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May 23 in Lancaster, PA: And Then it Started Raining at the Worst Time

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Henry performing ‘toppage’ on a Jeepster . . .

Ann and I awoke to a rainy morning in Ronks, PA. I’m not certain Ronks is a town, but it’s definitely a street. I do know for certain there’s a Waffle House off of Ronks street because we ate dinner there last night, because I wanted some grits: scrambled eggs, bacon and grits to be exact. Yeah, I know their butter is really hydrogenated oil coupled with other ingredients requiring a chemistry masters to decipher; I enjoyed my grits just the same.

Our goal today was Bill Reiss’ Lime Street Carriage in downtown Lancaster. Ronks is only a short drive away, so it didn’t take long for us to get there. When we arrived at Bill’s, he showed us around his current showroom of jeeps (and other vehicles) for sale. He explained that he’s in the middle of a renovation. His building was formerly a Studebaker dealership and other businesses. He laughed about the seven layers of carpet and three false ceilings he’s torn out of one area of the building. That’s opened up a great deal of space. Even though there’s plenty of work left, it’s easy to see how great the space will be when he’s done.

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Here are Bill and I checking out a few of the jeeps in his shop. There are several 2As and a CJ-5 lined up there.

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Here are twins Norm (on the left) and Norma. Norma is named Norma, because she’s prettier.

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Bill has this vintage truck for sale.

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1962 FC-170 on Isuzu Chassis Tucson, AZ eBay

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This was formerly a USPS FC.

“I’m moving to South Dakota, and have an 11 week old daughter so a two door, two wheel drive doomsday truck just isn’t that useful right now in my life; so I’m selling it.

This is titled as a 1962 Willys/Jeep FC-170. This is one of the few FC-170s made for the USPS; and yes I cut it up and put in on a 1990 Isuzu NPR/GMC Tiltmaster W4500 powered by the bombproof Isuzu 4bd1t direct inject 4 cylinder turbo diesel, and was able to keep the tilting cab ability. I’ve driven this truck to and from Tucson AZ (where the truck is) to Phoenix a few times. The Willys cab is a lot lighter than the Isuzu cab so the front springs are rated too heavy; this isn’t the smoothest of rides right now. My plan was to put a divorced transfer case (NP 205 from a 1970 1-ton Intl–will sell for $100) and build a Dana 70 front axle and put in lighter leaf springs. However, I move next month and don’t have time to finish this part of the build since my new daughter is taking up all of my time…

What you will get: A running diesel Willys, a collection of official Isuzu manuals (over $200 worth), two spare wheels and some miscellaneous parts. You will never have to do emissions again! You have a 13,600# chassis that you can do anything you want with. This thing turns and stops on a dime. You will get about 25 mpg. If you plumb the second tank (I just mounted it) you will get about 1800 miles! I was going to turn this into my daily driver/bug out vehicle–like a mini M-35 deuce and a half–that also could burn WVO/used motor oil (just think of all of the abandoned cars’ oil you could use to power your way along if the worst happened).

The cab seats two, has a hidden “fishing rod” compartment, full racing roll cage etc. The dashboard is incomplete, currently I’m just reusing the Isuzu wiring harness and instrument cluster. Most of all of it works, but it isn’t pretty. The stock Isuzu AC/heater will fit under the dash, but it is not installed (just stuffed in for the pictures). Also, there is no front bumper; ran out of time. If you want a 9k Warn, I’ll throw that in for $500.

Once I find the short for the tail lights, this rig will be ready to go anywhere. I can store it for one month with no issues, after that my Brother will have to store it outside… This truck is 8′ tall, and like all cab forward trucks not really “handicap accessible.”

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1943 GPW Cisco, TX $5000

• CATEGORIES: GPW (Ford MB)

Chad asked me to post this for him.

“This is a 1943 Ford Jeep project car. I purchased it with the idea of completing it and flipping it for a profit. However, my model A rat rod has taken precedence and I have to reluctantly sell it in order to complete my A. The engine and brakes are rebuilt or restored with zero time on them since the rebuild. All body parts and interior are new. The chassis needs some repair where a previous owner had welded some things to the front and rear of it. There is a donor chassis that will be supplied for these repairs or you can purchase the repair parts and keep the other chassis for your next project. Please call 254-442-1800 or email chad@supermarineaircraft.com for details.”

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1950 CJ-3A Anderson, MO $4000

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It’s got some dents, but it appears solid.

“Willys Jeep 1950, This is a great jeep with some TLC it would look great, all running gears work and purrs like a kitten. New soft top and seats are not ripped. No rust area that I could see.
some body dings but for a Jeep that is 63 years old it is in great shape, this is a flat fender jeep and well worth the price.

If you have questions please ask or better pics ask for what you want to see.”

http://joplin.craigslist.org/cto/3817128694.html

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Scrambler Flatfender Project Hemet, CA eBay

• CATEGORIES: Other 4x4s, Unusual • TAGS: , .

This is different.

“CJ8 Long Wheel Base, Aluminum Body, Custom Flat Fender Frontend, 9 Hole Grill, Custom Dash, Tailgate, Aluminum Radiator, TDK Frame, 4 1/2″ Lift, ProComp Springs, Atlas 2 Transfer Case 3.8, 31 Spline, 4L60E Automatic Overdrive Trans, LS Motor Mounts(Motor not included), Stainless Hinges, New Windshield, Curry Hangers, Power Steering, Axles are rollers, Over $17K Invested, Great Project, Vehicle in Southern California, Buyer Responsible for all Shipping Costs.”

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1941 MB Great Falls, VA $7500

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Mark just listed this at warjeeps.com

“Very Rare first production 1941 Willy’s Phantom MB with the word Willy’s cast on the block with firing order. 4-Wheel Drive. Motor in great shape and runs well; starts right up and is drivable. Recently replaced starter, voltage regulator, battery, wiring, seat cushions, new tires, and much more. VA Antique registered with clear title. Detailed repair records and history/documentation available. Needs body TLC. Korean War Veteran that has owned it for 30+ years, always kept it garaged, and is ready to move on to other projects. Located in Great Falls, VA by appointment. Will be happy to pick you up from Dulles International Airport.

Price: $7500 obo
City: Great Falls
State: VA
Please contact Lance at:
Phone: Leave message at (202)683-7830″

http://www.warjeeps.com/mjs/sale/adsm488/adsm488.html

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1947 Marmon-Herrington Delivery Van Johnsburg, IL $1800

• CATEGORIES: Other 4x4s, Unusual

Doug spotted this one. Apparently this has a willys motor and possible a T-90?

“1947 Marmon Herrington DelivR All step/delivery van. Only 6 known to exist. This truck has sat for 25 years but the engine still runs. check out youtube video. look up 1947 Marmon deliver All. The truck is front wheel drive with independant rear suspension. It is powered by a 4 cyl willys engine and a 3 speed manual trans axle. There is some rust issues but not what you would expect for a midwest vehicle that was stored outside. Somebody converted it to a popcorn/ Cheese curd vending vehicle some time ago. No Title but have previous registration cards so that one can get a replacement title.

I bought this truck to make a hotrod out of it and put a late model driveline in it. When I found out how rare it is I thought I would alow the purists out there a chance at owning and restoring it. If not I will proceed with my Hot Rod Plans. Speak now or forever hold your peace. Call Text or email Mickey 81five-301-seven66two 1800.00 OBO CASH ONLY!”

 http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/3823579736.html

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Custom Flatfender Granite City, MO Make Offer

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I think I’ve seen this one for sale. The way the body sits looks familiar.

“I have a built from ground up, 1940 willie, the frame is actually longer than the actual willie but the body is an actual willie body, very nice, has never seen rain, mud, or even outside. Has been garaged kept. This is my husbands baby. It is not street legal. He plans to get a builders title for it and make it street legal. I need the money ASAP, I am a single mother with 3 kids, my husband went to jail, and I’m selling his toys to pay all my bills and make sure my kids and I are ok for a couple months. Its worth about $15,000-$17,000, will except reasonable cash offer. Please no scammers as I already have enough problems. thanks”

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3824290730.html

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1962 M-170 Valley Falls, KS $4000

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UPDATE: Price dropped to $4000.

(04/30/2013) The tailgate was cut, but this looks good otherwise.

“Rare- 1962 M170 Frontline Ambulance- original 24 volts- runs great- fresh carb and new batteries- ready for summer- body very solid- no cancer- you could easily restore to military original or just use as is – this is a longer version of the M38a1- parts are readily available- always stored inside- very rare military jeep- $4000″

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3822389093.html

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May 22 in Hershey: Old Cars and Chocolate Shots

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It’s not clear to me why the passenger sits so low in the Crosley.

We started out our morning in Hershey, Pennsylvania, by driving to the Antique Automobile Club of America’s museum (aka: AACA). It was Brian who first suggested we visit it. The museum is actually two museums, the AACA’s collection uses the upper two floors and the Museum of Bus Transportation is on the bottom floor.

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The outside of the AACA Museum / Museum of Bus Transportation.

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The Kissmobile was gone when we left the museum, so I was glad we stopped for a picture before we went inside.

The contrast between the two museums was interesting. The AACA’s exhibits are highly crafted. The volume of vehicles they show isn’t large, each car is is placed within a context. Even the colors seemed coordinated with the backgrounds. Here are some pics of the AACA.

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On other hand, the buses of the Bus Museum on the bottom floor were packed next to one another with little context. I wished we could have boarded a few of them and looked around (though I understand why they don’t let people do that). The wall of the Bus Museum contains a long and detailed look at the history of buses which seemed well done.

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1912 White Truck: The oldest running motorcoach in the world. It used flames for headlights and ran on solid rubber tires.

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My best Forrest Gump impersonation. This bus was used in the movie.

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This bus history runs the entire length of the museum.

The AACA does have a couple jeeps (according to one employee we spoke with), but they aren’t on display. We did find an American Bantam and a Crosely, so we made sure to get some pictures!

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After buying a t-shirt and hat, we left the AACA. We hadn’t one more than half-a-mile when my wife spotted a ‘must-take’ picture. Of course, that meant I had to find a place to double back. Once we found the ‘mast-take’ place, we discovered that one of us had left the camera in the AACA museum. Now, I’m not gonna say it was my fault, but I might have been the one who put it down when I paid for the shirt and hat. Fortunately, when we sheepishly returned to the museum, we found the camera safely in the care of the museum staff. WHEW!

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Our second big adventure of the day was the chocolate museum. I use the term chocolate museum even though there is no museum in Hershey by that name. In this case our poor research led to lots of confusion. I won’t launch into the back tracking, confusion, and frustrated expletives I shared with Siri, but I later had to apologize to my iPhone.

The problem is that a great number of things are named Chocolate or Hershey in the city of Hershey. So, it’s confusing to know when Hershey refers to the town, the company or the man. It turns out there are two chocolate related ‘museums’. One museum, called the Hershey Story, covers the town and it includes a chocolate lab and a chocolate bar (with ‘shots’ of chocolate made from around the world).

The second museum called the Chocolate World used to be in the old Hershey factory and focused on the history of the company and the process of making chocolate. Ann saw this back in the 1970s and said it was cool. We learned (too late) that Chocolate World had been moved to inside the adventure park (with free parking for 3 hours – an attendant at the Hershey adventure park that we talked with steered us wrong).  That’s what we *thought* we were seeing when we went to the Hershey Story Museum. Confused yet? Here are a few pics:

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Inside the Hershey Story Museum.

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Six different chocolates made from cocoa beans from six different countries. Yum!

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This was taken inside the chocolate lab.

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We got to design our own chocolate bar. My jeep bar was delicious!

After the Hershey Story Museum, we thought some real food was in order. We tried a Vietnamese Restaurant on Chocolate Avenue East of downtown called Miss Saigon. If you like good Pho, I definitely recommend it.

On Thursday we meet with Bill from Lime Street Carriage in Lancaster. We ought to have a good jeep picture or two from that experience.

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Metcalf’s Travels

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Matt alerted me to a man named “Metcalf” from Pirate 4×4 who is “documenting his 2000 mile round trip in his flatty. 1000 miles up, 4 days of wheeling, 1000 miles home”. Anyone willing to travel 1000 miles through Utah, Idaho, Montana and Colorado at a top speed of 53mph is a brave man indeed! Note the picture below. That’s the jeep outside Moab. I wish I’d thought of that!

http://2000milesofnervousnirvana.blogspot.com

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East Coast Willys Club

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CORRECTION: I accidentally wrote that Paul launched this new website when is was actually Kyle.

Kyle Butcher has launched a new jeep club. He asked me to share that information:

This New club merges pre-1970 jeep loving people. It isn’t just for flat fenders but all classic Jeeps. Great start and great group of people. There are also multiple options. You can join as a member and recieve member benefits or just go on the forum and the facebook for free, up to you. http://www.eastcoastwillys.org and east coast willys association on facebook.

This is an organization to bring pre 1970 Jeep enthusiasts together.
To join go to the online store and select membership.
ANYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS. THIS IS BASED OFF OF PRE 1970 JEEPS AND EVENTS ARE DESIGNED FOR THOSE VEHICLES.

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CJ-3A with Snow Plow and Auburn Jeep-a-Trench Santa Rosa, CA

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I was looking through some pictures related to this post and spotted this CJ-3A with a Jeep-a-Trench and snow plow in a wrecking yard in Santa Rosa, CA. I don’t know if it is for sale, but it might be. It’s no wonder the back tires are flat!

http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/danielleonard/media/SantaRosaJunkyard010_zpsd7ba3b21.jpg.html?sort=3&o=72

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1953 M-38A1 Tucson, AZ $8600

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Unrestored stock M-38A1.

“Selling my baby, a 1953 Willy’s M38A1 military Jeep. I have owned this Jeep since 2000 and I am the second civilian owner. This Jeep has been maintained in its original state with no aftermarket modifications, with the exception of added seat belts. In original paint. Can be used as a daily driver, or ready for restoration. Minimal rust. Body straight. Runs great and is a great hunting vehicle as is. New batteries last November.
Price includes a 14′ Carson Hauler car trailer with new tires.
Clean titles for both Jeep and Hauler.
Have all maintenance records.
Call: Chuck at 520-647-3115″

http://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/3820210011.html

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1949 CJ-3A Kellogg, ID $8500

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This looks solid.

“Frame off restoration on a 49 cj3a. less than 300 miles on this jeep since completion. New springs and shackles, professional bikini top and seats and more. If I couldn’t rebuild it I replaced it. L134 engine was professionally rebuilt. Every thing was sandblasted and coated with rust prevention before painting. Will also come with an extra running L134 engine and an other parts engine plus a plethora of extra body and drive train parts. This is a personal restoration so the body work and paint job are not professional an that’s why I am not asking 10 to 15 grand for it.”

http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/3820145038.html

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1946 CJ-2A La Porte, IN $10,000

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$6000 for the jeep and $4000 for the winch. As best as I can tell, the winch looks WWII to me.

“Very nice 1946 Jeep Willys CJ2A 1st year for the civilian jeep with authentic WWII Braden Capstan winch. Runs great has 18,000 miles pretty much all original. Has sat in a barn for most of its life. Minimal rust nothing to worry about. 3 speed manual tranny. 4X4 works great. Comes with 2 tops and 1 set of doors. This jeep is a blast to drive you can fold the windshield down or leave it up. The winch is a fully operational and genuine WWII equipment. Asking $10,000.00 complete or will seperate if you just want the jeep or winch. $6,000.00 for the jeep and $4000.00 for the winch. Call or text 219 575 9855 or send me an email if you like. Looking for a 04 – 06 Jeep Unlimited so would possibly trade for only that. Will have more pics up very soon.”

http://southbend.craigslist.org/cto/3814507495.html

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1948 CJ-2A Ulysses, PA $7500

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UPDATE:  Price dropped to $7500.

(09/22/2012) I’m wondering if that body is fiberglass? It looks like a replacement body to me.

“RESTORED IN 2010. FIBERGLASS BODY ALL BUT WINDSHIELD FRAME AND HOOD
NEW JEGS LIGHTED GAUGE KIT RED/GREE/BLUE/AMBER/WHITE
NEW SUMMIT RACEING WIRE HARNESS HEADLIGHT TO TAIL-LIGHT
NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER
REFURBISHED AND 2 NEW BRAKE CYLINDERS
2 NEW VINYL SEATS
12 VOLT SYSTEM
BRITE BLUE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR
TURN SIGNALS
BRAKE LIGHTS
RESTORED HARRISON HEATER 6 VOLT REDUCER
31″ MUD TIRES TREAD EXCELLENT SHAPE
GOOD TO FAIR CONDITION BEST-TOP VINYL TOP
CUSTOM MADE 22 GAL. ALUMINIUM FUEL TANK
ATTACHABLE TOW BAR (NOT WIRED)
(WARN) 6000-8000 LB BELEVIEW WINCH RESTORED
INSPECTED HEAD AND BLOCK NEW HEAD GASKET
NEW OIL BATH FILTER
CUSTOM BUILT BAD ASS HOLLOW BUMPER MADE BY ME!!!
INTERIOR AREA LIGHT
12 VOLT POWER OUTLET
WINDSHIELD WIPER NOT WIRED
The good: ALWAYS STARTS, RUNS, INSPECTED, INSURED AND WILL GO ANYWHERE!
BETTER THAN A UTV…ITS LEGAL
The lesser good: LEAKS AND LOUD!
QUESTIONS OR INTERESTS PLEASE call 814-203-2638 Would consider partial/trade for 1st Gen 93 or earlier 4×4 DODGE Truck”

http://rochester.craigslist.org/cto/3819487227.html

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1951 Wagon Hoquiam, WA $12,500

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The body looks nice on this rebuilding wagon.

“1951 Willys jeep stationwagon. Rebuilt 80′s Cad 4.1 V6 motor & trans. 1967 Cougar 9″ rear end, Heidts crossmember with Mustang II. New exhaust since pics exits behind rear tires. Only 1700 miles on the car since built in 2001. Nice paint some minor scratches that should buff out. American torq thrust wheels with new front tires, rears are like new. Radio-cd, heater, electric wipers. Tilt column. Built from a rust free car- no patch panels! Asking 12,500 or obo. Some old car trades considered up or down. 36O-533-7925. Send any pics if you have something of interest.Also very clean and painted under the car chassis etc.”

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/3820618754.html

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1946? CJ-2A Cocoa, FL $850

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The best part about this deal might be the unused body and body parts.

“Was told this is a 1946. I’m not sure . There are no ID tags on it. It is good for parts. There is NO Title with it. It is rusty. It has the 4 cyl. flathead motor. The motor does not run. I have another body that I bought new 12 years ago but the tub has been on the porch the whole time and has rust. The rest of the parts are still wrapped in plastic in the garage. 321-609-6290 ask for Pat”

http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/cto/3820566088.html

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Year? CJ-3A Hopkinton, MA $3900

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This has a repro tub.

“Late 40s early 50s m38/ cj3a jeep. Very solid older repro tub. Runs great. Almost no rust at all. Rebuilt carb. Has about a two inch lift. Front seats are very good. Includes a complete pro winch that just needs drive shaft installed. Has a vintage kayline spare tire carrier. Has a mass title. Does not include rims and tires in the picture or the back seat. It will come with the original 16 inch rims and tires.

$3900
Email or call 508 245 1180 with any questions. Thanks.”

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/cto/3815515104.html

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