UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000.
It’s an ex-Forest Service jeep.
“1953 Willys CJ3B Jeep. Jeep was formally a US Forestry Service Fire Jeep in South Dakota. It has spent its entire life garaged and only has 7,000 miles on the odometer. It is completely original except for changes made by US Forestry service. The original green paint is showing through some areas were the fire truck red has oxidized. There is zero rust on this Jeep. The frame still shows original black paint.
I have done some resurrection work since I’ve owned it. Major items include: seals and gaskets on transmission and transfer case, rear main seal, clutch disk and pressure plate, radiator re-core, brake drums and shoes, knuckle seals, carburetor rebuild, fuel tank and sending unit, hoses, water pump, points, cap, rotor, coil, battery, generator rebuild. I have heaps of spare parts (repro and NOS) that will go with it. Price is firm, no offers please. This is a real “time warp” machine and I hope the new owner will preserve it as it is.”
looks like springs are shot.
to me i would be hard pressed to pay half asking price.
looked at this one. Hood is junk has been crushed and hammered out, tool box has been cut out, lots of drilled holes in body, and left fender has multiple holes with stress cracks,
Owner would not sell because I was going to restore it.
Very solid with little surface rust rust
Thanks for the report Mac.
yes mac thank you.
bob in nc