Here’s an early CJ-2 at work.
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Interesting. The CJ2 still had the sunken headlights and no side access to fuel tank above the still-present tool indents? I can see the Willys on the windshield frame. Are any CJ2s still around?
The windshield actually says JEEP( I think a plaque ). Fred Coldwell’s excellent book ” Pre-Production Civilian Jeeps” explains about the CJ-2. I think the number of existing CJ-2 is nine.
Mark is right. Fred’s book is a great collection of information on the CJ-2.
Here’s a link to a site that follows the CJ-2s: http://www.willys-overland.com.
There is also this site: http://www.agrijeep.com/jeeps/index.htm. I don’t know the actual number offhand, but I have seen one of these up close that needs restoration.
As I understand it, Ford was challenging the use of the stamped 9 slot grille (since they’d developed it), which is why Willys changed to the seven slot grille. In addition, Federal Guidelines required the 7″ head light bulb, so for actual production vehicles they would have had to change to the 7″ club. I guess they were finalizing the drivetrain before making the other final detail changes.
I assumed the ‘jeep’ had been stamped into the hood and windshield, but in this case those do look like plaques of some type. Later versions of the CJ-2 had the logo stamped in those places. The intent was to use that trademark, but Ford battled them about it.
Note the identifying mark on the bumper. This is Agrijeep X-28.
There’s a set of those “directional” tires that were discussed not too long ago.
That Jeep is not working! It’s having fun cruising around in low range. The hard work was loading four tons of hay.
**Steve E.**
Dave, thanks for the link to the Willys-Overland site.. I I have been on it before but could not remember name of the site. I better put it in my favorites before I forget.