SSDutch CJ6 Jeep Blog
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- SSDutch is for Sale
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Update 2/21/2010 - I just accepted a deposit on the Jeep and trailer, so unless something unexpected comes up I’m considering it sold.
It’s not without a bit of sadness and trepidation that I post this. After 6 years of ownership and a whole lot of blood, sweat and gears I’ve arrived at the decision to put both SSDutch—a 1964 CJ6—and my 1950 Bantam Jeep trailer up for sale.
Mostly this is due to our recent decision to go on the road for a year but I’ve also noticed that I’ve had a lack of interest in working on it for some time now. In preparing for our trip the idea of just having the Jeep, trailer, and related piles of parts gone is more peace-inducing than the notion of having to arrange storage for all of it.
Edit/update. Please - don’t email me beseeching me to keep the Jeep and “just set it up to be flat-towed and take it on your trip”. I do appreciate the intent and how people just want to be helpful in finding me a way to keep SSDutch and also take the trip. And the Jeep is setup to be flat-towed - I did it myself. But I’ve put alot of thinking into what we want to do on this trip, and what we’d need in a toad and the CJ6 just isn’t it:
- It’s not secure and we want to visit large cities.
- It’s not weather-tight and we’ll be driving in downpours.
- It has no AC and we’ll want to take long sidetrips in hot weather.
- It would need both fuel injection and an automatic transmission installed to be “wife-friendly”.
- Getting the kids into the back with the top on would be a constant hassle.
- It’s a conglomeration of parts - some of them more specialized than a small-town auto parts store will have. I’d hate to have to wait somewhere for parts to arrive via UPS just so we could get on the road again. And I really don’t relish the idea of doing repairs in a campground setting.
Trust me when I say that all of this has been well-considered and selling the Jeep is the best solution. I appreciate the intent of the emails I’ve had but am just tired of explaining this over and over.
Here’s the complete for sale ad:
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- Indian Summer
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Yes - a rare 70 degree day bought us one more beach run in SSDutch. The owner of a ‘68 Scout 800 had the same idea.
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- 1974 Dutch CJ6
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Netherlands-based reader Marc Ouwehand sent me the link to this beautiful 1974 CJ6 that still lives in the Netherlands. My Dutch is rusty (OK, non-existent) so I plugged the URL of the page into Google Translate and learned that the Jeep features the 232 straight six engine and is painted Silver Metallic Green. The page also says:
This car was ordered on February 19, 1974 at Kemper and Van Twist Diesel NV Mijlweg 33, Dordrecht. Ordered by the Director of the Young Autobedrijf BV in Rotterdam for his country in Rhenen. The car was finally delivered on March 3, 1974.
From what I understand Marc’s friend has purchased the Jeep - let’s hope it stays such a nice example of an original CJ6.
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- Clutch Question
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I’m posting some photos here in order to use them to ask a question over on EarlyCJ5.com—namely why am I having to re-adjust the clutch every couple of weeks even with infrequent driving?
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- JeepJitsu - 1967 CJ6 Restoration
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I’d like to welcome another CJ6 Restoration Blog to the internet - Jeep-Jitsu, where author Tim in Tennessee will be covering the restoration of “Lil’ Rusty Red” - a pretty stock looking 1967 CJ6 equipped with the Buick Dauntless V6, Warn Overdrive, 4:88 gears and a Meyer hardtop. Have fun with it Tim!