When I was younger I used to build M38A1s from the condemned ones out of the scrapyard, and maybe even borrowed the odd part from the PCC lineup out back. Those were the days when you just walked in to the registration/insurance department, told them a story and paid your tax/insurance.
But my last Cdn3 I bought was literally a turn key. I paid the money to the previous owner, drove it up onto the trailer, and took her home. I drive it every warm day to get the mail on the base, and often get compliments on it. I even passed a guy the other day in town who was driving one of those fancy newer Jeeps with the humvee type profile. "I like yours better" he said as he passed.
I too, learned to drive on the military Jeeps. It was the first vehicle I ever drove, around the back field of the McGregor armouries. I have always loved the feeling of a open top jeep. It becomes an extension of your body.
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