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The Huffman Hub Company of Albuquerque, NM

May 21, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Features • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE IV: Well how about this …. There was an early Huffman hub that didn’t have the fancy ‘weapon-looking’ topper (as seen in the pics below). Instead, a cylindrical key was supplied to help select whether the hub was engaged or not. This ad is from the September 1962 issue of Four Wheeler Magazine.

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UPDATE III (May 17, 2020): In September of 1964 the Huffman Hub company posted this full-page ad in Four Wheeler Magazine —

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(UPDATE II: Finally got a look at the 1967 article about Floyd Huffman that appeared in the August 20, 1967, issue of the Albuquerque Journal (pg 28):
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1953 CJ-3B Cathedral City, CA **Status Unknown**

April 18, 2021 • CATEGORIES: CJ-3B • TAGS: , . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Status Unknown. Was $15,000.

(03/06/2021) This 3B looks solid. It has some unmarked Watson style Hubs (possibly bought through Sears).

“53B Willys CJ mechanically and cosmetically restored, original engine and drive train with 12volt system, 20 year service record, stored in temperature and humidity controlled garage. Jeep is in showroom condition. Runs great and will pass inspection. Comes with spare tire and tow bar.”

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Warn Dimpled Summer Hubs Storrs, CT eBay

April 11, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Features, Parts • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Ted’s got these dimpled Warn summer hubs for sale. The dimpled versions are the second gen summer hubs; the first were the waffle style. The OEM green container is particularly rare.

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“Willys Jeep CJ2A CJ3A Early Column Shift CJ3B CJ5 Warn Summer Hub Universal Jeep. Condition is “Used”.
This is a very nice set of Willys Jeep Warn brand Summer Hubs with original carrying case.These Summer Hubs were a very popular aftermarket item introduced by the Warn manufacturing company and used to help eliminate uneven tire wear,wear and tear on front axle joints,differential gear bearings, Pinion and front drive shaft.

Basically, these Summer Hubs made the Willys Jeep Two Wheel Drive when Four Wheel Drive wasn’t needed for long lengths of time. They would be installed very easily be removing front drive flanges and mounting hubs.They would also give the jeep better gas mileage.

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AVM Automatic Hub

March 26, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This photo showing an AVM Automatic hub popped up on the ECJ5 forum the other day. You’ll note it makes a reference to Warn. While I’ve yet to confirm this with Hugo Vidal, this looks to be a great example of an AVM automatic hub that was patterned after the Warn automatic hub, a brief and failed experiment by Warn to have hubs that didn’t require manual engagement.

For those that don’t know, AVM was started by Hugo Vidal in 1957 (AVM) after a handshake-deal with Arthur Warn while Hugo and his two friends were driving a CJ-3B around the Americas (Brasil to Alaska, 1955 on CJ3B.info). Using Warn’s specs, Hugo was able to resell Warn tech under the AVM brand. Eventually, AVM expanded outside of Brazil. After 50 years, Hugo retired from AVM. Hugo and Warn (and his son) never had an actual contract. It was always a handshake deal built on trust.

Hugo was so important to Brazil’s jeep history that FCA Brazil called him First Citizen of Jeep Nation in a 2018 video that can be seen here: Post Alaska Or Rust Item: FCA Brazil’s Video of Hugo Vidal

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NOS Selectro Hubs Gonzales, CA $400

March 19, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Parts • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Looks to be 10 spline hubs.

https://monterey.craigslist.org/pts/d/gonzales-jeep-willys-selectro-hubs/7288012770.html

“NOS selectro hubs. Jeep willys ford gpw. Cj2a. Cj3a. Cj5 from 1942-1971
International scout 80,800 models with dana 25, 27. $400 obo cash can ship via usps paypal”

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1945 MB Albany, NY $7000

February 11, 2021 • CATEGORIES: CJ-2A • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Has an MB body with some CJ parts. It has a rare set of Hub Lok hubs.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/806451573247465/

“1945 jeep solid and clean. Fresh paint and new battery”

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NOS 4-Wheel-Drive Branded Selector-Style Hubs on eBay

February 4, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Parts • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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The starting price for these is $350. The hubs include instructions, though there’s no reference to Husky, Dualmatic or Selectro.

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“Vintage Jeep Selecto Type Locking Hubs model H5024A. New old stock, has some shelf wear as pictured.”

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1953 M-38A1 Scottsboro, AL $1200

January 31, 2021 • CATEGORIES: M-38A1 • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Has some parts value at the very least. Also had some Allstate or Husky hubs.

https://huntsville.craigslist.org/pts/d/scottsboro-1953-willys/7266592668.html

“Willys ran 2 years ago, backed in shop. It will turn over. 1200 obo .”

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NOS? 10-Spline Selectro Hubs Gonzales, CA $500

January 27, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Features, Parts • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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These look like they’ve never been mounted. What’s most interesting to me is that associated docs, which affirm Selectro hubs were made by Husky products (there is a short discussion of Husky making Selectro hubs on this very long page). These documents would have been produced after 1972, as that was the Heavy Duty Selectro hubs were released.

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1955? Warn Hub Catalog and Price List

January 21, 2021 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Documents, Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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The catalog number for this Warn Hub document is 2-55, which might mean February of 1955. It shows the WL-2 Locking model on one side and the WA-1 Automatic model on the other.

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