Late November 2024 in downtown Georgetown, Colorado, and Scott Shafer is heading back from his annual Christmas tree run with his '53 3B and trailer.
Looks like Scott was also picking up a load of presents to go under the tree.
Note the pintle hitch on the rear of the trailer -- handy when he needs two trailers (150K JPEG).
Scott "Jeep4Brains" Shafer purchased his early '53 CJ-3B from the original owner in 2000, with very little rust or body damage. Here are a few pictures from the early 2000s showing the shiny new green paint on both the Jeep and trailer.
Here Scott coaxes the Jeep across a crack at Moab, Utah. For some trails he puts on the 33x12.50 tires, but he says, "I never go anywhere without the trailer...."
He also has 1953-style 16-inch NDT tires, and when he's running those on the stock rims, driven by the original drive train, he says, "The biggest add-on is the headlight rings."
When Scott bought the Jeep, it came complete with the halfcab and the PTO winch. One thing he added (besides the trailer) was a hood ornament (120K JPEG).
In the fall of 2024, Scott was at the Dolores River near the Colorado/Utah boundary, east of Moab. The hood ornamnet was gone and the paint was looking a little different now. Scott says, "I’ve had the Jeep for 25 years. Shiny was cool back in the day. Now patina is cool."
Speaking of cool, here's a cool photo taken when Scott was camping on that trip near Moab.
"This Jeep has been to Moab many, many times, and everywhere in Colorado."
Thanks to Scott for the great photos. -- Derek Redmond
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