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Reader: I was wondering about the 4-Wheel & Off-Road tag giveaway that you had a while back. I sent the stamped envelope, just never received the tag. What's up?
Darrell Teal
via 4wheeloffroad.com
Editor: The truth of the matter is that the license-plate giveaway was limited to "while supplies last," even though we ordered 10 times as many as we thought we needed. We sent out every envelope we received with proper postage and the right size package. However, we did receive envelopes without postage, postage without envelopes, wrong size envelopes, and even envelopes with postage and no address. So, we'll probably have another giveaway in a year or so, but in the meantime, catch us at events!
Reader: First I would like to thank you and your entire staff, past through present, for the mag. I have been a loyal reader for 14 years. I don't know how y'all cover all these events, buildups, and tech articles and still deliver such a great mag. Sure there have been mistakes, but without your guidance I wouldn't know where to begin. My '62 M38A1 has been completely built from the knowledge obtained from your pages. I have never had a complaint until now. I open to Letters (Aug. '07) and find another bunch of readers whining over the smallest stuff. "My Avalanche had a step bumper before the Super Duty did." "You said here is a picture of my American truck but I didn't say that." These are the same people riding in the left lane doing 60 in a 65. So my complaint is that you waste your valuable knowledge on responding to these letters, instead of letters that are asking for further info on past articles, upcoming events, or giving y'all some much needed praise. I'm mad at myself for wasting wrenching time to write this, but after years of reading these letters (and don't get me started on the backlash every year from 4x4 of the Year), I had to do a little whining for myself. Keep it up. My son is 3 and he needs you too.
Alan Mosher
via 4wheeloffroad.com
Editor: Thanks. We needed that. We'll try to keep to the real problems of our world, not the whiners.
Reader: In "Outback Dirt Nap" (Sept. '07) on page 110 there is a Jeep pickup pictured. Can you forward me any information available on the pictured Jeep and/or the party who customized this Jeep?
Ben Luzar
via 4wheeloffroad.com
Editor: The vehicle is a Brute, which is produced by American Expedition Vehicles (406.251.2100, www.aev-conversions.com) from the TJ Wrangler. They can do it for you and they also offer a complete kit for you to do it at home. AEV is also the company that swapped the 5.9L Cummins diesel in our new JK Wrangler for the Ultimate Adventure seen in this issue.