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Welcome to eWillys.com, a website for vintage jeep enthusiasts. I update this website nearly every day with jeep deals, jeep history, interesting reader projects, jeep related info, and more.
These quick searches can help you find things on eBay. People list in the wrong categories all the time, so don't be surprised to see brochures in the parts area for example.
The links to posts below show jeeps grouped by models, condition, and other ways. Some of these jeeps are for sale and others have been sold. If you are unsure whether a vehicle is still for sale or not, email me at d [at] ewillys.com for more info.
There are plenty of interesting, unusual, historic and surprising stories related to Jeeps and their owners. In addition, some of these features have nothing to do with jeeps. This link will display all featured stories starting from the latest.
Looking for parts and not sure where to go? There are a variety of large and small new and used parts sellers both online and offline.
Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
Jeep Juice? Anyone ever used this? It comes with several other cans of stuff.
“3 VINTAGE CANS TEXACO RADIATOR FLUSH, JEEP JUICE & TURTLE WAX. HIGH BIDDER GETS ALL 3. SEE PICTURES.”
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Termaine forwarded these photos of a horse jumping a jeep. The jeep jump is located at Aspen Farms in Yelm, WA. The jeeps makes a couple appearances on Aspen Farms Facebook Page.
Charles discovered this unusual postcard.
This one-of-a-kind smoker and BBQ was built from a 1954 Willys Wagon. It was created as a portable bbq kitchen for a restaurant in Mississippi called the The Shed (actually, two restaurants now) founded by the Orrison family. They chose to use a Willys because, “it’s like the oft repeated mantra of cooking great barbecue: You have to drive it ‘low and slow.'”
Medium.com has a long story about The Shed and their experience at a BBQ competition.
Here are a few photos from medium.com and from USA Today:
Next Weekend is the Midwest Willys Summer Reunion in Effingham, Illinois. If you are interested in any eWillys books or t-shirts, Bob Christy will have some for sale at his booth.
“Saturday’s guest speaker will be Mike Picard. Mike is the designer and builder of the amazing Electro-Willys; an all electric powered M38. He is also the host for the Colorado Fall Colors Tour which is an annual event where Willys jeepers from around the country meet for a week of trail riding in the Rocky Mountains. Mike is an active member of the MVPA who helped in the planning of the 2012 ALCAN convoy. The Willys Nelson Band will be there to sing tribute songs to our favorite Willys classics!”
Here’s more information: http://www.midwestwillysreunion.org/sumwwr.htm
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Here’s a rare parts list booklet from Willys Motors. The POWER GIANT branding is new to me.
“Auction is for old heavy equipment parts catalog brochure. 63 pages. Cover has wear and soiling. Has some water marks on bottom edge of cover and first 5 pages from moisture. All other pages are good with no tears and very light soiling.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** was on eBay.
If you can get your hands on a June 1946 issue Country Gentleman Magazine, you will find this ad. Or, you can just snag this one on eBay. Seller believes this is in fair to good condition, but given the stains it seems poor to me.
If you collect Super Jeep paraphernalia, this might be of interest.
“Great condition with minor surface scratches. It has the Super Jeep wheelie design with “Toughest 4-letter word on wheels” logo.”
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Jerk from Sweden shared this strange ad that was posted to Sweden’s version of Craiglist, Blocket. Pay particular attention to the background photobomb in the fourth photo. Jerk added that the truck is an ex firefighter truck with a swedish cabin. Chevy V8 and 700 tranny. The price in dollar is some $8-9000.
http://www.blocket.se/vi/55450725.htm
Who thought this postcard idea was a good one? And, I’m not sure the message on the back is any better!
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Marc spotted this ad. Neither of us remember seeing the photo at the top.
“959 Jeep Willys Motors 4WD FC-150 Utility Wagon Magazine Ad Advertisement
Professional trimmed from 1959-1960 Successful Farming Magazines
Approximately 8″ X 11″ in Size”
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These two photos for sale on eBay show a pretty fancy jeep! It’s got shiny, new looking mud flaps. And, the hardtop is particularly interesting. I can’t tell what it’s made from … fiberglass? metal? wood? other?
“RARE 4 PHOTOGRAPHS WW2 ERA JEEP COVERED REAR WHEEL WITH U.S. AIR FORCE PILOT
LICENSE PLATE READS E2549 US 1945
3 PHOTOS APPROX SIZE ARE 2 1/2 ” X 3 1/2”
1 PHOTO APPROX SIZE (SOLDIERS IN COMBAT/ TRAINING) IS 2 1/2” X 4 1/2”
I ACQUIRED THESE PHOTOS TOGETHER, SO I’M SELLING THESE PHOTOS TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE THE SAME PEOPLE.
PLEASE VIEW IMAGES
PHOTOS SHOW AGE AND WEAR, BUT WELL FOCUSED”
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Marc discovered this ‘flying jeep’ ad that includes a Ford GP.
“Black and white aviation magazine advertising ad for the
1943 Flying Jeep / McAleer Grasshopper.
Approximate ad size 5″ X 8”
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I can’t quite tell what’s painting on the jeep’s front bumper.
“Original WWII Photo
86th Fighter Group Photo
Great shots in this listing group. Check other listings for rare shots of the A-36 Apache!
4X5 Inches
100% Original
NOT A PRESS PHOTO – NO MASS PRODUCED Photos”
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UPDATE: Glenn let me know this is still available.
“CHECK OUT THIS COOL WILLYS TABLE. I MADE IT LAST YEAR BECAUSE I CAN’T AFFORD A REAL WILLYS. I INLAID ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE AND THEN ACRYLIC COATED IT.”
http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/fuo/4607415828.html
According to this Canadian website, an M-38 restored by Kevin and Sharon Martin ‘wowed’ the crowd at North Bay’s Summer in the Park car show.
http://www.baytoday.ca/content/news/details.asp?c=65016
Photo and article by Jeff Turl.
Bob took some photos of this beautiful GP the weekend.
“Saw this nice ford gp at the ragersville, Ohio car and power show today. Guy has owned it for 30 years. It came out of Colorado. Still has the right engine and drivetrain. Nicely restored by the owner.”
This 1990 Dr. Pepper can features a Jeep Wrangler giveaway. I know’s it not super vintage, but I thought it was interesting.
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Doug picked up this CJ-6 recently. As you can see, this is an example of a jeep that was nicer than the pics taken by the seller. It’s a really good looking jeep, especially with those hurricane rims 🙂
These are the new pics. Doug was able to get some good cloudy-day photos that helped show just how nice the paint is.
New Photos:
Old photos: Between the shadows and the lack of closeups, it’s hard to tell just how nice the paint really is.
Starting in 1942 Dell Publishing issued an annual christmas comic book titled “Santa Claus Funnies”. The very first issue featured Santa driving a jeep. The series ran until 1962. Here’s a link to check on the most recent Santa Claus Funnies available on eBay.
You can learn more about Santa Claus Funnies from the Golden Age of Comics website. 
In a comment from the post about the FC-150 review by Tom McCahill, Mike remembered seeing McCahill’s review about the Jeep Wagoneer. It didn’t take me long to find a cheap copy of the May 1966 issue (pg 87) that featured the surprisingly enthusiastic review of the Jeep.
Looking for something else, I ran across this christmas card.
http://www.wwpd.net/2012/12/santas-jeep.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
This is a cool postcard. I wonder if it was based on a painting?
