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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $9000.
Bill forwarded this MB/GPW. There have been a few updates on this. I didn’t know there were lighters in WWII jeeps! That must have been handy for keeping their cell phones charged, too.
“42′ Willys Jeep. W/4 cylender Chevy motor. 4X4, 4 shifters,front and rear locking hubs,tow bar,Full vynyl top&doors. New battery, New alternater. Runs perfect. The lighter even works. Asking $9,000 OBO. Serious inquires/offers only please. Email if interested. thank you.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $13,500.
“1961 Jeep Willys Pickup, serial number 55268-64738. The title is clean and in my possession.
It is powered by a Ford 302 small block V8. The engine is used but starts and runs nicely. The three speed transmission and transfer case are original. The four wheel drive works great. There is an aftermarket overdrive installed and it will cruise at highway speeds. The rims are aftermarket chrome-alloy and the tires are barely used.
Mechanical updates include: power brakes, electrical engine fan, new fuel tank, and dual exhaust with cherry bombs. The steering is still original but has been overhauled including a new steering wheel. The bed is lined with Herculiner roll on bed liner. The interior is restored with new upholstery, rubber flooring, and door panels. The door and floor panels are new and made out of an oak veneer.
The carburetor needs a tune up and the suspension is sagging and needs updated. There is a crack in the top corner of the driver’s side window. If the battery is not unplugged after driving it will drain over long periods of time. The paint is in decent condition with only minor scratches and chips. Rust is minimal. ”
The tub is brand new.
“Clear title. New remanufactured tub/body- red, no rust. Completely rebuilt engine and running gear 4 plus years ago, almost zero miles since. Replaced Carter W/O 636-SA carburetor. Seats refinished to new condition, rear bench seat. 5 new 600×16 tires. New master cylinder, elec. wiper assy, spare tire bracket (not installed). New convertable top (tiger top by Best). Padded roll bar. Converted to 12 volts. New battery. New starter relay. New exhaust system- 4 plus years. Has PTO transmission with shifter. Clean unrusted frame. New floor mat. Has seat belt for driver. Have non attached power take off and drive shaft. (rare). Will consider offers. Over $5,000.00 in new parts.”
http://york.craigslist.org/cto/2523268200.html
Updates Monday
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500
“i have a 1950 jeep m38 no title has a motor and trany.”
Steve is selling these headers.
He writes, “these are a new set of advanced adapter headers, the way my engine was installed i cant use them, i want 300.00, payed almost 400.00”
Grandma’s house is full of hungry teenagers, including some of mine. Duty calls and tummies need satiation; so, I must forgo updates tonight.
updates tomorrow.
UPDATE: We made it to Seattle, but the day was long and I’m exhausted. So, I will post in the morning (yes, I really will!).
I had planned to do updates tonight, but my kids arrived today, so the video games are trumping jeeps for the evening.
We are heading to Seattle in the morning to spend the week up there. However, I decided to plan a stop in Baker City and, finally, check out the “Paint Your Wagon” exhibit at the Oregon Trail Regional Museum. As a LONG time fan of the movie (Dad was a fan and, for better or worse, passed on the legacy) I have always wanted to stop there, but wanted to bring the kids along. And, yes, I can sing every song on the sound track, most by memory. That’s what happens when you get trapped on road trips in your parents’ motor home as a kid for hours at a time with only a few eight track tapes in the motorhome — you hear the same ones over and over and over.
As you can probably guess, I didn’t quite get to updates this morning .. soooooo, I shall do them tonight. However, I’m sure you’ll feel better knowing that most of my garage is now packed and cleaned!
I’ll post some tomorrow morning …
– Dave
Updates monday morning, probably right after dad calls from the hospital at 6:30am to tell mom and I that he is awake. lol … yeah, he’s back to his ol’ self.
I’m happy to report dad has some kind of blood infection that a couple antibiotic doses seem to have solved. It’s amazing how big a difference that made, turning him from a near zombie into his normal self. So, another crisis averted. Onto the next one.
Ask and ye shall receive (another crisis that is) . . . for as I rejoiced over dad’s sudden turnaround this afternoon, I checked ewillys on my phone in the hospital room only to discover my webhost has once again suspended my account (3rd time in a year) for a database spike.
So, if you wandered over to the site and found the subtle “ACCOUNT SUSPENDED NOTICE”, that’s why it was there for about 5 hours today. And when they suspend it, they suspend it all. Everything gets turned off, including my email and my access to fix any problems.
The support folks at my webhost have convinced themselves that I understand some of the esoteric details of mysql programming, despite my emails to the contrary. Over the past few hours, emails have been exchanged in which I indicated that I could neither replicate the problem nor understand exactly what the problem was. Their response is ‘you have 24 hours to fix the problem’.
I’ve concluded it is kind of like working with the Idaho DMV (see post below if you don’t understand that reference) . . .
UPDATES will start about 9:00ish pm PST.
BTW, if you wander by the site this weekend and it is down again, it’s because I’m moving the site to a new webhost.
Dad’s back in the hospital, so I’m driving back up to Seattle this evening.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.
It’s rough. It’s also later CJ-3B, as it has the large speedometer.
“My dad has a 1951 CJ3B. Its a work in progress. It has a ’79 Buick V6 motor. Military PTO winch on the front, shaft driven. There are 7 16” tractor tired on ford pickup wheels that goes with it. Its a good project that some one can finish. We didnt have the time or money to finish it.
I had a long battle repairing my parents tractor/mower today. I won, but not by much. It was one of those days where I made 3 different trips down to home depot for a mower belt, receiving the wrong one twice. In addition, four different bolts broke, too rusted to turn, forcing me to drill them out, which in turn forced me to improvise a new mounting solution for a blade assembly. If i wanted to do all that work, I’d by another jeep!!
I didn’t see too many jeeps, so I’ll skip tonight and post on Friday.
Have a good night. Updates Saturday.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500.
Needs some work.
“1951 M38 Jeep. has set for too long. it does run. needs seats and brakes adjusted. body is solid but needs some paint. great for restoration , or use as is for play. $1500 for $2000 I will throw in two extra fullsize chevy diffs. and a 1978 cj5 parts jeep”
No Updates Tonight
About 10:30pm my time my server company began having problems. This has not only affected my site, but other sites hosted by the company (including their own website).
Hopefully, they will get this resolved soon … I was able to complete a variety of updates though …
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $200.
There’s $200 of value here. The rims look unusual.
“Willy’s jeep was an off road project that I never started. You haul.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5500.
The seller believes this was the original body, but it looks more like a repo body to me. Also, there’s been a good deal of welding along the passenger front frame rail and along the underside of the driver’s side rail, which could indicate the original rails weren’t in good condition. Also note the modified transmission undercarriage.
“Original Steel tub, No rust, no rot, just some minor surface rust here and there
Updates tomorrow morning.
See ya Friday Night!