One comment on “Rescuing a 1949 Jeepster”

1. John North Willey January 20, 2022 at 11:15 am

   2 1/2 hours to get a jeepster running ? – i bought a 49 jeepster in humboldt county , calif , in 1971 , it still dont run , i did have the whole body clean-stripped in 1974 , body off and dunked in a tank , very expensive , body is back on a completely rebuilt and painted frame and drive train and now its in my barn here awaiting further assembly — lets do the math , 50 + years in the making ? I bought another 49 fully Heepster running in the 80’s to drive till patient no. 1 is revived — patient no. 2 is a 48 or 49 heepster , 327 vette , turbo 350 , ford 9″ , body was also clean-stripped — patient no. 3 is a mint 48? 49? heepster that had a chebbie 8 and a cast iron powerglide , ford 9″ out back , its waiting for its scheduled surgery …