Maggie Joins the Stable
Here she is. I chased her from one owner to the next, as each decided she was not worth the trouble. Her name is Maggie. She is a 1967 SIIA 88". Like most neglected vehicles, she needed a lot of cleaning up, but she has a lot going for her.She is basically complete. She is missing her waterpump, and she has had her steering box opened. The steering rods are all disconnected, but they are there. So are all the body panels. All of her hydraulics are trash.
Of course she does not have a battery, but her engine will turn over by hand. She has 33 thousand miles on the clock, and judging from the pedals and tappets, this might be all the miles she has seen. Her bulkhead is pristine, and her frame is solid. For $500, I felt she was a deal. Money changed hands.
So, we took her out for a steam cleaning. We all felt better after a good shower.
There is little doubt that Maggie was a "Deer Camp Queen". Looking at the two gun racks in the rear, the mud grip tires, and the beat up body without corresponding mileage indicators, all lead me to believe she spent a considerable amount of her first life in the woods, and was set up for lack of parts. I can see Maggie changing hands in late night Poker games, and the winner waking up the next morning and not even taking a look at her. The next Poker game, she would be bet again. I suspect she changed hands this way multiple times. I'm surprised she was not used for target practice by kids. Fortunately, only the back glass has been broken out. The windscreens have both taken pellet gun hits.
Let's hope Beula doesn't get jealous......
[ Rover Assessment ] [ Steering Straight ]
[ Minimal Wiring ] [ Worth $500? ] [ Fuel Supply ]
[ Idle Thoughts ] [ Tough Decisions ] [ Spinning Wheels ]
[ Stripping Down ] [ The Bulkhead ] [ The Bulkhead 2 ]
[ Maggie's Motor ] [ Chassis Prep ] [ POR15 & Parabolics ]
[ Synergy ] [ The Breakfast ] [ Waking the Neighbors ]
[ A New Look ] [ Test Drive! ] [ Designing Woman ]
[ Mystery Solved ] [ More Juju ] [ Whoa Maggie! ]
[ Finish Line! ] [ Epilogue ]
[ Due Thank Yous ]
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