UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6500.
“No time or space anymore to continue with my project, would love to see it go to someone in the FC community who can enjoy it and hopefully watch the progress.
– Start, runs and drives great. Newer carb and rebuilt radiator.
– Less than 15 miles on brand new leaf springs and shocks all around, complete brake system replacement, new Warn lockouts, new tires with wheels sandblasted and repainted
– Brand new muffler, refurbished gas tank, new fuel sender, all fluids flushed and filled, 12v new battery, also have a complete wiring harness ready to be installed and just installed a new hand brake cable
– Cab has a good amount of rust out in the usual spots in the wheel well where it meets the door and cab corners but otherwise solid. Drip channels are good, header is good
– Bed is rusted through in several spots but may be salvageable. I had planned on parting out and converting over to a stake bed
– Frame appears solid with surface rust, I had planned to stabilize with POR-15
– Original radio still intact and works but speaker is blown, also still has the original glove box
– All glass is intact but as you can see the windshield has frosted
– Clean title, classic plates, owner’s manual and service manual
I think that’s about it, I may be forgetting some details so feel free to ask questions.”
I test drove this truck today. Very fun. Mechanically it seems pretty good but there is a fair amount of rust. Anyone have an idea of the cost to patch up the cab’s holes you can see in this picture (both sides)? Not fancy, just functional (don’t want water splashing up on my bottom when I hit a puddle!). I am looking for a mechanically sound, but not so fancy I can’t use it FC. I hope this is a contender.
Thanks,
Jeff
The cheapest, quickest way would be to fiberglass it up. But, it wouldn’t look too pretty.
Thank you. It does not need to look pretty, just not too bootleg… I am looking for a truck that I can scratch without crying, so perfect lines and smooth paint are not necessary. Given the poor condition of the body, but relatively good condition of the drivetrain, do you have a sense of a fair price?
The prices of FCs have shot up, even ones that need work. There have been a few in NY with potentially comparative rust that aren’t selling at $4500. Depending on how you felt it ran and braked, maybe $4k?? I think it’s really about what you want to pay for it and then see what the seller will take. Maybe someone else can chime in on this.
First I am glad someone whats to buy it and enjoy it. If I lived closer I would be looking at it. What I hope is who ever buys this understànds the need to restore it and not just repair it. We are reaching a point old jeeps are becoming valuable. Not only in dollars but as part of history. When they are gone we will have lost a unique part of our culture. So to whoever buys it restore it and drive it.
My 2 cents: I don’t disagree with your sentiment. I get it. But, the reality is that most folks either lack the money or the expertise/tools or both to do a proper restoration. The question then becomes, do we exclude (if we somehow could) those who fit neither camp from owning old jeeps because they simply want to patch and use them for the time being?
By the act of wanting to use it, he’ll need to maintain the mechanicals anyway, which is part of the restoration process.
In the case above, if Jeff fiberglassed or patched the areas above to use it, there’s little danger of damaging the body any more than it is, in my opinion, as it needs extensive repairs in the areas he would patch anyway. And, maybe down the line, he decides to restore it or builds memories with kids/neighbors to the point that someone else restores it.
I agree with both of you. FC’s are a special piece of automotive history, so maintaining the fleet is important.
Back in the day, I apprenticed as a shipwright restoring historic wooden boats. Some boats were restored perfectly but never touch the water. Some boats were imperfect but actually used.
Jeeps were meant to be used and abused. Restoring all of them to museum quality would be like putting all lions in zoos. I think there is an important place for partially restored, hard working jeeps.
Now if only a metal shop would start producing FC body panels so that greater levels of restoration was less costly and labor intensive…
This lists as sold on willysforsale.com Wish I could have been the buyer!
So did it sell?
Kaden, according to Jeff (thanks Jeff), this one sold. I’ve updated the post.
– Dave