stock_steve Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) Had the travel camera handy again this morning when I saw what looked to be a cool old Jeep way up ahead of me on I-95, and then saw him getting off at the "Milford Connector" exit (the one that connects I-95 to the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways, in Milford, CT--sorry I don't know the exit number). Tried to catch up to him heading north on the Connector, and finally got behind him by the big loop at the north end. Eventually got a couple more quick glimpses of him once on the Merritt, right before I had to get off. These shots are the first few (first two are heading up the connector and three through five are entering and on the loop itself), and I'll follow up with a few more as I get the chance to process and upload them.I was able to make out a "Jeepster Commando" emblem on the side of the car, and from some googling, it appears they were made from '66 to '73, and since this one had the older front end, it must've been a '71 or earlier model. Reference: Jeepster Commando - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edited July 11, 2013 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2dameron Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 In the spring of 1969 I was seriously thinking about buying one of those new to commute to work in. Didn't do so and they turned out to be chronic rust buckets so I was glad I did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 Maybe this one was restored, John, I don't know, but it didn't look rusty.Here are the next group of shots. We are now on the Parkway proper (technically it doesn't become the "Merritt Parkway" until you cross the Housatonic River, so I guess we are on the Wilbur Cross Parkway for these three shots), heading south. Sorry about the poor quality third shot--I figured I'd still add it, though, since it still tells some of the story--as you can see, I was driving the beater '92 Taurus wagon yesterday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 "In a reflective mood" for this second to last series of photos (all were taken through the car mirrors--har har). I think we were on the bridge proper for these shots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Here are the last couple of shots, of the fellow continuing south on the Merritt, while I exited on the other side of the river... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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