Here’s another pair of these modified MB/GPWs. See the others here: http://www.ewillys.com/tag/hawaii-body/.
“Buy one get one free. Two 1940’s Willys jeeps. The blue-ish one runs. Brakes are not great but it has been in use as a farm vehicle until recently. The grey one was street legal until it blew a head gasket about 10 years ago.”
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/cto/5675415033.html
Gotta be worth $750… it’d be great to restore one back to how it looked when first modified that unique way. Doesn’t seem like any 2 were exactly the same. Pretty cool B-)
There were several custom body companies in the Hawaiian Islands, converting Jeeps into Jeepneys and late 40s Dodge and Desoto sedans into open touring cars for tourists. I would bet that the same companies did custom work on Jeeps for use in the pineapple fields as well. They are kinda cool even unrestored.
If shipping was not 4 times the price of the jeeps, I would owe them.