DaleB
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Ah. Assume, then, a world that does not exist and speculate on what might be. What I said was:
The root causes of FAA regulations don't matter. I stand by my original simple statement of fact.
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My bad. I took it you were trying to compare the different regulations.
455 Bravo Uniform
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I remember as a kid seeing car kits advertised in the back of magazines. For those who are too young to know, the back few pages were devoted to multiple tiny ads from various small companies with something to sell almost like the classifieds section in a newspaper (do I need to explain the classifieds?).
I also remember army surplus jeeps in a crate being advertised. I was warned by adults that they were basically jeeps that were cut & quartered (kind of like an animal carcass) or you’d get barrels of parts in oil delivered to your house. Probably trying to scare industrious kids like me.
Oh how I would fall asleep dreaming about stuff like this.
I also remember army surplus jeeps in a crate being advertised. I was warned by adults that they were basically jeeps that were cut & quartered (kind of like an animal carcass) or you’d get barrels of parts in oil delivered to your house. Probably trying to scare industrious kids like me.
Oh how I would fall asleep dreaming about stuff like this.
DaleB
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Me too. I remember a story in the newspaper back in the early or mid 70s... apparently some state or local agency ordered a bunch of Army surplus radio sets, and they arrived by train. They were still mounted in the Jeeps, so whichever agency it was had to take those as well. I thought that was the coolest damn thing.
Edit: The jeeps were apparently well used but intact. Neither new in crates nor cut in half
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wanttaja
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Owning a '46 Jeep in the '70s, I got this a lot...especially when it came time to sell. "Why are you asking $600? I can get a military surplus Jeep for half that!" And, of course, they never could.
One story was that when WWII ended, the Army dumped a lot of equipment into the sea in the Pacific rather than use shipping space to haul them home. ~25 years in salt water wouldn't have done a Jeep any good....
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Ed Haywood
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schmookeeg
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There is enough sadness in life without sharing a lane with the likes of the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust.
www.autocar.co.uk
The Autocar Road Test: Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust | Autocar
Published online for the first time, our roadtest reveals a British Tesla rival which combines challenging looks and dangerous handling.
Dana
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No practical donor cars. Back then you could unbolt the stock body from the chassis and bolt the new kit body on. Nowadays the body is the chassis.
Depends on your point of view. There are places making kits that essentially reskin late model cars. It’s hard to say how much structural integrity remains, but people are doing it with a lot of different stuff these days.
Tribute Automotive - 1960's style coupe and convertible based on the BMW Z3
MX250 / MX250C Mazda MX5 based 1960's style hardtop / softtop, A352 Triumph Spitfire 1950's sports car, Jaguar D Type race replica, MRS200 Toyota MR2 based Group B Rally Car, Mistral and Kobra 1950s replica, Z300S BMW Z3 1950s GT, AMZ Mazda MX5 1960s hardtop
www.tributeautomotive.com
ahh, makes perfect sense
Ed Haywood
En-Route
There are a few body-on-frame cars left on the market. Most pick-up trucks, and the Jeep Wrangler. I would guess the Wrangler is the most modded vehicle on the road.
Another story about the mythical Jeeps:
Where the Mythical $50 Jeep Came From | The Saturday Evening Post
In 1947, for $105, you could buy a 143-item army surplus package that included a rubber life raft, a bible, 12 signal flares, a bilge pump, a gallon of massage oil, a checkerboard, and back issues of Fortune, Esquire, Reader’s Digest, and The Saturday Evening Post (but no Jeeps).
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
And the real thing (sort of):
Jeep in a Crate, 1942 Willys MB Kit
Want a Jeep in a crate? Check out the most complete kit out there. The is a reproduction 1942 Willys MB. Includes complete body, frame, springs, tires, wheels, and an entire list of items found in the photos. These must be delivered to a commercial address. Please call before ordering. The "Jeep...
thejeepsterman.com
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Touchdown! Greaser!
Dana
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My BIL's girlfriend had a "Thunderbug" that looked like that, but I think the VW was stock except for the hood and grille. As I recall she liked it because it have more trunk space than the stock hood.
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