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bobbysjeep said:
Is the ribbed windshield frame original on the red one?
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Your talking about the $29K red SL one right ? Great eye!! No way could that be original, something definitely fishy there either the frame replaced it rusted out or a tree fell on it or the whole jeep has been redone.
 
I keep thinking about all the rust flakes that would be in my beer.

believed to be a 1948 CJ5 grill.
could be used to restore an old jeep but would need to be cleaned up quiet a bit.
my idea was to use it as an art piece by installing some lights and hanging it over a bar or something similar.
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Agreed. Ive seen people go that nuts for a jeep stamped one but as an early replacement not so much. Still an amazing condition, hard to find example.
 
tower210 said:
Check this one out!!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/antique-Jee...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a881db5e1&vxp=mtr

Apparently they are worth more rusty!!!
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Folks, watch the movie Idiocracy and this will explain why prices for some of this stuff is going sky-high--people are lazy and brain dead, at least some.

As for the NOS stuff, it is getting tougher to find and as a result prices are rising..... I just wouldn't want to ever us it unless the goal was to restore and spin the vehicle. Why? Because I currently have a 29K 78 Camaro original down to the tires and I drove it and got a small chip in the original paint and I mourned for a day. What's the fun in having anything pristine unless for an investmenet that sits....
 
Dave K. said:
Folks, watch the movie Idiocracy and this will explain why prices for some of this stuff is going sky-high--people are lazy and brain dead, at least some.

As for the NOS stuff, it is getting tougher to find and as a result prices are rising..... I just wouldn't want to ever us it unless the goal was to restore and spin the vehicle. Why? Because I currently have a 29K 78 Camaro original down to the tires and I drove it and got a small chip in the original paint and I mourned for a day. What's the fun in having anything pristine unless for an investmenet that sits....
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I do the opposite with NOS, I put it on my keeper jeeps. If I was selling one, 9 out of 10 buyers would not care that the dash gauges are Chinese or the push pull cables last 3 days. I hear ya Dave and I think we are on the same page as far as originality and mourning. :). And as far as having fun, I run my 82 Laredo about 100 miles a year to keep things fresh and others get careful driving at a better rate. This morning I took the tan CJ with 130k on it and a rattle can paint job. Mainly because it was 6 degrees and inside.. :wave:
 
A Jeep or car is made to drive. If you are scared to drive it, it is an investment.

Karl
 
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