Jeep Liberty Pickup
Read through the old announcement on Beijing Automobile Works' Web site about the BAW 2008 business anniversary and military handover ceremony, and one thing will catch your attention: photos of some of the vehicles it produces. The one that will make you stand up and take notice is this guy. On thetycho.com, it's claimed to be a 2008 gift for the China Military Museum in Beijing. One-of-a-kind prototype?
Things to Do With Your Jeep
April 24-26, Tin Benders Jamboree, Johnson Valley, CA, tinbenders.org
May 2, Blessing of the Jeeps hosted by Cadillac Jeepers, Ellens Corners, Mesick, MI, cadillacjeepers.com
Week of May 4, Jeepster Event hosted by JCCA, meeting at Arch View Resort, Moab, UT, jeepstercommandoclub.com
May 9, Off-Road 101 Instructional Course, Kansas Rocks Recreation Park, near Fort Scott, KS, ksrockspark.com
May 9, May Night Run, Kansas Rocks Recreation Park, near Fort Scott, KS, ksrockspark.com
May 9, Gen-Right Consumer Swap Meet, Simi Valley, CA, genright.com
May 9, 2nd Annual Worldwide Go Topless sponsored by Allthingsjeep.com, allthingsjeep.com/go-topless-day
May 22-25, Hi Desert Round-Up, Barstow, CA, cal4wheel.com
June 6, Grand Mesa Jeep Club OffRoad Show & Swap Meet, Mesa County Fairgrounds, Grand Junction, CO, gmjc.org
June 17-21, W.E. Rock Western U.S. Rock Crawling Nationals Reno Rocks 4x4.com, Sands Regency, Reno, NV, renorocks4x4.com
June 18-21, Jeepster Jam hosted by JCCA, Toad Ranch, Oak Ridge, TN, jeepstercommandoclub.com
June 19-21, Big Bear Forest Fest, Snow Valley Ski area, Running Springs, CA, ie4w.com
June 26-28, Gen-Right Jeepfest #2, Gorman, CA, genright.com
June 26-28, 8th Annual Meet and Greet hosted by Alaska Extreme Fourwheelers, Alaska State Fairgrounds, meetandgreetalaska.com
August 8-9, 4th Annual Bad Azz Truck Expo, Ionia Fairgrounds, Ionia MI, badazztruckexpo.com
August 14-16, Trailfest 2009 hosted by EC4WDA Northeast, based at the Holiday Inn, Holyoke, MA, trailfest.hv4w.org
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The Chrysler Job We Would Have Applied For
The Detroit Free Press did some digging around and learned of a few ways Chrysler intends to trim the fat. One casualty? Clocks. Most of them are now gone, in order to save around $20,000 a year on batteries-and the workers who make the change for daylight saving time. We'll give you a moment to stop shaking your head over that gig. Additional changes will be the Christmas decoration budget dropping to just a grand and the hallway temp going from 72 to 68 degrees, while 40,000 of the 80,000 lightbulbs at HQ were removed to save another $400,000 a year. To recap: It's dark and cold at Chrysler, and employees don't know WTF time it is.