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These quick searches can help you find things on eBay. People list in the wrong categories all the time, so don't be surprised to see brochures in the parts area for example.
The links to posts below show jeeps grouped by models, condition, and other ways. Some of these jeeps are for sale and others have been sold. If you are unsure whether a vehicle is still for sale or not, email me at d [at] ewillys.com for more info.
There are plenty of interesting, unusual, historic and surprising stories related to Jeeps and their owners. In addition, some of these features have nothing to do with jeeps. This link will display all featured stories starting from the latest.
Looking for parts and not sure where to go? There are a variety of large and small new and used parts sellers both online and offline.
Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
Here are three photos of working jeeps available on eBay.
1) CAMBRIDGE, MA Fire Apparatus SLIDE: LIGHTING UNIT-2:
2) 1961 Slide NIPSCO Northern Indiana Public Service wagon:
3) CJ-5 Unloading Circus Wagon Train 1980s:
4) 1961 Colorado Tour Jeep CJ-5: I’m unclear if this is a San Juan Scenic Tour Jeep or someone else running a tour. Davis tours was over by 1961.
Thanks to Hayes for sharing this fire jeep for sale. It runs and drives. This is the model featured in the Willys-Overland’s Fire Jeep brochure: https://cj3b.info/Fire/Fire3BBrochure.html
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/546445864476133
“Very good shape to be as old as it is. Very rare old Howe fire truck jeep. Runs and drives has tag and insured. Price is 15k obo great as is or restore and double your money.”
Here’s a rare Howe-built Brush Fire Truck for sale. Call 704 506 0011 (leave message) – View by Appointment Only.
More pics here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/235789696606990/permalink/2456473987871872
“6-cyl. Super Hurricane Engine 4-wheel drive. Converted to Brush Fire Truck from new by Howe Fire Apparatus Company in Anderson, IN. Model HRS-F No. 10249.
It is fitted with a dual snorkel front pump from Waterous Company in St. Paul, MN. Model No. CF-3 Serial No.17739, also with rear hose reel.
Included is a 1996 S10 Frame. Frame and A.Arms have been glass blasted. All brackets and welds are removed and ground smooth. Frame has been epoxied primed. Upper and lower A.Arms have MOOG brand bushings and ball joints.
New serpentine billet specialties along with vintage air unit. Never has had fluids in it.
305 Chevy Truck Engine with new gaskets and freeze plugs – 700 transmission.
Five (5) new steel wheels 15×8 and Five (5) new BF Goodrich Silverton 288/70/R15 Tires.
Clear title. Ready to sell – $20,000.00
Must pick up (does not include transportation)”
This is a beautifully restored, rare model of fire jeep. There’s a little more information about this jeep here: https://cj3b.info/Fire/FireCJ2AConversions.html
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1649397055902639/
“This jeep is a product of a two year restoration. It is beautiful, I need to bleed brakes from sitting and needs to run some old gas out other than that it’s mint as you see in all the pics. Everything works on this beauty. Take it to the parades ,add it to your collection, or just drive your grandkids around when they’re. Most of all when ua take wife on hot date you can put out the flames lmao. I would love to cash out but will take ,hot rod, street rod, muscle cars , old trucks , C7 Vette. . Trade need to be worth a little more than cash price. Thanks for enjoying the pics”
This one has been for sale for a while.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/128381616909845/
“Selling Willys truck with 7160 original miles. Full body off restoration. 226 hurricane motor overhauled and has less than 100 mile on overhaul. Lights, sirens and everything works. Zero rust and new condition. Could be turned back into stake bed easily if desired. Appraised by Auto Appraisal Network for $42,500.00. I’m asking $16,000”
This is a project. It lacks an engine, transmission and tc.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2382510764/permalink/10160159423210765/
“For Sale RARE 1 of 9 1962 Willys wagon traveller 2wd built for the Forestry Service. The price is $7500 or very close offer. The wagon has a good KS title in my name. I don’t have to sell it but I’m moving and probably won’t have time to get to it soon. The original engine, transmission, and shifter are missing and were when I bought it. If I build it I will change the suspension and drivetrain which really shouldn’t happen. The shifter in the pictures is just sitting on the floor and no modifications have been made. This wagon started out as a panel that was converted at the factory into the people hauling traveller that it is today. That is the reason for the rounded wheel wells. The paint is original and it is about as solid as it gets. I would say that the miles and interior are original. The spare tire mounts behind the drivers seat and the rear seats flip up and latch to haul other items. I bought from an estate years ago and I believe that the gentlemen likely bought it for the Forestry signs he removed from both front doors. The license plate on the back is Colorado 1970 and it was in place when I bought it. Let me know if your serious and have questions.”
Steve spotted this former Fire Jeep.
https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/d/hatfield-1956-jeep-m38a/7743619710.html
“Originally a military Jeep, this Jeep was converted to a fire chasing Jeep by the Virginia forestry service and then finally used on a farm. This Jeep has the 134 cu.in. Hurricane I-4 engine with the original T-90 3 speed transmission and twin-stick Dana 18 transfer case. Jeep was converted to a 12v electrical system and has an electronic ignition system. Electric fuel pump installed. New wiper motor, master brake cylinder replaced. Jeep completely raptor lined inside and out and undercoated. Full roll cage with custom standup platform on rear. Custom rail road track front bumper and warn winch (part of the fire chase legacy). tires: new buckshot mudders, good luck getting stuck… New seats and harnesses. Blue tooth speakers and custom 360 degree led lighting. Clear title. This Jeep is not registered for on road use as it has been used on a farm in northeast Pa. Jeep is sold as is, where is.”
Andy shared this nice looking Cj-2A fire truck. Looks like the front bumper was updated at some point?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/766307322365705
‘”This firetruck came from out west, it went tru an every nut and bolt restore. Everything on this jeep works and is included with the sale. It really belongs in a collection or in a fire department as a parade truck. It’s beautiful. It runs amazing and always starts. I will take muscle car, hot rod ,street rod etc trade but trades need to be worth 39/40k .”
UPDATE: This Fire Department testimonial was initially posted October 28, 2017.
This testimonial included a detailed list of fire jeep specs.
Cowboy shared this photo from Scott Ingram, who built a Tiny Trash Truck out of an old DJ-5 (Scott operates a garbage collection firm in Paris, Illinois). I don’t see an obvious seat, so this may only be for show. That’s something I’ve never seen done with a DJ-5.
While researching the Airstream history, I discovered a couple photos of the Ohio State Patrol’s communication trailers and jeeps, purchased in ’46 or ’47. There were several of these combos used for special tasks, such as enforcing aviation offenses.
This photo was posted to Cleveland.com (have to scroll down a bit):
This photo was posted onto LInkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ohio-state-highway-patrol_oshp90th-activity-7126255477654523905-RtsY?trk=public_profile_like_view
UPDATE: Barney added to this discussion. He had a customer who refurbed a military DJ-5.
Barney wrote: “Years ago I sold parts to a customer who had a military DJ5. He restored it to USMC tribute because it had been a Marine Corp vehicle. I have attached 2 photos. Note that it is left hand drive. He said they were used for base runabouts – messengers, delivery, etc. Obviously the graphics are not original but a tribute to his own service with the Corps.
I know the military used CJ5s stateside in the 70s and 80s and even in civilian colors as if they had got it from a dealership. Saw a 73 CJ that was and metallic green with a white Meyers hard top and a blue cherry on top as it was an MP Jeep at Fort Ord CA. I saw it patrolling the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey”
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Chris was kind enough to share images of his DJ-5 that was purchased my the military. It just shows that the AM General DJ-5s were used by more than just the USPS.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4000.
(12/09/2022) This old turf sprayer is a pretty unique rig.
Previous pics from 2022:
UPDATE: More on the Detroit Salt Mines from this February 1959 issue of Jeep News.
I saw a reference to jeeps in Detroit’s salt mines on Facebook. After a some research, I found a few more images. The salt is used exclusively as road de-icer.
https://ephemeraldetroit.blogspot.com/2015/06/salt-city-beneath-detroit-booklet-1971.html
UPDATE: Still Available.
(11/25/2023) One of the commenters on this Facebook ad noted that he has photos from when this went into service in San Diego.
https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/891219169191995
Here are some slides with jeeps currently for sale on eBay. The first one is an unusual tour jeep that I hadn’t seen previously. It’s somewhere at least semi-tropical, based on the upper right tree.
1. Here’s an FC-170 setup as a tour jeep. It appears to include a bed-extension on the back.
2. This slide shows a yellow CJ-5 and a ticket office at Harney Peak Black Hills SD:
3. This next two slides share images from 1962 of a Maine Forest Service MB. This is slide one:
4. This is slide two:
5. And, finally, this slide shows a rare yellow DJ-3A used by the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce. I don’t have many vintage photos showing a DJ-3A in the original yellow color (though they do appear on several brochures).
UPDATE: Here’s a better image of a Bean Model 200F from a November 1958 ad on eBay:
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This post was from August 22, 2012: I show two ads below. John Bean appears to have built both a FC-150 Model 200-F Fire Jeep, and a FC-150 Model-FJ. I don’t know what the difference between the two is.
1. This blown up portion of the ad shows the ad for the Model 200-F from a 1960 Ad
2. This ad is from 1959. I can’t tell what model is shown. These are two of 12 pages in the brochure.
UPDATE: This was originally posted June 18, 2020:
April 1954, Dane County, North Carolina: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p249901coll36/id/336. The jeep was painted green.
March 1950, Dane County, North Carolina: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p249901coll36/id/331
An April 15, 1948, newspaper article in the Winona Republican (Winona, Minnesota) claimed that there were roughly 377 bookmobiles traveling the United States, out of which only one was a jeep.
Two years later, by 1950, the jeep was proving more popular for use as a bookmobile, because it could access rural areas more easily than other vehicles. I doubt there are any records on how many jeeps were used as bookmobiles, but at least one appeared in multiple photos and articles: The Dare County Jeep Bookmobile.
Dare County purchased it’s first jeep in 1950, hence all the photos and news articles on this post. According to the library’s history page: “After the war, the library continued to grow. In 1950, the first bookmobile was purchased – a green Willys Jeep converted for this purpose began making regularly scheduled runs. As there were then no bridges from the mainland or to the Outer Banks, all trips involved ferries. Georgia Harwood retired in 1956, succeeded by Jean Turner Ward, who served as librarian for the next fifteen years.”
This full page article with photos was published in North Carolina’s News and Observer on April 23, 1950. It appears the new jeep bookmobile had just been put into service.
This next article, which predates the above article by 13 days, was published in North Carolina’s News and Observer on April 23, 1950.
North Carolina’s News and Observer on April 10, 1950.
Dare County’s digital archives provided additional photos:
Tracy spotted this jeep that’s helping the restoration at The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. The photos appear on the church’s Facebook page. The jeep was there through the end of last week (ending July 14th).
It appears the fronts springs have been removed. And, it looks like the front end is a Dana 25 or 27. That’s about all I can make from it.
Tom spotted this former fire jeep. It listed last November here, but since then has undergone some updates.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/271423865385051
“This rare 1971 Jeep CJ-6 was purchased new and owned by a volunteer fire station. The mileage is not a typo…these are actual miles. It has the desirable Dauntless Odd-Fire 225 V-6 engine, T14 transmission and Dana 18 transfer case, along with the “unicorn” offset flanged Dana 44 rear axle used only in ’70 1/2-71 CJs. It also has a working Ramsey DC-9 8000-lb. winch (similar to a Warn 8270), which was installed new as a factory Jeep option (I can include some electronic documentation from Ramsey with the purchase).
The paint is all-original, so what you see is what you get (no hidden bondo/bodywork). It’s very solid for it’s age, with the exception of the rear cargo area. The fire station installed a water tank in the rear on top of a rubber mat. Over time, this rusted the floor underneath. The interim owner after the fire department installed a plywood rear floor section, fiberglassed it in, and then used bed liner in the cab. It presents decently, but I’d replace it with steel panels from Classic Enterprises were I keeping the Jeep. The front floor pans, hat channels, and passenger tool compartment floor are all very solid.
The list of *NEW* parts is long…new BDS 2 1/2″ suspension (springs/shocks) are great for the 31″ x 10.5″ tire size (Kelly Safari tires are in excellent condition); fresh alignment after the suspension install. New aluminized exhaust from the manifold back (with better ground clearance than OEM), including a new Borla stainless steel muffler. Full tune-up, including a professionally-rebuilt carb, new fuel pump, fuel filter, plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, points, and condenser. New rear wheel cylinders. New Bestop Tigertop. New spare tire carrier for the passenger side (not yet installed). A new Walck’s/Kaiser Willys front bumper replaced the extended fire station bumper (horrible approach angle, and HEAVY).
It runs nicely, and drives straight down the road; drives nicely, at least for a 52-year-old Jeep with manual steering & brakes. The 3.73 axle gearing allows for nice road cruising speeds vs. many of the lower-geared vintage Jeeps. There are still some minor wrap-up things to address…turn signals and wipers don’t yet work, and I’ve never tried the heater. I’d probably replace the fuel tank, as well (I almost installed a fuel cell, but didn’t want to lose the interior space). A new 19-gallon RCI fuel cell and Motobilt fuel cell mount is potentially negotiable with the deal.
This Jeep is a survivor, and turns a LOT of heads. It’s not perfect, but it’s a solid example of a rarer Jeep CJ model still sporting original body/paint, and has less original miles than most of the population puts on a vehicle in a 6-month timeframe. We have owned several rare/unique Jeeps, and this one ranks right up there!”
Bill shared this fine looking Boyer CJ-2A fire jeep.
https://www.fentonfire.com/equipment/1948-willys-fire-jeep-o1148/
“Restored, Highly collectible, Parade Ready “Fire Jeep”
1948 Willy’s Jeep
Make: Willys – Boyer
Model: Willys CJ2A and Boyer B.J. J222
Motor: Willys
Fuel: Gas
Transmission: Manual”
TJ spotted this Howe Fire Jeep, which is now a pile of parts. Still, I can’t imagine there isn’t value of some kind here.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1250696848887071
“The first photo is for illustration of what a Fire Jeep looks like. It is a project with nearly all the necessary parts”
Thus is an unusual FC.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1923810001330714
“1960 Jeep FC-150 Brush Fire Truck was created by the Noble Township Volunteer Fire Department in Ohio in the late 70s. We bought the Jeep not running. We had a local shop (Wrenchers) clean the fuel system, install a gas tank, and service the brakes (6 years ago). The engine and drivetrain is overall stock/original and does leak a little bit of oil. The Jeep was lifted, with blocks, to deal with the larger tires and the off-road terrain it was modified to run on. We adapted an additional electronic fan to help with cooling during slow parade routes. All head/turn/running lights work, and the emergency lights and siren also work. Each of the 3 benches in the back has 3 seat belts, or two booster seats. This is the Only FC-150 I have ever seen with this type of cab/bed modification, and it is a blast to drive in parades and around town. Top speed is around 44 mph. Large dent on front driver corner shown in the last photo. No body/frame rot. Normal surface rust underneath”
Bill shared this M-38 with the full heating system. The current bid is only $2424.99. Note the US ARMY Fire Marshall text over the heater.
View all the information on eBay
“1952 M38, this Jeep is amazing shape originally from Alaska has the Arctic hard cab and gas heater, runs like new has most of original military components still intact, almost no rust, (surface mostly) has been converted to 12V at some point. Have clear CO title in hand. Runs Drives and Stops. Jeep can be driven as is ready to go.
Andy spotted this fire truck for sale. Note that this truck has been for sale for awhile, but it never appeared in any of my searches (which is a problem FB listings have). I looked through Derek’s archives, but could not find this model. I’d guess it’s best described as a brush fire truck.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6445073165519476
“1951 Jeep Willys firetruck. 3 speed 4 cylinder all original repainted roughly a year ago. Runs and drives well for its age.”
