if imay ask your name,cause i was there when these two jeeps were picked and it was i who told one of the new jeeper to pick the army one.i am reffering to prabh.i am curious to know,i guess the geological survey jeep is 1972-3 not 76 model,if i am not mistaken,though i told sanjeev to take out the data plate there n then and keep it with him as mayapuri junkies dont bother much about data plates.i am wondering if i know you cause i surely know prabh and sanjeev really well.
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Originally Posted by 0333  In a recent trip to Mayapuri i happened to stumble upon two cj3b's at the same shop from which a fellow t-bhp member picked up his (early Christmas present) army spec cj3b a few weeks ago. The first one is an army spec cj3b from 1986.produced by Mahidra under American licensing it was a rare find indeed. I am yet to come across an army disposed vehicle in such "good " condition.Any one with a little experience will know the condition of ex-army jeeps.so by good i don't mean scratch less......but still relatively unabused.almost rust free and practically dent less.
not quite the case with the other one though.a light blue civilian version previously used by the geological survey people.dating back to 1976 ,this jeep had the original jeep bits pressed into the grill tailgate etc.this one was a far cry from anything drivable. a complete wreck.virtually a bomb site on wheels it had gaping holes in the body.
both are completely genuine.both motors are petrol hurricane stock's.
after picking them up the mechanics immediately got to work.
im keeping them both stock.retaining the motors and the colors and keeping the military fittings on the army one. only have pictures of initial bodywork right now but will keep posting regularly.cheers...cheers:(btw soryy about the poor picture quality as i forgot my camera.will keep it handy on my next visit.) |