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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.
I would not advise a buyer to buy this thinking he or she can make “big money” on it, which is what the seller states. This is listed as a 1950 and appears to be a DJ-3A Body (1956 or 1957 based on the speedo) that’s likely on a CJ-3A chassis.
“1950 DJ MILITARY KOREAN 4X4 CHASIS. FLAT FENDER WILLYS COMES WITH AND EXTRA FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. 235 V6 ENGINE WITH BELL HOUSING ADAPTER TO FIT ORIGINAL TRANNY. DOES NOT RUN BUT THIS IS THE PROJECT TO MAKE SOME BIG MONEY”
I could be wrong Dave but if memory serves me right, DJ’s didn’t have a tailgate.
J.R. good question … there were three general body types. The basic one had the ‘normal’ sides and a tailgate (looks similar to a 3A). A second had the slanted sides and a tailgate. The third, the convertible body, had ‘normal’ sides and no tailgate.
This brochure shows two of the three styles (no slanted-side bodies shown in this early DJ-3A brochure): http://www.ewillys.com/2017/01/08/1956-dj-3a-dispatcher-brochure/ … you can see that the ‘hardtop’, ‘half-top’, and ‘full-top models’ all have tailgates…. this link includes a pic of the DJ-3A body with the slanted-sides and tailgate: http://www.ewillys.com/2018/03/09/year-dj-3a-body-chambersburg-pa-300/
Note that each of these bodies also included an extra floor channel on the passenger side (and of course different dashes), making them slightly different than a standard 3A tub.
There were also two different styles of ‘factory’ hardtops for the DJ-3A as well: http://www.ewillys.com/2020/03/17/different-version-of-the-koenig-manufactured-hardtop/
– Dave
I wonder why so many DJ bodies get converted to being 4X4s. What happens to the rest of the DJ running gear? Also the rear tank area does not have the extra “V” frame piece for towing and equipment support.
Steve … probably either junked or reused as part of a hot rod (a guy in cali I bought some DJ parts from said the front ends were sometimes used that way.