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Craig found this photo from the August 1956 issue of Willys News
The Last Chancer, a wooden train built on a jeep platform, is documented at the Helena History Museum. You can view additional pictures at the Museum page. A Last Chance Train still exists, but has been upgraded.
In this early picture taken in 1954 you can see what appears to be a CJ-3B peering out from it’s enclosure.
Here is the Train as of 1957.
The Last Chancer made an appearance in the 1956 issue of Popular Science on page 104:
Check out the unusual set up on the back of the green CJ-3B. Does that jeep have a rack over the top, too? This postcard shows at least 6 jeeps.
I’ve never heard of this book. Jack Townend wrote a variety of children’s stories.
“FOR SALE IS A VERY RARE HOMEFRONT CHILDS BOOK FROM THE WW2 ERA.
IT IS ENTITLED; ‘JENNY THE JEEP’ BY JACK TOWNEND PUBLISHED BY FABER & FABER, LONDON.
THE BOOK HAS THICK CARD COVERS WHICH ARE VERY COLOURFUL.
THERE ARE BLACK AND WHITE AND COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS INSIDE WHICH ARE REALY BEAUTIFUL AND VERY EVOCATIVE OF THE TIME. THE BOOK MEASURES APPROX JUST UNDER 8 3/3 INS WIDE BY APPROX JUST OVER 5 INS TALL.
THE STORY CENTRES AROUND A JEEP CALLED JENNY WHO WAS MADE IN THE COLOUR PINK INSTEAD OF GREEN AND ALL THE OTHER JEEPS DIDN’T LIKE HER! THEN ONE DAY ALL THE JEEPS SET OF FOR ITALY AND ALL THE GREEN JEEPS TRIED TO STOP JENNY FROM GETTING ON THE SHIP BUT SHE MADE IT. JENNY MANAGES TO PULL A TREE TRUNK OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE SOLDIERS AND IS HAILED AS THE ‘QUEEN OF THE JEEPS’ AND IS ALLOWED TO GO IN FIRST POSITION! AFTER THE WAR THE JEEPS ARE TO BE SOLD AND JENNY IS CHOSEN BY AN ITALIAN MAN TO BE AN ICE CREAM CART, WHICH SHE IS VERY HAPPY ABOUT!
THIS IS A LOVELY STORY AND WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE ENTERTAINED CHILDREN DURING THE DARK DAYS OF WW2.”
1. View all the information on eBay
2. Another Jenny the Jeep book is available on Amazon for $101.
UPDATE: Status Unknown. Was priced at $7800
“These 47 Sedan Deliverys are hard to find, especially in this condition. This vehicle is an older hot rod that has a 1964 Chevrolet 327 c.i. 4bbl. with a Turbo 350 transmission and B&M shifter. This power feeds a 57 Chevrolet 3:56 positraction rear end. This panel has power steering and power disk brakes on front from a 72-76 Camero. Has Steward Warner gauges and tach, updated upholstery and good tires. Tires are 14” front and 15″rear with beauty rims and baby moon caps. It still has the planar front suspension wih the transverse leaf spring and needs new shocks, which are redily available. This is an older hot rod that has many updates incorporated into the running of this vehicle. The paint shows a little wear and it needs a new passengers side windshield and door window as seen in the pictures. The side windows have been updated to one piece with the removal of the stationary vent windows. This vehicle is licensed until May of 2013, but is currently on suspension because it is not insured, but it is comletely road worthy. I recently installed new upper A frame bushing and have lower bushings but they are not installed. Drive it while you refresh the cosmetics and enjoy the “hot summer nights”. Asking $7800 but open to offers. No trades and I have plenty of projects. Call Hap at (559) 960-6771. I will not respond to text so don’t waste your time, call if your really interested.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
It looks like to me that the cargo area floor panel was replaced. There’s some usable parts here.
“You are bidding on a 1947 Willys CJ2A that I acquired for a future project. Another opportunity has become available so I have elected to sell this. First off, the vehicle has a clean title in my name and I personally think it would be a very good start to a restoration project. As for its condition, I will try to descibe it as best I can pointing out what I see as the good an bad points . . . more on eBay”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.
It looks like this may have had a diamond plate strip along the passenger side at one time. If the body is solid as it appears this might be worth a look.
“28k miles, Original 134 L Head Go Devil 60hp motor, T90 transmission, Dana 25 Front axle, Dana 41 Rear, Dana 18 Transfer case
Starts, runs, drives. Not cut up and modified. No frills old jeep Converted to 12v fun little jeep will go anywhere and pull anything.
Don’t have time to for it any more.
No low ball offers, Don’t waste my time.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $8000.
“real nice 49 cj3a. just did a frame off refurbishing. looks and runs great with original matching numbers engine and running gear. also an unrestored original civilian trailer and pto winch I’ll through in for the right deal
floors and body channels replaced with new.
frame sandblasted and painted
body and frame painted navy grey
engine has 30,000 miles on previous rebuild
all running gear inspected and resealed as needed
seats, original heater, rims and other parts sandblasted and powdercoated.
new non-directional military tires (5)
new military canvas seats
new repro gauges
new wiring
new fuel tank
new rubber and steel brake lines
other new stuff I can’t think of right now”
This has an updated motor.
“This is a 1954 jeep it is lifted and needs a little body work but for the age of the jeep it is in good shape.
it has very little rust no dents and all gauges work.
4×4 works good and the high and low range work. It has a Buick V8 215 small block aluminum motor in it and i just had both drive lines replaced by six states.”
http://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/218833
