8 Comments on “1948? Price List For Various Jeeps”

1. Craig in ME August 28, 2018 at 4:42 am

   When was 6-226 cyl. introduced? My research shows 1954. That would make this list later than ’48.
2. Bob August 28, 2018 at 5:21 am

   I’ll take one of each please!
3. Mike @ Central Florida August 28, 2018 at 6:29 am

   What I find surprising is that the price of a stripped “universal” frame is something like 90% of the cost of a complete vehicle at the time, and yet it’s not that far off from the price of a modern era reproduction frame.
4. Ranger Bob in Colorado August 28, 2018 at 8:21 am

   The 6 cylinder engine was a valuable in 1949. Reference CJ-2A Page.
5. Gayland Leddy August 28, 2018 at 9:33 am

   According to the Inflation Calculator, the Universal in today’s proces would be about $13,802.89. If today’s Wranglers were stripped down to what the CJ3A’s were, they might not be far off this price. Aren’t the Roxors starting at $15,500?
6. John North Willys August 28, 2018 at 12:31 pm

   I HAVE MOST OF THESE MODELS — AND I PAID A LOT LESS FOR THEM — 1948 MODEL 4WD TRUCK , $150 — 1948 VJ-2 JEEPSTER , $50 — 1948 PLATFORM STAKE TRUCK 2WD , TRADED 2 1954 CHEVY WAGONS FOR IT — 1949 STATION SEDAN 6-63 , $250 — THIS DEFENITELY LOOKS LIKE A LATE 1940’S PRICE LIST , THERES NO 226 STUFF — NO 161 6 CYL — THE 6’S WERE THE EARLY 148 CU IN — I HAVE STACKS OF EM — GOODBYE
7. Colin Peabody August 28, 2018 at 1:27 pm

   In answer to Craig in Maine, This list is a 1948 list. It only lists the VJ2 Jeepster and doesn’t list the 4WD station wagon or the VJ3 Jeepster, which were both introduced in 1949. The L-head Lightning 6 cylinder engine had 148 cubic inches and 70 hp. In 1950, the 4 cylinder L-134 engine was only available in the CJ3A Jeep. The Hurricane F-head 4 cylinder engine was introduced with 72 hp and was available across the line except for the CJ3A. The Lightning 6 engine was bored to 161 cubic inches and had 75 hp. It was available in the 1950-51 Jeepster and station wagons. In 1952 the Lightning 6 was available in 2WD station wagons and also the lower trim version of the new Willys Aero sedan as well as the Henry J and the Allstate version of the Henry J. The new for 1952 optional 90 hp Hurricane F-head 6 cylinder engine was available through early 1955 in the 2 WD station wagons and the Willys Aero sedans and in the 1954 Kaiser Darrin sports car.. In 1953, Henry Kaiser bought Willys Motors and by 1954, the Kaiser 226 engine began showing up in some of the Willys Aero sedans. In 1955 the 226 engine was optional in the Willys Aero sedans, and the entire full size Willys lineup except for the CJ5, which still carried the Hurricane 4 cylinder engine. The Kaiser 226 Super Hurricane was carried through into about mid 1962 when the Willys 230 cubic inch Overhead cam Tornado 6 cylinder engine was introduced in the remaining old body style trucks and wagons, and then in the new 1963 Wagoneers and Gladiator trucks. The Kaiser 226 engine built by Continental and then licensed to Kaiser, first showed up in 1947 as the sole engine for the new Kaiser and Frazer automobiles and stayed as their engine through the end of Kaiser’s automobile sedan production in the United States. It remained at 115 hp except when it was fitted with a McCullough supercharger in 1954 and 55, when it produced 140 hp.
8. Colin Peabody August 28, 2018 at 1:31 pm

   I didn’t mention it, but John North Willys did, the model 6-63 was the Station Sedan for 1948 and into 1949. In 1948-49, the standard engine was the 148 cubic inch L-head 6 cylinder engine. The Station Sedan was a dressed up version of the Willys station wagon and had deluxe trim inside and out. The 6-63 model was dropped for 1950.