Part of the WW2 display at the River of Time festival here.
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What I see here is the owner is trying to 'deck out' his jeep with extra (marine-camo) helmets, camo netting, fagbags, shovels etc. to make it look like a jeep in a combat campagin. What he forgets, is that by the time said jeep got to the point of being some squad's mobile home, it would be scratched, dirty dented and many-times-over fixed. In combat, ya simply dn't have time to polish your steed. This jeep is simply way too clean to appear battle-toughened.
I've seen restorations where the owner aimed to that used look, both good and bad. And where the owner restored a jeep to its just out the factory door look, those are the Best! This is just my critique, and I will not call myself qualified since I tried restoring a '51 M38 jeep and failed...
I've seen restorations where the owner aimed to that used look, both good and bad. And where the owner restored a jeep to its just out the factory door look, those are the Best! This is just my critique, and I will not call myself qualified since I tried restoring a '51 M38 jeep and failed...
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