added another military vehicle to the family-now too many rigs-what would you do?

[rondo]

Added a 1941 command car to the family. Wife is going to be pissed! plenty of parking but too many vehicles. what to do? GPW WW2 parts jeep, GPW WW2 Jeep restored, rock crawler (Jeep), rock crawler Nissan Frontier, Chev pickup (tow rig), two army trailers.
1. where is the best place to get info and parts for a dodge 1/2 ton command car?
2. would you sell your restored GPW to fund this restoration?
3. what would you sell or part with?
4. divorce is out of the question-too much invested lol

 

[Bart]

Looks like a nice stable of rigs and I like the addition. You'd better look for an old ambulance next so you can build some living quarters in it. Personally I think I would not sell the restored GPW to fund the project, but then again, I sale everything so the statement goes against the grain.

 

[Cruiser]

Added a 1941 command car to the family. Wife is going to be pissed! plenty of parking but too many vehicles. what to do? GPW WW2 parts jeep, GPW WW2 Jeep restored, rock crawler (Jeep), rock crawler Nissan Frontier, Chev pickup (tow rig), two army trailers.
1. where is the best place to get info and parts for a dodge 1/2 ton commandView attachment 93102View attachment 93103 car?
2. would you sell your restored GPW to fund this restoration?
3. what would you sell or part with?
4. divorce is out of the question-too much invested lol

There are lots of resources for info on the command car via Google. http://www.midwestmilitary.net/dodgewc13.html We owned 4 once, now down to just the one, but they are awesome.

 

[Kevin B.]

Looks like a nice stable of rigs and I like the addition. You'd better look for an old ambulance next so you can build some living quarters in it.

 

[Gravy]

That's funny, I was going to say, "Ask Ollie," but he already posted.

 

[jeeper]

Buy a dozen roses, go to a nice dinner, mention how much you appreciate your wife and that you know it must be hard to put up with a guy like you. Ask her if she would like a day at the spa.
Wins all around.

 

[TurboMinivan]

added another military vehicle to the family-now too many rigs-what would you do?

This is where you lost me.

 

[Kevin B.]

what to do?

Whatever is more fun. You can't take any of it with you, so if restoring them is more fun than sitting around staring at one you already restored, then sell the old one and get to work on the new one.

 

[Cruiser]

I would like first dibs if she makes you sell it, It would fit right in with my Junk... Just sayin! Fabing the back could be a chore, but your welcome to come take some measurements..

 

[aRR]

I wanna see that Frontier!

 

[jeep-N-montero]

What to do, you could always start your own museum!

 

[rondo]

wow curt, awesome cmd car! didn't know you were in the hobby.

as to why I say I have too many vehicles, well um wifey says so and she is always right if I slim down the fleet, she will let me keep the cmd car. I intend to restore it back to its original glory. these are beautiful vehicles and the ultimate military find, minus maybe a tank or half track haha

GPW parts jeep is for sale, and I will likely part out or sell the frontier. this breaks my heart because I've had this rig since It was a year old. it's a 00 and by 01 it had a solid axle haha it's been a great rig but with a family there's no room in the back and they don't want to wheel in it dana 60s, ARBS, 4:1 tcase, it's got all the goodies. it's blasphemy but I bet the v6 and drivetrain would fit in the cmd car. it would be temporary until the original drivetrain could be rebuilt. hate to put a jap engine in a ww2 truck that fought them lol

 

[cruiseroutfit]

View attachment 93200View attachment 93201wow curt, awesome cmd car! didn't know you were in the hobby...

Easy there. We may spend a fair amount of time together but we surely are not one in the same

Oh, and the Command Car rocks.

 

[Houndoc]

Buy a dozen roses, go to a nice dinner, mention how much you appreciate your wife and that you know it must be hard to put up with a guy like you. Ask her if she would like a day at the spa.
Wins all around.

Best suggestion yet.

I hit the same situation with horses, bought a pair last year on a 'two-for-one' deal, with idea one would be retrained for a couple of months and then sold. Still with us a year later, and is usually my wife's horse of choice when we ride.