UPDATE: This went quick. Was $1500.
Appears to have good restoration potential with some known history.
“1950 Willy’s M38. NOT RUNNING. All parts are there though. I bought it from the gentleman who brought it home from the Korean War after he served his time and bought it from the military. Clean title, in my name. My plan was to rebuild it (as I have done with a previous CJ2a) but other time commitments take priority. Engine turns over, as do the wheels. Not shown in the photos are the seats, gas tank, rear bench seat, windshield/glass and some other parts.”
I like this a lot. Great potential at a reasonable (bargain?) price. Hoping an eWillys reader will buy it and report back to us on the restoration… or mere “rust-oration” (running but with age/patina in tact). Very cool project.
This is a very good deal but the story that a gi brought it home from the war? The DOD did nt sell jeeps that way. The gi might have bought it surplus later on but it would have been a 3 year old jeep at the end of the Korean war. The army would have not released it. I just love the BS some seller invent to sell there goods to fools. With that said if it was here in montana I would snap it up, little rust and its all there, I hope it is restored.
I missed a big deal this is a real early m38, it is 6 volt with waterproof ing but a 6 volt gen . With a fording kit on the engine. Wish it was here.
Posting has been deleted by the author. Wonder if it sold already? I wouldn’t be surprised.
Yeah, I figured that would go quick. I’ve updated it.
– Dave
Phil … I’ve heard scattered reports of people finding creative ways to bring back their jeeps from the Korean war. Somewhere I read about a guy who smuggled his back in parts. It’s certainly not the way the military handled most jeeps, but the military couldn’t keep track of all the jeeps either. It was a big enough problem in WWII that drivers could be held financially responsible if their jeeps disappeared. I haven’t seen info that indicates that the same policy was in force in Korea.
That said, the seller’s story still may not be true.
Man! This was only a hour and a half from me… You don’t pay attention for a couple days and look what you miss.