UPDATE: Still Available. More pics provided.
https://stgeorge.craigslist.org/cto/d/1942-ford-gpw/6671860471.html
“This is a 1942 Ford GPW
Mostly original
Many F-stamped bolts
Ford script body
F-stamped transmission transfer case and head with a civilian block.
Runs, drives, and stops
Springs sag, wiring not good, body not perfect.
Bought from the Dragon Man with the intention of rebuilding it.
I fixed the tranny – got it running and started driving it.
However, my neighbor, who is a big time antique hoarder, urges me to stop working on it. “First rule when obtaining a collectable antique is you don’t touch, don’t paint it, nothing. It will ruin it. Even if somebody did something to it incorrectly before you.”
So I am doing my duty to my country by offering this up to any so called collector.
I am open to good offers! Otherwise, I can go back to the only part of the house I can somewhat think of as mine… where my hammer, saw, and torch are ready to get back to work and I’ll have a clear conscious that at least I tried to do the right thing.”
I don’t understand what the man is trying to say about himself or the Jeep.🤔
That’s a terrible excuse for not repairing things that are broken. The misleading advice from the so called antique dealer might apply if you own Steve McQueen’s 1968 Bullet Mustang, but not here
The first time I read it, I thought the advice seemed misguided, given the jeep appeared already modified. But, then I pondered it a while. For example, how many folks have tried to ‘fix’ a CJ-3A APU, not knowing that it was supposed to have an f-head and the crazy, angular hood?
I think the advice should be rephrased (assuming this was the original intent) to be, don’t ‘fix’ what you don’t understand until you do your research. That said, doing what the seller did, such as getting it running, nearly always adds value.