UPDATE **SOLD**: This was listed in Wrentham, but now is in Plymouth, but seems to have the same pics.
“1955 Willys CJ3B, In very good condition, 4-134 F Head Motor, Arena yellow. Recently serviced which includes the following work, new rear main seal, new oil pan gasket, new timing gasket, new front crank seal, re-sealed transmission and transfer case, new rear pinion seal, new rear differential fluid, new wiper motor, new carburetor, new fuel pump, new tie rod ends, repaired emergency brake, rebuilt brake master, new transfer case yolk, new front light sockets and lights, cleaned fuel tank and re-plumbed fuel lines, new seat belts and new speedometer. Heating element is in place but not plumbed. Everything else works as it should.”
Older pics:
Nice shape at an affordable, fair market price, this is surprising considering it is a vehicle being sold through a dealer, no price gouging here.
It is nice and a great deal.
I am not convinced it is govt surplus though. The “govt” data plate looks new like the others and is available repro also. Note that there was no “Supply Arm or Service” (Agency) filled in. And “Overland” had been dropped from the name a couple years prior. This may also be a repro body judging from the rust film starting to appear underneath in the original postings. It would be interesting if the dealer can provide any history to this vehicle including that of the restoration.
Barney, valid points you bring up, things I didn’t notice, two heads ARE better than one.
I was wondering about the lack of an agency stamp as well … but, I figured oversights like this could happen from time to time. I think Barney’s right about getting documentation or evidence of an original plate to back up the claim.
Pretty nice… but does that color remind anyone else of glow-in-the-dark? I can’t say I’ve seen it on a non-toy Jeep before.
I don’t really care for the color , but at least they painted the entire body the one color, i.e. wheel wells, floor, dash board.
2 sets of hood latches on a 3B…. hard pass.
The dealer took your advice and jacked the price a couple K.
Glenn … indeed they did! I need to stop dispensing advice …
Bought this 1955 Willys cj3b from the great state of Massachusetts from a nice seller who had the jeep in a barn at the time of sell. Had it shipped to my home state of California and was overwhelmed at the beautiful Willys I had purchased.and the overall condition. I took it to a reputable jeep shop and had them go through the entire jeep (everything) engine was strong( no rebuild needed) transfer case rebuilt, transmission rebuilt, suspension gone through everything. Went to register my Willys and had a complete two day inspection to determine originality of the Willys. Determined by California CHP to be a 1955 Willy’s cj3b original body, original engine, trans and transfer case. This is the Willys here in these pics(17543)