Dirt Every Day Buys 1978 Jeep CJ-7 Craigslist Special
Dirt Every Day'sFred Williams has a big soft spot for old Jeeps. Williams also has a bad Craigslist habit. Combine the two, and you've got this week's episode ofDirt Every Day, where Williams heads to a Texas ranch to buy an old 1978 Jeep CJ-7 sight-unseen, and then attempts to drive it back to California.
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Having lived a hard life, Williams' new Jeep was in rough shape when he picked it up in Texas, with the classic Jeep needing a jump start right off the bat. After getting the CJ-7 running, he drives off to his buddy's shop to fix the Jeep up as much as possible before the long drive back to the Golden State.
Once at the shop, Williams' re-wires the CJ, fits it with new lights, and even makes a trip to a local pick-and-pull to get a new rear axle and some new seats for the Jeep. Check out the work Williams puts into the 1978 Jeep CJ-7 to prepare it for its road trip in the latestDirt Every Daybelow.
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I generally like writing—especially when it’s about cars—but I hate writing about myself. So instead of blathering on about where I was born (New York City, in case you were wondering) or what type of cars I like (all of ’em, as long as it has a certain sense of soul or purpose), I’ll answer the one question I probably get most, right after what’s your favorite car (see above): How’d you get that job? Luck. Well, mostly. Hard work, too. Lots of it. I sort of fell into my major of journalism/mass communication at St. Bonaventure University and generally liked it a lot. In order to complete my degree senior year, we had to spend our last two semesters on some sort of project. Seeing as I loved cars and already spent a good portion of my time reading about cars on sites such as Motor Trend, I opted to create a car blog. I started a Tumblr, came up with a car-related name (The Stig’s American Cousin), signed up for media access on a bunch of manufacturer’s websites, and started writing. I did everything from cover new trim levels to reviewing my friends’ cars. I even wrote a really bad April Fool’s Day post about the next Subaru Impreza WRX being Toyota-Corolla-based. It was fun, and because it was fun, it never felt like work. Sometime after my blog had gotten off the ground, I noticed that Motor Trend was hiring for what’s now our Daily News Team. I sent in my résumé and a link to my blog. I got the job, and two weeks after graduation I made the move from New York to California. I’ve been happily plugging away at a keyboard—and driving some seriously awesome hardware—ever since.
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