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Recently we came across a rare golden opportunity—literally. OK, the winch above isn’t actually gold, but rather an ultra-rare brass-plated WARN M8274, 1 of only 5 ever made by Warn Industries in the 1980s. And like many amazing things, there’s a great story behind it.
In 1976, George Adler, then owner of Transamerican Auto Parts, offered a woman named Ruth Mohr a job. She was asked to open and manage the company’s second 4 Wheel Parts store in Oakland, CA. The job offer came at the end of an Oakland Raiders football game. The team was down 16 points late in the fourth quarter, but staged a remarkable comeback win. George told Ruth that if she can handle that kind of pressure, she could surely handle the pressure of opening and managing the new store. She took the job on the spot.
From 1977 to 1989, Ruth sold plenty of Warn product at 4 Wheel Parts. In fact, she said that working for George was one of her best life experiences. However, it helped that she already had a history with Warn products.
Her four-wheel-drive experience started at the age of 14 when her Dad taught her to drive a Willys M38A1 Jeep. She and her former husband, who worked for International Harvester, got their brand new 1967 Scout (which didn’t have a winch) stuck in the snow. She said after eventually getting unstuck, they went and purchased a WARN Model 6000 winch for it. Eventually they also bought a 1970 CJ-5 and a 1969 Scout, which became Warn equipped, too. Then, from 1973-1975 she worked for Berens Associates in Emeryville, CA, who sold WARN hubs, Jeep overdrive systems, and of course, WARN winches.
Outside of work, she and her now ex-husband used their four-wheel-drive vehicles to go off road and for hunting and fishing, so she was familiar with Warn products both personally and professionally. She became even more familiar helping him work on their vehicles. “We always had Warn products. Warn was a part of our life.”
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!! ....... I'm a lucky bugger! I've got 2 of em!
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Originally Posted by Rogue Dung Beetle
Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever. WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
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Originally Posted by Winnie
....... I'm a lucky bugger! I've got 2 of em!
