UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
(02/15/2014) The seller has spent quite a bit of money on it so far. The Warn summer hubs look good.
“HERE IS MY 1948 100% RUST FREE WILLYS CJ2A AND 7 TEAR COMPLETE MECHANICAL REBUILD PROJECT THAT I COMPLETED THIS PAST WEEK AND JUST GETTING A FEW MILES ON IT NOW….ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CALIFORNIA TO A PROMINENT CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIALIST AT THE TIME, THIS CJ2A HAS LIVED INDOORS IN THE DRY CALIFORNIA DESERT ALL OF IT’S LIFE UNTIL I WAS TOLD OF IT’S AVAILABILITY 6 YEARS AGO.
THERE IS MUCH EVIDENCE OF VEHICLE’S ORIGINAL PRINCETON BLACK PAINT COLOR SHOWING THROUGH THE THIN RED SPRAY CAN PAINT JOB. A RARE FEATURE FOR CJ2A’S AS ONLY A HANDFUL WERE ORIGINALLY BLACK WITH RED SEATS, WHEELS AND LETTERING.
EARLY WARN “SUMMER HUBS” WERE FIRST FREE WHEELING HUBS AVAILABLE AND INSTALLED ON VEHICLE CURRENTLY.
HAVING OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND ALMOST 20 JEEPS OF VARIED YEARS AND MODELS, THIS CJ WAS TO BE MY KEEPER FUELED BY FOND MEMORIES OF BEING TAUGHT TO DRIVE IN ONE AT AGE 12 BY MY GRANDFATHER ON HIS MISSOURI FARM IN THE 60’s.NO EXPENSE SPARED!!!
THIS PAST WEEK, A 5 YEAR MECHANICAL REBUILD COSTING IN EXCESS OF $13,400.00 WAS COMPLETED USING MANY NOS PARTS AND UTILIZING THE TALENTS OF 3 SENIOR MASTER MECHANICS. VEHICLE COMES WITH 5 16″ TIRES AND WHEELS AND THE 4 15″ CURRENTLY ON VEHICLE (AS I WAS WANTING TO SAND BLAST AND POWDER COAT THE 16″ WHEELS)…ALL NEW DRIVELINE FRONT TO BACK AND I WOULD WELCOME ALL QUESTIONS. PLEASE CALL WITH QUESTIONS”
Dave, I think your website should have a disclaimer – Warning! This site may contain images of rust-free western jeeps that may be distressing to some midwestern and eastern viewers – View at your own risk!
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