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Appears solid.
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/d/1946-cj2a/6581151359.html
“1946 CJ2A Totally undercoated, original 4 cylinder flat head, runs good, roll bar, great for the desert/ranch vehicle.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $15,000.
(03/02/2018) Seller provides a number of photos that show some issues with the body (and discloses that info).
“M 170, build date 3/54, serial # 10023.
I purchased this vehicle a few years ago purely to save it from the Vermont elements. When I bought it the engine was lightly stuck, needed brake work and the fuel system was contaminated. This was my first Willys project but I didn’t have a place to get after it, I parked in my shed for a year while a shop was built, I sprayed the underbody with Fluid Film to stop any corrosion until I could get to it. It has lived in a heated shop since the shop was completed. I will describe everything to the best of my abilities, there are many pictures, if I don’t cover something please reach out and I will tell you what I know. Keep in mind I am not an accomplished mechanic nor am I a body man, the good news is that I am fully aware of this fact. I didn’t rip into anything I had no business touching, I had professional help with the carburetor and engine. The best news of all is that I don’t own a welder. Continue reading
Appears worth a look.
https://slo.craigslist.org/cto/d/1953-m38a1-willys-jeep/6581959448.html
“1953 M38a1 Willys Jeep for sale
Highlights:
-frame off restoration in ~2005, garaged or covered since
-12 volt electrical system
-dual reservoir master cylinder
-machine gun mount acts as pseudo roll bar
-runs great
-$8000 obo
-reply to this ad with questions or if you would like to come by and take a look
Needs:
-fluid change
-brake service
Spare Parts:
– Rim/tire, various lights, reflectors, military spec decals, jerry cans, rod ends, etc.”
Appears to have a fiberglass body. It’s got a nice roll cage.
https://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/d/1950-jeep-willy/6582592871.html
“1950’s Jeep Willy In Good Condition. Tags Are On Non-Op. 4×4 4 Cylinder Stick Shift. Might Need A New Fuel Pump.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000. May have been an ex-cj2.
It’s a mix of GPW/CJ/other parts. No description provided.
UPDATE: Still Available.
(11/11/2017) It appears to have a replacement body.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/1953-willys-jeep-high-hood/6581778339.html
“nice clean willys jeep..
Absolutely
ZERO RUST
ZERO BONDO
ZERO DENTS.
Barn find 4 years ago…
Stored inside for?? 40?? 50 years
..runs GREAT,
Used only for hunting..
Completely rebuild transmission..
2nd gear shimmed..
No more willys famous 2nd gear poping out..
no mechanical issues
Running
Currently registered
Clean title Continue reading
Has potential.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/d/1962-jeep-willys/6582519174.html
“Light duty truck with 230 Tornado engine. All original body, bed & cab. In great condition. Needs minor work. Price is firm and CASH only. No cashiers checks or PayPal.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4000.
Some interesting hood bumps. Not bad.
“Bought this as a project, but I lost interest, And I could use a work truck more than the Willy’s.
Really cool little Willy’s. Runs very strong. 4wd works great. It does need some TLC depending on your preferences, but will also work just fine as it is.
1960s Buick 225 V-6 odd-fire engine.
Brand new New batttery.
Newer 2 barrel carb.
New coil.
Non op since 2006
Title in hand
Body has some surface rust, but there is absolutely no cancer on the Jeep. Very solid tub.
Listed at $4k because I don’t know the market very well. Make a reasonable offer and it’s yours.
Might be interested in trades for a 4wd truck/suv that seats 4. Ford ranger, explorer, Chevy blazer, ford bronco, etc. open to offers and ideas. But I would prefer the the trade to be a clean, working, vehicle. Or possibly a couple of dirt bikes. NO projects please.”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(04/30/2018) Has an f-head and a few other updates.
https://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/d/running-driving-willys-mb/6576450048.html
World War II; Willys MB. Clean pink slip, street legal, on Non-OP Status. Original steel body.
4 cylinder, F head motor (not flat head) with Holley one barrel carb.
CJ3A windshield with good glass and working, driver’s side, electric wiper.
Lock Out front hubs work correctly. It has a tow bar and the tail lights are set up for flat towing.
12 volt, all lights work, including back up, interior and fog lights. Onboard battery charger.
Stewart Warner Gauges, re-production speedometer; all work. Odometer works but milage is not correct.
This has 11″ brakes, power steering, rear fuel tank, full cage roll bar.
Seats are not stock but are in very good condition.
Locking tool box under back seat. Locking tool box in front of grill. Seat belts for 4.
Original axles, transmission and transfer case work like they should.
Powder coated wheels and good tires with very little wear.
Comes with shovel and axe that mount to side of jeep.
Comes with 2 reproduction military service manuals. Continue reading
May have some Free-Lock hubs. Engine isn’t original, it’s a CJ model.
https://medford.craigslist.org/cto/d/1942-willys-gpw/6578270304.html
“Solid 1942 Willy’s GPW
100+ miles on Rebuilt Original Flat head 4 cyl
Stored in barn forty years
Brakes rebuilt
Electrical system good
Needs turn signal wired in”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.
Lots of parts.
“Acquired this in a wheeling and a dealing and don’t have the time for it. Almost 2 WWII Jeeps…..almost. I got boxes of parts I haven’t even looked in yet. The frame and the green body is a 1943 GPW according to the title. The frame has the”F” on the shock mounts as seen in the pictures. An older gentleman started a restoration and thats why the frame is painted and has new brake lines. He also put a whole front floor section in the GPW tub but as you can see, it has a way to go. What else he did I do not know. There are a bunch of extra parts in the buckets and pallet, 3 extra heads, a transfer case that don’t belong, 2 sets of rods, two oil filter assemblies and 2 BO lights and more stuff. Continue reading
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000.
Might be worth a look.
“For Sale 1952 M38a1 Jeep with title, looking for a new home.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $300.
‘Looks like a good price.
“This top is in good shape just taken apart for storage.
All glass is good.
Doors have roll up windows.
Will fit all Willys Jeep Cj-5 1955 to 75 or M38A1.”
No pics provided.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/1960-willys-cj-3b-jeep/6580706744.html
“1960 Willys CJ-3B jeep, estate sale, no rust $ 4000, BEST OFFER.”
<– Day 7 – Sat May 5: There’s a Coffee Shop? | Day 9 – Mon May 7: Jeeps, Rest & Laundry –>
It’s been several years since either of us drank Coca-Cola, but it’s the World of Coca-Cola!
Day 8: On Sunday we drove from Alabaster, Alabama, south to Montgomery, then northeast to Suwanee, Georgia.
Our trip form Alabaster to Suwanee
We began the morning early, leaving Alabaster for Montgomery and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum. Admittedly, that’s a mouthful and I can’t remember the name unless I pull it up on the web page. It was my son who suggested that we visit the newly opened complexes. His was a good idea.
As we headed south on I-65, the clouds FINALLY parted, giving way to blue sky for the first time since Kansas. The weather was perfect and remained so the remainder of the day.
We arrived in Montgomery at 8:30am. The Legacy Museum is several blocks (5 minutes away) from the Memorial, which sits on a hill overlooking the city. Since we had Museum tickets for 9am, we went to the Memorial first, hoping to beat any crowds and have the place to ourselves. I figured Sunday was an optimal time: many people would be in church and no downtown traffic. In this case, things worked out well.
From the EJI website
The entrance to the Memorial, as well as strategic areas outside the block-sized Memorial, were monitored by security guards. To enter, visitors must have a ticket and walk through a metal detector; there are also restrictions on what can be brought into the complex.
Once inside, we found a somber setting and a long path to ourselves, lined with occasional descriptions focusing on the 4400 extrajudicial documented killings that have occurred throughout the US.
Once we ascended a slowly rising path, we encountered a square structure, very earthy, with 800 steel blocks, each six feet tall, suspended from above by steel poles. I interpreted them as hanging coffins or tombstones. Each was inscribed with a county name followed by those documented who were killed in that county and the date they were killed. At first, visitors must wander between them like gravestones, but soon the deck-like slightly creaking wooden floor, begins to drop, until the floor is low enough for visitors to walk underneath the hanging objects.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $16,000.
For those looking for GPW/MB parts, at the end of this post Josh notes that he’s willing to sell groups of parts:
“I should also mention if you want to make it a full load, I have a very large number of GPW mb parts (windshields, fenders, gas tanks, transmissions.transfers, tandem tow bar and many little pieces about 6 large totes full.) As well as a few WW2 trailers that I could put into a larger package deal. I don’t currently have time to sell these things individually.”
“For sale: 1941 Ford GP #9714 dod 5/2/1941 first series project. The GP has all three data plates and the frame and tub #’s match. Engine is also first series GP #8966 but not matching.
The good:
Original data plates in good readable condition.
original pintle hook
Original solid wheels x2
Original spare tire carrier
original front seats (slightly altered)
original voltage regulator
brown coil
original radiator
original scalloped axles
original Knee shocks x4
original windshield frame, inner, and clamps.
original transmission hump (cut but not missing material)
Frame is very good condition
original transmission/ transfer. transmission is free, transfer case levers are not.
I believe to be an original jack is present.
3 partial 0-100 instrument clusters.
GP engine turns and looks good inside.
most major and minor body components are present and dash is intact nice fenders
reproduction front brake line
Rolls and steers very easy.
Continue reading
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was No Price.
“1966 Jeep Mail truck * extremely Rare* Runs and drives, will convert to a food truck easily for sale or trade”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6500.
“No time or space anymore to continue with my project, would love to see it go to someone in the FC community who can enjoy it and hopefully watch the progress.
– Start, runs and drives great. Newer carb and rebuilt radiator.
– Less than 15 miles on brand new leaf springs and shocks all around, complete brake system replacement, new Warn lockouts, new tires with wheels sandblasted and repainted
– Brand new muffler, refurbished gas tank, new fuel sender, all fluids flushed and filled, 12v new battery, also have a complete wiring harness ready to be installed and just installed a new hand brake cable
– Cab has a good amount of rust out in the usual spots in the wheel well where it meets the door and cab corners but otherwise solid. Drip channels are good, header is good
– Bed is rusted through in several spots but may be salvageable. I had planned on parting out and converting over to a stake bed
– Frame appears solid with surface rust, I had planned to stabilize with POR-15
– Original radio still intact and works but speaker is blown, also still has the original glove box
– All glass is intact but as you can see the windshield has frosted
– Clean title, classic plates, owner’s manual and service manual
I think that’s about it, I may be forgetting some details so feel free to ask questions.”
Jon needs to sell this. No pics provided.
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/pts/d/willys-f134-will-take-best/6562728088.html
“I have a willys f134 with head pressure test and block bored to 30 over and pressure tested for cracks. Comes with carb,oil floater, oil pan,head, new valves, new exhaust manifold gaskets and studs, new cam bearing and cam polished, new gasket set in place. Crank shaft to under 30
Will take best offer
Urgent to sell”
<– Day 6 – Friday May 4: Parker To the Rescue! | Day 8 – Sunday May 6: Somber to Soda –>
Geoff and David in front of the Ford GPs at the Alabama Veterans Museum.
Day 7: On Saturday, we spent a pleasant morning with Geoff and Kathy, then drove down to Alabaster, Alabama.
A short drive today from Huntsville, Alabama, to Alabaster, Alabama.
Today began with a 10am rendezvous with Geoff and Kathy at the U.S. Veterans Museum in Huntsville, Alabama. On our way to the museum we spotted this CJ-5 on the side of the road advertising a tire shop. It’s the first ‘feral’ jeep we’ve spotted during this trip:
We arrived at the U.S. Veteran’s Museum to find the museum already open and our entry fairs pre-paid (thanks Geoff and Kathy!!).
A docent welcomed us to the museum and proceeded to show us around, telling us stories. When we first met him, I specifically mentioned that Ann was an Air Force veteran and that she’d been a weapons specialist. I’ve learned to do this because the older docents often assume that it’s the men that served and the men who know weapons (I can’t tell you how many folks assumed that I was the veteran when we used to drive around in Ann’s old Mustang with the Purple Heart plates).
I don’t believe the docent meant any harm and Ann claims it doesn’t bother her (I think it in fact does), but multiple times the docent assumed it was Geoff and I who knew things about guns such as the carbine vs. the rifle (Geoff did, but I didn’t have a clue; I could hear Ann under her breath answer his question) or his comment about our boys and the Purple Hearts (Ann’s received the medal, but it’s not a point of pride for her …. In fact, women have been awarded Purple Hearts since the first winner, a nurse from Pearl Harbor in 1941.) Eventually, Ann excused herself and wandered about on her own for a little while.
Apart from that minor issue, it was fun to wander around the museum with Geoff and Kathy. Of course, I enjoyed the jeeps the best, especially the Ford Pygmy and later Ford GP. It was the first time I noticed just how different the Pygmy was to the later models. Geoff knew enough about early Ford trucks to point out some of the parts Ford had used on their prototype Pygmy. Here are some pics:
Ford Pygmy, Ford GP, Bantam BRC-40, Willys MA, Willys Slat Grille
UPDATE: Still Available.
A few curious things about the body. I suspect this MB body is sitting on a CJ-3A or later frame and drivetrain. Note the boxes in the rear for the shocks have been removed and the front of the frame lacks gussets.
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/jeep-willys/6562566821.html
“1945 Jeep Willy’s runs and drive needs TLC”
No pics provided.
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/grd/d/willys-jeep-cj2a-1947/6579910255.html
“this is a project car.
it is titled, registered, street legal,
is a 1947 willys jeep, has a 1937 henryJ rebuilt motor , factory standards and specifications.
has new. custom radiator, 8″x15″wheels, mud tires, complete new fuel system, electric advance distributor, overdrive, cj5 leaf springs, complete new exhaust system. ’42 ford grill, nine slot, swinging headlamps, in the process of a new electrical system and disc brakes . $7k takes it away . 4wheel drive
comes with extras”
<– Day 5 – Thursday May 3: Rainy Day Quilts | Day 7 – Saturday May 5: There’s a Coffee Shop Here? –>
DAY 6: Today we drove from Paducah to Huntsville via the Sam H. Werner Military Museum. It was almost a total bust, but Parker Lowndes saved the day!
Today’s drive from Paducah to Huntsville
Today we had one objective: To visit the Sam H. Werner Military Museum in Monteagle, Tennessee, a museum that just opened last year in 2017. I’d seen pics of prototype jeeps, prototype lightweights and more and couldn’t wait to visit.
Once again, for the first half the drive, rain came and went. About noon, the rains finally left us. It was great to have some dry weather again!
We reached Monteagle at 1:30pm. The Werner Military Museum isn’t far off the interstate, so within a few minutes we were sitting in front of the museum. But something was noticeably wrong. The gates were locked and no cars were in the parking lot.
But it’s supposed to be open today!!!! NOOOOOO…..
Hmmm …. This can’t be good. The hours were Wed-Sun, 10-3, so it should have been open. But, it wasn’t. I looked to my left and there was a sign, torturing me. It read: Jeeps to Tanks, Come in and Visit Us …. trust me, I’m trying to get inside!!
Desperate, I turned to the website. There, I found two folks with emails and phone numbers. The first one went to voicemail. The second one went to Parker Lowndes. Thankfully, Parker answered.
Parker explained that the volunteer who should have been at the museum had to leave early. Could I come back tomorrow? I explained that I’d come a long way and had to head south to Huntsville later in the evening. After a short conversation, Parker offered to meet us at the museum but couldn’t be there until 4pm. I said we’d be happy to wait. It turns out, it was worth the wait.
It was real pleasure to meet Parker and learn about the museum. He took time out of his Friday evening to open the museum just for us and guide us through it. He explained that the museum has only been open a year, serving about 1000 visitors so far. They are looking for more volunteers, to rebuild vehicles and operate the museum. They also need to sort through lots of items; they are not lacking in museum content. If you are interested in helping, contact the museum.
Parker also mentioned that the museum will be hosting a Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet May 18,19 & 20 for anyone interested.
The museum itself is divided into two large buildings. Here are a few pics from the first:
Matt shared a feature story about his rebuild of a 1952 CJ-3A. Looks great!
http://blog.kaiserwillys.com/the-restoration-of-ruby-the-1952-willys-cj-3a
Looks good.
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/d/1947-willys-jeep/6576301079.html
“1947 Willys Jeep,runs and drives,restored back in the 90’s,stored inside since.”
