As much as rust posed a problem to early Jeep enthusiasts here in the United States, it laid waste to the population of Jeeps left behind in the humid and damp Philippines after World War II. Yet, those Jeeps became a huge cultural symbol there once local craftsmen learned to shape brand-new bodies out of stainless steel.
Here in the United States, stainless never caught on as a material for replacement bodies, but one man in Oregon aims to introduce Americans to stainless steel bodies as an alternative to the fiberglass and regular steel replacement bodies currently on the market. Del Blanchard, of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, through his many contacts in the Philippines, imported a limited batch of stainless steel bodies for Jeep CJ-3As and CJ-3Bs about a dozen years ago, but at the time didn't think it'd be worth importing any more.
"I thought it was an interesting experience, but I just let it slide," Del said. "But people wouldn't leave me alone about them."
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