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Todd n Natalie said:
I get that. In a lot of cases I have the 'Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it' mentality.
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Yep...our C70 yanked around the skidsteers a Hell of a lot better than our F350's.

Though....a Subaru yanking around a 500-700 lbs aluminum 3-rail moto trailer will work just fine.




Oh yeah! Auto-traders and we had Bargain Finder up here too. Once in a while I'd splurge for the expensive 'Classic Trader' for the old cars. It would cover all the vintage cars listed for sale across Canada, haha.
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used to look through those Classic Traders....oooh I could get that and fix it up...ohh and that...and that one.

But in all reality, classics you spend your time mostly rubbing on them and standing around in parking lots. (boring)





The appeal for me with the Gladiator is that the top comes off. I've wanted another convertible since I since I sold my last one 20 years ago, But, it never made sense to get one. Now, I could have an open top vehicle that can tow, haul and be decent to drive in the winter.
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Does have a little bit of everything...which is pretty fricken cool.

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Let's see this moto trailer.
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Nothing special, 5X8 Big Tex with 3 Pingel wheel-chocks. Can drag it down trails without much worry.

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Todd n Natalie said:
Yep, been there, done that.
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I went through a muscle car phase. The neighbor down the hill from our house built customs. '50 Merc, '41 Ford, '36 Pontiac...couple others I can't remember. used to hang out in the garage for hours BSing about everything and nothing at the same time. Which the internet has become a virtual garage of sorts, bunch of us knuckleheads discussing and arguing over pretty much all about nothing. :D;)

Still love the classics, thought of restoring an old truck and camper, something to cover all the bases of the "wants and needs", but would I really want to drag it down dirt roads when I am done with it? Probably not.

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I went through a muscle car phase. The neighbor down the hill from house built customs. '50 merc, '41 Ford, '36 Pontiac...couple others I can't remember. used to hang out in the garage for hours BSing about everything and nothing at the same time. Which the internet has become a virtual garage of sorts, bunch of us knuckleheads discussing and arguing over pretty much all about nothing. :D;)

Still love the classics, thought of restoring an old truck and camper, something to cover all the bases of the "wants and needs", but would I really want to drag it down dirt roads when I am done with it? Probably not.

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That looks like a perfect set up! Dirt roads? Why not... if that's what you built it for. If you're driving slow taking in the scenery etc, should be fine! If I got a classic again, I think it would be an old SUV (FJ60 / Wagoneer / Suburban) I wouldn't hesitate to use it as it was meant to be. If it wasn't fixed up and saved in the first place, it would just be in a scrap heap anyway, right? lol So what's a scratch or rock chip here or there?

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That looks like a perfect set up! Dirt roads? Why not... if that's what you built it for. If you're driving slow taking in the scenery etc, should be fine! If I got a classic again, I think it would be an old SUV (FJ60 / Wagoneer / Suburban) I wouldn't hesitate to use it as it was meant to be. If it wasn't fix up and saved in the first place, it would just be in a scrap heap anyway, right? lol So what's a scratch or rock chip here or there?

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Yeah, would be great for plunking around the Western US and Canada, it is just me being fussy not wanting to screw things up...though I am fairly gentle on my equipment.

Thought it would be cool to get a vehicle the same age of me. All this talk of people saying platforms are out dated...we are getting fairly out dated ourselves, no upgrading us either! :D

Couple that were sold locally to me.

Diggin' these Internationals.

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1972 International Travelette 1210

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1975 International Travelall

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I've always wanted to redo an older Wagoneer, preferably one of the first years with the narrow grill. That said I'd likely do an FJ45 or FJ60 instead, but who knows. I've already redone a 1972 Bronco frame off and then put it up on 35's with a 302 bored .040 over.

I spotted this today in NW Houston. Wish I had time to stop and look at it more closely, it was huge lol.

 
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I've always wanted to redo an older Wagoneer, preferably one of the first years with the narrow grill. That said I'd likely do an FJ45 or FJ60 instead, but who knows. I've already redone a 1972 Bronco frame off and then put it up on 35's with a 302 bored .040 over.

I spotted this today in NW Houston. Wish I had time to stop and look at it more closely, it was huge lol.

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We had a 70's Wagoneer Cherokee Chief (can't recall the exact year, but it was red), which my parents bought new. Remember I was practicing driving in it when I was 12 or something and ran a fence post down the side of it, mom was not happy! Would be nice to get another to restore, but they were POS when they were new, remember it left us stranded a few times over heating. Would have to put all modern running gear in it.

Love this, looks stock but all kinds of goodies underneath.

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A Modern 1976 Jeep Wagoneer Sleeper

Check out a modern 1976 Jeep Wagoneer sleeper that is a Wrangloneer. See this custom classic Jeep made to wheel without breaking necks.
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We had a 70's Wagoneer Cherokee Chief (can't recall the exact year, but it was red), which my parents bought new. Remember I was practicing driving in it when I was 12 or something and ran a fence post down the side of it, mom was not happy! Would be nice to get another to restore, but they were POS when they were new, remember it left us stranded a few times over heating. Would have to put all modern running gear in it.

Love this, looks stock but all kinds of goodies underneath.

www.fourwheeler.com

A Modern 1976 Jeep Wagoneer Sleeper

Check out a modern 1976 Jeep Wagoneer sleeper that is a Wrangloneer. See this custom classic Jeep made to wheel without breaking necks.
www.fourwheeler.com www.fourwheeler.com

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Love that Jeep. The only thing I'd change are the hubcaps. I think that poverty caps / dog dish would look better.

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Love that Jeep. The only thing I'd change are the hubcaps. I think that poverty caps / dog dish would look better.

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Either works for me.

There is one sitting around the corner from work that looks just like this one.

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1973 Wagoneer - Full Size Camping Goodness

1973 Wagoneer - Full Size Goodness! Greetings!I'm Dr. Marneaus (Andrew). Not sure how much cross-forum traffic there is, but you may have seen me over on Jeepforum or IFSJA. So, I have stopped in here in the past as a guest, just randomly viewing or if some search had lead me here through...
expeditionportal.com expeditionportal.com

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Either works for me.

There is one sitting around the corner from work that looks just like this one.

expeditionportal.com

1973 Wagoneer - Full Size Camping Goodness

1973 Wagoneer - Full Size Goodness! Greetings!I'm Dr. Marneaus (Andrew). Not sure how much cross-forum traffic there is, but you may have seen me over on Jeepforum or IFSJA. So, I have stopped in here in the past as a guest, just randomly viewing or if some search had lead me here through...
expeditionportal.com expeditionportal.com

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Haha! I'm constantly poking in that thread to see what's new. Love that truck. That's right in line with the type of classic I'd want. Something that our whole family could enjoy. Love that that truck is being used like it was meant to be.
 
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