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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 .
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
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.
It runs and drives.
“1946 willys CJ-2A, original column shift, It runs & drives, strong little engine. Body is rough and rusted out in places.. Ramsey 8000lb winch included. Also have lots of spare parts, including another engine and tranny, grilles, differentials, wheels, frames, you name it, i probably have it if its for a Willys. would like to make a package deal for a fair price. engine, tranny/transfer case and drivetrain are worth at least, or more than the asking price, check ebay and you will agree.
$ 1,200.00 cash or best offer for jeep ONLY, with extra parts for sale if you want to deal, im sure we can make a deal thats attractive and fair. I will consider delivery within 75 miles if we make a deal on jeep and some of the extras.”
This looks like a project.
“Original Jeep, (except seats) Great condition, Please call for any other info. Make reasonable offer. pictures on request. 414-807-2144”
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/2942253374.html
There’s some value here.
“I’m listing this 40s or 50s Willys Jeep Pickup for a friend if interested give him a call at 480-0659 and the two of you can work out the price. I believe it has it’s running gear but it’s not running.”
http://modesto.craigslist.org/cto/2942741154.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2750.
This appears to need work.
“1947 Jeep Willys CJ2-A. Partially restored, new guages, original L-Head motor, tow bar. Ran when I parked it, won’t take much to get it going. Have all the chrome for headlights. ”
This truck has an unusual wood side. Lots of pictures of it.
“For sale is my ’51 Willys truck. Body and mechanics are all original. Tires and wheels obviously not. Tailgate and hinges were purchased separately, but both are ’51 model parts. Runs and starts great. Surface rust in bed, rear bumper, and passenger door. Rusted through in front right wheel well. Pictures speak for themselves. Great looking and running 61-year-old truck. Bought two years ago as project truck, but it’s taking up too much room in my garage. Clear Kansas title.
Price: $4,500
Location: Kansas
Please contact Kevin at:
Phone: (785) 554-6990
or email: e_kg@me.com”
http://www.jeeptruck.com/sale/salebd/adb140/adb140.html
No pics provided.
“I have a 1946 CJ jeep willys. It is comletely dimantled. I have a good frame, front and rear axles with new rancho springs, original motor, body (rough to say the least), front windshield and frame, military grade transmission and transfercase, drive shafts, etc, etc
If it doesn’t sell in a timely manner it is going to the scrap yard!
Any questions call 636-667-3737.”
It runs and has nice rims. It’s got the hunting rear seat. It seems like a decent rig for the price. Not sure why it would have a flathead though.
“60’s jeep no title runs good, flathead4 3speed granny gear 33 inch swampers call Lenny (239)243-5296 or text”
http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/2943845109.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2900.
This has some customizations.
“53 willys 350 motor 36″ swampers runs and drives. Has some new things… Starter, belts, oil and filter, fuel filter and line newer seats, top and doors. No tiltle bigger axles rear locker ”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1450.
“1953 cj3b jeep project…complete except seats…solid frame + body….motor not running but all there…no pics”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5900.
(05/27/2011) “1961 JEEP FC170 Dually. Ex-fire pumper truck, converted to IHC V-8. Runs excellent, 4X4 works. All new brakes & mechanicals. Too many projects, this one must go. Your chance to own a cool rare truck! $5,900.00 ”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7800
(04/01/2012) This looks nice. It has an unusual headlight setup.
“1951 willys , chevy 283 auto, chevy front and rear, can drive anywhere w/no problems, asking $9,400 trades considered.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.
(10/14/2012) These don’t pop up every day.
“Monroe 3 point hitch in good shape fits a willys jeep. has tank control and link rods with angle adjuster. pump for engine is missing. all mounting brackets are good no broken ones. needs rebuild of course. NO PTO for the rear!
1200.00 or best offer . would trade for any old motorcycle. willing to trade for something else of value what do you have?? well not just any old motorcycle. One that runs.”
After fourteen hours on the road yesterday, through sun, wind, snow, rain, fog, and nightfall, Ann and I returned safely to Pasco. Between the scenery of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona, the FC Roundup, and camping with my kids, and 3200 miles of driving, there was plenty of adventure and fun. I even went 48 hours without internet connectivity! Yes, it is still possible to escape the internet (if you have ATT — Ann (Verizon) and my daughter Kasia (Sprint) both had connectivity).
Speaking of my daughter, it was her 16th birthday April 2. It is safe to say that her birthday evening was NOTHING like the My Super Sweet 16 over-the-top birthday parties on MTV. The main reason for that is because I’m her dad and I’m horrible at putting together parites. However, she took her ‘party’ in style as we celebrated at the Howard Johnson in St. George (the winds that night were to gusty to camp). No doubt it will be memorable for her.
Regular updates return this evening.
Here’s Kasia’s Cake:
Here’s me, Karson (to my left), Colter (to my right), and, in the seat of honor, Kasia:
UPDATE: More pics added to ad.
(03/30/2012) This looks like a great find!
“So many of you wanted more pictures or the 1947 CJ2 , I have Dail up so this is the best I could do, I had a jeep man come by he said he thought is was a 1949, I bought it for a 1947, I dont want to miss lead anyone. some rust in floor pan look real minor to me, frame will clean up, all gauges looks good. some have ask about a title a 1947 or 1949 dont have a title as far as I know, it is not the military one, God bless!”
http://bham.craigslist.org/pts/2943680678.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $15,000.
(01/31/2012) Lots of updates to this flattie.
“frame off custom suspension all new front and rear diff 456 with lockers small block chev
too many things to list call for info.”
FEATURED JUNE 2010
As promised yesterday, here are images of Claus’ Brother’s CJ-2A. Really great work!!
Claus writes, “I also promised you my brother’s nut and bolt restoration of his late 1947 CJ2a. Both of us are very fond of these vehicles – a passion that developed from a simple photograph of a CJ2a that my grandfather had on his farm in the early 1950’s (Photo attached). As we grew older our quest started and we both started searching to only find the right vehicle some 12 years later.
Parts are always a problem as they are not readily available in South Africa. The majority of parts are refurbished originals – although 60 years old, these are usually still more durable than any reproduction parts you can buy these days. When we didn’t have the right parts, we were always very happy to order from Walck’s in the US.
I am not going to give a description of the restoration – I believe the pictures speak for themselves. Perhaps it must just be mentioned that he is a bit of a perfectionist. As you look at the chassis note the nickel plated parts ….“bling” … they were purposely not painted. All elements that could get damaged by brake fluid or a wrench have been plated. The only other thing that is not quite standard is the positioning of the spare wheel. He liked the view of a complete wheel arch and the thought of a wheel’s weight on the body was a bit daunting to him, hence he opted for a M38 style spare wheel mount. He has gone through great efforts to save the body – again body parts are not available and having to ship these to Africa would have cost a fortune. So this is the best he could do with the limited access to parts.”
Below is the front housing assemply:
Here’s the rear assembly:
Here’s the chassis assembled:
Here’s a closeup of the front assembled:
See many more pics here by clicking the link below ….
FEATURED JUNE 2010
Claus contacted me a little while back telling me he was from South Africa and asking if I’d be interested in seeing and sharing some pics of a CJ-2A he rebuilt. Absolutely, I responded. So, yesterday I received pics and a story of both his jeep and his brother’s jeep, which you can see here. Thanks for sharing Claus!
Claus writes, “Its winter in the southern hemisphere and unfortunately this means wet weather for us folks in the Western Cape Area of South Africa. Sunny days are few in this time of year and I/we don’t plan many trips. It must be said that the nicest days are however also during the winter months – not too hot and no wind. All very positive aspects if you are day tripping with the old vehicles.
So now for the jeeps – There are not many flat fenders left in this part of the world – quite a few numbers of CJ2a were imported during the 1946-1949 for the purpose of farming. South Africa was also one of very few countries that ordered CJ2a’s in 1948 as Military vehicles. At that time the Union Defense Force (UDF) ordered 289 units, and these came in fact all standard from the factory in olive drap. Not many survived as they had to work hard on the farms or in service. Some that did continue to “exist” where built up as challenge vehicles and so the numbers decreased drastically. To date limited numbers are on the road – we don’t really have a vintage “jeep” club in the country so it is hard to tell how many are actually “alive”. It has however emerged that many people start to convert back to the original spec CJ’s which is nice.
I consider myself very lucky and after about 12 years of intensive searching, both here in South Africa as well as my home country Namibia, found a beautiful 1948 CJ2a in very good condition on a nearby farm. The Jeep stood for about 20 years on bricks in the owners shed so it has worked only for about 2/3 of its life and those must have been gentle years, because everything was still in very good condition. To top it all it had a complete PTO and monarch governor installed. The pto is currently off so I can restore it. I was also very fortunate to pick up a set of early WARN freewheel hubs (seen on the later pictures) So that in short is the story of my CJ2a. Attached are photos for reference.
Photo1: My Jeep when purchased
Photo2: My Jeep during a short day trip on a nice summer day in the Swartland district. (It just fits so perfectly into the landscape – water reservoir and windmill)
Photo3: My Jeep with new 10 piece canvas top ordered from New Life Canvas in USA
Photo4: My Jeep with original half cab installed
Photo5: My Jeep with new Half cab top installed
Photo6: My Jeep surf’ near Camps Bay
FEATURED JANUARY 2011
I was trying to locate some more interesting willys-related museums, but instead stumbled across the atlantic, landing in the Netherlands (back in time no less). The result were these 2 great images of old Fire Jeeps with extended rears and wonderful details. There are a few more smaller images of these jeeps at the Netherland focused website Brandweerforum. They have some other non-jeep firetrucks there as well.
FEATURED MAY 2010
Despite some sketchy weather this Memorial Day weekend, I still managed to get into the hills. Sunday proved to be the best day, so I chose to head out of Boise on 8th street again — otherwise known by me as trouble road. You see, every time I’ve headed out that road, something has happened (one time, the fan stopped working .. last time, I broke the fender and almost got stuck near the hill top). This trip was no exception.
Fixing my Carb
First, let’s talk carbs. I thought I had gotten the carb running well, but hesitation problems continued over the past week. By Friday of this week, I was getting ticked off at not being able to floor it and go — instead, I had to accelerate slowly.
My solution: find a Carter/Edelbrock manual and get instructions. Sure enough, I found one online that described my problem. What I thought was the result of too much fuel was actually a problem of too little fuel. So, I increased my primary jets to .86. I also re-routed my PVC valve into the base of the carb. Those two changes made ol’ Lost Biscuit much much happier. Nothing like reading the manual ….
Now, onward and upward until …
So, with the carb functioning correctly, climbing out eighth avenue into the foothills went smoothly. As usual, I checked my gauges frequently, especially my temperature gauge. So, it was quite a surprise when I looked down and saw that the temp gauge had lept to 260 degrees! SHIT! I pulled over immediately and shut down the engine. I jumped out to lift the hood to let the engine cool more; however, much to my surprise it turned out the engine was holding down a ready-to-explode radiator hose. As soon as I lifted hood, the hose separated from a connection tube and a geyser that could be seen from Yellowstone NP let loose. If I wasn’t so pissed off, it would have looked pretty cool.
So, there on the trail I sit scratching my head. After letting things cool just a bit, I quickly found the cause of the problem — a wire had come loose at the base of the fan relay that was part of the original connection. So, I spliced around that loose connection and the fan started working again.
Now, how to get some water into the radiator? I had a total of one bottle of water on me, so I poured that in; unfortunately, I needed another 20 bottles or so. That’s when lady-luck arrived in the form of a puddle around 20 feet behind me — I think it was the only puddle along that entire road.
So, I took my bottle, gathered water from the puddle and filtered the muddy water through a shirt. After many trips back and forth, I got the radiator filled, cringing the entire time. But, I figured it would work until I got it home to drain and clean it.
Now, onward and upward for real …
But I was sure about one thing in particular … I was getting to the top of that road this time! And I did get there, all the way to the ridge road — finally! Once I got to the top, I was having too much fun, so I just kept going and exploring. And so, here are some pics from the trip.
First is a composition of images taken from the ‘road’ that ran along the mountain ridge.
On the north side of the ridge there is plenty of green, while the south side is pretty brown.
Here’s a bunch of sheep munching along the hillside.
I wanted to make sure I can get through the snow. Without a winch, I don’t want to get stuck.
Finally, near the top of the highest mountain, too much snow filled the road to allow passage. So, I have to save the very highest roads for some warmer weather 🙂
And here is the view looking west of this road. You can just make out Bogus Basin road which carves upwards to Boise’s ski area, Bogus Basin.
And yes, once I arrive back home, I immediate drained the engine of water and flushed it with additional water. I also changed the way the fan relay was mounted and simplified the wiring so that the damn fans won’t ever shut down again!
FEATURED DEC 2010.
(NOTE: The link I had for this picture no longer works, but it was a part of the Getty Images)
I’m not sure if I’ve seen this before or not, but I don’t really care; that CJ-2A makes Elizabeth Taylor look mighty fine … or maybe it is the other way around.
FEATURED MAY 2009
There’s many more jeeps pics at the Life Magazine Photo Website.
Here’s how the Navy transported their rowing shell.
An MB or GPW pushing a Midget car to start it
An early CJ-2A and a post hole digger
FEATURED SEPTEMBER 2010
I didn’t know they made Willys postal right hand drive wagons! The Smithsonian’s Postal Museum Exhibit has some great images of early original vehicles used to deliver mail.
From the website, “In August 1953, the first postal jeeps rolled off the Willys Motors assembly line. The model, the first U.S. car in three decades to have right-hand drive, was soon being tested on postal routes around the country.
Carriers used these right-hand drive vehicles to save delivery time on their routes. They were able to more easily reach the mailbox without having to park and go around their cars, or reach over the passenger’s seat to deliver the mail.”
FEATURED IN FEBRUARY 2009
Matt’s provided us with a couple of projects completed by Edmund Angelus Automotive. If you are near Roanoke, Virginia and are looking for someone to handle your rebuilds, you might consider them as they have rebuilt a couple of beauties. Thanks for sharing Matt! You can contact Matt at 540-354-4321.
Matt writes: “Welcome to Edmund Angelus Automotive. Located at the foot of Bent Mountain in Roanoke Virginia. I do restorations and all kinds of custom work,heck I will paint a refridgerator if pays my rate of $38.00hr. The yellow jeep is a restoration w/a body kit installed. The Green CJ-3a is the second for the same customer, it also is a off-frame restoration with the original and complete make over with nearly 900hrs, the christmas jeep as it is called by the customers two little twin boys. These are taking an average of 18 to 20 weeks to do. I am currently doing B.J.#102, It is ’46 Willys Boyer Fire Jeep w/out the fire equipment. It found its way to me in literaly pieces and in lots of boxes. Now in week 19 I am acctually able to get in it fire it up and take it around the patch.”
Here’s a variety of pics related to these builds:
