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I saw this the other day on Facebook. Lester notes it was published in Army Motors Magazine.
Do you think this mod would do any good, Dave?
I would imagine it would help reduce the cracking. I’ve never run across a jeep with this mod. However, it also changes the flexing of the rear, which could possibly create a new weak spot. Perhaps there is a reason it was never widely adopted??
I haven’t seen this before in any literature either. It kind of looks like it came out a 1940’s or 50’s Popular Mechanics, but then again there were lots of other do-it-yourself magazines in that era.
Note the text in the top photo. A closer reading of the text suggests the article came out while the jeeps were still being manufactured by Willys and Ford on the assembly line. Yet, the “you can do it too” makes it sound like the article is written for folks at home. However, maybe it was written for military motor pool mechanics??
Oh, that Sgt. Crocker. Always making the jokes…
This is an article published in Army Motors magazine from WW2. Army Motors was published by the military to provide tips and updates to its motor pool mechanics. Was published from the 40,s to early 60,s.
Correction to my above post: Army Motors started publication in 1939, in 1951 the name was changed to PS Magazine containing tips on all kinds of weapons and eguipment besides motor vehicles. It is still published today.
Thanks Lester.