I have been following Sean Dunnage’s personal Jeep restoration on Facebook for several years. While he is a fellow modeler, his posts were more for the restoration crowd. Yet, the information is exactly what one needs to detail out the plethora of Jeep kits out there. Pen & Sword had published this restoration journey and given it first-class treatment. A jacketed hardcover with 236 Arabic numbered (and 32 roman numbered) thick semi-matte pages, one follows the personal story behind the restoration.
The contents include a note, an introduction, and the reason Sean wanted a Jeep. Then the Chapters start out, Before Starting your Restoration, Identifying Your Jeep, Rebuilding the Chassis & Drivetrain, Engine sub-section, Driver Controls, Engine Start-Up, The Body, and Wiring the Electrical System, The Fuel System, The Jeep Console & Firewall, The Final Details, and Conclusion.
Lavishly illustrated with 234 color photographs (and another two on the jacket), it also has the Jeep logo, two archival photos, a Tamiya box art image, and fourteen images of, or from, the manuals.
The text is quite readable and I could relate to the personal connection which added to the drive to complete the restoration. Restorers will find much of interest as sources and tools are named as well as workarounds. Modelers will be rewarded with many images clarifying details, usually obscured by other items, while the body is stripped and rebuilt.
Tables are included for reference and Canadian changes, from the US issue, are noted. The conclusion includes a walk-around of the completed project as well as another. It is a worthy addition to my library.
