Here is what I started with a 1960 CJ5 with a 134 F head , T90, Dana 18 ,25 upfront and a 44 in the rear.
The Jeep was given to me by my friend Jim, as well as the name.

Seems he got the jeep for his uncle to drive. I was told he found it in a tire store in Black Mountain NC and brought it back to Lorida Florida to fix up. Once he got it running it had no brakes and no clutch and somehow managed to hit the side of his new truck and his wife’s car in 2 separate incidents. The last straw is when he drove it into a lake. Having wanted a Willys Jeep I saw the opportunity to take this rouge Jeep off his hands.

He gave it to me and said “here take it away, this thing is an Animal“. Read the rest of this entry »

Pete started life as my Grandmother’s gift to herself (probably for putting up w/ Gpa for so many years). He was purchased from Arnold Wiebes in Visalia, CA. If I remember correctly when we first went and looked at them, all they had was the 4 bangers and my Dad talked her into the V6. They had a V6 coming in the next week and it just so happened to be in the Spruce Tip Green that she wanted. The purchase was made and we returned a week later to see the jeep sitting on the trailer. That part I remember only too well because I decided I had to see it before they took it off which resulted in me getting my tail busted by my Dad. He did relent and allowed me to ride home w/ Gma which was a huge thrill for a 8 yo boy who had never ridden in a new car. The trip home I begged Gma to give it to me when she was done driving. She was in her mid 40s then and I figured it couldn’t be more than 10-15 years. Read the rest of this entry »