New 1959 Willys Wagon

[dagwin]

Hi guys (and maybe a gal or two)

As the title suggests, I am a new papa to a 1959 Willys wagon that I adopted out of a farm field This is complete and totally original.

I'll give you the short run down... I could easily go out and buy about any SUV or 4x4 and have the instant gratification and all would be ok and it would look like hundreds of other cars in town but I like being different. I've done my mental home work and thought about what it was I wanted.

1. unique
2. daily driver
3. medium off road for camping (not doing major 4x4)
4. be comfortable at 70 mph on the road

I'm good with 1, 2, and 3. What I don't know about is #4. I have heard of some replacing the chase and engine with '80s S10 or something like that but I do like the idea of keeping this original if possible. So my first challenge is to determine if my new baby can live up to my #4 without having to resort to major surgery. Please let me know what you have, if your ride is original (if not what did you replace it with), and if there are any issues running at 70.

cigars for everyone

Thank you
David