I agree, it is going to be way to difficult to find originals, the MB's and CJ2's I have owned were not garage, parade queens. I did not agonize and lose sleep over the wrong bolt or washer, that NO ONE, would ever see.dpcd67 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:14 amI keep saying this but no one is listening; Where are all the restoration candidates going to come from, in ten-twenty years? They are practically gone now. After all, the "hobby" is not just parades and reenactments. It is fully 50%, the work (restoration) to make something historical, like new again. Meaning WW2 vehicles; this is the MB/GPw forum.
At least to me, that is it.
So, the hobby will evolve from guys like us doing all the hard work, and future rich collectors buying them up at estate sales and never driving them. I have yet to see anyone's kid, around here, who wants old jeeps and Dodges.
And Ok, you "give" a 25 year old a Mint condition jeep; free. They will love it. Then what?
What is a carburetor?
After helping restore warbirds, P-51, F-86, F4U, etc, the main them was enjoy it and use it. It was ment to fly, drive, etc. Not be a hanger queen that never sees the light of day.
And yup, most young folks don't have a clue of a carburetor, distributor, magneto, etc are, let alone adjust, tune, etc....
My 2 cents worth