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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3250.
(03/30/2012) This looks good.
“1951 Willys Wagon
Has Chevy S-10 Sub Frame.
With Disc Brakes and Power Steering.
Motor is a 2.8 V6 Chev with Automatic Transmission.
Has Chevy S-10 rear end.
Needs an electric fuel pump.
Has been in storage since 1996.
Has original front seats.
Price: $3,250. Cash only. No checks of any kind. No trades.
The car will be at the Portland Swap meet, April 13-15, space 8141 unless sold before.”
I ran across the below Collage and thought it would make an interesting post to group some of the collages I’ve run across.
From Ensarf.com comes this Bob Facklam Print. It is signed and numbered. Price is $19.85:
Tim Dolan and I were selling these. I haven’t reordered any.
This is a neat illustration I saw at the WAAAM Museum by Yasuo Ohtsuka called “The Jeep . . . A Concise History”
Here are a couple from Roberto Flores:
I ran across the cool picture below at roderblog.com during a search for collages. It was taken by Jeff Roder at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo, Colorado. Neither Ann nor I have been there, but I’m sure in our travels we’ll wander through there as the ‘Eilers Bar’ is in Pueblo.
From Roderblog.com:
Here is a photo of the MB that I found on Flickr. It was taken by jwm1049.
Merlin has launched a blog for people who’d like to follow Hanson Mechanical’s projects. Merlin has also moved the shop into a new garage, which looks nice.
http://hansonmechanical.wordpress.com/
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2800
This might be worth a look.
“I am selling my 1948 Willys Jeep. I have owned it for about 7 years and just don’t have the time to use or fix it. I rebuilt the original L-head 4-cylinder motor about 3 years ago because it had a rod knocking. Runs smooth now. In the last few years I have replaced the master cylinder, installed new clutch and new Solex carb, replaced the starter, installed alternator, installed Superlift 2.5″ lift springs, added winch and winch mount( Warn M8000). The floors were replaced by the previous owner. It now sits on 31″ BFG tires on black Cragar Soft 8 wheels. Right now it needs the brakes worked on, the lines are good but it needs new brake shoes, a wheel cylinder and a bleeder screw replaced. I have the title in my name. $2800 with winch or $2500 without winch and winch mount. Would prefer not to trade unless you make it worth while. Thank You.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3800.
This appears solid.
“1946 cj2a jeep,v-8,sagana steering,4in lift,new 33in mudders,duel fuel tankes,tilt,seats set back 7in,camoed,bikini top,roll bar,warn od,rear seat,5.29 gears,lockers,runs and drives great.freewayable,tow bar,all lights work. tagged”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $900
There’s some value here.
“This has the original Hurricane 226 engine, manual transmission and transfer case. Last year I did a complete rebuild of the carb, replaced plugs, wires, cap and rotor. It fired right up. Bleed the brakes and it was driving. That was now over a year ago. I have been keeping this as a long term project but its time to go. No paper but has been unregistered for over a decade. Rust in the typical areas. Trade?? ”
There some value here.
“1961 4×4 Jeep FC-170 flatbed truck parts. it was last used in 1990.Original equipment, 226 six cylinder with 3 speed and Dana 18 transfer case, the cab is over 50 years old, it needs some body work, fortunately it is not rusted out beyond repair, because it was previously painted with house paint. It also needs some flat glass but the windshield is good. It has a rolling chassis.”
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/pts/2945026795.html
UPDATE: Was $5995. Status Unknown
“Great shape for the age, It runs and drives like new. Buick V6 with 3 speed transmission and twin stick transfer case. Very good body and army green paint. Top is like new along with the tires. In House financing availilble $2000 down payment for no credit check financing.”
This has been altered a bit.
“for sale mid 40`s willys jeep flat head willis read restore ,parts or just fun does not run motor mill turn over 1500 obo Bobby at 214 766 0365”
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/2945550690.html
No pics provided.
“Flat head ford Jeep Looks like Military . Body gone. Rolling Chassis. Has all four military tires, complete running gear, engine, radiator, trans, transferr case, axles, No pics yet call 3105038916”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4000.
“Lots invested,, 225 V6 Swapped in, 31 inch BFG Tires with less than 20 miles on them. Great Ranch vehicle, or for driving around the neighborhood, but not a highway or daily driver. What do you have to trade?”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1100.
There is some value here.
“I have two Willys wagons that I need to let go. The green is a 1951, no motor,trans, body has some rust around the wheel wells. The gray one is a 1963 has the tornado 6, trans transfer case. It was dissasembled and all the parts are inside(running gear is inframe) Have titles for both.”
UPDATE: Still Available
(02/20/2012) The seller also has a 1947 CJ-2A for sale, though I couldn’t find the ad for it. I see nothing to suggest this is a VEC.
“Have Title. Also have a 1947 for sale if interested. See posting for 1947 Wilys Jeep for pictures.
Please e-mail John for more information, please include the best way of contact.
Thanks!”
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/2945552874.html
UPDATE: Still Available
(12/26/2009) “U.S. Military 1943 Willys Overland MB Jeep Rancho 5000 Shocks 33×12.5×15 Tires Dauntless odd-fire 225 V6 12 volt power system Hydraulically power assisted Saginaw steering Spicer Dana 4.88:1 23-2 rear, Dana 25 front Dana Spicer 18 2 speed Autometer gauges I have the title in hand. The jeep is registered non-op with no fees or penalties. I also have many more pictures go to http://sbcraigslist.wordpress.com/. If the ad is up the jeep is still for sale. Please include a phone number so that I know that their is a real person and the other end of the email
I am willing to take trades. Please go to http://sbcraigslist.wordpress.com/”
http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/cto/2945148654.html
UPDATE: Price droppd to $2400.
(03/24/2012) Lots of project left on this.
“1952 willys wagon on a 2wd toyota frame. chopped 7.5 inches. still in a project car state. the chop is done right. all pillars are sleeved. needs finishing touches. will be a sweet hot rod or build a rat rod out of it. call 2084572315. No trades, have a title”
http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/2946179417.html
UPDATE: Was $1850. **SOLD**
(09/30/2012) This hasn’t run in years. How about that back seat.
“1949 Willys Jeep hard top, 260 ford V8 has not run in 10 years. The body has very little rust as it has been stored in my garage. Every thing worked well on it last time I used it 1033 years ago, but believe the engine is frozen now from sitting so long.”
Nineteen Year Old Erik and I have been tossing a few emails back and forth over the past two days. He’s another one of these young kids who has found time to rebuild multiple jeeps. He shares his story and his jeep below:
Erik writes, “I started getting interested in restoring jeeps when my neighbor got a 43 MB and convinced me to start WW2 Reenacting. I decided that I wanted to get one too and began saving to buy one, This led me to your site were I spent almost every day looking for just the right one. As I was only 17 at the time I didn’t have much of a budget to start with so I wanted to get one that wouldn’t need too much work. I ended up finding one in california and had it shipped here. When I got it I realized that the pictures didn’t reveal how much work would actually go into it.
I began going to reenactments after I got the jeep (It wasn’t restored yet so I couldn’t bring it) and saw that the majority of reenactors who had jeeps did a work as you go kind of thing, Which caused them to not look very good. This made me decide that I would do a complete frame up restoration of mine.
It took me a year to get the jeep torn down, The frame sandblasted, I Rebuilt the engine, Transmission, transfercase, and did some bodywork to the Hood, Fenders, and grill. The body ended up being replaced as I don’t have the tools to do that. It was then rebuilt, Painted the correct OD green for the time and theater of war. I ended up making the stencils by hand and painted them onto the body.
I was able to bring it to the first Reenactment in October 2011. It was an airshow in Midland TX (I live in Houston). It was there that I was asked by a fellow reenactor to help restore his GPW. He had all of the parts he needed already purchased so it was a pretty fast restore (took around 4 months) with his help. I am now working on a 43 MB for a friend.
More photos of the jeep and My reenacting unit (Able company, 502nd PIR, 101st Airborne) at our facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/#!/ablecompany502pir)”
UPDATE: Mark pointed out that Jalopnik has updated the pictures shown below with background information about how why the “Chuck Norris of the Middle East” built the world’s biggest jeep.
(Originally Published 04/10/2010) Thanks to Rich for finding this information on Jalopnik! We saw an early pic regarding this jeep, but here’s the final product. Note the other large 4x4s as well. Ahhhh, the life of a sheik .. so much money, so little time!
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000
“1942 Ford GPW Script Jeep. Body and Frame matching numbers. It is gpw 25044. Engine is from an MB Jeep. Brought back from CA. Runs and drives. Brakes work. Original body, frame, windshield and combat rims. Over 3k in new parts. Jeep is not pristine. It is combat class. needs wiring harness. Asking 10k or BRO. Has clean MA title”
This will need some body work, but there seems to be some value.
“1960 Willys CJ3B with original drive train which runs excellent. I had driven it onto the tow bed upon purchase. I have not started the vehicle in over a year. TUB floors are rusted. Front Fenders, Hood, Grill are restorable. Tub can also be restored if you have the time otherwise you can pick one up from Willys Overland in TOLEDO. Purchased it for restoration from a very well known Willys MB restorer in Wisconsin who indicated that all the jeep needs is body work and ofcourse cleanup and paing to the chassis and engine and nothing else. I do not have the time with 2 toddlers in the house. Asking price is 1200.00 Firm.”
http://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/2938858764.html
UPDATE: Price dropped to $275 and then was quickly sold.
This looks like a later model Bobcat body to me. I owned one for a short while similar to this with the very wide lip around the rear of the body.
“fiberglass flat fender jeep body cj2 or cj3a exta right fender no hood.”
There is some value here, but not alot.
“1948 CJ2A. Body is in rough shape. No engine. Axles and trans original. Has an adapter for a small block chevy.”
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2936475202.html
This might be worth a look.
“Body near complete has some rust in the floor have the fenders and the hood and some other parts. Make an offe. has a title. call Ken 861-7724”
http://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/2940419238.html
This is a project or parts jeep.
“1960 willys jeep CJ6, motor seized, needs floor spare parts are available. phone calls only 900.00 obo Vern 989-588-9253”
http://centralmich.craigslist.org/cto/2941538677.html
