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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $100.
Good price. It would make a great “Allstate” Jeep project.
“Pulled this Allstate L161 out of a CJ2A Willy’s Jeep. Definitely not original to the CJ2A. My best guess is this from a Willy’s Jeep Station Wagon or Henry J from the early 1950s.
The casting on the top: ALLSTATE, 6L161
Block Casting: 741878-2
It has run in the past; just been a project car for years and decided to go with a newer engine.”
Definitely something different and never seen by me before. A couple ideas I had: Either a Sears Remanufactured Engine, which I’ve had in the L-134 version with “Allstate” cast on head or perhaps Sears offered the Allstate Car which they sold thru the catalog in a L-161 version. All the Allstate cars I’ve ever seen had every Sears sold product installed in production, ie. Tires, Batteries, Spark Plugs etc. Maybe somebody knows. Was the Allstate offered with the L-161?
Yes , the Allstate was a Henry J with Allstate badging sold by Sears Roebuck .
Yes, Sears was licensed to sell an Allstate automobile built by Kaiser from a Henry J. Henry J’s came with an L4-134 or an L6-161. I’ve seen both at the Kaiser Club meets. And I have seen an Allstate car at a car shows with a 4 cyl. I didn’t realize that Sears offered a six cylinder version until now.
Did they ever use these Allstate motors in the Willy’s Station Wagons?
They only used an F6-161 engine in 2wd wagons from about 1951 to about 1953. I’ve always wondered why they didn’t use them on 4WD wagons and pickups. Expense? I bought one out of a ‘53 wagon, It’s eventually going on my ‘49 Jeepster after it gets rebuilt.
No, not in a Willys Wagon, but an L6-161 was used in Willys cars. In my previous message, I didn’t realize the question was about a Flathead engine, I answered about an F-head engine. A Willys L4-134 was used up to 1949 in Station Wagons, and was also used in Allstates. But an Allstate engine was never used in a Willys. An Allstate was a Kaiser Henry J sold by Sears Roebuck & Company, offered with either a Flathead Four or a Flathead Six. (134 ci, or 161 ci.)