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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The Jeep Is Jumpin'

People have modified cars as long as there have been cars to modify, and when the boys got back from World War II, one of the most popular vehicles for modification was their wartime companion, the Jeep.  These examples from the April 1947 edition of Mechanix Illustrated, posted on Modern Mechanix, demonstrates some good, old-fashioned American ingenuity.  I particularly like the first Jeep "woody" station wagon.
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3 comments:

commis aux pieces said...

Personally, I like Jeep very much. I think with proper modification, we can make Jeep as a extraordinary adventures vehicle.

September 1, 2011 at 11:13 PM
womens shoes said...

Wow ! its all are so antic car. I like to buy a antic Jeep car. I am a big fan of antic cars. Its all looks so amazing and wonderful.

November 3, 2011 at 12:46 AM
Logement a louer Laval said...

I like this Jeep design. This design I seen in old age jeep. I seen some modification in this design which is best in itself. I like it very much.

December 6, 2011 at 10:51 PM

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