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Welcome to eWillys.com, a website for vintage jeep enthusiasts. I update this website nearly every day with jeep deals, jeep history, interesting reader projects, jeep related info, and more.
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There are plenty of interesting, unusual, historic and surprising stories related to Jeeps and their owners. In addition, some of these features have nothing to do with jeeps. This link will display all featured stories starting from the latest.
Looking for parts and not sure where to go? There are a variety of large and small new and used parts sellers both online and offline.
Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
This first article from January 22, 1950, in the Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California) provides purchase numbers and eventual destinations for some Forest Service Jeeps.
This second article, from May 05, 1954, in the Sacramento Bee, notes the sale of 10 USFS jeeps that had been part of the Forest Service since 1947 and 1948.
The last article brings back good memories as I served 3 1/2 years with the Navy on that base in Stockton. It had a large civilian Property Disposal Office (PDO – now DRMO) where they would get civilian and military equipment in for auction to the public or redistribution to other agencies. I once saw a trainload of Willys trucks, wagons and panels brought on the base for auction when the Atomic Energy Commission replaced their aging fleet. S&S Surplus Sales in Sun Valley CA bought most of them. ACME Truck Parts was also located in Stockton where you could find surplus military Jeeps. In the mid-70s they were auctioning M38A1s. M422 Mighty Mites and early M151s. I did use my own Jeep to go deer hunting in the forests in the Shasta / Lassen areas of N. CA. Great Time and good memories!