This
is how you can disassemble then reassemble a jeep in four minutes.
click the link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBtYXFXa5Ig
https://www.vintagejeeps.com/
This beautifully restored 1953 M-38A1 is owned and restored by Josh of Pacifica, CA
Vehicle Restoration Dodge Command Car Owned by D. Clarke
M-37 Project January 2020
Before
After
Here are some pictures of my Slat grill as I bought it and as the
restoration proceeded. It took just over 2 1/2years to restore
Owned and
restored by D. Clarke
Here’s a link to a video shot and edited
by Dave Porter. https://youtu.be/i5A7crW28SI M16 Halftrack test run in Diamond Springs,
California in March 2018. The halftrack spent some time in Jim
Strauss’ shop where it was refurbished and refreshed, including turret
restoration. Dave
A 1944 GPW owned and
restored by Tommy H. of Sacramento
M-10 Ammunition
Trailer owned and restored by Michael F. of the North Bay Military
Vehicle Club.
An M-548 Owned by R. Anderson of Wisconsin was
on display for the holidays.
M1070 and M1000 matching set owned by Mike N. of Wisconsin.
Ron Cherry: Veteran ’42 Willys MB Jeep
No vehicle is more appropriate to
feature on Veterans Day
than an MB Willys Jeep. From 1941 until 1945, over 360,000 of the
almost
650,000 Jeeps built in World War II were Willys MBs, making them by far
the
highest-produced model. With its Go-Devil L-head 4-cylinder that
cranked 60
horse power out of the 134.2 cubic inch engine, it was dependable and
almost
indestructible. Plus it was of simple construction, making field
maintenance
and repair not a problem. While the history of the name is unsure, some
claiming it is a slurred version of GP from General Purpose vehicle and
others
pointing to the Jeep character in popular Popeye cartoons, it had its
name by
1941. Whatever the case, jeeping has since become a synonym for rugged
off-roading.
When Brian Miner decided he wanted
a classic car, the
Jeep turned his head. "I was at that point in life," Brian said.
"I had taken care of my business and my house was paid off. I wanted a
classic, but not a lot of trouble." He became intrigued by military
vehicles, especially the wartime Jeeps. "Reproduction parts were
readily
available and they were easy to work on," he said. "You can open the
hood, look and understand what's there. It's not like modern vehicles."
So
he went online and started searching.
In 2002, Brian found a company,
now defunct, named Mike's
Military Motors in Santa Rosa that specialized in restoring vehicles
like Jeeps
to their original look and equipment. Brian contacted them and they had
a
candidate that they'd found sitting out in a field. "It was a frame, a
stack of differentials and a messed-up body," he said. But it had
potential. So he made an agreement with Mike's and they sold it to him
and
restored it to World War II standards. It took about a year.
Brian's
Jeep, a Willys MB model, has an original Go-Devil
engine with a 3-speed trans and 2-speed transfer case for its 4-wheel
drive.
With a 4.88:1 rear end, it was made for getting out of tough spots
rather than
speed. One of a kind: A few interesting features of Brian's Jeep are
unique to
the early models. It was one of less than 26,000 made with a grill made
from welded
flat stock rather than the later stamped-steel ones, a cost-saving idea
from
Ford. It has a black-out headlight, a field modification, on the left
front
bumper instead of on the fender like later models. It has no glove box
or Jerry
can mounting. There are two wipers on the windshield, both hand
operated. In
combat, that might have been interesting. On the plus side, it has more
rubber
welting and boots than later models when rubber had become scarce. It
also has
an interesting extra, an option one might say, a "desert cooling
kit," or a radiator over-flow tank, mounted on the grill.
Honoring the past: After Brian had
his Jeep, a
serendipitous event occurred. He was looking at old photos of his dad
who been
a crew chief in the 319th Squadron of the 325th Fighter Group of the
15th Air
Force in World War II, where he had serviced P-40, then P-47 and
finally P-51
fighters. They were known as the Checkertail Clan because of the black
and
yellow checkerboard on the tails of their fighters, painted so American
bombers
would know they were the ones providing protection. In the photo, his
dad was
standing next to a Willys MB Jeep, exactly like the one Brian owned. "I
thought it was pretty neat," he said. "So I had the same numbers from
the photo painted on the hood. " He also had his dad's unit numbers
painted on the front bumper. Below the windshield, he put a USAAF
insignia, Hap
Arnold Wings, in honor of his dad's service.
Brian joined a group of
like-minded collectors, the
Northern Recon Group, who take their old military vehicles on runs. He
has
taken the Jeep on four-day camping trips to Plymouth National Forest,
Bowman
Lake and other remote locations without any problems. After all, for an
old war
horse like the Willys MB, it's just a jaunt in the park. However, as
great as
vehicles like this Jeep are, it's the men and woman who served our
country we
honor this Veteran's Day. At the Grass Valley Veterans Hall, there will
be a
service to honor them at 10 a.m. Speakers will include both male and
female
veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, songs by the Grass Valley
Male
Voice Choir, mustering of veterans during a medley of service songs,
concluded
at 11 a.m. by a three volley gun salute and Taps. A BBQ lunch will
follow in
the dining room downstairs. It is an opportunity to show your support
of our
local veterans. Ron Cherry's four books, including the Morg Mahoney
detective
series, are available on Kindle and in print copy at Amazon. His next
book, a
mystery that takes place in a small town in the Sierra Foothills, will
be out
before Christmas. Check out his website at http://www.rlcherry.com.
Rory B. freshly painted 1941 afkx-352
GMC 4 x4 ordnance shop van
From the North Bay Military Club Half-track and Chevy Restoration
projects!
M-151 Owned by Rita Galusha
1944 DUKW Restored by Don Darrough
Take a few minutes to watch is great video from Blair Snyder about
Marvin Binder's Jeep project: