Jeep for my Birthday

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Dale Jordan
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Jeep for my Birthday

Post by Dale Jordan » Sat May 14, 2011 8:27 pm

Today my Jeep was handed over to me , by my Wife Marion . For my 50th birthday present . What can i say , Lucky me , I've been dropping hints for 5 yrs , so it does pay off sometimes ... Plus I put up the canvas hood for the first time and took her for her first run . All went well with ,good oil pressure , good temp , brakes good , lots of waves from
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Re: Jeep for my Birthday

Post by Marc Open » Sun May 15, 2011 12:14 am

What a cracking birthday present, some guys have all the luck. 8)
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Re: Jeep for my Birthday

Post by TopKick » Sun May 15, 2011 3:06 am

I wonder how many "Honey Do's" a Jeep is worth? :wink: Oh well, Happy B.D., and enjoy your Jeep! 8)
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Re: Jeep for my Birthday

Post by Steve Webb » Sun May 15, 2011 3:50 am

She's a keeper and so is the jeep :wink:
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Re: Jeep for my Birthday

Post by Charles F. Pelkey » Sun May 15, 2011 4:12 am

Happy birthday. What a terrific way to mark your eligibility for AARP membership ;-)
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Re: Jeep for my Birthday

Post by Frank USMC » Sun May 15, 2011 6:09 am

Dale
Was your Birthday the 14th of May? Mine was yesterday, the 14th. And my Bride got me a JEEP also!
We have a 1943 Ford GPW that we went on our first date in, so my jeep present was not WWII. She got me a 1982 CJ-7 that had been though a frame off restoration, then kicked up a notch with a Chevy 350 and all the goodies.
Life is GREAT when you are married to your soul mate, and best friend.
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Re: Jeep for my Birthday

Post by REG » Sun May 15, 2011 1:10 pm

A VERY Happy Birthday to you!

Cracking looking Jeep, well done and welcome to the G
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Re: Jeep for my Birthday

Post by hell-fire » Sun May 15, 2011 11:15 pm

Happy birthday & what a present. :D
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