Photoshoot, Russian ‘Jeep Clone’, and Jerry Can Nozzle!

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Britt

Photoshoot, Russian ‘Jeep Clone’, and Jerry Can Nozzle!

Another slower week since there wasn’t a lot to do on the Jeep work wise, but with a day of cooler cloudy weather, I was able to take the Jeep out to a new location and do a photoshoot in several spots with some great results! Also, I chronicle, through photos, a Russian ‘clone’ of the Jeep… a GAZ-67 located at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. Finally, I begin work on a very rusty Jerry Can nozzle.

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Planes of Fame Air Museum event, Air Field History, & more!

Posted on June 11, 2021June 12, 2021 by Britt

GPW #208102 with B-25J Mitchell 'Pacific Princess'

Planes of Fame Air Museum event, Air Field History, & more!

Despite the ongoing issue with the rear axle sound, I took the Jeep out to the Planes of Fame Air Museum for their Live Demo event. The museum is located at Chino Airport, formerly a US Army Air Force training base called ‘Cal Aero Field’. After the event I took a Jeep tour around the airport. I also did some minor cosmetic work on the Jeep this week, used a tachometer to dial in the RPMs, cleaned up some tools, etc!

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Corsair, Voltage Regulator, Tires, and another Jeep!

Posted on August 13, 2020March 26, 2021 by Britt

Corsair, Voltage Regulator, Tires, and another Jeep!

This week saw quite a bit of Jeep related things… I took the Jeep out to the Air Museum and got some shots with a Corsair, I continued research on the Firestone Tires, finally stamped my Voltage Regulator, and helped to save a friend’s Jeep from rusting worse!

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Warbirds, EBrake, and new License Plate!

Posted on March 12, 2020April 18, 2021 by Britt

Warbirds, EBrake, and new License Plate!

This past week the Jeep went on another adventure, this time to Chino Airport to have some photos taken with warbirds and around Cal Aero Field. Also, I continued work on the restoration of the Emergency Brake for the Jeep and finally got in my custom license plate!

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