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A reader named Shep spotted this very clean, original looking wagon.
“Willys Wagon 1956 4×4, 327 chevy runs great, very solid & clean truck, spent its life in california until being shipped to missouri 6 months ago. 660-229-2060”
http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/1834650061.html
This looks well maintained.
“I purchased this beautiful 4×4 1947 Willys Jeep for $10,000 several years back and it has just sat in my garage. I took it in and redid the carburetor and it runs like a dream. It has a Chevy V8 engine with lots and lots of power. As you can see in the pictures, it has been specially restored. The customized stainless steel dash and beautiful interior with reinforced steel plating is a joy to ride in. Coupled with a dual exhaust, it’s one hot little ride (it also comes with a CB). Come check it out. Reasonable offers will be considered. Call Kaleb at 801-698-7468”
www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=11920680&cat=402&lpid=1&search=
Brett found this crazy setup. This appears to have an overdrive. This is a parts vehicle at this point.
“MY DAD HAD THIS OLD WILLYS SITTING AROUND FOR 40 YEARS WAS GOING TO BUILD A KILLER ROCK CRAWLER OUT OF IT HAS BUICK ALUMINUM V8 RAN WHEN IT WAS PARKED. FRONT AXLE DANA 44 SHORTENED 2 3/4 INCHES REAR AXLE IS GM 12 BOLT BOTTOM HAS BEEN SHAVED ON BOTH, ALSO HAS WARN OVERDRIVE IN IT. AXLES ARE JUST SITTING IN IT TEMP. HAVE FABRICATED 4 LINK AND ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS, NEEDS SPRING CUPS FABRICATED BUT HAVE PIECES TO START. THIS IS A RARE VEHICLE IT IS MILITARY ISSUE. 1942 WILLY’S MODEL M.B. NO TAILGATE. SON IS GOING TO COLLEGE NEED MONEY!!!”
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=11456180&cat=402&lpid=&search=
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $475.
Here’s a parts jeep. At least this has mud flaps … I”m having a hard time finding old schoolish mud flaps.
“”AS IS” WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. HAVE TITLE SOME WHERE. $475.00 O.B.O.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
“1947 Jeep Willys. no title. needs fuel pump. $2500.00 or best offer. call me”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1000
(01/04/2010) This looks like a great price.
“51 willys pickup 4cy 3spd 4×4 runs but brakes need work trade or sell for $1525.00”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $300
This is a parts Jeep. The seller notes there are tool indents. I’m wondering if this is actually a VEC body.
“47thru 49 willy’s mb series with driverside tool grooves axels and trans and transfer no motor extra fenders has window frame no title.”
The price looks good, though the truck is hard to see in the pic.
“New bearings and brake lines. Runs good, drives like a ’55. 4WD works. Good little hunting rig. Willing to trade for a 4 wheeler or dirt bike. Please call Danny at (707) 218-4331.”
This looks solid.
“1948 Willy Jeep; All steel body; 2.8 Chevy V6; Turbo 400 Trans (rebuilt); 44-Rear w/Posi; Power Steering; Power brakes; GM Tilt steering column; Warn Hubs front and rear; Chrome tow bar; Vinyl top and Doors; Bikini top; Back seat; FIRM ON THE PRICE; Contact; Frank 408-926-9664.”
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/1890324963.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5250
“This Willys is not prefect but damn good. It could not run better. Straight body. Windless wench on front bumper. I’m the 4th owner and am friends with 2 of the other 3. was bought new in 1946 by the Childress Texas fire department (that’s why it’s red) and was retired in 1972 and was in there 4th of july parade yearly (thats when the wheels were put on) and then sold at auction to my buddy in 1992 when it was brought to Friday Harbor were it has been since. I drive it all the time and keep it well maintained. Parts are easy to find and pretty cheap. A new carb was only $125, in the box. Driving with the windshield down is legal with eye protection, and is a blast. Have all paper work, parts catalog and service manual. I’ve been pricing Willys for the 4 years and believe this to be a fair price. Am happy to answer questions. If your looking for a fun ride that gets attention, this is it. Everyone seems to have a Willys story, why not be one of them.”
This might be a good price.
“CJ-5, L-135 motor. Body, frame, and running gear all good. Plywood cover and doors. Clutch frozen. Needs brake lines, exhaust system and wiring for some of the lights. Exhaust manifold has a hole in it. Good restoration project. email mylisting1@hotmail.com”
http://syracuse.craigslist.org/cto/1891547150.html
As I have mentioned a few times, I grew up in the Wandering Willys Jeep Club. In 1971, the club lead an effort to record all the members from Clubs in Region one of the PNW4WDA, their names, addresses, phone number, jeep types, jeep names, their jobs, and assorted other info. As far as I know, this was the first and last directory of its type created.
One of my favorite finds in the directory was an early Ad for Bobcat Fiberglass bodies, complete with the watermark logo of a bobcat (which I didn’t notice until I scanned the ad). Below is the Ad with owner Fred Weis listed as the contact person. Apparently, sometime later Bobcat products were owned by H.C. Van Wagner, as shown by this business card embedded in one of my fenders (yes it is still there).
Below is the original Ad, followed by a later business card. One interesting bit of info is that I haven’t seen any Bobcat CJ-3B bodies (that I know of).
Here are some Bobcat Products:
This is supposed to be the first Bobcat body produced:
Here is an example of a raised hood:
Here’s a body .. note the wide rim around the rear edge of the body. Also, the step doesn’t cut in to the body at the end and there are no drain holes by the step. (similar to mine)
Here’s an example of the body that I purchased, which was a light body racer.
“Note the much wider edge (maybe 2” wide). This body was hacked up a little bit,
but hopefully cleaned up nicely for the guy who purchased it:
Kevin forwarded this to me (note the generator is sitting on a carrier behind the jeep) …
“The owner said to fix his factory installed a/c unit would cost more than the Jeep was worth…He had the generator for his work and used scap 2×4’s and screws from the job site,.. went to Brandsmart and bought the AC Unit for $88.00.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.
For the condition, this looks like a good price. There just aren’t that many DJ-3As in good condition for sale out there.
“Pretty clean 1962 Jeep flat fender, 2 wheel drive, has top, runs and is driveable. This is NOT your normal rust bucket, 99% rust free!! Please call my brother, he is the owner.”
Unclear if this runs or not. There is supposed to be little rust.
“M38 which needs restoration. 99% rust free body. Spare parts included. Must see in person. $1500 FIRM. 636-296-0199”
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/1887355705.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2800
(05/11/2010) I can’t tell if this runs or not.
“1953 Jeep Cj3b also known as the high hood . This one has a Saginaw steering conversion and a v8 conversion (ford 302) . It has a new top and nice paint . Great start on a project jeep or a perfect ice cream getter !!! First $2800.00 takes it.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1995.
This might be a good price.
“Owner has title. Great for dunes, hunting, or play! Small block V8.”
Only the pic of 1 jeep.
“Ford GPW 2 jeeps, enough parts to complete 1 vehicle, combat rims, new tires. $ 3000.00 OBO. Please call 804-490-2591”
http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/1887669716.html
This looks very nice.
“1958 Willys Jeep CJ5, Koenig PTO Winch, Koeing Hard Top, 36,000 miles and everything works. No rust (spent it’s life out West). Jeep has good snow tires, heater and radio. Must see to believe. Price is firm at $3,000.00. For questions and to view, call 601-813-6322. Thanks.”
http://jackson.craigslist.org/cto/1888096434.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3200.
Can’t tell much from this pic.
“1948 Willys CJ-2A Jeep. Original engine/trans. & running gear. Titled inTexas. Current license & inspection. Runs, drives. $3200”
This was for sale on eBay in 2010. Check out the work done to restore this. Particularly interesting is the body’s sub frame. I like the vintage looking tail lights — they 1950 Pontiac repop lights.
“I started out with a total scrap basket case. The entire Jeep is metal! Repop body panels are: front fenders, grille, hood, windshield frame(CJ3A) and the tailgate. I built the majority of the body tub which included all new floor braces made out of rectangular tubing. This body tub is far superior in strength when compared to the original design. Its not perfectly straight, i wanted it to look more original as they weren’t exactly perfect either. The only parts left on this Jeep when it left Toledo back in ’47 are the headlight buckets, the cowl section and the vin tag. I bought a repop passenger seat frame, the drivers seat is an original M38 seat frame(NOS). There is a custom made gas tank under the driver seat(approx. 12gal.) and a storage compartment under the passenger seat(lockable). All new Autometer gauges are used. The entire steering column including the steering wheel are brand new, the steering box housing is the original with all new guts and pitman arm. Hsa its original horn too! This Jeep includes the Best Top as seen in the pics and comes with the doors too. There is a small aftermarket heater on the passenger side. The radiator is a repop of the original. 1950 repop Pontiac taillights are used. The Jeep looks like it is white, it was supposed to be gray, but came out the colour you see in the pics, an off white that looks kinda gray, depending on the lighting.
I sourced a near mint ’48 CJ3A along with a ’79 DJ5 front axle that used to be in a postal Jeep, it has a ’78 CJ5 AMC Model 20 rear axle with 3:07 posi and aftermarket one piece axle shafts. Four repop leaf springs and gas shocks at all corners. The frame and axles were cleaned up and painted with POR15 as was the bottom of the body tub. The interior and inside the wheelwells are coated with DIY Hippo Liner. It has a set of 4 1/2ton Dodge steel rims with the centres trimmed out to fit the hubs along with a set of new baby moons. This Jeep also comes with an original implement hitch as seen in the pics. I made the custom front bumper, it looks original but was bent up out of 1/4″ flat plate to give the front frame horns more strength. This Jeep is a 2 wheel drive only.
This Jeep has a VERY RARE 1962 Chevy II 153ci 4 cyl engine!!! This block is date coded ’61, so its an early production one. The block has been bored .040, has N.O.S. Jahns domed racing pistions from the 1960’s yielding 11:1 compression, the head has been reworked to accomodate the biggest valves it can handle, it has a steel crank, the wildest hydraulic Competition Cams camshaft available for the street, custom made header and a custom made intake manifold with a Rochester 2bbl off a 283 on it sporting a tri-power top on the carb. The entire engine has been rebuilt and runs very strong and sounds great! Doesn’t sound like a rice burner 4 banger, it’ll idle at 550rpm and sounds hairy! Like the saying goes: No replacement for displacement! The transmission is a 1960 SM-420 bull low 4-speed. It leaks fluid and could stand a rebuild, it still works pretty good..”
Let’s start with some old pics of this build and work forward ….
Follow this link for more pics ….
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4800. This hasn’t been listed since June 13, 2009)
(06/13/2010) The seller says they must sell it. An old trailer goes with it.
“56 cj3b willys has new trans, motor was rebuilt some years back, new carb, new coker tires i work to much and no time for the old willys i was fixing up but need to sell, also have a old jeep trailer in parts to go with it call with any”
Dave (Hog) wanted me to mention Ocean City’s Jeep Week, happening Aug 26 – 29, 2010. You can check out the website for more information.
“Hosted by The Commander Hotel and sponsored by a group of local businesses who all want to welcome the ‘Jeep Community’ to our wonderful town. This is the first year for our event and we hope to see it grow year after year. The Ocean City area lends itself to a number of interesting and enjoyable activities. It is our hope that Ocean City Jeep Week will become just one more of the great events here every year.”
UPDATE: The seller contacted me and wanted to update the listing. This CJ-3B has an OD rather than a PTO. Also, the seller has a good deal of images here. Finally, the engine is out, so it doesn’t run. This looks like it would make a great stock restoration projection.
(07/28/2010) “I purchased this jeep about 5 years ago with the intention of restoring it but have not had the time to do so. It has an overhead valve 4 cylander motor and lots of parts. It also an Overdrive.”
http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/1874519642.html
As I mentioned a couple days ago, a reader named Dave spotted this article and wanted to share it with readers. The article published in the 1960 edition of All American Word follows the All American Engineering Company Testing the air drop of a jeep by a pallet rather than via a parachute. To test this concept, the AAE built a special vehicle to mimic the landing of a jeep atop a pallet at speeds of 135mph. As you can see, the test was successful (at least the one captured in the photos).
Dave writes,”I was in Georgetown, DE recently which is a small town on the DelMarVa peninsula, and I ran across this very interesting use for a VEC CJ2A! I think it might fit your recent “museum” series of posts and I’m sure that your eagle-eyed readers will immediately recognize the historical relevance of this column shift speed demon! Apparently, this was a precursor to what is now known as LAPES or the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System which is still taught, practiced and used today by our Military for forward area resupply missions. I watched C130 crews practice this (with varying levels of success)! at Whiteman AFB in western Missouri in the late 80’s. Fortunately by that point they were only destroying HMMWVs and military pickup trucks! The 8 of 10 or so operations that were succesful were really cool and you could certainly see the advantages of this type of operation.”
Click on the link below to see some closeups