67 m606a2 (post 1)

[Johan]

Background:
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This Jeep Was build in about July 67 and then exported to Switzerland (the m606A2 is the export version of the M38A1)
The USAF also used a few M606A2's.
At the end of its life it was sold and imported to South Africa, where I am the owner now.
It is the only registered M606A2 in South Africa and more important is it 100% original with matching numbers on data plates.

Restoration:
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Restoration took a good 8 years.
The Jeep was completely disassembled, And the chassis was sand blasted and then resprayed. it also got new set of wheels at that stage.
It was then from there, being rebuild little by little.
Engine / gearbox was rebuild.
All body parts were resprayed and again assembled.
Many parts were imported (thanks to places like Kaiser Willys that helped a lot)

Stripped down
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/z01strippeddowntoChassis_zps01f3db40.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/z01strippeddowntoChassis_zps01f3db40.jpg.html)

Chassis resprayed
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/z04Chassissandblastedandresprayed_zps9a38337f.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/z04Chassissandblastedandresprayed_zps9a38337f.jpg. html)

Old engine/gearbox is being removed
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/z03Engineandgearboxtakenout_zps29c6af4a.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/z03Engineandgearboxtakenout_zps29c6af4a.jpg.html)

Rebuild engine/gearbox is going back
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/z06EngineandGearboxrebuildonwaybackin_zpsfa861f8b. jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/z06EngineandGearboxrebuildonwaybackin_zpsfa861f8b. jpg.html)

post 2 to follow with some more photos.

[Johan]

Body parts with first primer
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/z05Bodypartsresprayedinprimer_zpsab34c558.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/z05Bodypartsresprayedinprimer_zpsab34c558.jpg.html )

Starting to look like a Jeep again
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/z07Bodyfinalsprayedcolourandbusyassembling_zps3b37 f1a4.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/z07Bodyfinalsprayedcolourandbusyassembling_zps3b37 f1a4.jpg.html)

Engine bay starting to look really nice. Hurricane 2.2 L original engine that still matches the papers and the dataplates.
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/z08Enginebaystartingtolookgood_zpsb73c1572.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/z08Enginebaystartingtolookgood_zpsb73c1572.jpg.htm l)


It just had its first run around town.
Much more still to be done
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/z10jeepdoneFirstcoffeerun_zps996c0411.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/z10jeepdoneFirstcoffeerun_zps996c0411.jpg.html)

[Johan]

Finally getting finished.
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1848_zps655963b2.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1848_zps655963b2.jpg.html)

Visiting a town close to where I live
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1933_zpsf5f7545e.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1933_zpsf5f7545e.jpg.html)

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1967_zpsf7779116.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1967_zpsf7779116.jpg.html)

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1903_zps440418ce.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1903_zps440418ce.jpg.html)

[Johan]

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1880_zps5e503645.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1880_zps5e503645.jpg.html)

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1927_zps00615c91.jpg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1927_zps00615c91.jpg.html)

Thank you for watching my pride. We now have a little something for our children's heritage.

Johan

[Johan]

My other bobby: Photography in HDR

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1928_min1_min2_plus1_plus2_fused_zpsdf295399.j pg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1928_min1_min2_plus1_plus2_fused_zpsdf295399.j pg.html)

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1905_min1_min2_plus1_plus2_fused_zpsd87532ae.j pg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1905_min1_min2_plus1_plus2_fused_zpsd87532ae.j pg.html)

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i353/bliksimpie/DSC_1965_min1_min2_plus1_plus2_fused_zps8d04ef56.j pg (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bliksimpie/media/DSC_1965_min1_min2_plus1_plus2_fused_zps8d04ef56.j pg.html)

[60willys]

Great Job!! wish my '60 looked like that

[Johan]

Thank you kindly.

[Teach12]

I am having an M38a1 restored, might be done by March/April. I hope mine comes out as nice your cj did. Very well done! How long did it take you start to finish?
Teach

[WillyJeep1963]

WOW!!! Can only dream that I could ever restore mine like that! Congrats!

[LarrBeard]

Wow!

We think of Jeeps as being just "US" vehicles, but we see over and over again in these posts that these vehicles touch a place in people everywhere.

[Jagsare1]

I am posting this in the hopes that Johan still watches this forum. I have the same vehicle but a 1970. As best I can tell, made for export to Switzerland but not sure it ever left the US. Original, numbers match, body in good shape, just needs to be used and some things cleaned up. But having a hard time finding parts dedicated to this specific vehicle. No parts for a M606A2. There are CJ5 parts but most are not for this vehicle. Johan could be a wealth of knowledge.

[bmorgil]

Jags, drop them a Private Message via the Forum. It looks like they only posted a few times in a short period. They may still be reachable via a private message however if the email has not changed.

[Jagsare1]

I did. We will see if he answers.

[5JeepsAz]

Tremendous! Great phots only surpassed by the subject itself. Did you name it? A driver or show jeep? Beatifully restroed example. Thanks for all the photographs!

[bmorgil]

Johan those are awesome photographs! Serious high def there. One nice Jeep you have there!