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Locking hubs.

WillWagner

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I'm not a jeep guy, just thought this was cool, but odd. The guy who owns this jeep bought it from a man who got it from the military back in '56 or around there. It is a factory Willys rebuild...has the Willys tags on the frame. It has Sears locking hubs! Just thought it was different, thought i'd share.
 

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Up to about 1980 Sears had a catalog of just Jeep parts. They carried all kinds of mechanical, body and electrical parts. I know they had complete engines and transmissions and complete body tubs.
 

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Heck when I was a kid I bought some rifles from Sears Roebuck. Most of the ones I bought were Winchester but marked Sears on the barrel. It is not too hard to imagine the old days when the arrival of the Sears Catalog was one of the annual highlights for folks out in the Midwest like my ancestors. Thanks for posting this shot it brought back a lot of good memories of going to Sears with my Dad long long ago.

Will can you post some pitcures of the whole Jeep?
 

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David, There is a kind of far away pic of it in the Korea town thread. You doin' OK over there? Need anything from stateside..jerky, jellies...etc?
 

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I will tell you all South Korea is a great friend of America. It is pleasant to be in a place on a deployment that I do not have to carry my weapon or wear body armor all the time. Thanks for the offer but in contrast to being in Iraq we have almost everything someone could ask for. I am scheduled to fly up to the DMZ tomorrow and will post pictures of the trip if it is not cancelled for weather reasons. I am involved with a Korean American association and get to mingle with folks from the comunity and try to communicate with them as best I can. I am so glad that I am able to keep up with the Steel Soldiers site and friends here as it is a big moral boost just reading your and others posts.

Thanks again and God bless.
 

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Re: RE: Locking hubs.

doghead said:
Here's a link that shows a Sears Jeep catalogue

http://www.film.queensu.ca/cj3b/Sears.html
Thanks for posting that Link Doghead ..I have another Jeep that came with one of those and , I always wondered where it came from or if it was Home made ..
You just solved that mystery :D

The "Cab" was in rough shape so we ended up cutting it off and scrapping it
 

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RE: Re: RE: Locking hubs.

Will

Forget the hubs, I couldn't help but notice the combat rims! Nice!

Mike Peters
Obviously, you live on the East Coast - you can tell - the vehicle is all rusty and the grass is green! Your Jeep looks very similar to several I have found - same shape. Good luck with the project!
 
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