50 dollar jeeps?
But if you still want to buy a ww2 jeep try:
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But we do have real WW2 Jeeps for sale Here
50 Dollar jeeps? - We wish!
But there haven't been any jeeps in cases for years. Well, not on dry land anyway...It's a sad thought that the only 'new' world war 2 vehicles still in cases are the ones that are at the bottom of the sea. Most sunk as a result of enemy action but some were dumped...
Million dollar point - 'The Seabees built a ramp running into the sea and every day Americans drove trucks, jeeps, ambulances, bulldozers, and tractors into the channel, locking the wheels and jumping free at the last second. Engine blocks cracked and hissed. Some Seabees wept.'
The President Coolidge - 'On the right at the back of the hold there are seven jeeps stacked in twos. There is one by itself the other six are stacked on top of each other '
How did the 50 Dollar Jeep Rumour Start?
Maybe just after world war two there were some crated jeeps for sale but the going rate in the nineteen-forties was several hundreds of dollars not 50! Most of the jeeps that were made available for sale were well used and very few were crated in any event. For shipping from the factory they would be stacked on top of each other or shipped in partially 'knocked down' condition like in the picture above.
Most Jeeps were shipped fully assembled like these amphibious jeeps or 'seeps' awaiting despatch.
If a real jeep in a case turned up in some long-overlooked store or barn, it would be worth far more left unassembled in the crate than it would be if you put it together and drove it around.
The legend will probably persists as long as someone is looking for a great deal!
....and for the full story on the 50 dollar jeep
Real military jeeps for Sale
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