1937 Willys Mojave Vortex
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A work in progress started in Jan. 2010. Purchased at a yard sale and stored at a friends house for over 8 years. I was finally ordered to move it or watch it get hauled away. Although it was rusty, faded and bullet ridden, it had beautiful lines.
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almost done, but the doors?
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An interesting story here about a car that had been dismantled and strewn about the desert over 25 years ago and somehow found its own pieces and put itself back together again.
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original car and 4 wrong doors
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This was the original car, with 4 wrong doors. Well actually, at this point I was almost finished with the car. I had painted it a nice sage green, with purple accents at the bullet holes. People would ask, don't you wish you had the rest of the car?
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front end , with hood found
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Actually, I was happy to have what I did, until someone drove by to ask if I wanted an old front end sitting in his yard. Don't know what it is, but it's about the same age. Front end, 2 doors and a trunk lid, from this same car!
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still missing 2 doors
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Decided to repaint the car orange and use the 2 remaining wrong doors.I was convinced the last 2 were still to be found, but when? A friend came by who lives near where the pieces were found. I told her I was convinced there were 2 more doors around.
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last two doors
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She lowered her head, does that mean you want our doors? What? I said. Yes, Steve and I found 2 green doors out in the desert about 5 years ago,I think they're yours. Yes hard to believe, but all true. More later.
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