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The following Jeeps had a little extra meaning to me and I personally didn't want to lose their memory.  I didn't think to start this page until 2018 so there have been many more experiences i wished I'd kept but this is a start.  There's no need for you to read through here but you are very welcome to.

Rudy

SOLD JEEP BELOW w a small write up

I added the underhood light and replaced the original plastic Valve cover with the Mopar licensed JEEP stamped one.  The ones that say OMIX or 4WD cost about half as much. 

Who wants to see that under the hood?

This Jeep is worthy of a better photo shoot without a kift in the way but candidly, the shop is full of Jeeps waiting for this one to be finished and it's snowy outside.

I hope this Jeep takes good care of its new owner who gets to fly these apparently.

I understand it to be a Raptor.  I have no words other than remember all photos on my site can be blown up with the cursor in the bottom right corner.  I can just stare at that picture speechlessly.

Update after the sale:  I got to deliver this Jeep to the Colonel on his base and he and his family and staff treated me better than I deserve.  Before I left I wanted to simply give him this jeep for his service and character.  Just good people I didn't feel worthy to get to know.

Rudy

A compliment to the above photo from a good fellow who sold me a very special Laredo listed.  This is his father and his Corsair.

  These are the people who's sacrifices make our freedoms possible.  What an amazing set of pictures to be proud from.

 Rot Free 1986 Jeep CJ7 Laredo to a caller before listed for sale

Original wheels, seats, front chrome bumper, umperettes, un cracked dash pad, all original sheet metal

Rot freee original steel floors without Rhino lining

Runs and drives great.  Well enough I did most of the offroad Alpine loop with this Jeep in Colorado and the perimiter of the San Juans on pavement up to 13,000 feet!

Note the Hippy being carried in the duffel bag.  At 15 years old, he deserved a ride

Example of what we are about below

I have pictures of this Jeep in bare metal before the shiny paint photos.  Does the shiny Jeep you're looking at have that?  Most the CJs left are rusty junk.  What did that premium priced Jeep look like before paint?

Did it even have floors before they lined it with that hide all covering?

Update: 2020

Heard from Alan Jackson again late 2020 when he called inquiring about my personal CJ he had seen on the site: 

Dusty trusty, never rusty 1981 Jeep CJ7 Laredo in Sherwood Green: 2nd jeep sold Sold to Alan 2020.  

I most memorably recall him telling me theres lots of people he wouldn't buy from more than once.

Jeep Sold to Alan Jackson Below circa 2017

Update 2020:

Alan Called to buy the above Sherwood green CJ7 as he wanted one to drive when it is raining.  At that time he let me know that Eugene...below, has been driven 7000 miles in the 3 years he's had it and has never left his property. :)

An original paint, privilege Jeep delivered 5-25-17

There may be better language but I think this is the best I can do to convey how I felt when Alan Jackson called and asked me to help him get a particular Jeep.

My shop goals in order are freedom, happiness and profitability and his request taxed the first and the third bu

t maximized the second.

I had a plan for what I wanted to accomplish in my shop this Spring after the Dominican Laredo was finally done.  Alan's request was far outside what I've been doing in my shop lately but he coaxed me slightly and I'm glad he did.

I'm often overdriven to run a one person Jeep shop and stay on the interstate hustling here and there to maximize distance vs time.  It's hard to make a living doing this with all the insurance costs and the toll on my body but on its worst day, it's better than having a boss.  

This Jeep and his requests were a bit of a diversion that slowed me down and took me down the back roads and everyone knows, those side trips are the most memorable.

It took a few months for me to get through this and along the way I reflected how his music had made me smile and I remembered good times.

A couple memories are:

...the radio tuned into the local country channel singing Chatahoochie late nights building trophy winning demolition derby cars with my buddy Crusher in our rented garages while we went to college.

Another is harmonizing along to his music with my best girl (and sometimes her little girl) in my 200k mile plus, proudly owned and lifted K10 Chevy pick-up bouncing and singing.

The privilege came in maybe returning the smiles to him with this Jeep and also in knowing he could ask anyone to do this for him and he thought I could deliver what he wanted.  I understood it's to be used as a Jeep was intended as a get around vehicle on his farm.

It was named before I got there.

Eugene

The name has meaning 3-fold to him and is the best name for a Jeep I've ever heard.

This calendar worthy photo was delivered to me from him the day after I left

Meet Eugene.

I took Alan's money for this Jeep and he took mine for the scratched up CDs I still have in my truck.  They've been in there about 25 years now.  My old K10 would scratch every CD I listened to a lot right in the middle and cause them to skip.

I hope Eugene holds up and brings more smiles than headaches as I hope for all the old Jeeps I sell.  If you were to ever ask me for a reliable CJ I'd tell you there isn't one...but they will make you smile and if you get one with good metal, it will hold its value.

Alan and his accompanying folks were great hosts and too kind.

This is a gratuitous photo taken by Billy for me with Alan's grace.

The harder I work, the luckier I am.   Tomorrow maybe I'll fall on my face but today is a good day.

Thank you for the privilege Alan.

 4-23-2019 

Rudy's CJs sadly reports the VP passed this AM after 17 years of faithful service.

Often introduced as the million mile dog as he and I traversed the country chasing Jeeps and freedom.  We wore out many trucks together.

  He captained many a kayak

and famously sang happy birthday to friends and family for over a decade.

He was a true friend, never met a squirrel he liked and was always there in the hardest of times.

R.I.P Hippy

2003-2019