Newbie returning to 4-wheeling
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:45 pm
Hi, everyone.
Six months ago, my adult daughter said, "Hey, Dad. Since you loved your Jeep so much in high school (more than a few years ago), why don't you do it again?" After meeting cruiserlarry at Dirty Parts I decided, why not?
The Jeep that my daughter was referring to was, I believe, a 1944 Willys MB U.S. Army Jeep (from World War II). I bought it after my "very cool" '55 Chevy was totaled. So I went from "very cool" to the most "uncool", driving a Jeep at my high school. That is, until I started taking my buddies out into mountains and deserts around Los Angeles. We had a ball, and "cool" no longer mattered.
In those days, there were hardly any restrictions as to where you could go 4-wheeling. And when we got stuck, all we used was a shovel and the four of us - we could lift the Jeep out of anything. I see that the sport has advanced considerably!!
So I was the "inventor" of 4-wheeling, at least at my high school. Larry and I agreed that although I may not be the actual inventor of 4-wheeling, Willys and World War II and I were certainly the forerunners of my new '08 4Runner.
I look forward to meeting you at the BorregoFest, having some fun and learning some of the tricks of the trade.
Jack
Six months ago, my adult daughter said, "Hey, Dad. Since you loved your Jeep so much in high school (more than a few years ago), why don't you do it again?" After meeting cruiserlarry at Dirty Parts I decided, why not?
The Jeep that my daughter was referring to was, I believe, a 1944 Willys MB U.S. Army Jeep (from World War II). I bought it after my "very cool" '55 Chevy was totaled. So I went from "very cool" to the most "uncool", driving a Jeep at my high school. That is, until I started taking my buddies out into mountains and deserts around Los Angeles. We had a ball, and "cool" no longer mattered.
In those days, there were hardly any restrictions as to where you could go 4-wheeling. And when we got stuck, all we used was a shovel and the four of us - we could lift the Jeep out of anything. I see that the sport has advanced considerably!!
So I was the "inventor" of 4-wheeling, at least at my high school. Larry and I agreed that although I may not be the actual inventor of 4-wheeling, Willys and World War II and I were certainly the forerunners of my new '08 4Runner.
I look forward to meeting you at the BorregoFest, having some fun and learning some of the tricks of the trade.
Jack