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For $50, this looks like a good price.
“Roll Cage out of a CJ2a Willy’s Jeep between 1946-49”
https://slo.craigslist.org/pts/d/roll-cage/6451456236.html
UPDATE: Price dropped to $3500. Seller has identified this as both a ’51 and a ’52 in various ads. Seller also has a 70s/80s CJ-5 for sale.
(09/26/2017) “Good 51 cj2a willys jeep, disc brakes on front ,almost no rust on body ( very rare) , engine runs , only rear floor area has rust , converted to 12 volt, has heater, has short hard top and doors ,Has clear title ,great project easy to do or use as is ,has new poly gas tank, runs drives stops, lights work amazing, $3500 or maybe trade, harley or project , Indian or? Call or text .”
https://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/d/1978-jeep-cj5-vwillys/6481127240.html
UPDATE: Still Available.
(11/05/2017) Has a variety of updates.
https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/1946-willys-cj2a-jeep/6486445583.html
“1946 Willys CJ2A. Less than 500 miles on jeep and engine! This jeep will climb a tree!
Engine: 4.3 L Chevy V6 Throttle Body Injection
Transmission: SM 465 rebuilt
Overdrive Saturn (inline).
Front Differential: Dana 30 with open Knuckles, disc brakes.
Rear Differential: Dana 44 with steel Axels.
Both F and R diffs have new 5.38 gears and bearings.
Body is finished with spray on bed liner, inside and out.
Frame has been boxed and powder coated.
Custom built roll cage is mounted to the frame in 6 places and powder coated.
Radiator is custom built-all brass.
Luggage rack has been shortened to lower the center of gravity.
Top is “BesTop” and custom fitted to the roll cage.
Matching spare tire and rim
Continue reading
UPDATE: Still Available.
(02/02/2018) It’s a project/parts. SN#29629.
“I have a 1946 WIlly’s Jeep. Surface rust but solid. The engine is from the 50’s not original. Will need work on the engine and transmission. Missing paperwork, but should not have problem registering. No emails please. Just call if you are interested in it.”
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/d/46-willys-jeep/6486556539.html
I’ve been having some email problems with my eWillys account. I think I was sent some very large files and it’s taking a long time to load them. So, if you haven’t heard back from me today, well that is why!
This Jack of All Trade Jeep brochure was published in March of 1963.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000.
This might be a good price.
“1962 military jeep cj6 4×4 barn find many new parts, great running F Head four cylinder engine clear ky title, low original miles,”
Looks nice.
“1968 Jeepster needs some TLC That’s why I’m not selling it for $45,000 or more when It’s all fixed up.
Real nice tuck and roll interior.
some minor problems I noticed:
1: stears kind of difficult. 2: needs some paint. 3: back window bottom needs re-gluing to convertible top.
I believe in the condition it is in now it’s value is still quite high.
It’s mine and my brothers fathers car.”
https://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/d/1968-jeepster-kinda-raremaybe/6424578612.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4999.
Looks in good shape. The bed may have been rebuilt.
“1951 Willys Pickup w/Plow
Nice tires, Good Condition! Runs good. Have title in hand.”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(01/06/2018) Sounds like it runs.
“1942 Willys Jeep. Great project start. Own a piece of History. This One Of Few Remaining 70+ Year Olds that were built to last. Moving stuff out.”
https://kpr.craigslist.org/cto/d/1942-willys-jeep-mb/6448857896.html
UPDATE: Still Available.
“1949 Willys Jeep CJ3A For Sale With Mechanic Manual Included. Selling for $6,000.00 paid $9,000.00.”
https://yakima.craigslist.org/cto/d/1949-willys-jeep-cj3a/6488047459.html
May be worth a look.
“Rebuilt from ground up. New steel body. Original 4 cylinder would consider trade for a newer jeep cj or wrangler”
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/688529877937936
UPDATE: Price dropped to $6000.
(09/04/2017) I believe that’s a fiberglass body.
“Restorable 1949 Willy’s Jeep, 3 speed manual transmission with working 4 wheel drive. Solid frame. Original 6 volt electrical system. Runs, but needs a carb tune-up.”
https://northernwi.craigslist.org/cto/d/1949-willys-jeep-cj2a/6289344839.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4500.
This jeep includes a ventilating windshield.
“This Jeep has no rust.
This Jeep runs, drives and stops.
Just rebuilt F-head 134 engine.
Rebuilt T90 transmission with new
clutch.
Rebuilt model 18 transfer case.
All new brakes, lines and master cylinder.
New gas tank, lines and fuel pump.
Rebuilt generator, starter and new 6 volt battery.
Stock Dana 44 rear and 25 front axles with 5.38 gears.
Very rare ventilating windshield.
Have original seat frames that need recovered.
Clean Washington title in my name.”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(10/17/2017) Craig spotted this custom truck.
“Custom built rat rod pickup
2.8 fuel injected v6 engine
5 speed manual transmission
Dual exhaust stacks behind cab
Custom wood interior
1949 Ford front fenders
1959 rear fender skin (on the bed) from a 1959 Chevy car
$4200 cash”
https://southbend.craigslist.org/cto/d/1950-willys-jeep-rat-rod/6475733439.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4000.
I can’t tell what type of hubs this has. Cutlas Powerlocks?
“Runs great”
UPDATE: **Status Unknown** Was $2600.
This could be useful for someone.
“For sale is an uncut M151A1 Mutt. Overall pretty complete vehicle with a great candidate for restoration. I purchased this vehicle because someone converted it to 12V and I needed the starter for another project (long story). The standard 24V parts are available everywhere.
Drivetrain:
Engine turns over and has been fired, I have a video to text. Transmission shifts in 3 of 5 gears.
Body/frame:
Overall decent. Rust is the front driver/passenger floorboard areas and the 2 frame ribs below them. Some on rear panel.
Early production parts on the Mutt:
Magnesium wheels
Early style hood
Adjustable seats”
Engine runs.
“Willys pickup not sure of year, shortened wheelbase, v6 Buick, runs no title $800 ”
https://eastoregon.craigslist.org/cto/d/willys-pickup/6488231599.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.
This might work for someone. Axle has been swapped out.
“1942 Willy’s Military Battle Trailer (MBT)
Original data plate included.
Currently sitting on a 5×4.5 3500lb Dexter axle exactly the same width as a Jeep TJ.
Stock axle and wheels included.
Also has landing leg and parking brake handle.
Good solid trailer, I’m just in need of something different.”
Craig spotted this hardtop. The seller says it fits a 2A, so it won’t fit a CJ-5. Looks like a Sears Deluxe model to me.
“This is a Sears winter top for aWillys Cj2a might fit Cj5 , no doors”
https://scranton.craigslist.org/pts/d/willys-cj2a-winter-top/6487184601.html
We drove to Western Washington last night to join Rob and Diana Stafford for dinner and then spend the next few days with my parents.
The Staffords took us to a new South American place in Spanaway that was excellent! By the time we finished and drove to my parents it was 9:30pm. Ann and I walked into the house to find my father was still awake. That was the first sign of trouble! Dad is usually in bed by 9pm and he’s a man of habit.
It turned out, Dad was very upset. No, upset doesn’t quite describe it. He was having a cow. Yes, a cow. I’m pretty sure I heard mooing!
You see, his watch, of the Timexy big-hand little-hand second-hand type, was running slow, too slow for his liking. And by God, if someone didn’t repair his watch then he was ‘ordering’ someone, anyone, to the store to get him a new one!! #myFatherHasLostHisFreakingMind #letsGetOuttaHere
You’d think he’d like a slower watch at age 84, as he could drag out his time on planet earth. But, no, his watch was too slow and he needed a new battery installed; mom had gotten the new one, she just couldn’t get it installed. This meant my mother was taking TOO long to replace the battery, by my father’s measure.
Of course, his attitude was just adding the frustrations felt by my mother over not being able to install the battery. I’m pretty sure she was ready to make a slow watch the least of his worries; he might no longer need a watch!
To calm the situation (after a big sigh from yours truly) I agreed to cast my readers aside for the evening in favor of bridging the divide between a man-who-needs-a-working-watch-to-go-to-bed and the woman-who-might-END-the-man-who-needs-a-working-watch-to-go-to-bed!
So, alas, there won’t be on post today. That’s the bad news.
The good news is I eventually fixed the watch and Dad shuffled off too bed as if nothing had happened ….
I have concluded that I picked a bad week to give up booze and hard drugs!!
David Tracy at Jalopnik wrote a nice piece about the death of Vernal Patton’s Driver during WWII, Francis ‘Jeep’ Sanza. It includes the following video clip and a shot of one of the vehicles Sanza drove, one with a variety of mods.
Read more here: https://jalopnik.com/general-pattons-driver-during-world-war-ii-francis-jeep-1822777372
UPDATE: Here’s an original press photo used in the article at the bottom of the post.
“1942 Press Photo U.S. Coast Guardsmen in Armed Jeeps at East Coast Port. This is an original press photo. Anti-saboteur patrol “Vital war shipping must be protected on the docks as well as on the high seas,” was an official order by Vice-Admiral Russell R. Wesche, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, who equipped Coast Guardsmen with armed jeeps to protect valuable war supplies from any attempts at enemy sabotage. These armed Coast Guardsmen are shown getting their orders at an East Coast port before they start their patrol in the blitz buggies. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 10-20-1942.”
View all the information on eBay
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(From a March 20, 2015 post) These Coast Guard men are protecting the ships and shipyards from saboteurs. The photo was published in the October, 22, 1942 issue of the Spokesman-Review.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $19,900.
(02/07/2018) So much beautiful work here, yet the parking lights and brake lights were NOT brought back to stock?
Lots of updates.
“1947 Willy cj
Engine: Chevy 5.0
Transmission: Chevy sm465 4 speed manual
Dana 300 transfer case
Dana 44 front and rear deferential
Full roll cage
Soft top and doors
Runs and drives
Tags are current
Tire size: 35/15.6/15”
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d/1947-willy-cj/6485782862.html
