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UPDATE:* *SOLD** Was $14,999. The has been available for several years.
(06/04/2017) Looks parade ready. No description provided.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1000
“‘1945 Willy MB…WW2 Jeep…Parts or project Jeep…Body rough…no motor/tranny…no title”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(03/31/2021) It’s a project.
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/redlands-1944-willys-mb-for-sale/7297022833.html
“1944 Willys MB project jeep. Some new parts such as brake lines(not installed), tires, leaf springs, shocks, bushings and gas tank. Has Buick V6 mounted up. Engine needs rebuild from water sitting in the cylinders. Transmission, transfer case, axles and brakes all there. Tub is rough and needs metal patches but it is definitely salvageable. Overall good project for someone looking for a vintage jeep. No title. Bill of sale only. $1800 obo must pick up. Will not deliver.”
UPDATE II: Somehow I missed this second version of the Senators with Charles Payne driving down he steps on May 20, 1941:
PHOTO CREDIT: Florida State University’s Digital Repository https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A154424
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Published March 28, 2021: Here’s another, earlier jeep photo, including a dedication by Charles Payne, related to Senator Claude Pepper in a Bantam BRC-40. According to the Florida State University Digital Archives, Senator Robert Reynolds is driving the jeep, Senator Claude Pepper is in the passenger seat, and Charles Payne and Harold Crist are seated in the back. The photo is dated May 1941.
https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A117598
Also, according to a June 02, 1968, column by Larry King in the Miami Herald, there was a video taken of Senator Pepper riding up the steps and it was to be shown on TV on June 30, 1968. I was unable to find the video on the internet.
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ORIGINALLY POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2012: This pictures tells the tale of Senator Claude Pepper‘s bid for re-election as a Senator from Florida in the 1950 race. Like his jeep, Senator Pepper’s campaign crashed that year as well.
PHOTO CREDIT: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/36090 CAPTION: Addressed to George Smathers from his friend Carl L. Hahn, an accompanying note says, “Here’s what is left of the Pepper machine in Palm Beach County – Souvenir of your successful 1950 campaign.”
The accident led to a lawsuit against the driver and Senator Claude Pepper. The appeared in the August 04, 1950, issue of the Palm Beach Post:
It runs.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/132904502125656
“Trade for side by side for equal price Needs gas and battery runs fine”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(03/09/2021) Some more pics of the jeep would be useful.
https://delrio.craigslist.org/cto/d/rocksprings-1942-willy-jeep-mb/7288397231.html
“1942 willy jeep MB
Original engine runs real good just had a tune up on it. Comes with both door and Rag top and windshield.
Bought as a project jeep but ended up fixing up my other Jeep!”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
(09/01/2020) Lacks a powertrain.
“1945 ww2 MB jeep needs work
Frame needs welding body needs floors
motor or transmission are out of jeep need to be rebuilt
Make a good lawn monument“
UPDATE: Still Available.
(03/02/2021)Has a variety of updates.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/282394626639823
“Sbc motor .305 chevy 4×4 works 3 speed Runs and drives great..”
This 1945 MB was rebuilt in 2012. Unfortunately, it seems to be a mix of parts (GPW body and MB frame for example). Also, it seems the parking brake equipment was not installed.
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/d/prairie-village-1945-willys-jeep/7294787467.html
“Documents list all the work that was done when it was restored in 2012, at a total of $22,566. I love this jeep but unfortunately I will be moving across the country in the next year and don’t have options for storage. Someone else will enjoy it!
Odometer 96,930 (no more than 25 miles have been put on it since the engine was redone.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $15,663.
(12/27/2020) This appears to be a WWII chassis with a hacked-up replacement tub. It includes the trailer. More information here: https://www.bamotorco.com/Inventory%2FDetails%2F67372907
“Wow! Check out this awesome 1951 Willy’s Jeep!!!!! … Willy’s M 38 A with Passenger Trailer”
