RepressedSince15

I was up on Cape Cod over the week. Pulled into a Dunkin Donuts for some iced coffee and there was a light blue '47 Willys two spots over. Went over with my son to take a look.

The owner comes out and is pleased as punch to show it off. It was his grandfather's when new, and has been in the family as a beach wagon since. Added a neat extended bed back in '48 that reused the Willys tailgate. Showed us the parts he's had to replace and related how hard it was to find some of them. It's a working Jeep, not a show piece and it was truly cool.

Then I offered that I'm driving the new JK and I'm glad to see that at least some of the same spirit is connecting us. More than a little he says - the 4 door with the extended bed reminds him of granddaddy's '48 mod and the lines are all the same but bigger.

Great conversation that ends up with "welcome to the club". I might have been inclined to say something like "I've had it for over a year" but that just didn't seem relevant.

fish

awesome,jeeps make everyone feel good

wiredawg_mg

Good story.

When it comes to the club, his Jeep is a Charter member.

Gravel Gertie

It is so cool to acknowledge and enjoy things from the past. It made your day and definitely made his. It is amazing the stories you hear from encounters like that.