Grzegorz Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I decided to build a jeep in the box as they have been transported during WW II in Europe in aid of Leand-lease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Awesome build! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustymodeler Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Wow. I really dig this idea. I really like the uniqueness of this one. Good job with detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I wonder were they packed the jeep's in the crates at ? All the film I have seen here on Toledo PBS station shows them driving them off the line. They must have done a few checks before crating them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Now that's different . and never realized they really did that! Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Cool idea, and I always pictured them being dropped from airplanes with all four wheels and a parachute. lol. Very educational! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey1938 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) They Built then Crated up for storage, or for shipping over seas! I bought a crated jeep back in the 60's they sold in lots of three for $350.00 each, the only thing that was wrong, the tires were dry rotted, and they smelled bad, after a new battery and four tires we had a great time, I sold mine when our first child was coming, and today it's got a 325 Chevy, big ole tires and runs great with plenty more up graded parts, the only difference with this build and mine, mine had brake drums on the axels, and the container was army green or drab. this build is awesome, I bought from Great Lakes Naval Station, Edited June 25, 2012 by mickey1938 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Great concept for a build, and very well done! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 That is a really cool idea, very nice, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Sweet build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart68 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 That is a great build with a great idea for displaying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 They Built then Crated up for storage, or for shipping over seas! I bought a crated jeep back in the 60's they sold in lots of three for $350.00 each, the only thing that was wrong, the tires were dry rotted, and they smelled bad, after a new battery and four tires we had a great time, I sold mine when our first child was coming, and today it's got a 325 Chevy, big ole tires and runs great with plenty more up graded parts, the only difference with this build and mine, mine had brake drums on the axels, and the container was army green or drab. this build is awesome, I bought from Great Lakes Naval Station, What was the year of the Jeep you purchased ? I only ask because my grandfather worked at Willy's during the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports850 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 WOW !!! Really cool idea for a buiold and you carried it off briliantly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Very, very cool! If I could make one suggestion- I'd add some brake drums to the axles. The jeep looks a little bit naked without them. I remember reading somewhere about a collector in France who found about a half dozen surplus jeeps still in the crates in a warehouse... in the early 1990's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grzegorz Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Very, very cool! If I could make one suggestion- I'd add some brake drums to the axles. The jeep looks a little bit naked without them. I remember reading somewhere about a collector in France who found about a half dozen surplus jeeps still in the crates in a warehouse... in the early 1990's. Thanks to you like, with the jeep in the chest it was so, that even in the 90 collectors in the U.S. gave $ 50 for the original box jeep, but in fact the original jeep in located in the sunken ship recharges its way to Europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Yeap!! thats got it captured really well!,when my dad was restoring a 1:1 CJ3A there was a surplus jeep parts dealer in Salem Oh. that actually had one of these in the warehouse,not for sale of course,but very cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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