeep
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The farm my brother in law used to manage had an old Willys Jeep.
Unfortunately someone had swapped the old side valve engine for what I think was a Cortina engine.
Still it was fun to blat around in the wheat stubble.
One thing, it was cramped to drive, knees up under my armpits. Not sure how anyone over 5' 10" actually got into one.
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Your wife got a jeep?
"Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived."
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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If you can watch a show called "Wheeler Dealers" on Foxtel , infact the episode is on again tonight. They go to the US, buy a WW2 Jeep, ship it back to Britian and restore if fully, then sell it for 16,000 pounds. (increase by about 40% to get the Australian value). There are an amazing amount of spare parts still available for such a vehicle, which included a rebuilt gear box and a rear floor pan (prone to rust) and seat covers....etc.
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Originally posted by beemer" post=4473If you can watch a show called "Wheeler Dealers" on Foxtel , infact the episode is on again tonight. They go to the US, buy a WW2 Jeep, ship it back to Britian and restore if fully, then sell it for 16,000 pounds. (increase by about 40% to get the Australian value). There are an amazing amount of spare parts still available for such a vehicle, which included a rebuilt gear box and a rear floor pan (prone to rust) and seat covers....etc.
You can almost rebuild from an oil stain on the garage floor, whether you can get it registered is another matter............
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