Finally, a spanking-new court-ordered VIN, and she's licensed and stickered, and the weather was decent yesterday, so SWWBO and I took her for a spin to get some gas.
Since she (the jeep, well, heck, SWWBO too) predates seatbelts, she (the jeep) has none. She also doesn't have any turn signals. Or doors. Heh. I just realized SWWBO doesn't either (and that I'm spending tonight out in the barn). Or door straps (actually I have some straps I'm going to install). It was SWWBO's first time in such a beast, and she took it pretty well, hanging out there in the breeze.
She needs some work, but she's a better runner than I am. And I'm pretty certain she's the only anti-tank capable jeep in the state.
Since she (the jeep, well, heck, SWWBO too) predates seatbelts, she (the jeep) has none. She also doesn't have any turn signals. Or doors. Heh. I just realized SWWBO doesn't either (and that I'm spending tonight out in the barn). Or door straps (actually I have some straps I'm going to install). It was SWWBO's first time in such a beast, and she took it pretty well, hanging out there in the breeze.
She needs some work, but she's a better runner than I am. And I'm pretty certain she's the only anti-tank capable jeep in the state.
The only exception is that if a vehicle has seatbelts that were installed later, once installed, the must remain, i.e., you can't backdate a vehicle that had seatbelts to a no-seatbelt configuration.
Heh. Given the nature of the jeep, I'm not sure that seatbelts would matter that much, absent a roll cage.
The jeep is legal as she is. It's on me to remember to use hand and arm signals (and hope that younglings know what they mean) and to remember that the brake/taillights on this thing are very dim - so keep my reflectors clean.
We need to get your M37 out in the sunlight, Prestonius.
With the boom-boom antitank mount, the only street around here that it would be "street-legal" on is in Camden, NJ.
Oh well...drive safe...and check your 6...people would want to get a close look.
We actually dug one of the 75mm variety out of a cache a couple months back.
>>OMG, Mom. And this guys lives WHERE? Think he'd trade st8 up for the 'mero?
John, you've impressed another younger buck LOL. That's his IROCZ vintage Camero that he's willing to trade. I do notice, however, that the 1971 442 Cutlass convertiable is not in play.
But we'll be checking his pockets as he leaves.
He is a Marine, after all. They tend to have sticky fingers when they're around Army-owned kit.
Er, John; which barn did you say the technical was parked in? ;)