My first car is a '74 CJ-5 that sat in an Arkansonian field for 7 years. Parts are surprisingly rare, but I'm bringing it up to California spec (read: not quite road legal but looks the part). Pics from almost a year ago, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set…

Nothing says "fun" like hanging on to the edge of the seats/center console for dear life every time you turn the wheels to keep from falling out and getting crushed.

This is my CJ-5 that is awaiting a frame-up restoration. Driving it down the interstate at 70 MPH is both the funniest and scariest thing I've done in a car. The steering is both incredibly loose and jerky, and you spend about 50% of your time watching the road and 50% watching the gauges.

They were simple, easy to fix, and hell, there were only about five moving parts to fix if something went wrong.

"The toughest 4 letter word on wheels." Nice qualifier.

As a teenager in the late 70's my dad bought a '60 CJ-5 from a farmer. 40k original miles, it had never been titled and the body was mostly rusted away. We welded it together, put big wheels on it and seat out of an old Pinto. It was a great around town vehicle, and would pull forever. It had lots of 'challenges'…

Like R. Lee Ermey once said, "Guts is enough". Here's what I learned to drive in; & what I currently drive: