UPDATE: Was $8000, then was listed on eBay. Now is listed here.
(11/27/2014) Looks like this might be worth a look.
“Rare 1953 Willys M170 Marine Corp. radio jeep, only a couple known to exist in complete running condition. all original F-134 engine with 3spd t90, this is my daily driver and runs great!
This is not a restored vehicle, has it’s share of battle scars and character, radios work. has new tires, plugs and wires, points, coil, seats, brake hoses, engine oil lines, fuel pump, rebuilt steering box, rebuilt bellcrank, new tie rod ends,
4X4 works, drives straight! has been converted to 12v. ”
Interesting truck. Do you know what kind of rims those are, and what size tires are mounted on them. I have been looking for rims and tires for my 1958 Willys wagon, I those are the type I have been hunting for. Any info is appreciated. Good luck selling the truck.
Steve,
Those look like 10×15 solid steel rims. The pop up for sale every so often. I can only guess on the tires, but they appear to be an older version of the Cooper Discoverer tires (dad had a set on his cj-5 back in the 1980s). The Cooper Discoverer tires have a different tread these days — here’s a set that’s kind of similar:
http://www.carid.com/cooper-tires/discoverer-stt-17749575.html
– Dave
I did not know they made a radio vehicle out of the M170.
It seems all you need is a good story and a fool will buy it. Thay did make m170s in to radio trucks but this is not one. A radio jeep will have a 100 amp alt on it with the diode bank in front of the rad under the grill. There will be a slave cable plugin in the pass side indent. The rear springs would be very heavy duty like the m38a2 that held the 105. It would not have the funny rear seat ,the right one was sideways and most had a hard top to keep the rain off the radios. The radio set would be hf set like the grc 14 or later on a grc 106, it would not use the little 28 to 75 mcs sets as the main raido. The paint would not be desert sand it would be the usmc green. There would be the airborn lift rear bumper and the oversize ring on the front. All this is is a m170 put up to look like a radio unit and should be in the 4 to 5 k price not 10 k. It might be a nice jeep but it is not what the owner is trying to push off as a radio jeep