We are gearing up for a spooky night, so I won’t be scheduling any posts for Friday. Here are some photos of the prep so far (more later).

Ann and her mother Rosemary drove over to a friend’s house in Richland on Tuesday59. Along the way, Ann spotted this jeep. After telling her mother to turn around so they could get some photos, she snapped this one.

When they arrived at Rosemary’s friend’s house, Ann discovered they had an old jeep. It turns out to be a CJ-3A that was handed down and hasn’t moved in a while. There seems to be no interest in selling it at this point. Looks like it’s a bit of a project, but at least it is stored indoors.

So, congrats to my wife for her jeep hunting skills!

Bob Christy forwarded this story about a 1941 MB Slat Grille that fell victim to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The jeep was considered a total loss as saltwater reached the dash. Fortunately, the owner had the jeep covered by Collector Car Insurance, which allowed for a restoration of the jeep.

Here is the jeep after the storm:

Here’s a photo of the restoration:

For a look at more photos, including the restoration process and the damage done by Sandy, visit this Pinterest board. You can also read about it here: http://www.americancollectors.com/Collector-Chronicles/Collectors-Stories/41/

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Joe forwarded this site. He writes, “Here’s a link from G503.com (from years ago) with lots of pics of a NOS engine found in the most unlikely of places…..  the warehouse of a company that made wooden shipping crates for the Army.  It’s an interesting story…..  especially for those restoring their M38’s back to original stock condition.”

Learn more here: http://www.mclallens.com/L-head/L-head_new.html

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was Make Offer.

Neat piece.

“this is a late 40s jeep amusement ride / pedal car. one of the first jeeps made after wwii. barn fresh .have not cleaned it .it has a rare electric motor from the factory inside, make offer no low balls”

UPDATE: Here’s a news article about the event from the Carroll County Times

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/military-vehicles-showcased-at-jeep-show-sunday/article_68ff0b36-2e5c-51e1-b0f3-fc6a28c3d481.html

Merlin posted a variety of photos from this year’s Mason Dixon Gathering. Make sure to click on the link below and check out the last photo of the ‘grille chair’.

http://hansonmechanical.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/mason-dixon-jeep-gathering-2013-the-cjs/

Susan Katz Keating writes about the loss of her jeep. At one point shoe compares how her jeep viewed itself vs. how other vehicles view it. I found it funny.

http://www.susankatzkeating.com/2013/10/my-parking-space-no-longer-sports-jeep.html

Our trip to Mica, Washington.

Ann’s cousin invited us to spend the night at her place Saturday night near Spokane, Washington. Normally the drive via the interstate takes just over two hours. We managed to make it last six by following an off-the-beaten path through the Palouse area of Washington. Here are a few of our adventures.

Our plan to leave at 9am was thwarted when I turned off the 7am alarm. I decided I wasn’t in enough hurry to leave that early. By the time we reached our first destination, Connell (only 30 miles from the house), we decided to eat some lunch. As we toured downtown, we ran across several ‘picnic’ tables with sculptures of squirrels on them. Here are Ann with our trusty cat-dog Zollie.

Under the hand of one squirrel is a ‘mortgage’ document. The squirrel is trying to get the rabbits to sign a loan. The money is being borrowed from Mr. Coyote. As best we could tell, this was the most exciting thing happening in Connell.From Connell we left the Interstate and drove toward the tiny town of Kahlotus. Here’s a view through our front window:

When we arrived in Kahlotus, I spotted a trailer with the most unusual fenders. Ever seen anything like this? Both sides used worn tires as fenders.

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No updates for Sunday. We toured the backroads of the Washington’s Palouse area on Saturday. On Sunday we’ll be heading up to Spokane. From there we haven’t decided where we are heading. So, no updates tonight or Sunday, but I’ll make sure there will be something for Monday.

On the jeep hunting front, we found and took pics of a great old fiberglass racer in parked in ‘downtown’ Benge, Washington.

Here’s a photo from Steptoe Butte State Park, a place that has a 360 degree view of Washington’s Palouse area. We just happened by the entrance; I’d never heard of the place. Here’s Ann, I and Zollie (short for Zoloft) looking north over the surrounding farmlands.