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Welcome To Alameda: 63-Year-Old Jeep Used As Grocery Getter

freeride53 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:13:57 EDT

lol, ive seen this car about a million times.
i see him at south shore alot, and i think the guy lives on san jose ave.

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Bad Juju — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:55:10 EDT

@ConnorW: That's pretty funny - I was just driving through downtown Santa Cruz yesterday morning behind a '57 Willys pickup. Blue. With Old Man in Hat driving & 2 dogs in the back.

Bad Juju

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p3p3 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:27:26 EDT

That is manly.

p3p3

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Eldorado — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:46:48 EDT

Somebody said the Jeep looks "surreal" in this setting. Nothing looks surreal in Alameda. MM, now you're beginning to flaunt it. I'm waiting for a Hudson Big Boy pickup idling in front of the drug store while some Navy widow picks up her bridge mix (two for one sale).

Eldorado

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:28:49 EDT

This image perfectly proves my point that parking lots are now a blur of silver jelly beans. When you look at old pictures with parking lots or watch an old movie you see the infinite variety in design, color, style, trim. What a falling off was there!

NovaloadMissesPolar

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ConnorW — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:15:17 EDT

This makes my day. Why? Because I bought a '56 Willys Station Wagon two days ago for a daily driver/surf wagon/dog hauler. What I love about these things is that they are the most basic, simple, utilitarian box on wheels, and they still have more soul and character than a lot of stuff on the road, even from the same vintage.

ConnorW

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FuzzyPlushroom — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:12:30 EDT

@Murilee Martin: Probably drives as well as most 63-year-olds, too. Which is to say, well, but slower and with more funny noises.

FuzzyPlushroom

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Murilee Martin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:32 EDT

I suppose I should mention that the distance between this Jeep's home and Trader Joe's is about 6 blocks. But still, 63 and driving!

Murilee Martin

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clinto — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:15:48 EDT

@Murilee Martin:

Yes, I realized that. My windshield post was a response to the poster who felt the windshield wasn't a correct GPW item.

clinto

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skyln95 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:01:28 EDT

it does speak to the other cars, "you don't know shit."

skyln95

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thepassenger — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:59:15 EDT

Argh, sorry for double-posting...

thepassenger

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thepassenger — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:58:43 EDT

Last week I saw a Peugeot 505 wagon in a Target parking lot. I tried to explain to my wife how unusual a sighting this was (when did they stop importing those into the US?) but she didn't care, as usual...

thepassenger

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thepassenger — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:49:18 EDT

I saw a Peugeot 505 wagon last week in a Target parking lot. I tried to explain to my wife how unusual a sighting it was--when did they stop importing those into the US?--but she didn't care (which is nothing new).

thepassenger

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jeremyc — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:21:51 EDT

I like how it makes the Mercedes SUV look frivolous. Which it is.

jeremyc

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skyln95 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:07:33 EDT

@Paul Y. is Going Dumb at the Sideshow: i may just do that. there are 2 cars of interest i know of parked at my apartment. and, every time i'm sitting on the porch of my girlfriend's apartment on foothill, i see something pass by every time i'm out there. it's good to see amidst the lifted trucks w/ dirt bikes in the back.

skyln95

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DannyBN — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:04:01 EDT

@FreeMan: Wikiholes are seductive and evil.

DannyBN

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FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:52:56 EDT

@Rock517: BTW, thanks for wasting 2 hours for me. I went to Wiki to get the correct spelling of Radar's hometown, and have been reading the write ups on the characters ever since.

It's really weird - my family were huge MASH fans, watching every episode & all the summer reruns (the only show my dad would watch reruns of). Reading all that was like reading about long-lost family & friends.

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Murilee Martin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:42:35 EDT

@dculberson: I just got a new phone with a better camera, so there will be no more of these 640x480 shots from me.

Murilee Martin

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Murilee Martin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:41:48 EDT

@clinto: It's definitely the same one I shot for DOTS. I went by the build tag to get the year of manufacture; no doubt it's been heavily modified over the years.

Murilee Martin

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Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:39:01 EDT

@skyln95: I wish I had more free time (as well as my camera, of course) when I was out there.

There's always next time, I suppose. I'm sure I could find some interesting cars without half-trying-- it's just not what I had my mind on at the time.

Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle

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blue-coupe — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:30:53 EDT

That's the one Radar shipped back from Korea!

blue-coupe

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graverobber- My Yugo Nova! — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:17:21 EDT

When did TJs start selling MREs?

graverobber- My Yugo Nova!

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vr6john — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:15:35 EDT

I tried to get a job at that TJs...failed the math test...

vr6john

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TurboBrick — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:56:37 EDT

@DannyBN: Trapper was from Boston, I thought it was Hunnicutt who was from San Francisco.

TurboBrick

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DannyBN — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:54:49 EDT

@Maxichamp: Oops. I was lost in spin-off land.

[en.wikipedia.org]

DannyBN

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dculberson — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:51:09 EDT

Photoshop.

Just kidding, but it really looks bizarre. The camera phone quality makes it even more surreal.

dculberson

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Maxichamp — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:46:44 EDT

@DannyBN: No, BJ Honeycutt (sp?) is from the Bay Area (Mill Valley).

Maxichamp

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Isetta — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:25:14 EDT

MM, I bet you could have went in the store and picked out the owner with no problem.

Isetta

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DannyBN — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:20:46 EDT

Isn't Trapper John from the Bay Area?

Just trivia, I have no witty comment to throw in with it.

DannyBN

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Vipper Of Vipp — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:09:19 EDT

@El Bentomino SS: Radar went into Kimpo to get feed for Colonol Potter's horse but got lost.

Vipper Of Vipp

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FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:09:14 EDT

@Rock517: Something like:

Looks like Radar move from Ottumwa to Alameda.

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system

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Rock517 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:03:30 EDT

@El Bentomino SS: LOL - I was trying to think of a M*A*S*H* comment - I was thinking along the lines of Clinger - but yours was good.

Rock517

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Elhigh — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:00:15 EDT

There's only one car worth owning in that parking lot, and it's the one that came from the factory with flat paint.

Elhigh

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skyln95 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:59:52 EDT

@Paul Y. is Going Dumb at the Sideshow: i live in the inland empire, and since i've been reading on this sight, it caused me to look around alot. between rancho cuchomanga, fontana, and rialto i've been seeing ALOT of old cars. the really old ones, i think they come to pay homage to foothill blvd(the old rte 66).

skyln95

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MaxSmart32 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:56:41 EDT

I saw a daily runner 505 Pug today in Newport, RI...they're all over the place. Someone must have the patience of Job to keep that running...

MaxSmart32

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Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:53:41 EDT

I was just in SoCal (Ontario/Fontana area) last week, and my favorite car sighting was a Peugeot 505-- bright red, looked to be very well cared for, parked at a Mexican restaurant.

Of course, I did also spot a bunch of Beetles on the freeway, as well as a sweet mid-60s Galaxie.

This week, I was in Missouri, and someone at my company's plant there daily-drives a 60-66 Chevy C-10. I wish I A) brought my camera and B) could have gotten some of what I saw off of company property for some shots.

Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas are packed with ancient, daily-driven trucks. It's amazing.

Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle

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muleshoe — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:51:08 EDT

It get as good a MPG as most of the stuff parked there.

muleshoe

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clinto — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:50:51 EDT

That does appear to be an M38 windshield. The GPW/MB used a windshield that was flat under the glass…….

The M38A1 is entirely different.

clinto

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LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:50:26 EDT

Trader Joes? Looks like Fillmore has had quite the affect on old Sarge.

LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot

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OldeEnglishD misses Polar — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:48:35 EDT

@El Bentomino SS: Nice

OldeEnglishD misses Polar

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Sloop_John_B — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:47:27 EDT

This is car heaven. Once they pass through the pearly gates...they end up in Alameda.

Sloop_John_B

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MaxSmart32 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:44:53 EDT

That GPW doesn't have the right windsheild though...isn't that from an M38 or A1?

MaxSmart32

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UDMan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:44:39 EDT

With so much silver gray in this picture, I felt that you, Murilee, hand tinted the greens to give highlights to an otherwise dull B&W print. You stated that there's a Peugeot in the background. It's just lost in a sea of gray!

UDMan