The only rust on it was two spots on the floor board. The stock 161 cu. in. 6 cylinder engine has been rebuilt three times and is in good condition. The last rebuild was in 1971 by an elderly gentleman who had done flathead engines all his life. When I got car back from him, he took a nickel out and balanced it on the engine´s head while it was running.

I have faithfully changed its oil every 1,000 miles (or, now days, once a year, which ever comes first). The oil comes out almost as clean as it went in. It is very stock, with only small mods mostly as upgrades, such as radial tires and plastic insulated wiring. It is still 6 volts.

The first owner is unknown. The second owner, who had it from 1953 to 1969, was a Mr. Rasmussin. One day when I was walking out to my Jeepster after leaving a local store, he came up and introduced himself. He explained that when he owned the car his job with the state government required him to drive through most of the state and that many people knew him by his Jeepster. He said he had put approximately 280,000 miles on the car during this time. He was currently teaching horse shoeing at the university.

The third owner (name lost) had it about a year and a half. During that time he loaned it to a local Las Cruces high school as an auto shop project. It was in good shape when I bought it in December, 1970.

In the following 33 years, it has served as my primary car and then later as a secondary car, and then sat in poor shape for a couple years. I rebuilt it in 1980 - 1981 and it is now enjoying semi-retirement, with occasional weekend outings. I have promised it a professional rebuilding in a few years.