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I Built the Only 2026 WWII Jeep

71 pointsby marteylast Tuesday at 5:38 AM17 commentsview on HN

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ggmlast Tuesday at 6:17 AM

The important point is "from as much ebay parts as possible" because I suspect there are still "jeep in a crate" boxes where all you have to do is remove the Cosmolene (this is undoubtedly not all you have to do btw)

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RugnirVikingtoday at 9:35 AM

I wish he shared what it cost him overall. I can already see from some of the numbers and some guesswork that it must not be a flattering sum, but I still want to see it!

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usrusrtoday at 11:00 AM

Is it truly a 2026 car though, if it does not come with an ungodly amount of attention beep nagware that cannot be permanently disabled?

jaffa2today at 9:11 AM

a decent long form article with pictures, a story, well written, and something of interest. I will read this fully later as it will require some time. Good work!

thomasjbtoday at 8:29 AM

I can see the appeal, not having to deal with much rust or bolts breaking (the 2 things which cause the most trouble for me in working on vehicles). 800 miles across the desert is some way to run it in though!

dominicrosetoday at 8:42 AM

There's a Wheeler Dealers episode where Edd China takes care of a WWII Jeep.

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babakzytoday at 7:41 AM

Cool, maybe worth it!