UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6800.
(09/03/2017) This has the body and front clip of an M-38, but it has a PTO bar on the rear, suggesting the frame might be civilian.
“Jeep is tagged as a 1949 Willys based on tub serial #.
Runs great and driveable as is. It is not perfect and has a few minor things here and there but is a great Jeep. It does not have a rear seat or top. It does have a rear PTO winch and the PTO is there intact. 4×4 does work. Brakes work but for their age and technology are relative.
Tires seem ok and I drive on them but you may want to get new ones. 3spd manual transmission. 4cyl motor.”
It has a military trailer plug in the correct place for an M38. But it doesnt appear to have the upper edge reinforcement MWO that most M38s recieved. The rear PTO and ball may have been fitted to an M38 or the trailer plug may have been fitted to a CJ. Interesting, and inconclusive.
Is this jeep stil available?
Hi Todd,
Since the ad expired on Craigslist, this may still be available. Unfortunately, I don’t have any additional contact info for the seller. So, we’ll have to wait for it to reappear on Craigslist. If I see it again, I will drop you an email.
– Dave
Todd,
This is back on Craigslist: https://bham.craigslist.org/cto/d/1949-willys-jeep/6340192213.html
– Dave
JW if you look close it appears to have the plate welded on the back. It appears to have been ground down. The dip stick is civilian and the radiator isn’t stock M-38.