I've always appreciated the looks of the "woody" GWs. My old Dodge truck was down back in mid winter. No working on it till spring for my scrawny butt. I needed a 4x4 for any snow days we would have yet. Looked at several overpriced, clapped-out trucks (4-5K for 200,000+ miles). My old truck didn't even have 170K..
Found a couple that were good deals, but they sold just before I got to look at them.
Moved to Jeeps, specifically Grand Cherokees. Holy-Moly! Those sellers were even more insane!
Scrolling through CL lete one night, There was Radio Flyer.
I almost passed it since people usually want too much for them.
I decided to click and look since the price was 3750.
146K miles. It ran. No major problems. Interior was there. Paint looked okay in pics. No rust visible.
Called the guy up and chatted the next morning. Told him I'd be up in 2 hours to see it. (60 miles away).
He was very upfront with it needing some attention. Tires mainly, and I still haven't gotten a set as of today
(Gotta work through a few more issues before I drop $600 on a set)
It is rust free. Sort of. It has new quarters. Don't know how well they are put in, but there's no bubbling from the repair, so it's good for now. The paint is a quickie job, but still isn't bad for the most part.
Rides smooth. Needs a little TLC, but the 4x4 works, the heat works, it doesn't puke coolant from the timing cover gasket like my old Dodge did, and I get looks and conversations from nearly every guy that sees it. Even had a kid yell at me in the part's store parking lot to tell me it was awesome.
Future plans are to work out the mechanical bugs first.
Tires next.
Weatherstrip.
Enjoy it some.
Replace the dash that someone hacked up (No. They mangled it. Morons.
)
Get the hood and fender replaced (already have donors).
Woodgrain kit.
Enjoy some more.
Install Serhill's harnesses (already purchased).
New carpet.
Rock this b**** even more!
Alcan 2" springs that mimic the plush ride.
A big@$$ bumper that'll house my Warn hydraulic winch.
Outta my way, phone-booth drivers!
Down the road, a Magnum powertrain swap, or even better, a sweet 4BT.