In WW II every 100th Willy’s Jeep had a steel penny welded to the dashboard when it rolled off the line. Obviously the most collectible. My Brother In Law had a WWII Willy’s without a penny on the dashboard. So my Father in Law told me about the history of the penny. He hadn’t seen the jeep. I called Wayne about the story. He already knew about a Penny Jeep. His was trashed. I told him to tell FIL there was a washer on the dashboard and you ground it off during the restore. FIL would grab the electric fence and tell me the horses must have busted a wire. Nice try. My panel shows me the fence is just fine. So game on. We go to Wayne’s shop and he already has it stripped to the bones. He’s doing a total restore. FIL is kinda pissed but won’t show it. But ! We all knew he was really really pissed. He looks at the dashboard and looks at Wayne and shook his head and said “Letting you marry my Daughter was a really stupid mistake” Wayne had taken a dime and welded it to a penny. He put it in the vice and smashed it up and had it laying on the floorboard of the jeep. He found it ! Sorry FIL ! You’ve just been Punked. Priceless ! We finally broke the surly FIL and we finally got hammered. Next time Wayne came over he yanked the coil wire off his truck and put it in his pocket. I’ll try to make this quick. We’re trying to help Wayne get his truck started. You know ! Start with the carburetor and go from there. Wayne’s in the cab pumping the gas pedal and turning the engine over. FIL shuts it down and Wayne gets out of the cab joins us under the hood. He’s obviously frustrated. FIL turns to him and says “ You’ve flooded it “ He said I figured it out. Wayne asks what was wrong. FIL pulls the coil wire out of his pocket and hands it to him and just walks back to the shop. 🤪 So it’s amazing what a penny can lead to when it comes to family 🔥
RAR
