I've always been facinated with flat fender jeeps for as long as I can remember. I'd glue myself to the TV watching MASH in black & white hoping to glimpse a jeep driving around :-) I did 20 years of Canadian Military service and had the (pleasure?) of driving a 1956 5 Ton gas 6x6 all over the country. Now as my years wane, I've got the green light to find a project to refurbish; make a sunday driver on back roads and take it to the odd car show. Are there any models I should stay away from due to parts availability etc? I'm located in Northern Alberta so I will be more than likely travelling to the US to buy a mostly complete unit. Any Jeeps you find around here are in rough shape. I'm not scared of challenges as I'm mechanically inclined but most parts will need to be shipped which will add mad bank to the project. I went through the write ups on kaiserwillys.com (very informative) and am initially looking at the CJ3A and M38. Is there a preference for civilian versions over military versions? I may be limited to the CJ versions due to rules in transporting US military vehicles across the border. And if anyone has a nice unit for sale, let me know. I'm not against travelling and could make a mini vacation out of it. I just got back from Laurel, Indiana with my son participating in a vintage 3 wheeler meet down there; 1900 miles in 34 hours, get'r'done! Thanks for looking!

Pete