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Unclear how much value is here.
https://treasure.craigslist.org/clt/d/sebastian-1950-willys-delivery/7549321013.html
“RESTORATION PROJECT
Shown by Appointment
PRICE IS FIRM”
Has an updated chassis.
“1948 Willys Overland Resto Mod. Clean truck, sitting on a 1994 S-10 pick-up frame. V6 vortech engine. Runs and drives excellent.”
http://treasure.craigslist.org/cto/5613327202.html
UPDATE: Price dropped to $3900.
(03/26/2015) It’s a project, but the body looks good.
“48 willys jeepster, no engine no transmission,real solid body, almost ready for paint.
put back to original or would make awesome rod, have title”
http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/cto/5569892502.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3900
May be worth a look.
“1974 cj6 jeep. Runs great. Has …….
Spring over lift
304 v8 5.0L
Dual exhaust
Marine sterio
37″ toto a/t tires like new still
3 speed manual transmission
I only used off road. not advertising this for a daily driver. Been a great jeep to me. Only selling cause I am building a swamp buggy. Only trades I will consider is a Chevy 4×4 3/4 or 1 ton chassis or whole truck. Running or not. Doesn’t matter. Yes it has rust and scratches and dents. It’s an original 1974 jeep. Available to look at on Friday Saturday Sunday’s. ”
Sebastian is doing his best to pass on the family love of jeeps. Poor kid doesn’t have a chance 🙂
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $17,000.
“1959 WILLYS JEEP 1387 PRODUCED , Approximately 87 left in existence. This rare beast runs and drives perfectly and needs nothing with the exception of minor body work. this would make a great museum piece or a really cool swamp buggy if your looking for something built that no one else has,or a great work horse. buyers responsibility to have it shipped but it can be driven. low opening bid, low reserve no reasonable offer refused.”
Derek just posted a great story Sebastian wrote titled “Three Willys Jeeps and 2,500 Miles in Between. It covers his life with jeeps, both in Colombia and in the U.S., and includes lots of great photos.
http://cj3b.info/Owners/Sebastian.html
Sebastian’s visiting Colombia and took his CJ-3B out for a drive. Here’s a photo from his drive. That wall of stuff behind him is great!
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was No Price
It’s a bondo-mobile.
“CJ2A Jeep: rough shape, have parts”
Sebastian’s been spending the month hitting a few car shows. Here are a couple pics.
This wagon looks sound.
“1955 Willys Wagon, ALL ORIGINAL! Owned by one family (3 generations), garage kept.
Total mileage 48,915, “Hurricane” flathead 6-226 (6 cylinder). 4 wheel drive with “lockout” hubs.
More picutres available, if interested.”
http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/cto/3579712815.html
Sebastian took a drive among the fall leaves and shared this beautiful pic! Winter is on its way. Brrrrr
Sebastian was kind enough to share some pics from JeepFest 2011.
He writes, “I just came back from New Castle, it was an incredible event. More than 400 Jeeps, and just a week after the Bantam Festival in Butler (just a few miles away). It seems like Western Pennsylvania in August is the right place to be!.”
You can see more pics at his website: http://flatfenderclubofbutler.wordpress.com/
Sebastian has been busy touring Pennsylvania and getting to know the locals. In these shots, his CJ-3B hob nobs with some sophisticated friends.
He writes, “Last Monday I attended the Walnut Street Invitational Car Show here in Pittsburgh with my 1953 CJ-3B. It was a great event; I was amazed by the neighbors I got at the event, a couple Lotus, a Ferrari and an Aston Martin. Take a look of the pictures at the blog (bottom 5 pictures at the link): http://flatfenderclubofbutler.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/welcome-28/
You can see Chuck Curty in one of the pictures. He is the one that restored my Willys and in a very irresponsible moment decided to sell it to me! haha. Unfortunately he left the event early because of rain and I did not have the chance to take a picture of the military jeep he took to the show.
Sebastian snapped these photos of this right hand drive jeep.
He writes, “Last Saturday I spotted this beautiful Jeep in Bimini Island (Bahamas). See attached pictures. Some very interesting features such as the steering wheel at the “wrong” side, a quality roof, lateral seats, nice speakers, and extended back. I did not see anyone around so I don’t know who the owner is or what is the car for, maybe a private recreational vehicle? or a public taxi like in Colombia? not sure, but definitely I envy the person that drives this jewel on the beach.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $8000
(12/11/2009) The grille on this doesn’t look like a 1946 Grille. I don’t see the bow brackets on the driver’s side either. The rear lights look incorrect … I”m sure there’s more.
“1946 Willis CJ2A-First Civilian Model. Complete restoration from the frame-up. Clear Florida title. 44miles on the motor & drive train. Pics included.”
Sebastain is now one of the few people I know that owns jeeps on two continents (USA & Colombia). He is now the proud owner of the jeep below. You can see more pics at his website. Congrats Sebastian!
Sebastian wrote, “Hi, great news, I bought a CJ-3B to have in Pittsburgh. I still have the red 1954 CJ-3B back in Colombia, which thanks to family and friends is still in great shape. The new one is a 1953 yellow 3B, restored here in Pittsburgh by Chuck Curty, one of the founders of the “Flat Fender Club of Butler”. Chuck did an amazing job with this car, I am very lucky he let me have it. Take of look of some pics that I posted on the flat fender club blog:”
http://flatfenderclubofbutler.wordpress.com/
I hadn’t heard from Sebastian for several months, so it was a nice surprise to get an email from him. It turns out he just returned from a trip to his native country of Colombia.
Among his exploits on vacation was a 2 day trip in a CJ-3A with his dad that took them from Medellin to Bogota, covering nearly 400 km (about 250 miles) with elevations varying between 1300 ft to 8500 ft.
Sebastian provides images from his trip as the Flat Fender Club of Butler’s website. I’ve linked to a couple below. I’m hoping to sneak into his luggage on his next trip to Colombia — it’s a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing Sebastian!
Sebastian’s friend Esteban found these great ads.
Sebastian writes, “Here are some vintage willys ads published in Colombia during the late 40’s and early 50’s. The one showing the CJ-3B appeared on a newspaper in 1953. The other ads were published in “Revista Semana”[ed. note: That is Spanish for ‘Week Magazine’ – I hope I got he right web link?], one of the oldest and most prestigious magazines in Colombia. A friend of mine, actually one of the best men in my wedding (Esteban Ucros), found these pictures. For work purposes (nothing related with Willys), he was researching the old archives of “Semana” (hard copies) and ran across these ads. He sent me high resolution pictures and I just did some edits.”
As the eWillys Senior Envoy to Colombia, Sebastian continues to bring back some great pics and information. This time he’s posted them at the Flat Fender Club of Butler’s website. Below are a few of them. Thanks Sebastian!
Yesterday (and today) I have enjoyed some correspondence from Sebastian, who hails from Colombia and currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In 1994, Sebastian and his father (who owns a blue CJ-3A), rebuilt a red 1954 CJ-3B, which can be seen to the right and viewed at the CJ-3B Page (sixth down from the top).
He writes, “My Willys is still in Colombia, so I only ride a couple times a year. Last May I went there for a week and put more than 250 miles on the jeep in less than five days. A couple years ago I became aware, and joined, the “Flat Fender Club of Butler” which is close to Pittsburgh. Butler is the place where the “Bantam” factory was located (the building is still there) and, therefore, it is the place where everything related to the Jeep started. The club is formed by a very nice group of people who are crazy about old willys. You can see some of the recent events and history of the club at: http://flatfenderclubofbutler.wordpress.com/ This blog also shows some pictures of the owners and our new T-shirts and Caps!”
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UPDATE: This year is the 10th anniversary of our 8-week, 2013-trip around the east coast. Up to that point, I didn’t really get how the impact this simple website had made. This weekend is the 10th anniversary being given the Toledo Brick award at the Willys Reunion. Here’s a throwback to that Saturday.
Today was another gorgeous, warm, sunny day here in Hudson. The day ended with an honor that caught me by surprise.
L-to-R: Bob Chrisy, Sebastian Logo-Guerrero, and Me.
Today was another gorgeous, warm, sunny day here in Hudson. More jeeps and people rolled in to make the day even better than yesterday. The most difficult thing about today was finding the time to talk with visitors looking at jeeps in the parking lot and having the time to see the presentations on the inside of the hotel. Here are a few photos of people I met:
In the end I only had a chance to attend MD Juan’s presentation, which was very interesting. They discussed the challenges the company has faced trying to perfect vintage Willys bodies so that they properly fit the different models (MB/GPW/2A/3A etc).
CEO Rommel Juan noted that the company’s increasing use of the jeep forums combined with access to original bodies has allowed them to tune the bodies and close in on the original specs.
R to L: Bob Christy with Rommel Juan, CEO of MD Juan, and one of his officer’s whose name I don’t have at the moment.
A couple updates for Sunday. We’ve had family in town this weekend, so things are busy around here.
One family member brought over these locally roasted beans, so we decided to create our own Yipao scene. We couldn’t have done it without the jeep, a gift from Jerry Huber last year, and the Colombian poncho, a gift years ago from Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero (8 years ago … I had a little less gray hair!).
Just having some fun.
Sebastian shared this video from Colombia that shows some jeeps undergoing repair. I’m a little surprised to see the guy spray painting the jeep without a mask.
UPDATE II: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
UPDATE: Sebastian wanted to clarify a few things about this GPW. He writes, “The holes, the slightly bent windshield, and the warped hood, are due to the fact that the jeep was rammed into a tree, shot at, lit on fire and blown up by Paramount Pictures. The hood is temporarily left unlocked to show how close we got it back to its original state. Whereas, for the missing lid on the rear wheel well, that’s how paramount pictures had it.“
“The Vehicle:
Meet Tojo, a 1944 Ford GPW. Let us tell you why Tojo is so special.
Although the production of the GPW reached high numbers, today few jeeps remain in their original state. Most vehicles have been taken apart, destroyed and lost through time. It is becoming more difficult to find original parts, real matching numbers, and correctly assembled jeeps. This particular jeep is unique in that it is entirely made up of original and NOS parts.
Tojo is not your average hobby car, assembled in a garage. This GPW has gone through an intense restoration through professional mechanics, painters and critics. The entire process was handled under the supervision of a World War II veteran, who has driven the jeeps himself. Tojo, is one of a kind.
This 1944 GPW is rare in that it speaks to two types of collectors. In fact, Tojo is a World War 2 antique as well as a Paramount Pictures Hollywood movie star. The vehicle has been featured in several films including, “Hell is for Heroes”, directed by Don Siegel and starring Steve McQueen, as well as “Is Paris Burning?” (screenplay by Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola).
The vehicle includes:
1. Matching numbers on: engine, body and frame.
2. All metal undercoated for maximum corrosion protection.
3. Frame-off restoration using only original and NOS parts.