hillbilly4008
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Welp, brought home another one.
My wifes been wanting a jeep for a while now, something to offroad with. So last fall i brought home a '46 Willys cj2a, numbers matching, running and driving for $100. I get it home and she says "i like it, but its not an automatic. I wont drive it." I can make it an auto because its only a 80" wheelbase, i would have to stretch it. Thats a no no in my book.
So last weekend on one of my drives i came across a willys wagon. I had to stop and knock on the door(even though i hate doing that, for a number of reasons) A man came to the door, must be mid 70s, dressed in his bath robe. As he pushed the screen door open, his robe opens up also. Didn't need to see that! I asked him if he would consider selling the willys. He said yes. When i asked him how much he wanted, he said make an offer. (i hate that also) I did a once around, and offer'd him $200. "SOLD"
Then i thought "crap, i could've offered him $50 and he woulda been happy"
I had to wait a week for the ground to dry up a bit, cus this was sitting in his back yard. I went in today and got it, it pulled out of the ground with absolutly no problem at all. The wheels turned, it steered. I got it loaded on the trailer with absolutly no problems. I could not believe it! Nothing ever goes this good for me. The man told me i'de better go to church tonight, because things were going so well. We both thought it would be a hard task to pull that out of his yard.
After i got it all loaded up i take my wallet out to pay the man. Extend my arm with the $200, and he pushed it away. He said i was doing him a favor by taking it. This just keeps getting better and better!
Got it home, lifted the hood. It has the flathead six in it, the big super hurricane one. I grabbed the fan, turned it, and the crank spun right over. Unbelievable.
This being my wifes new project, i told her that she better start baking for the guy...
Big plans for this puppy
My wifes been wanting a jeep for a while now, something to offroad with. So last fall i brought home a '46 Willys cj2a, numbers matching, running and driving for $100. I get it home and she says "i like it, but its not an automatic. I wont drive it." I can make it an auto because its only a 80" wheelbase, i would have to stretch it. Thats a no no in my book.
So last weekend on one of my drives i came across a willys wagon. I had to stop and knock on the door(even though i hate doing that, for a number of reasons) A man came to the door, must be mid 70s, dressed in his bath robe. As he pushed the screen door open, his robe opens up also. Didn't need to see that! I asked him if he would consider selling the willys. He said yes. When i asked him how much he wanted, he said make an offer. (i hate that also) I did a once around, and offer'd him $200. "SOLD"
Then i thought "crap, i could've offered him $50 and he woulda been happy"I had to wait a week for the ground to dry up a bit, cus this was sitting in his back yard. I went in today and got it, it pulled out of the ground with absolutly no problem at all. The wheels turned, it steered. I got it loaded on the trailer with absolutly no problems. I could not believe it! Nothing ever goes this good for me. The man told me i'de better go to church tonight, because things were going so well. We both thought it would be a hard task to pull that out of his yard.
After i got it all loaded up i take my wallet out to pay the man. Extend my arm with the $200, and he pushed it away. He said i was doing him a favor by taking it. This just keeps getting better and better!
Got it home, lifted the hood. It has the flathead six in it, the big super hurricane one. I grabbed the fan, turned it, and the crank spun right over. Unbelievable.
This being my wifes new project, i told her that she better start baking for the guy...
Big plans for this puppy
