October 3, 2007 - Arrival to Jubilee Jeeps

We entered a contract with Tony Casey in November of 2006 to buy this rare, but not really a valuable truck. I say that with a grin because it has value to me since my first FSJ was a 1972 J4600 that served me and my shark fishing endeavors very well in the Florida panhandle during 1976 and 77. Sampson truck was paid for in January of 2007 and we received shipment in October of that year. Tony is the second owner. His part in the truck's life was to sell it to us and kindly store it until we could get it shipped to Colorado. The first owner converted it to dual rear wheels and had the rear fender flares extended over the tires. The tailgate is almost NOS quality because the truck had a cab over camper on it most of it's life and the gate was stored in a barn. It has a 360 2bbl, T400 and D20 along with Dana 60 full floating rear end and Dana HD44 front end and is rated 8000 lbs. GVW. The engine has been gone over at least once because it is red instead of the proper AMC teal color. Right now it has no fuel tank so is considered in non-op status but the 360 and drivetrain all works. The engine is very tired and smokes quite a bit after it warms up. Our plans include restoring to a former glory and fitting it with a cab over camper for base camp duties while on our travelling and off road holidays!