Kristina is now driving her very own Jeep Cherokee. This little quest started a rather long time ago and the quarry changed a number of times along the way but the safari is finally over and the game has been bagged.
We rescued a 1988 Jeep Cherokee from Walt’s Towing that was likely headed to the salvage yard . The Jeep had taken a light hit in the front which had munched up the front grill, headlight panel, bumper, and right fender. The motor seemed to run fine when we started it up although it does have nearly 200,000 miles on it. The interior was in pretty sad shape and the paint job was also pretty rough. We tried to take it for a test drive but could only get a few blocks as the fender was rubbing against the wheel and the radiator had a hole in it.
The Jeep did have some merit though. Sometimes you have to squint a little bit to see those diamonds in the rough. The body is rust free, it has excellent tires, the interior can always be cleaned up, the 4-wheel drive works, and, the price was right. So, we forked over some cash and had Walt use one of his handy tow trucks to bring it home.
Then the real work started…
Hey, Looks like you guys are doing great. I’d love to Get up and get out. The west always calls to me, but hey, I’m anchored here. Anyway, great to see the pix of you guys. Nice website. Have a great day.
Whenever you can drive it out here.
That reminds me… I got a flyer in the mail the other day for another one of those rallies. It's the 100-year re-enactment of the Peking to Paris rally. It goes in Summer 2007 and the route will be totally authentic, in terms of driving conditions and places visited, taking cars northwards through the Great Wall of China, through the Gobi Desert into Outer Mongolia, crossing the Steppes and vast grassy plains of Asia, into Russia and southern Siberia and on to Moscow….then it's northwards to St. Petersburg, and on into Europe to a party in Paris.
What an awesome trip that would be. The only problem being the entry fee is £32,000.
So, when do you want the Thunderbird to start on?