David EilersSeptember 28, 2018

MacArthur Memorial Museum in Virginia

John also stopped by the MacArthur Memorial Museum in Norfolk, VA. The Willys MB shown in the pics below was donated by Chrysler (along with $100,000) and is supposed to be fully restored. There's no indication that MacArthur used or drove in this jeep.

5 Comments

S.GiraudSeptember 28, 2018 at 5:20 PM
Nice jeep but springs are arced to high. You can see by the distance between wheel wells, fenders and wheels.
4-63 FOREVERSeptember 28, 2018 at 9:10 PM
THATS TRUE --- PROBABLY THOSE CRAP RANCHO SPRINGS I HAVE ON MY 1948 MODEL 4WD --- PUT THEM ON THE FRONT IN 1974 --- THEY STILL HAVENT FLATTENED OUT --- GO ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS --- LOSE YOUR TEETH ...
Mark cSeptember 28, 2018 at 11:03 PM
Sitting on jack stands. It that common?
David EilersSeptember 28, 2018 at 11:27 PM
I haven't seen it very often. I'm sure it keeps the springs in better shape, especially if they are thinking long range, such as 40-50 years??
Bill NorrisSeptember 29, 2018 at 2:05 PM
Some of the museums here put jack stands under the axles, never seen them under the frame. That’s why the springs looked over arched. They’re fully extended. Curator at one museum told me they do that to prevent the tires from cracking. Not sure if that works or not. Wonder if that was the MB that was in the Chrysler museum. Bill