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My Heroic $500 Postal Jeep Is Officially Dead In A Junkyard

Project POStal—my 1976 Jeep DJ-5 Postal Jeep—is officially dead. The Jeep, which started out as a hopeless pile of…

David Tracy

6/26/20 1:30PM

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I'm Trying To Save My World War II Jeep Engine After Filling It With A Huge Ice Block

Earlier this month, I drove my 1948 Willys CJ-2A through a deep mud pit, filling the engine with water. Worried sick…

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I Sold My $500 Postal Jeep But I'm Still Driving It And That's Just Unhealthy

The best thing to do when you sell a vehicle is to never see it again. I know, because I just sold my $500 Postal…

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I'm Trying To Sell Two Vehicles I Love But I'm Having Such A Hard Time With It

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been spending most of my weekends fixing what has swollen into an overwhelming…

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My $500 Postal Jeep Got Rammed By A Hummer H2 And Somehow I'm Still Alive

At the top of my list of “nightmare car scenarios” is someone in a three-ton Hummer H2 failing to notice me in a…

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My $500 Postal Jeep Project Ended Up Costing Quite a Bit More Than $500

Back in April, I concluded a 3,800 mile road trip from Michigan to Utah and back in a 1976 Postal Jeep that I had…

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The Final Leg of My $500 Postal Jeep Road Trip Was an 1,800 Mile Test of the Human Spirit

After taking my $500 Postal Jeep 1,800 miles to Moab, Utah and then on a terrifying trail ride, I faced a daunting…

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Help Us Spot the Incredible Cars in This Kansas Junkyard

While driving my $500 Postal Jeep through rural Kansas on my way back to Michigan from Utah, I wound up in heaven…

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My $500 Two-Wheel Drive Postal Jeep Was a Beast Off-Road Until It Was Terrifying

My $500 Postal Jeep doesn’t have four-wheel drive, and yet, on the off-road trails of Moab, Utah, it blew me away…

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How I Fixed My $500 Postal Jeep After It Left Me Stranded in the Rocky Mountains

My brothers and I were at a motel at the base of a grueling Rocky Mountain pass, and I couldn’t sleep. The following…

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The Last-Minute Repair Frenzy That Saved My $500 Postal Jeep Project

“That’s it. I’m calling it—Project POStal is officially dead. I cannot drive this Jeep,” I declared a day after I’d…

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I Had Three Strange Run-Ins With the Police in My $500 Postal Jeep

I still have so many stories to tell about my $500 Postal Jeep adventure from Michigan to Utah, including what the…

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My $500 Postal Jeep Triumphantly Arrives in Moab After a Grueling 1,800-Mile Journey

“It’s too far gone,” the unbelievers said. “It cannot be saved.”Project Postal—the $500 postal Jeep that at the time…

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My $500 Postal Jeep Has Been Stuck in a Colorado Days Inn Parking Lot For Two Days

I haven’t written an update on Project Postal—my rusty, junkyard-grade $500 postal Jeep—since Wednesday, because…

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My $500 Postal Jeep Made It 1,000 Miles to Kansas but I'm Scared of the Rocky Mountains

The Rockies are coming, and I’m worried.

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My $500 Postal Jeep Made It 400 Miles to Illinois but It Was Truly Miserable

After fixing the engine, ignition system, frame, body, suspension, steering, and basically the whole damn car, I…

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After Endless Setbacks My $500 Postal Jeep Finally Begins the 1,800 Mile Journey to Moab

I haven’t showered in five days, and I’ve barely slept. Trying to prepare my dilapidated $500 Postal Jeep—dubbed Proj…

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My 1,800 Mile Trip in This $500 Postal Jeep Is Starting to Look Less Hopeless

I’m supposed to leave tomorrow on an 1,800 mile expedition to Moab, Utah, but the amount of work I have to do to get…

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By the Grace of the Car Gods My $500 Postal Jeep Actually Runs Pretty Well

Good news on Project POStal, my seemingly hopeless rusted-out $500 Postal Jeep that will soon be tasked with an…

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Please Help Me Get My $500 Postal Jeep 1,800 Miles to Moab

This year’s off-road project has been a disaster, and I’ve now got only eight days to essentially repair an entire…

David Tracy

4/03/19 10:33AM

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My $500 Two-Wheel Drive Postal Jeep Was a Beast Off-Road Until It Was Terrifying

I Had Three Strange Run-Ins With the Police in My $500 Postal Jeep

The Final Leg of My $500 Postal Jeep Road Trip Was an 1,800 Mile Test of the Human Spirit

How I Rebuilt My $500 Postal Jeep's Rusted-Out Frame With a $100 Welder

My $500 Postal Jeep Made It 400 Miles to Illinois but It Was Truly Miserable

How a Hail Mary Engine Fix Kept My $500 Postal Jeep's Off-Road Dreams Alive

My Heroic $500 Postal Jeep Is Officially Dead In A Junkyard

I'm Trying To Save My World War II Jeep Engine After Filling It With A Huge Ice Block

I Sold My $500 Postal Jeep But I'm Still Driving It And That's Just Unhealthy

I'm Trying To Sell Two Vehicles I Love But I'm Having Such A Hard Time With It

My $500 Postal Jeep Got Rammed By A Hummer H2 And Somehow I'm Still Alive

My $500 Postal Jeep Project Ended Up Costing Quite a Bit More Than $500

The Final Leg of My $500 Postal Jeep Road Trip Was an 1,800 Mile Test of the Human Spirit

Help Us Spot the Incredible Cars in This Kansas Junkyard

My $500 Two-Wheel Drive Postal Jeep Was a Beast Off-Road Until It Was Terrifying

How I Fixed My $500 Postal Jeep After It Left Me Stranded in the Rocky Mountains

The Last-Minute Repair Frenzy That Saved My $500 Postal Jeep Project

I Had Three Strange Run-Ins With the Police in My $500 Postal Jeep

My $500 Postal Jeep Triumphantly Arrives in Moab After a Grueling 1,800-Mile Journey

My $500 Postal Jeep Has Been Stuck in a Colorado Days Inn Parking Lot For Two Days

My $500 Postal Jeep Made It 1,000 Miles to Kansas but I'm Scared of the Rocky Mountains

My $500 Postal Jeep Made It 400 Miles to Illinois but It Was Truly Miserable

After Endless Setbacks My $500 Postal Jeep Finally Begins the 1,800 Mile Journey to Moab

My 1,800 Mile Trip in This $500 Postal Jeep Is Starting to Look Less Hopeless

By the Grace of the Car Gods My $500 Postal Jeep Actually Runs Pretty Well

Please Help Me Get My $500 Postal Jeep 1,800 Miles to Moab