The Central Police Division is currently investigating a gruesome road accident living one foreign national believed to be an Indian dead and three others seriously injured close to the Lotto Headquarters at Tower Hill, in Freetown.
According to Sgt 601 Samura Information Officer attached to the Central Police Division, traffic officers are still investigating the cause of the accident as the body of the deceased is currently at the Connaught Hospital Mortuary for post mortem examination, while the three injured had been sent to the Goderich Emergency Hospital for further treatment.
Sgt Samura further said that, “the jeep somersaulted on the tar marked road at the sloppy hills of Tower Hill which left it completely damaged, during the evening hours of Wednesday but traffic officers went to the scene and whisked the damaged jeep to the Central Police.
The names of those involved in the gruesome road accident were not disclosed to this press, but Sgt 601 Samura confirmed that, the deceased body was that of a Foreign National from India and the three injured are Sierra Leoneans.
He further disclosed that, the deceased had gone to purchase the Jeep from a used car dealer in Freetown and decided to use the jeep for a test drive around the city before he could transact business and it was during the test drive they had the terrible accident.
Sgt Samura also disclosed that, the Police Traffic Division will tender the jeep to Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority vehicle examiner for further investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident.
By Saidu Bah

In This Day Of Trick, High-Tech, Coilover Vehicles, There Are Some Of Us who can still appreciate the form, function, and feel of a leaf-sprung Jeep. We know that true connoisseurs of a fine rig don’t really care if the rig is shiny, rusty, dented, banged up, or stunning. It’s the mechanical workmanship that counts. We ran across Glen Wanczyk and his nicely restored ‘81 Scrambler on our recent adventure to Moab, and immediately took a shine to the Jeep.

Glen spent the better part of the last eight months restoring this CJ-8 before hitting the trails at Easter Jeep Safari. He bought the Scrambler from a good friend, and when he drove it home the Jeep was in perfect OEM condition and only had 16,000 miles on its odometer. After driving it a while, he completely stripped the vehicle for a frame-off restoration-twice! Using a mix of old- and new-school technology and some mechanical know-how, he bolted it back together to not only look great but function properly on some of this country’s most spectacular trails.

Fewer than 28,000 Scramblers were manufactured from 1981 to 1986, so there aren’t too many of them around today. Most of the CJ-8s we see wheeling have been so heavily modified and chopped up (bobbed), that it’s refreshing to see an old ‘8 restored and left intact.

1981 Jeep Scrambler Cj8 Drivers Side Rocks

The clean factory lines, functionality, and fancy Harley Davidson-tank paint color make this Scrambler stand out on the trail. To the untrained eye this Jeep might look factory except for the Bushwacker fender flares and custom rocker guards. Little would they know this CJ-8 is rolling around on a very capable custom suspension. The front suspension was built with Wrangler YJ rear leaf springs and a Poison Spyder shackle-reversal kit. The springs are relocated just outboard of the Jeep’s framerails, which give the rig more stability and control on and off the highway. The power-steering gearbox uses a Mountain Off Road Enterprises brace, and the OEM steering shaft has been replaced with a Borgeson shaft. Skyjacker shocks were installed on the front and rear of the Jeep. The Dana 44 axle is fit with an ARB Air Locker and 4.56 gears.

1981 Jeep Scrambler Cj8 Steering Interior
Leaving the Scrambler’s interior intact should make most Jeep purists proud! There’s nothing better than the classic look of a Jeep dash sporting original gauges, a dash pad, and a steering wheel.    1981 Jeep Scrambler Cj8 Straight 6 Engine
This is cool! The naturally aspirated inline-six 258ci engine has been left intact. Everything is almost the same as it was when it rolled off the assembly line. After disassembly, the engine compartment was painted with the rest of the vehicle.    1981 Jeep Scrambler Cj8 Rear Axle
The stock rear axle was swapped out with a GM Corporate 14-bolt and fit with a 4.56 gearset and a Detroit Locker for traction. The 4-inch-lift Skyjacker Softride leaf springs were left in the spring-under position. Glen left the heavy-duty geardriven Dana 300 transfer case in place since they are extremely stout and dependable. The low-range gearing on this transfer case is 2.62:1 and the high is 1.00:1, which is more than adequate for this old Scrambler and the type of terrain it will see.