Navy/Marine Original Bumper w/ Capstan Holes w/ Original Wood Filler

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Navy/Marine Original Bumper w/ Capstan Holes w/ Original Wood Filler

Post by whatthecrunchyo » Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:05 pm

Send me an email to Jordan-Vanicek@comcast.net and I can send pics.

I have a Navy/Marine bumper with Capstan holes for sale. It is original and came off of a Navy MZ-1 Jeep frame. It has the 4 holes drilled for the lifting rings. It also has 2 additional holes drilled for a Capstan (original). It is perfectly straight and in good condition. I even have the original wood filler.

All of the holes are currently filled in with bondo and it is primered. I was going to put it back on my restoration as an Army Jeep without destroying the bumper, but I may part with it since I learned how scarce these are.


Please make a quick offer if you are interested. I don’t expect it to last long. A cash offer + original restored Army bumper for an MB is ideal. $1k OBO for this rare piece. I am beyond flexible with my pricing. Seriously, make an offer.

But...

I can promise a low ball offer will not be the road to owning this bumper.
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Re: Navy/Marine Original Bumper w/ Original Wood Filler

Post by Scott Douglas » Thu Apr 26, 2018 5:09 pm

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Re: Navy/Marine Original Bumper w/ Capstan Holes w/ Original Wood Filler

Post by pgcf » Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:03 pm

He clearly states he wants $1K ($1000) or best offer

In other words, it looks great on his jeep.

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Re: Navy/Marine Original Bumper w/ Capstan Holes w/ Original Wood Filler

Post by whatthecrunchyo » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:38 pm

pgcf wrote:
Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:03 pm
He clearly states he wants $1K ($1000) or best offer

In other words, it looks great on his jeep.
I beg you to find another original Capstan Navy or Marine bumper. They aren’t exactly common. Navy/Marine bumpers go for $500 alone, much less a Capstan one.

Plus, how often do bumpers come with the original filler?
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Re: Navy/Marine Original Bumper w/ Capstan Holes w/ Original Wood Filler

Post by Bart1015 » Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:48 pm

My installed capstan winch leaves no room for the wood filler. The filler simply cant fit.

I wonder if yours had a capstan, and when it was removed a filler was installed?

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Re: Navy/Marine Original Bumper w/ Capstan Holes w/ Original Wood Filler

Post by pgcf » Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:16 pm

I have 4 NOS bumpers, 2 had fillers.

Marine contracts did not come with a capstan it is an add on. I wrote about this in the Lloyd White series on the MB.

Mark Tombleson has done extensive research on the MZ's and can weigh in if he wants.

The capstan is added because MZ's did not come with a capstan, it is a radio platform. I have the manual as well to confirm that.

I'm not saying that it was not added, or that some GI was installed it by the book, just that it is not an MZ feature, it is simply part of a rebuild/field modification.

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Re: Navy/Marine Original Bumper w/ Capstan Holes w/ Original Wood Filler

Post by whatthecrunchyo » Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:01 am

No argument there!
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