Lawrence has decided to sell his hinged grille 1952 M-38A1.  I’ve gotten to know Lawrence over the past few weeks and I feel comfortable saying that this M-38A1 should be in excellent mechanical shape. You might remember Lawrence’s other jeeps, which I featured here.

As an ex-army motor pool and ex jeep dealer mechanic, Lawrence knows his way around jeeps very well.  He’s also a practical guy and as such, has replaced the normal gearing in his jeep with more road friendly 4:27 gears along with an overdrive.  The beachwood canvas top and seats are pretty new. He switched the stock carb for a holley, as he prefers that carb.  He’s replaced the standard bellcrank with a custom version that he invented which pivots on tapered bearings (if you want one, just let me know); along with the bell crank, he improved the stock steering so that the jeep responds well on the road. This has been converted to 12 volt, though it came with an unusual 24 volt heater which Lawrence believes was installed by the army (and in the process they removed the battery box).

If you are looking for a M-38A1 that can pass for stock, but can also be a dependable road jeep, you might consider calling Lawrence at 828-287-5275.  He was thinking of a price in the $7k neighborhood.

I only have these 2 pics.