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1950 CJ-3A Bonners Ferry, ID $4000

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Bill shared this modified CJ-3A.

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/301813176157041/

“Its got a ford 260 with an overdrive The motor is not stuck, but its been sitting.”

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Year? Truck Craigsville, VA May 18th Auction

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This truck looks to be a 1950s truck. No description provided. Auction at 10 Sprouse Hollow Ln., Craigsville, Va.
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 9 a.m.

https://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/3905243.html

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1947 CJ-2A Goldendale, WA $2500

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This has sat since 1972. Uncle how much value is here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/957693182217460/

“Project Sat since 1972 title in hand”

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1964 CJ-5 Tully, NY $2000

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John shared this project CJ-5 with a Meyer hardtop.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/420525553898817/

“I am listing this for my sister she bought it and lost interest in it It is a 1964 Jeep MJ5 we believe the engine turns over freely haven’t started it in a little while and believe it is complete and comes with s10 seats it’s a manual the tub has a crack but easily repairable has complete front clip and even comes with one good windshield and the frame that’s attached to a broken windshield She is mainly looking for trades for a pre 1999 Mazda Miata hardtop thanks for looking $2000 obo”

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Just a Few Updates

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Just a few updates today. I should have the irrigation done by tomorrow. Calves got moved today, so hope to move our steers in the next day or two. We have family stuff this weekend, so my hope is to have more regular updates next week.

 
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Late 1940s Uses for Jeeps

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UPDATE: This was last published Jan 08, 2018.

This was published in a late 1940s sales book. One guy claims he hooked up his windshield wiper vacuum hose to his milking machine to streamlined the milking.

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1962 Wagon Portland, ME $4000

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The seller labels this 2WD wagon a Maverick, but this May of 1962 2WD wagon brochure does not identify it as such. Thanks to John for sharing this ad. This runs and drives.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1685785275244236

“If the ad is up the car is still available 2wd with the Tornado 230 straight 6. All kinds of work done, currently registered and driving. Floors need to be replaced and I bought new ones that are included. Would trade for a nice 50’s good driving Oldsmobile or similar car. New brakes, shocks and rear springs. Fuel tank is excellent along with new fuel lines”

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1950 CJ-3A Queen Creek, AZ $7500

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Joe-in-Mesa shared this one.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/830621722416415

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“1950 CJ3A. 200 Ford “Straight 6” out of 60’s Mustang. Runs amazing. New ring gear, starter, battery, fuel tank, sender, etc. Aluminum radiator. New STA Coker vintage style tires. Koenig half cab, nicest half cab I’ve ever seen! I might try and keep cab if new owner doesn’t want it. Body has some rust pockets from being in Colorado most of its life. Battery shut off switch. Kill switch on dash. Roll bar. Disc brakes. Good glass. Saginaw Steering conversion. Lots of work went into making this Jeep drive very well. Interior/ seats are very nice and comfortable. Needs just a little TLC, but can go on the trail today(shifter has some play). Clean title in my name. Located in Queen Creek, Arizona.”

 
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1967 CJ-5 Waynesville, OH $3200

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Roger Martin is selling this CJ-5 that’s equipped with a PTO and rear gearbox. The engine runs, but the brakes need finishing. You can contact him at 937 477 5270 or via email rogerjm55 @ gmail.com (remove spaces from around the @).

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“The jeep starts and runs good. The previous owner said he put wheel cylinders on it, but he didn’t finish hooking up the brake lines on the front. I don’t know how good of a job he did putting wheel cylinders on it. So it needs brake work for sure. The carburetor drips gas, so it needs the carburetor rebuilt. It as a rust hole on the right front frame where the front crossmember connects to the frame

The transmission sounds a little noisy. Do not know if it’s low on grease or it needs bearings.

 
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1955 Truck Clarkston, WA $2500 OBO

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TJ shared this truck. The body just might be solid.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/705281068352429/

“The Windows’s are gone but the body is all there I have not title make Me an offer”

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1946 CJ-2A Remsen, NY $2000

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UPDATE: Price dropped to $2000.

(01/09/2024) This is early enough to be a column shift, but old enough to lack driver indents.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1765694810517253/

“Jeep is a 1946 willys jeep ECV .most sought after willys jeep only 33,000 or so were manufactured.Not running it is a project but really quite solid and sound .engine will not turn .tires still hold air all original .Pretty sure it was a military jeep..It has 42,000 miles .I have the windshield and hood ..”

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Punxatawney, PA, Area Readers

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Andy has been a big help to eWillys readers recently by finding and sharing a bunch of ads. Now, he needs a little help. He’s hoping someone can stop by a seller in the Punxatwaney, Pennsylvania, area and pick up some MIller front end tools Andy needs. It sounds like the seller is having a difficult time getting around to mailing them.

Anyway, if you can help Andy out, email him at adtesto @ gmail.com (remove spaces from around the @).

 
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New Steers & More Irrigation

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It’s been a busy week, hence the lack of updates. Yesterday our new 1000lb+ steers arrived. They are raised about an hour away. We already have one sold, though we’ll raise it over the summer for the new owner. The other should be sold over the next few weeks. We’ll move them to our pasture (from the neighbor’s pasture) in the next day or two.

We now have 2 steers, three cows and four heifers. We’ll be breeding the three cows and one of the heifers. The other three heifers will be sold or slaughtered in the fall.

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Much of the week was spent installing the new irrigation. Part of it was to install two sprinkler heads in front of the guest house, while the other new work involved hunting down the main trunk line of a zone we hadn’t been using because it had broken. Lacking any map of how the six zones of irrigation is spread across 2.5 acres, it took some hunting to finally locate the leak causing the problem. Once that was done, I routed the main line under the walkway and to a central location where it will branch out for watering our blue berry shrubs and six new raised beds. Hopefully, I’ll have all that done later this week.

This first pic shows the run needed to power two sprinkler heads in zone 1.

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Zone 1 ends at the corner where Zone 5 sneaks under the sidewalk.

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In late 2022 I capped zone 5 after discovering it as part of digging something else (the previous owner used zone 5 with one irrigation sprinkler, which we eliminated. The plan was to repair zone 5, but it took until now to do that. The easiest way was to direct the line north as shown here, then cut west under the sidewalk.

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1965 Work-and-Hobby Horse Ads

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UPDATE: I ran across another of these Work-and Hobby Horse Ads from 1965. It appears to be part of a campaign, but I don’t know how many ads were created. I’ll update this post as I locate others.

This ad is available on eBay and was featured in the Farm Journal Magazine and possibly others:

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Here’s one from PINTREST and features a Tux Park IV:

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This ad from PINTREST shows off both the CJ-6 and CJ-5 Tux Parks:

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This one was made into a metal sign, so it’s not an exact copy of the ad. It’s for sale on eBay:

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This was originally published March 06, 2022: Barry Thomas (Farmjeep.com) shared this 1965 ad that shows a CJ-5 being used as an extra farm hand. If anyone happens to have any ads showing a CJ-5 on the farm or with a lift, Barry would be very interested in it.

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Hemmings Article on the 1958 Maverick

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Hemmings published this somewhat odd article (https://www.hemmings.com/stories/1958-jeep-maverick-special/) about the 1958 Maverick introduction. I use the term “odd”, because of the history that’s included. Let’s consider a few items:

  1. The company company formed in 1953 under Kaiser was called Willys Motors, Inc., not Willys Motor Company.
  2. Yes, W-O produced MBs, then MCs, but I’m pretty sure military production didn’t stop during 1956?? Seems there were some M-170s and M-38A1s produced? And what about the civilian jeeps sold to the military and government?
  3. Besides the military vehicles, I’m pretty sure there were one or two civilian jeeps produced for consumers prior to the introduction of the Maverick Special in 1958.
  4. How is there zero mention that there was an active relationship between the Maverick show, Willys Motors, The Kaiser companies, and the Maverick Special wagon (the late 1950s Jeep News issues certain thought it was a big deal)?
  5. Why was it a slow seller? Was it a lack of 4WD, poor marketing, an underpowered engine, or something else? Why wasn’t the market “ready” for this model?

This kind of feels like it was written by an AI program, then not vetted by an editor. In fact, it kind of feels like a regurgitated version of this news article: http://www.ewillys.com/2016/07/07/the-new-maverick-special/

Hemmings can do better …

 

 

 
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Keith’s FC Dashboard

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Keith Mette showed off his new FC dashboard on Facebook. It’s a bit of artistry that I could never build. My biggest concern would be working on things behind the dash (albeit an issue with many vehicles).

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1961 CJ-5 Omaha, NE $14,800

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This nice looking CJ-5 was spotted by Matt. It is currently pending (Sunday afternoon). It includes some rare Thor Lectro-Matic hubs along with a great dash tag and vintage switch.

“Selling my very nice 1961 CJ5
with 1957 Corvette 283 with mild cam gives a nice rumble without being too loud. Runs great. 4WD with electric lockout hubs, PTO driven front winch, spotlight, AM radio, front seat belts, heater, defroster, rare ventilating windshield, full top with zip out windows and removable doors all in good shape, 2” receiver hitch with electric trailer brake control on steering column, 5 matching new or like new tires dated 03/19, vacuum assisted brakes unit operates like power brakes, new dual exhaust from manifolds to rear, drives straight down the road and gets alot of attention and thumbs up.
3 speed 4wd in hi/lo and 427 axle ratio. 1” spacers behind wheels to give it a little wider track. Will cruise 60mph on highway, never had it faster because I’m old enough to know better.
Wheel covers shown were sold and currently has white wheels. Vehicle is in Omaha, Ne. Clean title in my name.
Only surface rust underneath.”

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1969 CJ-5 Fairfield, OH $10,000

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This was priced higher. It’s got a nice looking Kelly Bonanza series hardtop.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3064027363733640

“1969 Kaiser cj5 Buick 225 motor, garage kept $10,000 serious enquirers only”

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Bandai FC-170 Stakebed Toy Altamont, NY $40

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Gary shared this FC Stakebed model for sale. It’s missing the tailgate, hubcap, and part of the windshield. Maybe a good price could be had on this.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/938858907932530

“This is a nice smaller size collectible in played condition. Missing one hubcap, tailgate, and part of the windshield. I have seen these referenced as friction cars. It does make a winding sound when pushed on the floor, but doesn’t “take off” (if that’s what it’s supposed to do).”

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1953 CJ-3B Oroville, CA $1800

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TJ shared this beat up CJ-3B. That driver’s side is really pretty impressive! No description provided.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1157583242360688

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CJ-5 Hardtop Shelton, CT $250

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John spotted this hardtop for sale. It looks to be a Koenig.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/365531785526230/

“1955 Jeep Willy’s doors and roof. Needs new glass, but original parts. Asking $250 or best offer.”

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1951 Wagon Seeley Lake, MT $800

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TJ shared this wagon. It looks like it may have some useful parts if nothing else.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2383558478505152

“1951 Willys wagon. Set up for SBC. Doesn’t run. Can throw in a 305 SBC, for additions $. I believe most of the parts are there to get it running. I do have a current Montana title. Located in Seeley Lake”

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1967 CJ-5 Canon City, CO $3000

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This might be worth a look. It is supposed to run.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7700670826629789
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“I am selling this 1967 CJ-5 (Willys Jeep) My plan was to purchase this and fix it up as a hunting jeep. However, I am not a mechanic and do not have the time to fix it up. My wife and I are retiring soon. It has been in my barn for 2 years. *V6 Engine *Standard Transmission *Kelly Hard Top *Good Snow Tires *Has many of the original parts *Does run but needs work (Not roadworthy) *4wheel Drive/Goes into Gear *Not sure about actual mileage This is a great project for the right person. Super neat. Serious inquiries only. This is a great find and I am selling it at a fair price.”

 
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1947 CJ-2A Yucaipa, CA $4000

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(07/03/2023) It’s a project with a 283/t90 combo and 2 225 Buick V6s, along with an SM420.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3633255430263837

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“1947 Willy’s Jeep CJ2A. M38 body CJ3a windshield T-90 3 speed 283 small block Chevy Motor is good, just pulled it to replace the distributor and I take manifold. Motor is still out, I don’t have time or desire to finish it. Trades welcome. Examples: Center Console fishing boat Ford Maverick Grabber and other muscle cars (1975 and older) Truck bed camper 8′ Hobie PA14 Datsun 510 / Z Honda XR650L”

 
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Year? CJ-6 Yuba City, CA $1000

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Note the reversed springs on this. It might be a late 1956 model.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/692278929554064

“Old cj6 as pictured”

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