Saw The Jeep CJ3B

I saw the Jeep today..Couldnt wait for the weekend.. Should have seen it day-before yesterday itself... but it was late in the evening when I saw the AD.. Took off early from the office today and checked her out..

It was lying in an apartment complex on St. Johns Road.... The owner has moved to Mumbai.. He is selling off the vehicle.. People have come and seen the vehicle and gone but no one has actually driven it.. I had taken my mechanic along.. We got the vehicle out, it had not been used for almost 6 months time.. Somehow we got it started and took it out onto the streets for a ride.. A lot of work needs to be done on her.

It is a 1967 Jeep CJ3B manufactured by Mahindra under Licence from Willys. A right hand-drive petrol vehicle with 3 forward and 1 reverse gear with a lever to switch the transmission from 2WD to 4WD and also a high-range low-range selector while in the 4WD mode. Strangely the vehicle doesnt have the rod connecing the 2 axels.. which means it has not seen 4WD driving.

It is a Kerala registered Vehicle .. and currently it is in the hands of the 4th owner. the man who showed me the vehicle said while the owner wanted to sell it, his son didnt want to. Asked for the papers. .. got to see the photocopies of the paperwork.. Everything seemed to be in order..

Ok... some pics.. heck I have to install hello / picasa.. will take some time