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    1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    Brown stripe, convertible, proper Jeep, cheaper to buy than to restore, and this is how I'd restore it.


    Nice Price.

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    Image of discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    Jeep used to have the best names for engines: Hurricane, Go-Devil, Dauntless, etc. I think we need to bring back this naming convention.
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    discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper was starred discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper was unstarred
    Image of mechimike mechimike
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    Do you play the Russians or the United States?


    Of course, you know the ultimate outcome:


    The only winning move is not to play.

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    Oh, it's a not-very-bad price. Misdemeanor, not felony.

    And you can be sure that no one else will be rolling up in the same ride!
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    Buick Dauntless? Needs more AMC 360.
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    If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was starred If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was unstarred
    Image of B1663R B1663R
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    let's see...


    no rollbars

    no seatbelts


    SIGN ME UP!!


    that thing would be awesome for a weekend family getaway on the trails! ahhh... i can see the little ones bouncing around in the back, sliding on the vinyl seats. oi gaze back just to see sheer terror on their faces. we hit a bump, two fly out and the third chips her teeth on the back of my skull... good times, good times


    /truestory

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/15/09

    @B1663R: The only way this would have been cooler is if her tooth chip were actually embedded in your skull!
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    05/15/09

    @B1663R: FWIW, seatbelts became federally-mandated standard equipment in 1965. If this doesn't have them, be prepared for lots of tickets.
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    Image of dead_elvis dead_elvis
    05/15/09

    @Mike the Dog will work for a Preview Button!: I think 1968 was the first model year when (front, at least) seatbelts were mandated. The '67 Beetle, as imported to the US, did not have seatbelts as standard equipment.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    05/18/09

    @dead_elvis: As near as I can tell, 1968 is the year that shoulder belts became mandatory. Reliable information seems to be hard to find.
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    Price seems a tad steep (though not so much if you convert it to Euros) but it's still way closer to Nice price territory than to booth number two.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    Professionally restored by one of the top Jeep restoration houses, Nice Price! What other fully restored 4-5 seat 1969 convertible, with less than 50k miles, could you get for this price?


    Is it wrong to think Grand National turbo powertrain swap anytime I hear Buick V-6? I know it probably wouldn't be the best thing for the trail, but it would drop right in.

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    Image of JB_Finesse JB_Finesse
    05/15/09

    @P161911 now with M POWER!: I would sell any future children for a GN-powered Jeepster. Besides, this thing's a little too pretty for serious offroad use.
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    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    05/15/09

    @JB_Finesse:

    a little too pretty for serious offroad use


    So is this '49 for $26K!

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    05/15/09

    @jdoubleh, aberration roulante: Wow, that is a nice Jeep.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    I don't even need the engineerd Fair Market Value (eFMV patent pending) calculation to see this is a Nice Price. You could buy one in rougher shape for a lot less, but by the time you get it into the shape this one appears to be in you'll be out a lot more than 15 large.


    It's a good think I don't need the eFMV this morning. I am having some work done on the house and had to move the WHOPR-sized eFMV and ENIAC-sized ePRS units out of their temperature- and humidity-controlled environments.

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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    05/15/09

    @engineerd: Did you ask your WHOPR to play "Global Thermonuclear Warfare"? Or did it suggest a nice game of "Chess"?
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    05/15/09

    @mechimike: It wakes me up at night.


    Would you like to play a game? _

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    My junior high school principal, Mr. Nelson Lantz (one of the nicest men I've ever met), rocked a metallic olive green one with white stripes. If a Commando is good enough for a guy named Nelson, it's good enough for me. Nice Price.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    Q: What can Brown do for you?
    A: Part me from $15,000.


    To go truly Commando, there shouldn't be any upholstery.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE! NICE PRICE!


    ...dawg.

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    Image of loquaciousmusic loquaciousmusic
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    That Wagonmaster website makes me want to transfer $25K NOW from my savings to my checking.


    THOSE. JEEPS. ARE. AWESOME.

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    Image of stoke stoke
    05/15/09

    @loquaciousmusic: You have $25k in your savings? What economy are you living in?
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    Image of loquaciousmusic loquaciousmusic
    05/15/09

    @stoke: I'm saving for a down payment on a house, but I could live in a Grand Wagoneer, couldn't I?
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    Image of junkman junkman
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    I want to say crack pipe but, the fact is, you can't replicate it for this price. It will sell so, nice price!
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    Image of JB_Finesse JB_Finesse
    05/15/09

    In reply to 1969 Jeepster Commando for $15,000!
    "Girl I'm just a Jeepster for your loooove..."


    Dammit, now that song's in my head and I'll have to listen to it repeatedly in a misguided attempt to get it out. T. Rex is the shit though, so it's not that bad.

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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    05/15/09

    @JB_Finesse: You can do a lot worse than having T.Rex in your head. Heart-clicky for you!
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    Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp was starred Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp was unstarred
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