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Originally posted by Spurrat
Rob, Thanks very much for the info!
I am not having much luck finding one however.
Any info on where a guy could find one would be appreciated.
Sorry for the late reply.
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Several '83s were disposed of in the early 90's at the Crown Assets yard in Richmond , B.C. They were in rough shape, having been abused by the B.C.D.'s , if memory serves me right. I bid on two of them, but some nut bid $1800.00 on one of them and $2300.00 on the other! Madness! They were in rough condition, engine not running, body damaged and springs were sagging. Most of the military equipment was removed. One of the jeeps had the antenna base and the rack for a radio. There was an unsubstantiated rumour travelling around the collectors circles in B.C. then that the mechanics at the vehicle maintenance depot in C.F.B. Chilliwack were in cahoots with an un-named collector. The mechanics would rebuild or replace the running gear of a vehicle so that it ran perfectly, then remove the carb or distributor or some other small part so the the vehicle wouldn't run. The vehicle when subsequently sold was listed as non-running. People not in the know would assume the worst about the vehicle and bid very low. A certain, un-named collector would almost always bid a little higher and get a great running vehicle for very little. The 5/4 ton I bought from a certain, un-named collector had a freshly rebuilt transfer case and an obviously very low mileage engine. I didn't complain. You might try contacting some of the members of Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society in B.C. about locating a Jeep. I'd contact Ian MacArthur, Colin Stevens, or Ian Newby to start. Hope this helps.
