Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

[Old Savage]

On another front, potatoes pancakes in a 50 yr old Wagner.

[gamekeeper]

Looks tasty OS..
My favourite Tee shirt is falling apart so I've ordered it's replacement hope you approve Jay.

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[OldWin]

Absolutely! The original is still the best! Unless you have a long trip on the highway ahead.
My old 59 wasn't much better in that regard. I still find the TJ the best balance of Jeep originality and drivability on modern roads.

[Old Savage]

Drove those in the Army/National Guard. We did go on long convoys. One problem was drivers trusted them too much and flipped a couple. We also had 3/4 tons and 2 1/2 tons, one of those flipped, killed two guys and sent another 10 to the hospital.

[Walt]

My brother had a 59 CJ-5 years ago. I remember pulling a 2 horse trailer the 180 miles from the Silver City area to Albuquerque in the middle 60s. The weight of the two horses and trailer was like the tail wagging the dog. We made it but it was dangerous as heck. What a nightmare! Not something that little jeep was made for.

[OldWin]

That's what is amazing about the old Jeeps. They didn't do anything that they weren't overloaded, overstressed, or over something. Yet they kept right on going.

[gamekeeper]

I never owned a Jeep but my series one LandRovers were fun and easier to find over here.
My thoughts on what some people call LandRovers nowadays

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[Walt]

I had a Land Rover dealer as a customer. The mechanics were well fed and kept food on the table for their families. They were grateful that the new Land Rovers were so unreliable. I was shocked to see that some had price tags exceeding $200K. The dealer was in Santa Fe where the source of wealthy people who cared about status symbols but not about quality seemed endless.

I always thought the old ones were pretty cool.

[OldWin]

Haha that could be said about new Jeeps too!
The old series 1s were kind of scarce here, but they were around. I've never had the chance to drive one, but wouldn't pass it up. They were an awesome rig. Just like the early FJ40 Land Cruisers.

[Walt]

Jay, what is a series 1?

[OldWin]

The old original model. They were about the same wheelbase as an early Jeep. Very square with an aluminum body. The grill was recessed in between the leading edge of the fenders. You always see them in movies of Africa or the middle east.
It's said that it's the first motor vehicle seen by one third of the earth's population. They were introduced in 1948 I think.

[gamekeeper]

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Yes they were born the same year as me and the first prototype was built on a Jeep chassis.

[Walt]

Okay, you were referring to Land Rovers. The '60s books by Joy and George Adamson and the movie, Born Free had lots of references to the old Land Rovers; the 24 volt electrical systems, all-aluminum bodies and the ability to cross deep rivers.

I enjoy watching you tube videos of flat fender Jeeps off-roading. Sometimes an early Land Rover joins in as well. My brother had an old CJ-2A Jeep for years and I sure wish he'd have let me know that he got tired of it; he sold it for $600. Darn it!

[gamekeeper]

When I was a gamekeeper I took my 1st wife and her sisters family down to the local pub in my stripped down 1950 Land rover as I pulled into the carpark we were cheered by a crowd of drinkers who came over to see the series one, not often did I get such a reception just going for a pint....
Sadly this ain't mine but it's how I like 'em ...........................in the summer

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[gamekeeper]

In the more usual work mode for English weather.

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[OldWin]

Pretty cool buddy!
I was taking the boys to school one morning in April, and it was snowing hard. As we pulled into the high school road there was a Jeep pulling in from the other direction. It had no top or doors and a girl was driving it.
I said, "You see that boys? THAT'S a girl you marry right there!"

I'm pretty sure my youngest boy did. His wife is a ticket for sure.