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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 .
Here’s a neat truck, though I think it is missing a tow assembly.
“This vintage Marx Towing Service Willys Jeep wrecker measures almost 13 inches in length. It’s made of pressed steel. The decals on the doors are marked with the Marx emblem. Through the decal you can make out the word “Willys” which is impressed into the steel beneath the decal. This truck is in used and played with condition. The towing apparatus is missing as is the rear tailgate.”
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This needs some work.
“Here we have a Structo Jeep ride on fire truck. There is a dent in the back on the right side (see pics). The steering wheel may not be original. It has great patina! See pictures for condition. What you see is what you get. Selling as is. Please ask questions if you have them. Thanks for looking! Check out my other auctions for more great old stuff.”
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I was nine when this came out. I should have owned one of these. Santa, where were you when I needed you??
“Up for Bid is a 1974 Hot Wheels Grass Hopper. Nice car with some play-wear. I took plenty of clear pictures so there are no misunderstandings. My camera takes super close shots so any imperfections are really magnified. Need more info or pics please let me know. * I continuously list early Hot Wheels, Matchbox and other brands so please check-in often.”
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UPDATE: this is back on eBay
This amusement ride jeep weights sixty pounds.
“Jeep Lovers, this is a fantastic find from the early 1950’s. This red Jeep measures 4 ft long and 2 ft wide and easily accomodates a child up to 10 years of age. All original condition, tires, axles, steering, body, even the chain they used to use to strap us in! The Jeep when it was in use, was connected to a center motor by an arm that moved a gang of 6 different Jeeps in a circle with some steering allowed. This is not a peddle car and doesn’t have any power feature of it’s own. Heavy metal construction. A wonderful piece of childhood nostalgia! Very sturdy, steers straight, (no brakes). Very, very rare! Bid with confidence, you’ll be the only ‘kid’ on your block (or state) with one. Research shows they were made from 1950-1952. See you tube video regarding the Kiddie Jeep ride some guy was rebuilding if you’re interested. Available for inspection at Red Rooster, New Braunfels, TX M-Sat 10-6 while auction is open. Available locally so auction could end early to cash-in-hand buyer. Weighs about 60 lbs.”
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No reserve on this toy. Current bid is $1.25 with an hour to go.
“THIS IS A VINTAGE TIN LITHOTOY JEEP MADE IN JAPAN. IT HAS 3 FRICTION WHEELS. THE PAINT IS IN GOOD CONDITION, JEEP IS 2 5/8″ LONG BY 1 1/2″ WIDE.”
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Here’s a Tonka Fire Jeep that appears to be in great shape.
“This is a terrific Jeep Fire Truck in excellent condition. It has the original tires (white walls) and hub caps, nozzle on hose, red light on hood, head lights, red ladder, two fire extinguishers on rear bumper and Tonka decal on both sides. Interrior is perfect with original steering wheel. There are a few minor scratches on the ladder but otherwise there is very little, if any, show of ware. No box. This is from a collection of Tonka Trucks that were used for display.”
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The folks at Billy Bob and Company documented a carnival ride discovered at a local garage sale. I wish I found garage sales that good!
This link shows a photo of a little girl riding what appears to be the same ride.
Buz spotted this pedal car at genuinehotrod.com.
“Hit the trails! This pedal car captures the look of that classic flat-fendered trail runner preferred by all-terrain kids. It’s constructed of durable stamped steel, with smooth-turning pedals and steering, and steel wheels wrapped in soft, knobbed tires. Measures 33 1/2” L x 16” W x 15” H, perfect for kids 3-6 years old.”
http://www.genuinehotrod.com/itemgroup/four-by-four-pedal-car
UPDATE: Well, I purchased this coloring book last month. Let me save you all some money by telling you that the only jeep in the entire book is the one on the front cover (and that one is obviously already colored)!! Oh well . . .
(08/14/2012) The “Johnny Jeep Coloring Book” from the Merrill Publishing Company #3457 . Copyright 1943. Cover art by Schumacher. It measures 8 /2″ by 11″ and has 48 pages to color.”
Since these are being sold from Norway, they may have originally been made there. They sure are unusual.
“12 jeeps orginal box.Not used. Made Europa 1945. Some minor wasted on the soldiers. L= 6 cm on the jeeps.Wery good order.”
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Here’s a rare old pedal car in need of restoration.
“VINTAGE RARE GARTON ARMY JEEP PEDAL CAR.
SOLID METAL PEDAL CAR ALL WITH ORIGINAL PARTS AND YELLOW ACCENTS/STENCILING.
DOES NOT HAVE ANY MARKINGS ON IT.
IN FAIR CONDITION. THIS PIECE IS IDEAL FOR A RESTORATION PROJECT. MISSING ITS ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL AND IS MOSTLY COVERED IN RUST WITH FADING PAINT. THE PEDALS STILL WORK, BUT IT WILL NEED A GOOD CLEANING.
MEASURES 39″ LONG, 20″ TALL, 17″ WIDE.”
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Anyone ever play this vintage game?
“~~ TREK ~~ ‘1965’ COLLECTABLE-RARE-VINTAGE-FAMILY-BOARD-GAME MADE-BY
SPEAR’S-GAMES.
A-THRILLING-JOURNEY-FROM-BASE….TO-CAMP-12. YOU-MAY-LOSE-YOUR-STORES….MULES….&….JEEPS BUT-NEVER-YOUR-INTEREST! THE-GAME-COMES-TO-YOU-IN-USED-YET-STILL-GOOD-PLAYING-CONDITION (GAMEBOX-IN-FAIR-CONDITION)
TREK…THRILLING-GAMEPLAY ! THAT-WILL-KEEP-PLAYERS-IN-SUSPENSE FROM-BEGINNING-TO-END ! AIM-OF-GAMEPLAY….. TO-GET-FROM-BASE-TO-CAMP-12-YOU-NEED-STORES-MULES-&-JEEPS….THE-PRICES-YOU-HAVE-TO-PAY-FOR-THESE-ARE-GOING-UP-ALL-THE-TIME-AS-THE-GAME-PROGRESSES !
YOU-MAY-BECOME-BANKCRUPT?”
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UPDATE: Somehow this popped up in an October calendar even though it occurred in September.
Quite a few toy jeeps at this auction.
“Excellent Selection of Pressed Steel & Aluminum Vehicles From the 1920’s-1950’s … Including Several Al-Toy Jeeps incl RARE Fire Truck, Jeepster, Etc.,”
http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=1462456&kwd=jeep&zip=&category=0
The box is priced at $24.95, but priceless for the right collector.
“This auction is for VINTAGE ORIGINAL 1970 TONKA JEEP WRECKER & PLOW No.2435 EMPTY BOX. The box is in very good condition considering her age (see pic and judge yourself). All complete no missing flap. Perfect for display.”
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I looks for another example of this toy on the web, but couldn’t find one.
“UP FOR AUCTION IS:
A VINTAGE, DELUXE BRAND, TIN TOY SAFARI JEEP. IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN, IT MEASURES 6 3/4″ LONG BY 3 3/8″ WIDE BY 3 1/4″ TALL, AND IT’S IN GOOD CONDITION.”
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UPDATE: Was on eBay. **SOLD**
More on Structo Ride on Jeeps from the CJ-3B Page.
“Vintage Structo ride on Fire Jeep. Ride on that steers in VG condition , very little surface rust spots and marks. Rare only seen one other one on here. Says Fire Dept #26 on hood and pumper on seat. Shows tools on both fenders. Really nice pressed steel toy. It is missing the cover piece on hood as shown in pictures. Measures 26″ long by 10″ wide.”
I don’t know how detailed the plans are, but if you have ever wanted to built a radio controlled jeep, this might just work. The starting bid is only $7.
“HANDBOOK OF MODEL PLANES, CARS AND BOATS by Bill Winter. Copyright 1965 by Fawcett Publications, Inc. . Content includes: Sopwith Pup; Wittman Tailwind; R/C Jay; Lightning Bug; R/C Transmitter and Receiver; Fokker D-VII; Javelin; Hawker Hunter; Gull; Sparrow; Cars! Cars! Cars!; Tin Lizzie Fire Engine; Walker Electric; G.I. Jeep; Trailer Truck; White Heat 60; R2 Whalecatcher; Dabchick; Atomic Sub; Air Boat; Flying Saucer; and Powered Kites. 112 pages. Acceptable condition: handling bends; dog-ears; creases; tiny tears; minor soiling, fading and wear; light browning of inside pages; previous owner’s name written in ink on first page.”
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Not perfect, but has character.
“Not Perfect but surely a keeper! Vintage metal willy’s U.S. Armed forces Mobile radar jeep. Played with condition and has scuffs,scratches and paint loss AND Rust~ but still a neat old jeep.Not many of these old jeeps left in any condition.”
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UPDATE: It turns out these aren’t toys. Instead they are Snow Village ceramic collectibles for people who like christmas villages. These jeeps were introduced into the Snow Village line in 2000 and retired in 2002.There are two of these ceramic jeeps on eBay at different prices. At 4″ x 1 3/4″ x 2 1/4 these jeeps aren’t very big.
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“DEPARTMENT 56 – Classic Cars 1954 WILLY’S CJ3 JEEP”
Credit Colin and Glenn for uncovering this information.
A rare 1945 Christmas Al-Toy that was on eBay recently
Mr. Stub Cole, at the right, and Harold Bell, Sales Manager for Willys, at the left, seated at a table with an unnamed WGN radio announcer. On the table is an Al-Toy Jeep and on the bookcase behind Mr. Bell is another Al-Toy Jeep and a smaller model of a Jeep towing a trailer.
“About one year ago, Glenn Byron and I became involved in correspondence with Mr. and Mrs. David (Sue) Cole, part time residents here in Arizona and Michigan. The conversations revolved around the story that David Cole’s father, “Stub” Cole had gone to work at Willys in the latter part of 1945 for the purpose of getting the farm implement accessories and documentation then being supplied for Jeeps out to the dealer network. He left his
family in Michigan and lived in a couple of hotels in Toledo during the time he worked at Willys.
During this time, he took home a tan Al-Toy Jeep for David’s brother and at Christmas 1945, he brought two more Al-Toy Jeeps home. One was tan, like the first one, but the third Jeep, which he gave to his wife, was done differently than the others. It was silver, with a red interior and the underside was painted green. The wheels were cream colored and it had a spare tire mounted on the right rear fender. The Cole family always called this the Christmas Jeep due to its Christmas colors. As close as the family can remember, Stub left Willys in about April or May of 1946 and returned to Michigan.
Fast forward to 2011. David and Sue are trying to plot some of their family history and realized that David still had his original Al-Toy Jeep from 1945. They contacted the remaining family and learned that David’s brother’s tan Jeep and the “Christmas Jeep” were still in the family. With that, Sue began searching the internet for anything on Al-Toys and came up with Glenn’s name. She contacted him and he replied, copying me on the correspondence. Photos of the three Jeeps were sent to both of us and we realized the “Christmas Jeep” was indeed special and we made arrangements to meet with the Cole’s at their winter home in Cottonwood, AZ. Glenn and his family were on a vacation out west, to coincide with the FC Roundup here in Phoenix and we also got to meet Dave and Ann at the FC Roundup as well. We arranged to meet the Coles in Cottonwood on March 25th and look at the Al-Toys and share their findings on Willys history where their father was involved.
The photos below show the 1945 Christmas Al-Toy Jeep and a tan one in their original condition in March, 2012. We talked about the condition of all three Jeeps and possible things to do with them. The two tan Jeeps had been played with and had some pencil markings left over from nearly 70 years ago and there were a couple of items that they would like to have repaired, but wanted to leave the Jeeps as close to their original condition as possible.
There are several of these pinball games on eBay. These have several different vehicles, include a jeep in the lower left side.
“Vintage “Marx” Bazooka Pinball Game “Bagatelle” From Very late 40’s to early 1950’s
The backboard of the game is tin with World War 2 military graphics of jeeps, tanks and Anti-aircraft guns.
Made in United States of America Marx Toys logo.
It measures about 12 1/2″ long, 6 3/8″ wide and ¾” deep.
It is in excellent condition. Has some wear to the plastic. There are no cracks, but some age crazing lower left, has both it’s legs.
Upper left hand top has some glue left from tape. Other wise in great condition!”
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Steve forwarded me a picture of his cool wind-up Jeepster and a few other toys. Tomorrow some of Colin’s and Glenn’s toys.
The headlights work and the exhaust smokes. And, it includes a box.
“Surrey Jeeps battery operated with smoking exhaust and working head lights, has bump and go action, near mint condition, paint is bright and shinny, has been tested and all work good, large 10″ long, made in japan by ATC, includes nice display box, box dose show some slight wear (sm-36)”
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