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I took all of Monday off; I didn’t even look at email (a rarity). So, of course on Sunday evening a large email arrived after I finished working that gummed up my email system, causing me to lose all of Late Sunday night’s, all of Monday’s, and some early morning Tuesday’s emails.
So, if you sent me an email, please resend (and if you are sending large files, please send to d@deilers.com). Thanks.
Next updates will occur wednesday morning.
Interesting photo.
View all the information on eBay
“1947 Press Photo Jeep tows Boeing XL-15 Liaison plane for United States Army. This is an original press photo. Versatile new liaison plane can be used on land, water or snow is Boeing XL-15 (package unit) for army ground forces – can be towed on its own wheel or dismantled to ride on truck. United States Army – planes. Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 10-29-1947.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
“FOR SALE – 1950’s – 1960’s ( 1957 to 1962 ) WILLYS JEEP OF CANADA WINDSOR ONTARIO BOOK BINDER OF DEALER BULLETINS , FOR CONDITION CHECK PIC’S & CONDITION DETAILS , FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ITEM OR SHIPPING PLEASE CONTACT.”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $5000.
Looks in good shape.
https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/d/vancouver-42-willys-jeep/6953053072.html
“1942 Ford GPW Willys, Runs great, Had for 12 years. Only used couple times a year for driving around town in the summer. 4 cylinder flathead engine, 3 speed. New: Carburetor 12v Battery, Alternator, Brake pads. Has lockout Hubs, Tow bar. Full used top, with doors never installed. Bikini Top, Hitch receiver.”
Nice looking truck.
https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/oyster-bay-1959-willys-jeep-pick-up/6952851803.html
“1959 Willys Jeep Pick-Up
Excellent Condition V6 New Interior
New Tires
New Disc Brakes
New Oak Bed & Rails”
Listed as a 2A, but basically a custom built jeep.
https://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/cto/d/eatontown-jeep-willys-cj2-custom-hot-rod/6949669135.html
“You are looking at a Custom Jeep Willys. This Jeep has been built from the Ground up. Frame is a 1950’s cj5 willys that was stripped down and painted with all new springs, and hardware. Only thing that’s original Willys is the Frame, Hood, Fenders, and Grill. It Has a fiberglass body which has been bed lined inside and out and reinforced. This is a show stopper that gets a lot of attention! The drivetrain is a 1990 302 Mustang motor that had 90k on it before being installed. The following is all brand new when its was built: alternator, water pump, edelbrock intake, timing chain, edelbrock 650 carb, new ignition, headers, x pipe, magnaflow exhaust, radiator, starter, and much more.
Transmission is a rebuilt Ford C4 3spd with a 4500 stall converter, shift kit, and B&M hammer shifter. Jeep has manual brakes with disc in the front and drum on the rear. Steering is also manual but has brand new steering box (very easy to steer). Rear end is a Chevy 10 bolt. Jeep is Rear wheel drive only, no room for the 4wd. Fun to drive to shows and parades. Has a hidden stereo with kicker speakers front and back. Runs and drives great but could use just some tuning to make it perfect and little odds and ends. I have been driving it to shows and parades and it has been running perfect. Jeep is registered as a 1981 CJ7”
Lots of updates.
https://kpr.craigslist.org/cto/d/richland-1953-willys-jeep/6949406636.html
“Custom Rock Crawler, it’s got it all – too many extras to list! 37” tires, bead locks, air lockers, 4.3 V-6 injected, 4-speed automatic transmission, split transfer case, on-board air compressor, Warn winch, 6-point roll cage, racing seats, CB, custom top with doors. This monster will go anywhere except on the highway; tow bar tows great. Licensed Classic Street Legal.”
Has a bunch of updates.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/d/packwood-1948-jeep-willys-cj-2a/6957192041.html
“1948 Willys CJ 2A. Ford 302, Holley Fuel injection, Ederbrock Performer, Fender.well headers, flow masters, fuel cell. Dana 60 rear, Dutchman, spool, large coil suspension. Dana 44 front, lock right, Dutchman, land cruiser leafs. Warn 8274-50. SS 38’s on beadlocks. Custom paint, airbrush flames. Best top and windshield, KC lights, Optima, heater, RCI belts, lots of parts. All excellent, like new. Stored in climate controlled shop”
Appears solid.
https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/beaverton-1967-jeep-cj6/6955927097.html
“There were a limited number of CJ6 Jeep built by Kaiser Willys of which very few are still operating today. This Jeep has had a lot of work performed on it to get it back on the road. The CJ6 was 20″ longer than the CJ5.
The following work has been performed on this Jeep:
New Best soft top
New Smitty Seats
Front brakes upgraded to 11″ Drums
Front wheel bearings and wheel cylinders replaced
New rear 10″ brake shoes and wheel cylinders
New radiator
New HEI distributor
Rebuilt transmission
Remanufactured carb
New clutch and linkage
New 31” all terrain tires
New windshield frame, glass, and bulkhead seal
New wiper motor, linkage, switch, arms, & blades
New steering wheel
Finished a road trip this July from Colorado to Portland so jeep is ready for adventure.
Will consider reasonable offers.
Not sure how much value is here.
https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/spangle-1947-cj2a-jeep/6957232408.html
“1947 CJ2A Jeep Good Project car. Flathead V-8 Engine No Title”
No pics, but this sounds like a good price if you want an upgrade over your existing engine. I’d put this in Biscuit if it weren’t so far away.
https://asheville.craigslist.org/pts/d/asheville-chevy-ii-cyl-engine/6959241104.html
“Chevy II 153 4 cylinder from 1962/63(?). The motor has been built as a high performance engine…has a 4 bbl intake, dual point distributor, header and (I think) the big valve head. Runs great and had it in an old Jeepster but replaced it with a V6. Seem to be hard to find as a lot were scooped up and built for dirt track racing. Ran fine in the Jeepster with good oil pressure and no over heating (has new water pump).”
It’s a project.
https://asheville.craigslist.org/pts/d/valdese-1951-willys-cj3a/6953475102.html
“I have owned this 1951 Willys CJ3A since 1979. So many great memories made with this jeep and with a little TLC another generation can experience the Willys vibe. I took it apart for a frame up restore in 1981 but never got around to putting it back together (military, marriage, kids). It has the original T90 transmission with a Novak adapter bolted to a Buick Dauntless 225 V-6 (has about 60K miles on engine). Frame is solid with new leaf hangers and bushings. The tub, fenders, hood, tailgate, grill and windshield frame are in excellent shape and were sand blasted and coated with a heavy 3M primer before it was stored. This jeep has been barn stored for the past 36 years. Just needs to be reassembled and painted. Includes original backseat and added roll bar.”
The DJ-3A speedo, heater, ignition switch (looks original), and t-handle parking brake could be of interest to someone.
https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/pts/d/brewster-dj-cj-3a-willys-body/6924103901.html
“CJ3a DJ3a body parts for sale
-Rear fenders and wells. Rear cargo area and firewall available.
-Rear fenders need some fixing up
– Firewall is in great solid shape. Comes with speedometer, heater core and parking brake (whatever is seen in pitcures)
– The rear cargo floor is completely solid and could make a nice patch for someone’s who’s is rotted
Selling rear fenders for $80
Cargo area floor is $100
Firewall is $120”
Not sure what this will take to restore.
https://baltimore.craigslist.org/grd/d/mount-airy-roper-post-hole-digger/6950050752.html
“Roper PTO Post Hole Digger. I bought this with the intention of modifying it to fit a Farmall with fasthitch but found a factory fasthitch digger so I have no need for this machine. I have not used it but it seems to be in working order. It has a serial number tag but it is faded and I could not get it to show up in the pictures. Take a look at the pictures and let me know if you have any questions – I am happy to help. Cash only please and sold as is.”
Could use more pics.
https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/spokane-48-willys-jeep/6958411661.html
“’48 Willys CJ2A Jeep with original Flathead 4 cyl engine, oversized tires and roll bar. Runs great and needs only some cosmetic fixes (wiper, passenger side mirror and choke cable).”
UPDATE: Last listed in 2010. Price dropped to $1500. Has an M-38 body.
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/d/gainesville-1947-willys-jeep/6952533953.html
“1947 Willys jeep.
1500$ OBO
No battery, engine starts.
Needs carborator and break system.
Needs some TLC. Simple mechanical systems, good for a garage project.
UPDATE: Price dropped to $9000.
(06/17/2019) Body’s got some dents and possibly some bondo.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/parker-1948-willys-jeep-cj2a/6956838723.html
“Tan Jeep, rebuilt motor, transmission and transfer case. New tires, wheels, Brakes and gas tank. 200 miles or less on new parts.”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $4000.
(08/24/2018) This may be a 3A that’s been rebuilt with a 2A body.
https://kalispell.craigslist.org/for/d/kalispell-1952-cj3-willys-jeep/6929705946.html
“frame off restore, keeping original 2 yrs in the making so i could use it for hunting. ready for parade or hunt.even ready to mount snow plow. original engine and running gear. title clean and ready to go”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $12,000
(07/10/2018) I’m wondering if the rear of the body was repaired using an MB replacement panel? I can’t remember seeing any replacement 3B tubs with a solid back.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/anacortes-1952-cj3b-jeep/6958767857.html
“1952 cj3B restored to 90 percent original”
This weekend the Ohio-based jeep club “Muddy Buddies” held a Jeep Jam at the Clinton County Fairgrounds in Wilmington, Ohio. Roger Margin dropped by to take some photos. Some of the photos include a jeep that participated in TheRoadChoseMe.com, a 53,726 mile trip around Africa:
Roger Martin spotted this Jeepney ad on Facebook.
UPDATE: David Crawford reports that his father built 36 different Empi’s that ended up all over the western US. In the comments below, he wrote,
“My dad, Bill Crawford, of Tuolumne, CA, “sparkplugged” the build, on those 2’VW based cars. He bought a set of plans for the EMPI Sportster, and made a whole bunch of mods. He planned to build one article, and 20 years later, there were @ 36 of them built, and running around.
Three of them went to South Dakota. A friend in the Phoenix area, over the years, took 3 of the cars from Norcal, and sold them in the Phoenix area.
Most of the cars were built in his home shop, and about 10 of the cars were assembled by students in a high school auto shop survey class that he taught. There are still several of them floating around Norcal.
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Original Post June 2012:
The Empi Dune Buggy was an early metal kit for VWs. There were several styles. According to tunacan.net, “The EMPI Sportster was a sheet metal buggy built on a modified VW Beetle floorpan. It was available in a two passenger model or a four passenger model. All Sportsters featured a “Deluxe Folding Windshield” and were constructed of 20-, 18-, and 12- guage steel.”
Jim, who pics are shown below, wrote:
“We got the Empi running and driving the night before the Durango car show. I washed, scrubbed and entered this quality piece of early 1960s dune buggy Americana and am shocked that I didn’t win a trophy! Crazy huh? All sarcasm aside, little kids loved it, old men remembered it from “back in the day”, rat rod guys thought it cool, I was really surprised at how much attention and photos it created. Still though, no trophy? People just don’t appreciate a good old fashioned, fugly, all metal dune buggy these days, sigh…”
Jim notes that he strategically positioned himself near the only flat fenders at the show. You can see some of his older flatties here.
Nelson’s Empi Dune Buggy
UPDATE: Price dropped to $4000. Sounds like a nice setup for PNW road/jeeping.
(09/12/2018) Has a variety of updates.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/d/poulsbo-1953-willy-jeep-3b/6958581222.html
“1953 Willy Jeep 3B High Hood, with a 1981 Buick V-6 (odd fire) with GM bell and clutch, T 18 Ford truck 1 ton trany with a jeep split transfer case. Rear end is a 44 with flanged axel with 4-27?, Front is 27 with Thorenson 80lb mini slip with 4-27?. Steering is a Saugana power with Oldsmobile tilt wheel. Winch is a Warn 8000ld with remote control. New seats and the fuel tank is under the rear seat box. All new wiring and gages, rino type interior. All sitting on B F Goodrich All Terrain T/A 10R15 with gray eight spoke rims and manual hubs.”
