About Our Jeeps

Darlene and I began our relationship with Jeeps in the spring of 1984 when we acquired our first. It was a 1978 CJ-5 that was badly rusted, and in very poor condition. It has been restored, wrecked, restored again, and driven a lot. We named it Lil-Red, and we still have it today. Our second Jeep was a 1975 CJ-5 that was not badly rusted, but otherwise in about the same condition as the 1978 was when we found it. This has been our dedicated trail vehicle since 1997. In June of 2011 the frame gave out due to years of off-road use. This Jeep has left us with many fond memories over the past fourteen years. We named it Granny, and it is no longer with us... at least as in appearance. Our third Jeep is currently in the process of being built. It is a 1995 Jeep Wrangler YJ. It has a near-perfect frame and body, but the motor, transmission, and other driveline components were bad. We picked it up with the intention of transferring the 1975 Jeep's driveline into it. We hope to have it finished by late-spring or early-summer. This Jeep will replace the old Granny, and we are naming it Granny2. Lil-Red is a very capable Jeep, but is mainly centered on appearance. Other than some driveline modifications, it is in basically stock condition. It is in very nice shape, and we don't want it scratched up, bent, or broken. Our two sons grew up with this Jeep, and it has more than earned its special place in our family. These days Lil-Red's main duties are serving as my alternate vehicle when Darlene needs the car, and it also does a great job of towing my small fishing boat. One day we expect this Jeep will be passed down to our youngest son, Darren. You can learn more about our Jeeps by visiting their respective web pages shown in the links below.

Lil-Red's Page

Granny's Page

Granny2's Page

Back in the mid to late 1990s Darlene and I designed our own map of Uwharrie that specifically detailed the OHV trail system. We did it for the simple reason that it seemed every time we went there, we got lost. We hosted it on our website for years, many people used it, and we made a lot of friends as a result of it. However, things change with time and we have come to believe our map isn't being used much anymore. That being said, we have passed all rights to the map to the Central North Carolina 4x4 Club based in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area.

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