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It’s got a funky rollbar, but otherwise looks pretty sound.
“1951 Willys CJ3A. Very good condition. No rust! The guy I purchased it from brought it from Soutern CA and had the motor rebuilt, about 1200 miles ago. I put all new suspension, springs, shackles, and shocks.Comes with a custom made bikini top and 2 sets of tires, one stock size, and one oversized. currently registered as an antique.”
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=9721862&lpid=&cat=264
Here’s a fantastic price on a Th350 tranny w/adapter w/ the chev bolt housing for only $250! The adapter alone sells for $500ish new.
“I have a th350 tranny.I was told it was rebuilt a few years ago by tanner transmission worked fine when I took it out of my 1942 willys jeep with a 4.3L v6.Right now it has a Advanced Adapters adapter to put it with a dana 20 t-case(i have one for sale in my other ad)if you don’t want the adapter it’s $200 for the tranny. Call or text me at 801-913-9305 I don’t always pick up i work at a shop so leave me a message I’ll get back to you”
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=9408869&cat=&lpid=
This sounds like a good price on a CJ with new tires and brakes. There’s a couple things that puzzle me. The reversed springs in the front and the M-38a1 dash would suggest, well, a M-38a1; However, the serial number suggests a CJ-5.
“64 CJ Willys jeep. Runs and drives great, New brakes and tires this winter. Not much has been done with this jeep as I have no time. Job transfer is forcing the sale, We dive this jeep about three times a month and almost everytime it snows in the winter..”
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=9568363&lpid=&cat=402
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000.
You gotta see this one.
“1947 Willy’s (Airport Jeep). Extremely rare designed and built for airport use. All original very good condition runs great! Not licensed or registered. Has been on the Klamath Falls airport for 50 years and in storage for the last 28 years!!!”
This looks straight and solid.
“i have 59 jeep willy it has the origional motor and tranny. it has no rust, i wanted to fix it up but i ran out of money. it needs a tune up and a little bit of break work . but besides that its cherry. it just needs a good home. im asking for 3,000 OBO or willing to trade. if interested please call me at 503 798 1168”
http://salem.craigslist.org/cto/1605951364.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500
“I am forced into selling my 1956 Willy’s Jeep. It is in pretty good condition for it’s age. It has a nice vinyl top and a new backseat. It has one very small patch of rust on the rear tailgate. Due to an accident that I had and being out of town for work, we haven’t been able to use it for awhile but last time we used it, it ran very well. Right now it won’t start and we believe it is a bad starter. We just haven’t had time to find out. We use it on the farm and in the mountains. A really fun 4 wheeler and hunting rig. We have dropped the asking price by a considerable amount because of the starter. It has a winch on the front and also a tow bar. It has fancier wheels than are shown in these pictures and larger tires. The tires are in fairly good condition.
Whoever had it before we did, cut the front fenders to put huge tires on it. We removed the tires and put a more reasonable size on it but we never got the fenders replaced. We put fender flares on it, which look okay. It does have bigger tires than are shown in the pictures and nicer wheels. If you are interested, I will take current pictures with the other wheels and tires. It’s just been such crummy weather that I didn’t think I could get a good picture. These pictures are only a year or so old.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was listed at $5900.
The pic is small, but this looks like a nice rig.
“One of a kind; few this nice around! Original 226 Continental flathead 6 cylinder, Warn hubs, 16 inch wheels / tires, clean interior, nice paint, Koenig mechanical drive winch / bumper.”
The paint is faded, but I can’t tell if rust rims the edges or not. It’s got PTOs front and back.
“For Sale: 1958 FC 170 Willys Jeep Truck 4×4. It has a PTO in front of jeep and a nd a PTO in the truck bed. Motor runs excellent. No Title but can get a bonded title for truck. Motor is a super hurricane 6 cylinder 46000 miles on truck Good For Restoration. Price is 4500.00 may be nego. call If interested 704-857-0269 or 704-798-0307 ask for Jeff or Edie”
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/1604876522.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
This looks clean and solid. I don’t review many of these (they don’t usually pop up in my searches), but it looks like at least a decent deal. I was thinking about getting my son one of these for his 16th birthday. It would be something with 4wd (good for the salt lake area) that he could use in winter and use to explore the desert.
“New starter motor, new fuel pump, new tuneup. 100K plus miles, excellent condition for a ’69. 4 wheel drive, automatic on the floor, 350 V8, Tilt wheel, turbo 400 transmission. Runs great, needs brake job.”
This looks like a great price. Maybe it doesn’t run?
“1947 willys 2a original body has newer buick V6 225, 3 speed T90 trans, I have all three seats 1550.00 call Steve @ 720 244 6642”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1000.
There might be some value here.
“Lets make a deal. 1952 Original Willys Wagon. Engine turns and was told it was running. It seems like it has be overhauled. 3 speed trans w/ overdrive is out but all pieces are there. 2 wheel drive, colum shift, NO title will give bill of sale. Make me an offer or lets trade something. i.e. hunting quad , jeep 4×4, guns etc.”
UPDATE: Still Available
(02/06/10) It’s almost done …
“1948 cj2a Willys Jeep for Sale. It is 90% restored. All it needs is a few light switches and a brake job. If interesed call 704-857-0269 or 7047980307 as for Jeff or Edie. Price is 5500.00 or may be nego.”
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/1604846562.html
Gerald forwarded me some classic offroad postcards he owns. He says he’s got some more and I look forward to see them! These three cards take us across the country.
We start at Cape Cod:
Here is a card from South Dakota:
Finally, here’s a shot from the Oregon Dunes.
A frustrated reader named ‘john doe’ emailed me tonight, leaving me an email with no return address. ‘John’ was frustrated because many of the links related to vehicles for sale are no longer valid. ‘John’s’ frustration with this issue isn’t unreasonable; however, I keep the content for my purposes and for historical purposes (sometimes comments are attached to them for example).
To better answer ‘John’, and to remind readers, here is what I put in the FAQ section:
Craigslist Ads expire at different rates depending on where the ad is located. In many cases, Ads are repeated. In some cases, they aren’t re-listed even though the jeep remains for sale. So, I always err on the side of ‘for sale’ unless contacted by someone or unless the ad is deleted by the author.
The overall goal is to get a sense of how these old flat fenders are priced so that both buyers and sellers have a better sense of their local and national market.
Finally, in some cases these jeeps provided a teaching tool to show others something unique or unusual about the jeep.
So, to get the most out of this site, you are best off reviewing it every day or every other day to see what’s been added.
In addition, if you are looking for a particular jeep in a particular area and the search tool isn’t helping, just contact me (d@ewillys.com) and I’ll be happy to help you.
What I won’t be doing is deleting old content simply because it is old, though I do delete various posts when I think they no longer meets my needs.
What I would be willing to do is pay someone to build a better search tool so that posts can be searched by dates. However, to do that I’d have to raise some money from readers, as I don’t have the experience to build that plugin. If there’s an interest in this feature, and thus an interest in having me add a donation button to pay programmers to improve the site, then I’m open to that option.
Thanks,
– Dave
The seller says it need some work, but no indication what needs work.
“This is a willys jeep new 31s on it 3 speed 4cyl a big winch on the front brand new top 5 point harness on driver side cb and a cd player bench seat in back needs some work don’t no much just got from a friend had to move just tabed I only drove it 3 times ther are four sticks on the floor not rusty it’s strong runner I pulled a 1 ton out of a mud hole no porb got extra steering box mite trade for the right thing”
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/bar/1604099535.html
This sure looks like a great price. Brakes aren’t expensive to fix.
“1953 Willys Jeep 4X4 , All original, 4 cylinder, Tow bar, Will run, but needs brake work. $2000/OBO”
http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/1604247266.html
This looks like a nice jeep to be parting it out. The top is a bestop and appears in good condition.
“Lots of good parts and lots of good prices. Bestop, fenders, hood, body, frame, Old Man EMU ARB leaf springs, trailmaster shocks, T18 Transmission, Dana 44 Dana 30 with power locker, 6 point roll bar, racing bucket seats, 1988 Wrangler steering column with key, 1976 cj5 swinging peddles. Bridgestone Dueler 33×15 tires and 10×15 rims etc, etc…”
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/1604455644.html
Update: Still Available
(04/22/09) This M-38 has reversed front springs, updated steering column and dash, a full cage and some power from a 327.
“This is a great Jeep and ready to roll. You can tow it (tow bar included) or drive it to your hunting camp. Overdrive. Power steering. Warn hubs. Other extras. More Pictures HERE!”
Apparently, it only needs a few things to run, though nothing is mentioned about needing lights, parking lights, etc.
“53 willys wagon. 72hp 4cyl, will run w/ fuel cell, pump, radiator, n battery. Or make yard art? $600 o.b.o.”
http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/cto/1603988916.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4250.
This looks like a good price on a nicely updated CJ-2A.
“47 Jeep Flat Fender with 350 fuel injected chev with T465 4sp and 205 transfer case. Detroit lockers front nd rear, marlin crawler alloy front axles, 35X12.5 tires (50%), power steering and brakes, Chev tilt wheel w/working turn sigs, amfmcd, tow bar, Best top & bimini top, 8000# Warn winch, aluminum radiator, heater & more. Will sell for 4250 which is much less than invested.
Apparently, all it needs is a radiator. That’s a good price considering the plow … and the flashing light on top! On further inspection, I see it’s been autographed, too.
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1957 Willys Jeep 4 X 4 with plow. Needs radiator. Excellent for plowing. Please call 716-257-5882″
http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/1601907258.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.
This jeep looks good. It appears to have an updated motor of some type as I think I see a header coming down on the passenger side. It doesn’t look like there’s a muffler attached to the header.
“I have a 1946 Jeep Willys that was left to me by my father. Unfortuntley, due to the present economy I can no longer store it. It was last restored in the late 80s. Its a great project for a serious car lover. I would also be willing to trade for something of similiar value. Perhaps an older bronco. I request serious inquires only due to the fact of sentimental value that it holds.”
If the pic is accurate, this looks like a great price…
“1952 Willys Jeep repowered with 302 Ford $1200.00 OBO contact Pete 651 380 1680”
http://rmn.craigslist.org/cto/1603348279.html
It sounds like plenty have been done to this jeep.
“This was my winter project. I was going to keep it but, with Jeep offering such good deals on new jeeps, prehaps a new jeep? A TON of work was done by the previous owner, I got it and finished it. All work was professionally done.
It has a new steel body on it, (the fuel filler is in the drivers rear instead of under the drivers seat), just repainted, (it was scratched, no body filler plates)
6 point full roll cage.New fuel tank with “skid pan”. Electric fuel pump.V-6 motor with low mileage, (no gunk under valve covers or timing chain cover) good oil PSI
New timing chain and gears. “Hooker” wheel well headers with “Turbo” welded mufflers, (as well as a spare set of small “Cherry bomb” mufflers). “Moroso” chrome valve covers. Almn. Radiator. New T-90 3 speed trans, Dana 18 transfer case, clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing. “Advanced Adpter” chain clutch linkage. Dana 44 rear axle, Dana 27 front axle, (all axle seals were replaced, new fluids in everything underneath, bearing repacked). New brake lines, wheel cylinders, dual master cylinder. New tires on stell spoked rims as well as a spare set of “Mickey Thompson” L-60 tires on “Eagle Alloy” rims. New gauges, Radio, C.B.
Custom Racing seats. Everything on the Jeep works as it should. It’s not show restored, but a solid jeep. All it needs is a top and a heater to finish it off. I’ve got all the reciepts for the work I’ve done, as well as as much info as I could on the jeep, plus a list of part vendors.”
http://scranton.craigslist.org/cto/1603045990.html
It’s not pretty, but runs, drives, and plows.
“this is a original equiped Willys 1963 cj5 with western plow. motor, drive train, seats are still original. jeep is running and driving body needs some tlc frame looks to be in good shape. gas tank has a leak, don’t know if it can be repaired but have a replacement if needed, jeep is sold as is. any resonable offer will be considered. after two weeks I will part it out this is a running F134 with 48,000 on speedometer. It does not smoke or is there any knocking noises Thanks Frank 802-723-6597”
http://burlington.craigslist.org/cto/1603735123.html
