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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $800.
Seller has multiple sets.
“Jewells stainless fenders willys ,New never mounted fenders
I have 6 sets if theses fenders and many other Jewells stsinless parts for sale.
Also have complete jewells 3a jeep body for sale.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2000.
“Have you always wanted a Flat Fender Jeep but they all seem to be rust buckets? Well here is your answer, this body will never rust. Reproduction of Jeep CJ3A body except better, complete with frame. More engine room, more leg room. Can’t seem to find the time to work on it so my failure is your good luck. All body parts necessary. Add your suspension and drive train and drive off in a head turner. I am also including a pair of bucket seats and a roll bar in this sale. Complete Body, Frame, Seats and Roll Bar only!”
Has a stainless steel body.
“I have a 1947 Willy’s jeep that I put a stainless steel body on. Has rebuilt willy’s motor.disk brakes,’89 front and rear differential, new gear box, custom built 20 gal gas tank, very nice seats. maybe has 6000 miles on running gear. this jeep has taken two seconds and one first at car shows. I am the 2nd owner. I have the original title. I use this jeep for jeeping and show.”
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/5188424209.html
The body has been stretched about 12″?
“Customized 1959 CJ5, Rebuilt with a stainless CJ2A custom body with Stainless removable doors, Bikini top, Roll Bar, fold down windshield, Rebuilt AMC 304 V8 with 3 Spee and Dyna transfer case. 35″ tires. One of a kind.”
View all the information on eBay
UPDATE: Price dropped to $10,500.
“Fully restored Jeep Willys. Engine and 3speed trans as well as frame are original and in great shape.
The body was redone from the floor up in stainless steel in the Philippines. New safety and registration good till March 2015. This is a collectors Jeep. Not very fast but very strong built for off road. Fun to drive to car shows. It turns heads every where I go. Must sell.”
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/cto/4999168486.html
Paul continues to make progress on his jeep. He received his tires and has made some custom stainless rim discs.
Paul’s new tires
TIRES:
He writes, “The New Tire Fairy arrived at the house today with eight brand new STA Super Traxion 6.50-16 tires along with eight new inner tubes for the little Willys. I’d been searching the internet for a vintage looking narrow tire with an aggressive tread design that would look good on the Willys so shortly after I discovered these tires I put my credit card to work and placed my order.
I wanted to replace the brand new but 30 year old tires on the Willys so that accounted for 5 tires and I needed 3 more tires for the military trailer (I want the trailer to have it’s own spare tire) so that’s why I bought eight. Shipping wasn’t too expensive since I wasn’t in a hurry and compared to Coker tire who wanted to ship their tires 2nd day air ($1,100 for the tires and an additional $900 for shipping) it was down right reasonable by Alaska standards.”
WHEEL DISCS:
In this photo he’s testing out the disc concept with poster board.
He writes, “I bought some poster board that was large enough to make full size mock ups of the stainless steel wheel covers I’m thinking of making to cover the plain steel wheels I’ll be using on the Willys. The six larger holes are 1 & 1/2 “ diameter and the smaller holes are 1 “ in diameter. I’ve made other discs, some with more holes and some with less holes on each disc in various patterns but I keep coming back to this design. It’s simple, the spacing of the holes is easy on my eyes and the wheel covers make the tires appear larger and more heavy duty.
Each hole will have a reinforcing ring fastened to the back side of the disc either by 1/8th inch diameter monel raised head style rivets or 3/16” dimeter stainless steel machine screws (the size of the machine screws used on the door just below the window). These doublers and rivets are for style only and not necessary for strength. Each disc will be attached to a wheel by six stainless machine screws and these screws will thread into steel mounts welded to the wheels.”
A completed disc.
“Above is the first wheel disc with the holes drilled and the rivets installed. I gave the plain disc a brushed finish to see what it would look like … I think it’s about as close as I can come to matching the body finish. These wheel discs need to be easy to clean and easy to touch up the finish so a mirror polished disc would require lots of maintenance to keep the metal shiny. I don’t have enough energy to keep up with the mirror finish.
I finished riveting the last two wheel discs today then I cut a hole thru the center of the front wheel disc slightly larger than the Warn hub so these discs could be test fitted to the wheels on the Willys. The tires on the Willys are still the old new ones and not the new, new ones I recently received since the steel wheels currently on the Willys have the wrong offset and will be replaced with the correct wheels in the near future. Anyway, I think these discs match the Willys much better than the aluminum wheels I was originally planning on using.”
The wheel discs attached. The discs came out a little darker, but that’s probably because of the angle. The discs are made of the same stainless as the rest of the jeep. These are the old tires, not the new ones.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $16,000
Looks like a nice jeep.
“Willys jeep custom built lots of Chrome and stainless contact me”
This is $9000 or best offer. Looks like a great price based on the quality.
“1953 Willys Jeep. Red with chrome accents. Show quality a must see. 4 Wheel dr. Locking hubs Manual 4 speed with Low Mid and High range. Buick v 6 very clean interior rag top.”
View all the information on eBay
UPDATE: **SOLD**
Steve’s selling his Parkette racing body and jewels roll bar. The Parkette body is rare, but the jewels stainless steel roll bar might be rarer.
1) **SOLD** Was $750 Vintage 1950 Jeep CJ 3A Best Jewels Stainless Steel roll cage. One of a kind, you’ll not find another one like this.
2) Was $600. **SOLD** Parkette Racing Body – In good shape. Bobcat Hood, Fenders & Uncut Grille. Great for racer, rat rad, crawler.
Paul really seems serious about finishing his jeep! Below he shares photos and updates:
All sidewall and top upholstery panels have been installed so I began cutting foam for the front seats.
Still waiting on the carpet for the rear wheel well tops, the rear floor and the front seat footwell areas.
Here you’re looking at the rear window panel and the left rear wheel well. I think the gray fabric and the stainless steel look pretty good together.
I’m looking forward to getting the seats upholstered. The gray and blue seat colors should add a bit of color to the interior.
Front seats reinstalled, the foam is rough cut and the combination of thick foam for the bottom and thin foam for the back will allow enough room for me to reach all of the controls and still see out the windshield. The side windows are another matter. I should have Sumo-sized my Willys.
UPDATE **SOLD** Was $15,500
“Willys Flat Fender, Jewels Body Kit, Galvanized Tub, Locked front and rear, Buick 4.1L V6 with Holly Pro-injection, Dana 30 front, Dana 44 High Pinion rear, Line-Lock, Warn 8,000 lbs, 4.10 Gears, Stainless Rollcage.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
Looks like the interior has been painted or lined.
“Always wanted a Flat Fender Jeep but they all seem to be rust buckets? Well here is your answer, this body will never rust. Reproduction of Jeep CJ3A body except better, complete with frame. More engine room, more leg room. Can’t seem to find the time to work on it so my failure is your good luck. All body parts necessary. Add your suspension and drive train and drive off in a head turner. I am also including a pair of bucket seats and a roll bar in this sale. I am also selling separately a running 1951 CJ3A that is set up for off road (been on the Jeep Jamboree twice 2002/2003). One plan was to mix the Jeep with the Stainless steel body but again never finding the time to do it! Body, Frame, Seats and Roll Bar only. Does not include tires, wheels, axle and springs show in one of the pictures”
This was listed in the Sacramento Craigslist, but is really located in the Philippines. Interesting soft top.
“AN ORIGINAL, FLAT FENDER JEEP CJ 2A REPLICA MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH A TOYOTA DRIVE TRAIN. 4 CYC. 13T ENGINE WITH FIVE SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SOFT TOP (RED) TWO SEATS AND BENCH CUSHION IN REAR, RUNS GREAT , LOOKS BETTER WILL NEVER RUST. ENGINE WAS REBUILT TWO YEARS AGO TOP END.
WON’T LAST LONG; YOU MUST DO THE SHIPPING, I DELIVER IT TO PORT IN MANILA”
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4647568328.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
“Stainless Steel Willys Jeep Tub”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4500
“This is a stainless steel Jeep Body with galvanized steel floor pan. Body has a brushed finish with polished trim edges in many areas. Dash board and engine firewall has polished finish also. More accessories not in photos. This is new, never used. Welcome to call for questions.”
UPDATE: Del has passed away and his site has been closed.
This photo is from Myrtle Oregon where Del Blanchard once sold stainless steel bodies.
This hasn’t been used much.
“I have owned this Willy’s for 20 years, built from the ground up……
Tub, fenders, grill, tailgate, roll bar, are in stainless steel…….the Willys features a 1957 Chevrolet 283 V8, turbo 350 transmission, Toyota transfer case, dana 44 reverse rearend, 373 gears, tilt steering, P.S., P.B.,…..With less than 3000 miles on the drivetrain, it has never been off road, just shown a few times at local car shows. Goodguys Pick/Award winner …..an incredible amount of hours and money went into this build. I have it priced well below investment. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY! $29,500”
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4308015726.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1300
(11/24/2013) This looks like a good price for all those parts.
“Custom made stainless steel kit for CJ2,3 A and B. This kit was manufactured in Washington state and cost me over 2500, I never completed this project and now selling the kit. You can see on attached how this kit looks on the jeep.”
Paul forwarded a few photos for us to drool over. He’s getting closer and closer to ‘launch’. He recently completed building the stainless gas tank and installing it.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3950.
This has a variety of customizations.
“1948 Jeep Willy V8 Automatic
Brakes, lights, horn and wipers are good.
New engine and battery.
Transmission and engine both run good.
New tires
New radiator
New registration”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000.
This has some stainless parts and other updates.
“This nice MB has a Buick v/6, 3 speed with Warn overdrive, Warn 8000 lb. winch,(winch needs motor) upgraded front and rear axles, positraction rear, 4.56 gears, factory double strapped frame, Rancho springs and shackels, stainless steel hood, fenders,chrome windshield, glove box door, and rollbar. The only issue it needs a clutch fork”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $250.
This is a good price.
“This is a NEW stainless grille, never used, is for the CJ3B, $250.00 CASH ONLY NO EMAILS”
I wonder if that’s the real price or just intended to scare most folks away.
“1951 Stainless steel CJ3A 4×4 Buick V6 373 gears 300 transfr case T176 transmission. Built in approx 1972. Exact replica sized.”
http://nmi.craigslist.org/cto/4107530757.html
Marc forwarded this ad. Since the wheel base of this rig was longer than the standard flatfender body & front clip length, this builder ‘stretched’ it to fit by extending the cowl sides and adding a piece to the hood.
“RARE 1976 JEEP WITH AFTERMARKET STAINLESS STEEL BODY GUARANTEED NEVER TO RUST!! STRAIGHT 6 MOTOR, STANDARD TRANSMISSION, ALUMINUM RIMS, NEW UPHOLSTERY AND NEW RAG TOP, WITH REMOVABLE SIDES AND DOORS. 617KM SINCE REBUILD. BODY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO DENTS, DINGS, ETC. RARE FIND! PRICED TO SELL. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE MESSAGE ME”
View all the information on ebay
UPDATE: Still Available
(08/26/2013) It looks in good shape. No mention of the power train type.
“CALLS ONLY(emails replies OK but might take longer, please call for a faster response)
PLEASE CALL “ROB” 2-five-three-4-four-8-98-one-five”
CALL FROM 7AM MORNING THRU 10PM AT NIGHT ANY DAY
******* “AS IS WHERE IS” $8000.00 FIRM*********
*YEAR 1987 WILLY’S BODY STYLE
*RUNS GREAT
*ALL CUSTOM STAINLESS STEEL BODY
*CUSTOM STAINLESS STEEL HALF DOORS
*CUSTOM STAINLESS STEEL TAIL-GATE
*NEW BATTERY
*BLACK CANVAS TOP
*STAINLESS STEEL ROLL BAR
*ALL COMPLETE NEW BRAKES
*NEEDS 4 NEW TIRES*****
******** “AS IS WHERE IS” $8000.00 FIRM**********
CALLS ONLY(emails replies OK but might take longer, please call for a faster response)
PLEASE CALL “ROB” 2-five-three-4-four-8-98-one-five”
CALL FROM 7AM MORNING THRU 10PM AT NIGHT ANY DAY”
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/4063299090.html
