UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This former movie jeep looks like a good restoration candidate.
“1952 Willys M38 Jeep used as team vehicle in Major League 3 “Back to the Minors”
The movie production company rented this Jeep from me and painted the black “bumblebee stripes” on it in 1998 for the movie.
Click on the link below, to the movie and at 12 minutes into the movie, you will see the Jeep drive into view during the airport scene………………..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3iq9u0Bhj0
The Jeep is rust free and has been stored inside my warehouse for the past 30 years, except for the week it was used to film the movie.
This M38 is in extremely good condition and rust free. I bought thisM38 Jeep from the South Carolina Highway Department on Shop Road, in Columbia, SC. The SCHD shop used it as a “pusher” on their yard since the mid 1950’s, hence the extremely low miles under 5000. Please view posted photos!”
I was at the Highway Department Auction when this was sold. I believe it was back about 1995 and it sold for around $1800., at the time that was the top of the market around here. It had a large push bumper on it and was used to push the retired Highway Patrol cars around that had been wrecked and to jump start them before the auction. He says it has less than 5000 miles, but it sure looks like the odometer reads 48,999 miles to me and I bet it’s stuck at that mark. Still I would like to buy it once I win the Powerball.
Thanks for the info Buz. Good memory, too!