1953 M38A1 Navy Jeep

A Frame Off Restoration

Read the small print!

23/07/12 17:00
Pintlehook purchased from Greece
eBay is a great place to find parts for military jeeps, but you have to be very careful and make sure you’re getting the right part for the right price. We were thrilled to find a Pintle hook for a “buy now” price of only $45. “Click” buy it! Wait, the shipping is $61.00? Oh my gosh, this is from Athens Greece! One month and $106 later a very nice Pintle hook arrived. Lesson learned!
1953 M38A1 Navy Jeep

The Learning Curve

You cannot do a project of this size and not make some mistakes along the way. We hope this section will help future restorers forgive themselves for a few mishaps now and again.

We often learn more by our mistakes then by our successes. At any rate, we enjoy laughing at our blunders and hope you will too! This is not the total of our errors just the highlights. There were plenty of little foibles throughout the project.