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Transmission Raffles @ Willys Reunion

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Bob Christy let me know that the 2019 Spring Willys Jeep Reunion will be holding TWO raffles: One raffle for a transmission rebuild and one raffle for a rebuilt T-90. Learn more here: http://www.willysreunion.com/Raffle.htm

“You can buy a ticket to bring your transmission to the show (friday) and tear it down alongside Joe Deyoung, then rebuild it Saturday with parts supplied by Novak. A local transmission shop is going to hot tank it for us friday afternoon. We even have a selection of gears on hand in case new ones are needed.

Alternatively, you can buy a ticket to win the T90 joe is building. Winner need not be present for that, we can ship on the winner’s dime.”

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1944 Photo of a Press Jeep in Paris

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This photo was published in the October 21, 1944, issue of the Saturday Evening Post.

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1949 Jeepster West Goshen, PA **SCAM**

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UPDATE: This is a SCAM. This was a reply one reader received.

“I’m Janice, glad to see you are interested! The price is $13,100. This belonged to my husband and after he passed away I decided to sell it. I moved at my daughter because I had a throat surgery and I’ll stay here for at least a few months. I’m located in Sioux City, IA. I have signed a contract with eBay to take care of the selling on my behalf. It is already at the shipping company here in Sioux City sealed and ready for the shipping. The deal includes free delivery and it will arrive at your address in 7-9 days, depending on the exact location. You will have 5 days to try out prior to making any purchase and if by any reason you find something you don’t like about it you can send it back at my expense.” 

It is similar to this scam: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Car-sale-scam-I-received-this-message-after-inquiring-about-a/qaq-p/28221471

Original link:

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/d/west-chester-1949-jeep-jeepster/6855830526.html

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“Kept immaculate,
Runs and drives beautifully,
Highly restored,
No accidents,
3 speed column,
Radio and heater,
Overdrive,
5 new WW tires,
Side curtains,”

 
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1952 Truck Project Bismark, ND $5000

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UPDATE: Price dropped to $5000.

Contact Guy at 605-281-0633. He prefers a text first because of the solicitors that call. There’s a trailer that also goes with it.

“1952 with a started frame off, had the frame sandblasted, primed and painted. New springs, shocks, brakes to include drums and slave cylinders. Rebuilt original engine with a new OEM head, rebuilt transmission and transfer care. Rear axle rebuilt and have all the parts for the front axle. 5 new tire on painted rims, Pintle hitch and d-rings for safety chains, plus lots of new part for engine and body.

The body is in great shape and complete with original heater core and gauges. Plus a 1/4 ton trailer goes with. All stored out of the elements.”

Here’s the truck before he started work:

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His progress so far:

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The trailer:

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1956? Four Reasons Brochure

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This brochure came from eBay. I’m guessing it was published sometime in 1956, given it describes both the DJ-3A and the CJ-6 as new models. The brochure folds out horizontally.

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1949 Adjustable Scraper Blade Mount Patent

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Harvey Rust submitted this patent for an adjustable scraper blade mount on April 1, 1949.

“This invention relates to scraper blades of the bulldozer type such as used in leveling or pushing snow, dirt and the like, and in particular a blade mounting for removably attaching a blade to the front of a Jeep or the like wherein the elevation of the blade is readily adjustable and in which the blade is hinged and resiliently held to provide tilting movement when the lower edge of the blade engages a fixed obstruction.”

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1951 Truck Prescott Valley, AZ **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $18,500.

Lots of nice work on this build.

“350 Chevy L-T1 340 H.P., Chevy turbo auto trans, Cameron clip front end, Webster racing steering components, disc brakes, stereo/tape. Arare cruiser in exceptional condition.”

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1949 Jeepster Encinitas, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $11,900.

Some wear, but looks solid overall.

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“Unrestored, unmolested RARE 1949 Jeepster. Very original condition.
Has the 6 cylinder engine (last owner said it was the original, I can’t prove that) with 3 on the tree transmission with Overdrive. Runs and drive quite well (most of the time), carburetor should be rebuilt, or fuel pump issues.
Overdrive solenoid needs to be replaced.
Original interior in great shape- 1 small hole in the drivers seat.
Top needs the rear window.
Body is in GREAT shape.
Small rust hole on driver side floor.
Clean title (49 plate not included).
Miscellaneous extra parts, manual and car cover included.”

 

 
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1962 Truck JeepRod Carmel, IN **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $8500.

(10/25/2016)  “I have a 1962 WILLY’s Overland Truck/305 Engine /350 Transaction .The truck cab it’s self was customize by taking 7″ out of the center of the body & slanting it inward. The top was cut and shortened with a new top made out of a 1961 ford hood,this top will unbolt & come off to make this a open wheel roster ( how cool). The body was channeled over a 1988 Chevy S10 frame, new brake lines ,master cylinder booster ,brakes caliber’s ,& brake pads and shoes, and the rear differential ( Chevy 10 bolt ) has a Eaton locker pos a track, with 4/11 gears .The front grill has a 46 Chevy for the top half & the bottom half is a 51 Packard. The 1985 Camaro engine ,305 high output has a mild cam,aluminum intake,a new 600 Edelbrock carb, & a new HEI distributor . Home made exhaust manifold’s with side pipe’s . The transition a 350 TH shifts good & hard. This Truck run’s and drive’s great (fast & fun) ,one nice thing there is a endless amount of things to do to make this your truck $12,500.00 ,You can view more of this truck on YouTube @ 4 madmax4444 .”

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1942 MB? Mohave County, NV $20,000

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Includes a trailer.

https://mohave.craigslist.org/cto/d/fort-mohave-1942-jeep-willys/6864081546.html

“Historical vehicle in awesome shape. Runs great, has an incredible amount of detail.”

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1972 AM General FJ-BC Van Tucson, AZ **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500.

Nothing about this is jeep-like, but there are folks looking for these.

“1972 AM General FJ-BC 8C 1/2 ton route delivery truck-postal van with title
…mid-restoration
…moving and must sell”

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1942 MB Fort Wayne, IN **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000.

It’s a project.

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“1942 Willys MB with TITLE!!
Everything Sandblasted & mostly epoxy primed, has motor/trans & many other parts, some salvageable, some not. The serial numbers on the block and head match they have been verified of the same era. The trans appears to be from a GPW. Once the frame was blasted, it was amazing just how nice it turned out. The frame other than the front and rear bumpers, is next to 100%. Everything is very clean.

The body, is definitely 77 years old. It’s actually quite amazing how little rust it does have.. basically only where the wood runners go under the drivers & pass floor pan & some in the gas tank area. But, overall the panels are not very straight & would require major body work to be presentable. The real value with this jeep is matching block serial #’s, a very clean frame & title. They reproduce everything for these jeeps, all the steel is easily attainable. But, this one has a couple bullet holes. :)”

 

 
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1949 CJ-3A Somerset, KY **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** was $12,500.

Seems to have one one-spoked rim. I think the others are painted black.

“1949 Willy’s Jeep has top and is ready for the summer. 12,500 obo.”

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1950 CJ-3A Coachella Valley, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3200.

(03/07/2019) Has some updates.

“Priced dropped to $3200 because 4wd isn’t working gear broke in the front axle transfer case is all good easy fix just don’t have time right now … 1950 Willys jeep with a Buick v6 swap runs great, nice seats, cage, small lift, perfect for the trails. Currently non oped but can be registered. Open to trades really looking for sas toyota will consider jeep cherokee (no grands) 4runner, harley, diesel truck don’t be scared to make me an offer”

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1947 CJ-2A Wichita, KS $15,400

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(07/29/2018) This MB close appears pretty solid. Has early Free-Lock hubs.

https://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/d/wichita-willys-cj2a-finished-to/6862851789.html

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“paint color: green
size: compact
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: convertible
Up for sale is a 1947 Willys CJ2A serial #116959 that is finished as an MB style WWII Army military Jeep. The accessories that are shown in the photos are also included, which include fire extinguisher, shovel, helmet, 1945 trench shovel, replica grenade crate, three military bags, pistol belt and canteen, bridge plate (removable), jerry gas can, door safety straps, and soft canvas top.

This jeep is ready to be driven and can be enjoyed today. It is great in Parades, errands, and road trips. I use it currently for trips to the hardware store and Walmart. You get lots of looks and high fives. This is a Fun jeep! This is NOT a frame-off restoration. I take good sound jeeps, fix and upgrade where it needs it, and finish them to military.
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1946 CJ-2A East Bethel, MN **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2000.

Seems to have potential.

“1946 Willys CJ2A in need of restoration. It is solid. The jeep is from South Dakota and has seen very little if no salt. I was going to restore it, but its been in the corner of my garage for years and time to move it. I have some misc new parts that will go with it. I also pulled the engine a year ago and is currently on an engine stand that will go with it. Clean title in hand.”

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Just a Few Updates Today

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I finished the final draft of the Willys-Overland WWII advertising post I’d mentioned earlier this week. That sucked up lots of time yesterday, so only a few posts today. I hope you enjoy it!

 
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How Willys-Overland Changed Its Identity: 1941-1946

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NOTE: Though this is PART II of Maury and my research into the “J” logo, it mostly predates that article. This should be considered a working draft, as I’m sure we’ll learn new things and make editorial improvements to it. If you spot something in error, email me or comment below. 

willys-truck-car-logo-restoredWhen Maury Hurt and I were researching the short-lived “J” logo, we found ourselves looking back into Willys-Overland advertising during WWII. That, in turn, led to the development of the large Saturday Evening Post and Collier’s Magazine images showing all the ads Willys-Overland took out during the war so we could more easily compare how Willys-Overland marketing evolved. That work proved quite useful, showing us visually how the pre-war Willys-Overland company became, for all practical purposes, the post-war Willys ‘Jeep’ company.

FRED COLDWELL’S “SELLING THE ALL-AMERICAN WONDER”:

fred-caldwell-selling-the-american-wonderAnyone who has read Fred Coldwell’s excellent book  “Selling The All-American Wonder” knows that studying the WWII ads that Willys-Overland published during the war isn’t ground breaking. However, Fred focused his book on the legal challenges Willys-Overland faced when trying to secure the rights to trademark the name JEEP so the company could sell jeeps to the post-war public.

As Fred explained in his book, Willys-Overland faced a huge hurdle to transform the generic word jeep into a Trademark. Prior to the introduction of the Bantam BRC in September of 1940, the term JEEP had been applied to a magical cartoon character in Popeye, to Army grunts, to a type of train, to another category of military vehicle(Dodge Command Car), the MM Tractor, and to a category of planes, as this 1939 Boy’s Life Magazine highlighted (the term would continue to be used for that category of planes in magazine articles and ads throughout WWII.)

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Partial look at the 1939 article from Boy’s Life Magazine about the Jeep plane.

By mid-November of 1940, which was after the Bantam BRC and Willys Quad were introduced, both vehicles were already being referred to as jeeps. However, this was prior to the introduction of the Ford Pygmy in late November (which wasn’t being called a FORD GP at that point, nor even by early 1941).

Because of these complexities, Willys-Overland pushed to advertise in major publications during WWII to reinforce to the public the idea that the Jeep was a Willys product. To that end, Fred’s book highlights the type of WWII advertisements used to achieve that trademark goal (and Fred’s full-size reproductions of the ads are excellent and a much cheaper way of finding the ads then by purchasing magazines). Willys-Overland eventually secured the trademark JEEP in 1950.

HOW OUR APPROACH DIFFERED FROM FRED’S WORK:

Our review of the material differed in that we were trying to document how Willys-Overland arrived at the final the logo and text choices the company made.

Let’s not forget the state of the company prior to the war. In 1937, Willys-Overland produced 63,000 vehicles, but a recession wiped out sales the following year and Willys sales declined to a terrible 17,000 cars and trucks. Things were so bad that by 1940 earnings were a negative -$800,000 (read more here). In other words, Willys-Overland, as a car and truck company, wasn’t succeeding. And, like Bantam, Willys-Overland hoped a military contract would rescue the company.

Though Bantam lost out, Willys-Overland’s securing of the military contract for ‘scout cars’ in 1941 led to a significant financial turn-around. That year earnings bounced back, totaling $800,000 in the black. Things were looking up for the company.

With the new military contract and cash, coupled with an exciting new vehicle (the jeep), Willys started advertising more aggressively. Fred Coldwell notes that the earliest major advertisement, published in the December 13, 1941, issue of the Saturday Evening Post was titled The Jeep in Civvies. This ad promoted both the new army jeep and its connection to the 1942 Americar, Willys-Overland’s new creation led by former Chrysler Executive Joe Frazer.

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Saturday Evening Post December 13, 1941, page 117.

Subsequent magazine ads from Willys-Overland in early 1942 also harnessed the Jeep in Civvies slogan, but added to the advertisements were illustrations of a Willys Americar and a Willys slat grille jeep; in-between the two illustrations was the WILLYS logo in bold and an image of the Go-Devil engine. Underneath the large WILLYS logo was the sub-line: MOTOR CARS [Engine Image] TRUCKS AND JEEPS.

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The ad, HELL BENT FOR VICTORY,  was published in the June 27, 1942, issue of the Saturday Evening Post. The WILLYS brand is prominent. JEEP is mentioned, but it’s after MOTOR CARS, an engine, TRUCKS.

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DJ-3A, Truck and One Other Taylor, TX

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UPDATE: **SOLD**

These jeeps are posted at Jeeptruck.com. Only two pics were posted. The flat fender is a 1958 DJ-3A.

“1952 Truck Marine V8, adapter plate to original 4×4 $2500
1958 Jeep solid no driveline 2×4 $1200 TX title
1955 Jeep, 4×4 no driveline solid, 1946 Chassis $1200”

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1946 JeepRod Mansfield, TX **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

This is up for sale again on eBay. Regarding the “1953 Willys MB Jeep F-head” statement, the seller included that to attract hits rather than for accuracy (we had this discussion back in 2014).

For all you zombie haters, here’s a zombie hunting jeep.

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“Up for auction, fresh out of the hills of Crossville, Tennessee, the Zombie Hunter! I have been in the paint and body work field for over 28 years, I have restored several Willys Jeeps (CJ2A, MB’s, etc) but I decided this time around to do a custom Willys Rat Rod!

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WWII Photographer Estate Sale Milwaukee, WI

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Allan shared the news that Jake Skoric, a photographer with who took photos before during (in the South Pacific) and after WWII will have his photos being sold over the next three days. As you can see in the preview photos here, there are thousands of photos being sold.

Read the story here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2019/04/05/estate-sale-features-unusual-gallery-6-000-black-and-white-photos/3368768002/

View the estate sale info here: https://www.estatesales.net/WI/Milwaukee/53220/2166789

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1953 Patent for Gun Aiming Mechanism

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C.W. Musser filed a patent for a “Gun Aiming Mechanism with associate trigger release mechanism and supporting mount” on February 24, 1953. This illustration with the gun on a jeep accompanied the patent.

“Fig. 1 is a side view of my gun aiming mechanism and associated trigger release mechanism with supporting mount shown in heavy solid line. For purposes of illustration the aiming and trigger release mechanisms are applied to a typical, large caliber recoilless rifle and its attached spotting rifle (both shown in light solid line), and the supporting mount is secured to a representative motor vehicle which takes the form of the jeep (also shown in light solid line). For simplicity of drawing the customary sighting system for the guns has not been shown.”

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Photo of Lengthened WWII Jeep on eBay

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This MB has been lengthened.

View all the information on eBay

“Offered is an original WWII time period photograph. The picture measures approximately 2″ x 2.25″. It belonged to a GI who served as a medic with the 1st BN Aid Station attached to the 1306th Engineer General Service Regiment under the 3rd Army.”

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CJ-2A Al-Toy Fowlerville, MI $200

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Roger Martin shared this Al-toy. Not a bad price.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/404051730421316/?ref=messenger_share

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1953 CJ-3B Eureka, MT $20,000

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Lots of updates on this custom flattie. Some nice clean work, too.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/d/eureka-willys-jeep/6862519022.html

“1953 cj3b Willy’s high hood! Complete restoration approximately 100 miles on build. All new parts nothing over looked, to many details to list in ad please call serious inquires only”

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