Fact or BS!

[Bruce MacMillan]

Canada Post did buy Kaiser DJ5 jeeps that were painted red and white. Used for rural delivery.

[maple_leaf_eh]

I had a mental image of a Postal delivery jeep, DJ. A bit of internet searching later confirmed, that the vehicle in the ad does not meet the narrative. There are several distinguishing features on the Postal jeep which are not noticeable on the one offered. I concur that the vehicle is a 12v CJ, and was never an M38A1.

- Postal has a distinctive bulged front grill vs flat
- Postal is right-hand drive vs left-hand drive
- Dash panel is reverse with controls in front of relocated driver.
- No slave cable recess on right side vs the common 24-v plug and recess
- Postal has a large cargo door across the rear body panel vs enclosed panel
- Door sills are at floor-level vs slightly higher for fording
- Rear body is completely different
- Ends of front bumper are rounded vs straight U-channel

[Jes Andersen]

My first foray into the world of 'jeeps' was a late '60s ex postal DJ. Well worn by the time I got it. That particular model was normal left hand drive, had a steel hardtop with sliding doors and was built on CJ5 sheet metal. The drivers side had the sill chopped down to the floor for easier access but the rest was unmolested. I did some minor work on it and sold it hoping to find something better. In the late '70s, there were a lot more surplused 1/4tons of all models out there. Sadly, many went on to become sand drag or bubba concoctions, long since dead and gone.