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Father and Son
Posted on Wednesday, February 08 @ 21:22:13 CST by Ryan
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cairopd123 writes:
Last year I purchased a 1953 M38A1. My sole purpose for buying the jeep was a way of spending time with
my son, who is now 15. We decided to do a frame-off restoration and restore the jeep as close
to original as we can.
I have learned a lot about jeeps over the past year, we have completely disassembled
the jeep and starting the rebuild. Money is hard to come by and I have to buy a few parts at a time, but more important I have learned a lot about my son.
We work on it together and it amazes me the things he figures out by himself when I get frustrated with something. My dad
was a great father, but he was not interested in mechanical things.
There is no way I can describe the joy I feel having my son by my side, me teaching him,
and him teaching me. If anyone needs a reason to buy a project to work on, take my word for it, this is the best
money I have ever spent. Remember, there is no way to turn back the clock on life!
Wayne Redden
Cairo, Ga.
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Re: Father and Son (Score: 1)
by davem201m38 on Saturday, February 25 @ 13:52:41 CST
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Thats a wonderful statement, and one I can really relate to. |
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Re: Father and Son (Score: 1)
by choribor on Tuesday, June 19 @ 11:53:23 CDT
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Very nice true story Wayne, Im having a similar experience in restoring a M 38 with a younger friend ! He is the owner of 2 Dodge 3/4 tons trucks and a CJ2A Willys Jeep, that belonged to his grandfather, he helps me a lot, and teach me lots of things about restoring. Again, very nice your experience! |
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Re: Father and Son (Score: 1)
by monkeyboy on Friday, November 14 @ 11:45:53 CST
(User Info | Send a Message) | | great story im a new member of the site from uk and this story reminded me of helping my farther to restore his wartime ford gpw jeep and as a result i now have a willys mb and have just bought a willys m38 mc unfortunatly my farther is no longer with us but i have many great memories of the restoration and fun times with him and the jeep thanks. |
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