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General's jeep

Post by 98th signal battalion » Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:12 am

Original Pimp my ride. I have a bunch of pictures from this Ceramony somewhere in Alabama or Camp Shelby Mississippi?
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Re: General's jeep

Post by Ronnie Guin » Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:34 pm

That is the Alabama state flag flying on the left bumper of the first jeep photo and I think George Wallace's wife Lurleen standing in it. The second photo is George Wallace who was governor of Alabama several times as well as Lurleen who ran and became Governor when George had served two terms and could not run again. She died of cancer in office in the late sixties I think? I would put the pictures at sometime in the sixties.
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Post by Ronnie Guin » Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:38 pm

Also, noticed the jeep behind George's jeep has what looks like 31 X. I figure that is the 31st Infantry Dixie Division national Guard unit.
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Re: General's jeep

Post by Bob at Warsaw » Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:27 pm

My mind is blank, I cant remmber who
shot Gov. George Wallace, any help ?
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Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:14 pm

Arthur Bremer.
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Re: General's jeep

Post by Joe Gopan » Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:10 am

Note the 50's CJ, Truck and Wagon 16" hubcaps that were a Jeep factory accessory.
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Re: General's jeep

Post by AlPards » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:35 pm

Original Pimp my ride
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Re: General's jeep

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:27 am

These are Alabama National Guard parade Jeeps.
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Re: General's jeep

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Nov 11, 2017 1:40 pm

Chrome Reflector Bezels on the M-38A1 with the hubcaps. Also appears to be a chrome bumper from a CJ-5 Tuxedo Park Jeep. the hubcaps appear to be fronts made for the free wheeling hub option which was Warn on the Tuxedo Park Option. If I were the assigned driver, there would have been Chromed B-Model Mack Headlamp Doors on this Jeep, they are same manufacture as used on M-38, M-38A1, pre 1962 M-35 and M-54.
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