UPDATE: Price dropped to $2000. Jeff notes he is open to offers.
This has been disassembled.
“I want to sell this Willys with some rare options to help finance another project. It was purchased new in 1950 with the Monroe 3 point hitch and rare front bumper weight installed. It has the dash mounted throttle that operated the governor which was missing when I got it. The jeep needs total restoration, floors are bad as well as the hat channels and is currently apart with the frame on a rotisserie as shown in one photo. The motor has been run and has a rebuilt carb, new water pump, and the valves have been lapped. Title is not a problem as bill of sale only on a vehicle this old in this state.”
http://northmiss.craigslist.org/cto/4715670376.html
throw in the rotisserie – that is really a nice one. Bet it breaks down and stores nicely too
I think I might have left that one alone due to the great patina. Anyone know what those two vertical springs are about in the last photo?
I Kinda think the springs are a homemade suspension for the seats. Some nice stuff here, especially the governor control and the left draw bar adjusting link with the long handle. We don’t see if the front mounted pump is present and probably the impossible to find top link is gone. Real good buy on a very hard to find project. Stay tuned for a similar ’53 CJ3A Farm Jeep stored by me since the 80’s which includes 25 years collecting Willys Special Equipment and related items.
The third arm was missing when I got it and the hydraulic pump is intact and cleaned up and attached to the motor. The rotisserie is made out of 2 $25.00 engine stands off of Graigs list and some square tubing and sccap that was lying around. The Jeep also has some adjustable cast aluminum rear axle stops to limit body twist. The seat springs, Maybe aftermarket?
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the extra info. I don’t think you’ll own her long. That front mounted pump assembly (Pump is same as Farmall Super C for rebuild kit) lived in hell, turned all the time, frequently needed 8 Volt to start the Jeep, and the bracket flew in many pieces often. Those aluminum rear axle stops: Take some pix and send them to Dave here at eWillys. There’s hardly a day goes by, we don’t learn from this site, and aftermarket Willys stuff entertains us a bunch.