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Willys-Overland Motors built the Jeepster for about three years, from
1948 to 1950. The mother of a girl in my high school senior class owned a
jewelry store and curio shoppe downtown. The girl, Geraldine, drove a Jeepster.
Many of us were green with envy, though we would never admit it. The
four-cylinder engine provided sufficient power for cruising around, but the
thing was no good of course at a stop-light challenge. Thus the car was
dismissed as “girly.” Yeah, we were a sexist lot, acned, hormonal, and
envious. But then, Gerry was a girl, after all. And if you were one of the
truly lucky guys, you would actually have ridden in the Jeepster!
Scootering around Rockport yielded this old car spotting. The
Jeepster is sitting next to a couple of old boats and between two buildings
right downtown. As BBBH observed, “It’s been sitting there for a long time.”
The grass is witness to that, and yet it has no flat tires.
The last of the phaetons, and a nice looking old car.
The last of the phaetons, and a nice looking old car.
6 comments:
Oh, I hope they don't just leave it there to rust! An old car like that is deserving of a little glory~
Shelly, it looks to be in good shape. Perhaps someone loves it yet stores it where they can. And... I wouldn't have seen it if it were in a garage somewhere!
That is truly a great looking car...
Pearl
Pearl, I was delighted that I "found" this jewel!
That is a snappy car. I wonder if they can salvage it yet.
Lin, I know nothing about its mechanics, but the car appears to be complete and solid.
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