Nikos Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi everyone, long time lurker and first time poster. I have been planning a Jeep purchase for the last year and finally made the leap last weekend and it is now sat in my garage. It is MOTed and all on the road, aside from a blown starter motor (so has to be bump started) which I am sorting at the moment. From what I can tell through research and looking at the Frame number my jeep is a 1944 Willys MB. Has the right engine though have yet to check serial number to see what age. Body appears to be original and all round I am over the moon to finally have one, condition is really lovely on it. I am 26 years old and have worked my butt off to get the Jeep and now look forward to the weather improving to get a tonne of use out of her! I re-enact ww2 British airborne and joined the south east wales MVT a few weeks back. You will find me at loads of events relating to both throughout the year. Here is a pic from a week ago from where I picked it up, was a six hour drive each way pulling her back on a trailer! Uploaded with ImageShack.us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi, and welcome to the forum, I am sure that you will have many hours of fun with the Jeep, ( Its all about like minded people really)............. I certainly have, for the past 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcoycqms Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi and welcome its good to have some young blood in this fourm to dilute all us old farts:-D Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Welcome Nikos, lovley place you live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 welcome to the forum nice jeep , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossy1 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Welcome to the forum, really would love a jeep just need to sort out the pennys, i hava a ferret at the moment which i think is a fantastic post war vehicle, and i will be getting out and about this year to as many shows as the fuel bill will allow. Regards Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Welcome Nikos, lovley place you live. Hi Tony, South Wales is a lovely place....... but I think you will find that the Jeep was photographed at the property of the seller, prior to removal................ I am assuming that you were refereing to the property, if of course you meant S. Wales, then of course I apologise profusely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Welcome along mate ..........:drive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikos Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Cheers everyone! I live in Caerleon South Wales, UK, just outside Newport or about 10 miles East of Cardiff. The picture was taken last week in Durham where I bought it on Saturday, it was a hell of a long run to bring it back on a trailer. The Ferret is a great vehicle! If I am honest I believe my love of the Jeep started with an excessive amount of watching Kelly's Heroes growing up. Its not the only thing I want though. I want a White Scout car at some point in the future as my grandfather drove one in the war. Also an Enfield Flying Flea might be on the cards. Right now my plans are to familiarize myself with the Jeep as I have never been much of a mechanic, and to find a Brit airborne trailer to go with it. I attend all sorts of events through south Wales and the South west of England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi Tony, South Wales is a lovely place....... but I think you will find that the Jeep was photographed at the property of the seller, prior to removal................ I am assuming that you were refereing to the property, if of course you meant S. Wales, then of course I apologise profusely. Oh I definotlry meant Wales! Land of my Farther, Mother, Grandparents. (Three verses of We'll keep a welcome in the Hillsides to follow:D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Oh I definotlry meant Wales! Land of my Farther, Mother, Grandparents. (Three verses of We'll keep a welcome in the Hillsides to follow:D) Apologies, I usually get it wrong.......... I am putting it down to age!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Apologies, I usually get it wrong.......... I am putting it down to age!!!!!! Age? Um yes.... I was going to say something to you... Don't worry Nikos, this is normal procedure.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikos Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Well aware of it, no worries! I should point out that this isn't my first MV. I owned an ex-army Landrover. 1971 Seriea 2a ambulance for a few years. But that has long gone and was never the sort of hobby that I consider my Jeep to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Must admit, I wouldn't mind having a crack at driving my Dodge up Pen Y Fan, in winter. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikos Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Must admit, I wouldn't mind having a crack at driving my Dodge up Pen Y Fan, in winter. :-D I shudder at even the thought, its cold enough up there in Spring! There are some great hills/mountains that I'd love to have a crack at, but I think it would be more than a little frowned upon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Yeah! My Family are originally from Abertillery. I also know the Black Mountains well from horseback and motorcycle. Great area for open tops. If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes and it'll change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikos Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Yeh its a great area to hike. The weather certainly is a mixed bag. I will have to find some suitably panoramic spots to photograph the jeep as the weather improves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Got a month off then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 hey welcome in Boyo !! ...lovely Jeep..very envious ! ....and...I didn't know you could still drive vehicles on the Pen y Fan / Brecon gap road?..... ....I thought 'the powers that be' had stopped all that kind of fun & closed most of them down to 4x4s etc ??.. Anyways !...I agree....a lovely area ........ ....as said above though...... ...in between the rain that is....and the snow.......and the cold..and a bit more rain...then a bit more snow..then some mist.and a bit of fog.and.and.and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungaman Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Hi everyone, long time lurker and first time poster. I have been planning a Jeep purchase for the last year and finally made the leap last weekend and it is now sat in my garage. It is MOTed and all on the road, aside from a blown starter motor (so has to be bump started) which I am sorting at the moment. From what I can tell through research and looking at the Frame number my jeep is a 1944 Willys MB. Has the right engine though have yet to check serial number to see what age. Body appears to be original and all round I am over the moon to finally have one, condition is really lovely on it. I am 26 years old and have worked my butt off to get the Jeep and now look forward to the weather improving to get a tonne of use out of her! I re-enact ww2 British airborne and joined the south east wales MVT a few weeks back. You will find me at loads of events relating to both throughout the year. Here is a pic from a week ago from where I picked it up, was a six hour drive each way pulling her back on a trailer! Uploaded with ImageShack.us very nice jeep! always nice 2 have a small green left hand drive military vehicle around .......!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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