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This column shift 2A runs, but it is somewhat torn down (see video on ad). Thanks to Tom for sharing.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1109424380377957
“1946 Jeep CJ2A. Classic Jeep. Engine runs. New carb, fuel pump & filter and gas tank. Project started last year owner having medical issues unable to complete. Pictures were taken prior to tear down. Reasonable offers”
Before tear-down.
Thanks to Matt for sharing this document. This 16-page September 1947 issue of WO Sales News begins by announcing the addition of the “step” on CJ-2As. In an older comment by Bill Norris, “According to the 49 parts manual they [the steps] were available on 2As after serial number 129806”. This seems in relative accordance with the timing of the article.
The next story introduces the Laurel C. Worman hardtops, followed by another introduction, the Jeep-A-Trench.
On page six is an interesting story about a caravan of wagons that brought television to smaller towns across the country. To that point, television was only available to areas within a fifty mile radius of a large tower. When the jeep caravan arrived in towns, it offered twice-daily shows via a portable studio setup.
On page eight is a discussion of how to arrange and display jeeps. There are many car museums that could benefit from these insights! I’m not much of a fan of “parking lot” style museums.
The remainder of the pages discuss dealer info, marketing, testimonials, and other highlights.l
The Comvec-Connecticut Military Vehicle Collectors Club will be holding its annual military vehicle show and flea market June 15, 2024.
I tried to find out more information about Richard Schweers, but had no luck linking a person with this name to military service.
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“This is an original press photo. Pfc Richard Schweers uses field radio in Army jeep. Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated”
I’m not familiar with this movie, but if you collect jeep posters, this is probably a hard one to find.
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“Title : DEUX ENFOIRES A SAINT TROPEZ
Original french movie poster by : Max Pecas
Year : 1986
Size : 63×47 inch (160×120 cm) comes originally folded
Condition : Near mint”
If you want some back issues of Dispatcher Magazine, here are nineteen for sale.
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“This listing is for a lot of 19 ‘ The Dispatcher Classic Willys Jeep Magazine’. These magazines are in good condition but may have wear or blemishes, as shown in the actual images of the items. Please message me for additional photos or questions before ordering.”
Looks in good shape for the price.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1890506184681017
“Small block with a turbo – 400 Dana 60 reardnd”
John spotted these parts for sale. Unclear if these are jeep only or various military vehicles.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1261252374576443
“Old military new/old stock jeep truck parts wire harnesses, lights, carbs,canvas, racks, accessories so much to list come take a look make an offer there is alot”
UPDATE: Still Available.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1468291700701514
“Nice clean Jeep reg ready to go. Come look and drive. New registration ready to go.”
There seems to be some salvageable parts on this.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1911333039305824
“$500 firm. No title may be good yard art. Frame is solid been sitting for years. Will need to be towed out”
Andy spotted this 3B hiding within this group of vehicles.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/394624362910236
“EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE/SELLING FOR A FRIEND. Mostly Chevy/GMC parts/ some other stuff mixed in. Pick up only in really good condition there are so many parts from all different types of vehicles, to many to name from motors 305s etc, doors, hoods, fenders, etc just let me know what you need or you can come down and take a look/you see anything in the pictures your interested in let me know asap. But yea best offer or trade.”
The doors and rear cargo shelf give this CJ-5 an unusual look.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1432767440665599
“4 Cylinder L Head, 3 speed, New Tires, 2 tanks, Winch”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6000.
I’m wonder if this is part of Andy’s former collection.
“Up for sale is a 1942 Ford GPW matching numbers Jeep. Has a rebuildable GPW matching number engine, original data plates, some original gauges. This GPW is a nice candidate for a truly rare matching numbers restoration. Any questions feel free to ask.$6000”
Not sure how much value is here.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/369401052658616
“Lots of Jeep flat fender parts body’s frames axle’s transmissions all the stuff to run a Chevy 350 to stock trans and t case asking 4,000 obo for everything one clean title for the primer Jeep tub also open to trades”
Listed as a military 1946, the serial number shown is a very late 1947, though neither plates shown appear original. The tub may be a patched WWII tub. The chassis is from a CJ based on the PTO bar.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1353849368478483
“1946 WW2 Willys jeep. The military version of the CJ2-A. Has front disc brake conversion, later model Go Devil 4cyl engine, brand new winch and led pods on front, aftermarket heater, Rhino liner inside and out. Runs but needs some carb adjustment because the mechanical fuel pump went out so I converted it to electric fuel pump. Needs new master cylinder (have new one in the box with 2 new front brake lines) looking to trade for later model jeep with a back seat, 4wd truck, big boy toys, pre smog, classic cars or trucks just lmk what you have to trade.”
This is a project or parts.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/955282229628126
“Hi all. I have this Ford GPW project for sale that has a rebuildable T84 transmission mated to a 4cyl Ford car engine. Nice windshield, drivers seat and some original gauges. No paperwork. $3500”
Better pics and description would be helpful.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2152292661790195
“1949 Willys jeep, out-of-state vehicle selling for a friend contact for more information and I can get you in contact with him. Vehicle is in my property. I can show any day after 5 PM”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(11/28/2023) Andy shared this FC-170 with a dump bed.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/368656992247067/
“1961 Jeep FC-170 90% complete . Hurricane I6 , 3speed manual, dump bed, and snow plow frame. Had it running and drove it around the yard about 4 years ago. Body is better than most, glass is good other than the door glass is cracked.”
Not sure how much value is here. It doesn’t look military. I’m guessing CJ-3A (lacks from frame horns).
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/782656797155450/
“1940’s willys military jeep.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7900.
Sold as a pair. No titles.w
“2 FC150 trucks for sale as a pair. Red one has been in good dry storage since 1972. Vin # 61568 15729.
Has seized Dauntless V6 has not run for years. Has very good frame and the body is in pretty decent shape but not perfect. Good straight bumpers, rare dealer installed running boards, very good glove box , decent bed and 15″ wheels. Still has the factory rear balance weight, good tail gate and more. Real good windshield all glass in good except rh door glass. Very restorable, comes with the spare FC150 parts truck that has the drivetrain not sure of the condition, does also have the rear weight. Both have VIN plates and will be sold with bill of sales. $7900 is for the pair.”
This doesn’t run at the moment. It seems worth a look. Thanks to Blaine for spotting it.
https://skagit.craigslist.org/bar/d/clearlake-1952-jeep/7728417166.html
“1952 jeep 4×4 good body no rust, not running at this time.
has electrical issues. 4 cyl.”
UPDATE: Matt provides some insightful comments in posted comment at the bottom. Per his comment, I added a small blurb that (I hope) clarifies that the Jeep News issues discussed below were more consumer-oriented, similar to The Willys War News, rather than dealer-oriented periodicals like the WO Sales News and Salesbuilder. Still, it would be interesting to get more WO Sales News issues and compare the content to the Jeep News issues to see if there is any reuse of content, which would suggest some kind of coordination between those two periodicals. That the Jeep News seems to have stopped about the same time the Salesbuilder launched is also curious, but perhaps just a coincidence?
L to R News Periodical Covers –>1945 The Willys War News, 1945 The Willys News, 1946 Fergason’s Jeep News, 1947 WO Sales News, 1947 Milt. Henry’s Jeep News, 1947 Russ Borg’s Jeep News, 1948 WO Sales News, 1948 Salesbuilder, 1948 Cristie’s Jeep News
I sent Barry Thomas the following information the other day. He found it very interesting, so I thought I would republish (and fix the errors, ugh) the info here. If anyone can add to this or correct it, I’d appreciate it!
Here’s a history I’ve assembled about the transition from The Willys War News to Willys-Overland’s Salesbuilder.
July 1945: During WW2 Willys-Overland launched The Willys War News (probably in 1942). The last issue appears to have been July 1945: http://www.ewillys.com/2015/03/20/the-willys-war-news-vers-3-3/
Sept. 1945: As far as I can tell, the next issue was also labeled The Willys War News, but with WAR X’d out in red. It is marked Volume 1, No. 1, suggesting it was the beginning of something else. http://www.ewillys.com/2023/10/13/volume-1-issue-1-of-the-willys-war-news/ (It’s unclear to me how many additional issues of The Willys War News were published.
1946: My best guess is that W-O launched WO Sales News in 1946 as a dealer marketing periodical. I don’t have any 1946 issues, but a 1947 issue (below) claims to be Volume II, which likely makes Volume I published in 1946, though how many issues were produced I don’t know.
1946: A magazine, more consumer facing than the WO Sales News, was launched in 1946 called Ferguson’s Jeep News Volume 1 No. 1, but there’s no information (that I have spotted) in the first issue indicating who was producing the magazine: http://www.ewillys.com/2022/08/28/1946-issue-of-jeep-news/. Given the proper use of apostrophes around the name ‘Jeep’ , there could have been some influence by Willys-Overland behind it, but I can’t say for certain.
Importantly, Matt notes in the comments below that he has a Volume 1 No. Jeep News issue with the name C. Denigers, so there was some kind of marketing program likely used to assigned names to the top of these issues. But, who was overseeing such a program isn’t your et clear.
Jan 1947: Willys Overland publishes WO Sales News Volume II No. I. Printed on the cover of the bottom page is “January 1947”, which suggests to me the intent to publish this as a monthly periodical: http://www.ewillys.com/2022/09/06/january-1947-willys-overland-sales-news/
1947: Jeep News Volume 1 No. 3 was published, but this time it was Milt. Henry’s name at the top, replacing Ferguson: http://www.ewillys.com/2022/09/09/1947-jeep-news-vol-1-no-3/ I explain in the post link why I thought this was published in 1947.
1947: The next issue of Jeep News Volume 1 No. 4 has Russ Borg’s name headlining the issue: http://www.ewillys.com/2022/09/11/year-jeep-news-vol-1-no-4/
Jan 1948: The next issue of WO Sales News that I have is WO Sales News Volume III No.1, published January 1948: http://www.ewillys.com/2022/09/12/jan-1948-willys-overland-sales-news/
July 1948: The first issue of Salesbuilder appears in July of 1947 as Volume 1 No. 1. I don’t yet have this full issue: http://www.ewillys.com/2019/05/28/salesbuilder-magazines/
Why the name change from WO Sales News to Salesbuilder? There was a short blurb on google announcing this change published in the 1948 Volume 22 of “Tide”, a marketing and advertising publication, but I can’t find much more info than the screen shot I grabbed (to get to this link, google “salesbuilder jeep news”, then click on the “books” search tab:
Also, about this time, Willys Overland was undergoing a marketing shift, pushing out the “Willys” brand in favor of “Jeep”, a discussion I have documented on eWillys. The company would reverse this trend in 1951 with the introduction of the Willys car and the Willys Makes Sense marketing campaign, also documented on that link above. Both issues are also discussed as part of the Willys Makes Sense Ad Campaign Post.
1948: The last issue of Jeep News (that i know of) shows Cristie’s as the headliner of Volume 1 No. 6. I believe it appeared in 1948 based on pics of two “Lefty” CJ-2As photos in the issue.
Salesbuilder would run throughout 1953, when Kaiser Purchased Willys-Overland’s Assets. To the best of my knowledge, the name was switched to Kaiser Willys News (Unless there was something else between Salesbuilder and KW News that I haven’t seen). .
The 60 to 70 degree highs the past few days made for some optimal outside work weather, so there was lots of recovering from winter (picking up branches), to restocking with hay for the next month, to spraying fence lines, among other tasks, so there was no time for eWillys. I did get a little work done on the FC, but not much.
Below is a pic showing how the steering column goes from the rack and pinion’s stock connector (2000 Ford Explorer), switching from the Ford V connection on the R&P to the 3/4 DD shaft (not shown is the 1″DD to 3/4″ DD Borgensen joint that will over the joint). A 3/4″ Heim Joint will help keep the shaft in place, but the mount is yet to be built.
The 3/4 DD shaft enters a 3/4″ DD / 3/4: 36-spline U-Joint, which connects to the VDog 90 degree joint. The V-Dog has an aluminum block mount that will bolt to a yet-to-be made mount to the frame. The V-Dog will also bolt to the bottom of the floor access cover.
Here is the pic from a below. Atop the VDog is a temp plate for testing how it will fit. It’s a close fit between the frame and cab, but everything clears with room to spare.
From the top of the V-Dog another 3/4″ DD / 3/4: 36-spline u Joint connects to the column. The column itself is a IDIDIT 28″ tilt column with hazards and turn signals. As it sits, it’s a couple inches higher than stock, but it’s at more of an angle, so it looks in the pic like it is sticking up higher than that.
Before I can mount the column, I need to finalize the pedal. I made a prototype today, but it’s pretty ugly. I hope to have a final version in the next couple of days.
The column is larger around (2″) than a stock column, so I might not use the stock column mount as I’d planned to do.
Again, this is all rough work to make sure things fit.
A big thanks to Barney Goodwin for sending me this original Meyer Snow Plow poster. I doubt there are many of these around anymore.
Mike shared this modified CJ-5 with six wheels. I can’t tell if both rear axles are setup to drive or not.
https://willysforsale.com/ads/63-cj-5-custom-modified/
“Customized 6wheels brand new 33×12.5×15 tires and rims Duantless V6
Auto trans engine runs new carb custom metal fabrication ready for new life I don’t have time sad to let go lots of hours close to finish but won’t be able too, everything is here needs rear mods finished by a gear head and new attitude to complete custom custom have Title.”
