Compact French Simca, some random Hillman in the UK, the entire North American Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth and Fargo line of cars and trucks, boat engines, air-conditioner units, airport vehicles, military vehicles, a frigging rocket, a building in the middle of NYC, aircraft engines... What Chrysler didn’t do?

For $13,500 I would take this over a 17 year old Explorer in a minute.

At $13k this car is a steal. It’s devoid of anything WE care about, but they aren’t unreliable. Honestly as a consumer good it’s about the best decision out there for a vehicle.

A trashed ZJ in a junk yard isn’t “hyper-rare” and no upfitted 90's SUV deserves to be rescued.

It totally looks like Dr. Gonzo, and the picture already looks halfway to being a Ralph Steadman drawing.

The driver looks like Hunter S. Thompson and I imagine him saying “don’t worry the bats will go away soon, not sure about this screw driven monstrosity we seem to be sitting in. Buy the ticket, take the ride.”

1944 Dodge WC63 6x6 Troop Carrier

They’re 6x bigger than Genesis that Jalopnik loves to cover.

Now, if there was a two-door, full sized bed version, it would have been perfect.

Umm... this “new plant” is really just a replacement for the old engine plant that was there and is an extension of the existing assembly plant that was right next door. They share the same property and are connected via the shipping yard in between them. The property of the facility has expanded to take over a street…

It's working though...

Rural AM radio? Yes, many things. Mostly the fact that it’s a bunch of ill-informed, angry, right-wing loons spouting conspiracy theories and other dangerous garbage.

That baby in the photo must be from a poor family because his seat doesn’t have it’s own ashtray.

I can only assume your use of “moran” was to trigger humorless dipshits.

What an obnoxious person.

“I’m guessing the rust-free Nevada Jeep heard it was coming to Michigan and decided it needed a rustproof undercoating. So it gave itself one.”

After over 2000 miles in this thing, I can definitively say I will never buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee. It’s pretty much the opposite of what I want from a car. 

“all white male feminists are lying sacks of shit...” That seems a bit much donchathink?

C’mon guys, this isn’t how you construct an AV Club headline! Let me help:

It is not a holy grail and you are not a savior. It’s just an old car and you are a car enthusiast with a hoarding tendency. If this was your only project car then I’d toast you and look forward to the stories, but you are seriously starting to let your cars control you again.