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From: jeepcj2a@fluke.UUCP (Dale Chaudiere)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Those jeeps from the government
Message-ID: <993@vax1.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 10:36:16 EDT
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Posted: Fri Apr 26 10:36:16 1985
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Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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> Does anyone have any experience purchasing those surplus/used
> jeeps the government/military disposes of?
> 
> 	1) How much do they run?  Where does one get them?
> 	2) Would you explain your direct experiences with
> 	   it?
> 	3) Anyone tried to insure one of them?

The path program on my system could not find the author, when I tried to
reply, so I'm posting a followup.

I would stay away from surplus Jeeps now.  Long gone is the time you could get
real surplus Jeeps from the Army. ie. Willys and Jeep Corp. military versions.
There are no civilian versions of the Mutt and other small four wheel drives
that the Army uses now.  Before you could just remove the 24 Volt electrical
systems on the military versions and replace them with corresponding 12 Volt
civilian systems.  Here is a list of the older military Jeeps and their
civilian counterparts:

		MB	--->	CJ2A
		M38	--->	CJ3A
		M38A1	--->	CJ5  (1955 - 1965 4 cyl.)

Parts are still readily available for the CJ (Civilian Jeep) and therefore can
be used to maintain the older military versions too.