Re: [AMC-list] FOR SALE: Mighty Mite in NC!

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: "Rocky Lear" <lear31@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" Wasn't it the MM several years ago that the govt. required MUTILATION of the 
" body before they would even release it for scrap? I remember about 15 years 
" ago, they had thousands of them and people could save all the mechanics off 
" them but the bodies had to be cut up beyond reclaim. If that is the case, 
" there should be tons of spare parts somewhere out there.

that was the m151 [?] mutt, m38 jeep replacement with swing axles and
notorious for rollover accidents.  not the best suspension for high
speed maneuvers, and what do you expect will happen when you give
hormone-loaded teenagers the keys to someone else's car?

iirc not only are there folks skilled in stitching bisected mutts back
together, someone's even making new tubs.

also iirc, the mutt's engine was still the jeep hurricane 4, which
traces its roots back to the bantam go-devil 4 of '27.  no wonder the
buick v6, a really up-to-date '60s design, had double the hp even in
mild tune and weighed less.
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