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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. This section used to be split into jeeps, parts and other categories, but recent changes to eBay will require this information to be recoded.
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 .
These mini jeeps do a pretty good job of climbing. Check out this video:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZMxgEkly4k&feature=related
Here’s a UN version: http://wwww.kurumaerabi.com/?page=shop&store_id=11685
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $100.
I wouldn’t qualify this as ‘very good’, but it’s in better condition than some jeeps I’ve seen.
“All metal Willys Jeep toy (even tires) about 1/20th scale, in very good condition. Willys & Jeep names in several places. steering wheel turns & windshield folds down”
Here are some cast iron toys from Mike Legeros’ Collection. The first one is a fire jeep. The second is a Brush Jeep. I’m not sure how large either toy is.
Blaine found this unusual pedal kart from Berg Toys with a little bit of Jeep influence that is on the parentsupermarket.com website.
Check out my new Hot Wheel Car; A reader named Frank sent this to me.
Hog spotted this one. It has already reached over $900!
“AL TOY WILLYS JEEP OVERLAND WOODY WAGON. This lovely toy is in overall very good condition it has been played with so does have some paint chips and the roof paintwork is scuffed up. The rear bumper is broken but I do have the piece (i did it taking it of the shelf sorry). I am not sure if the hubcaps are original it is the way it was when i bought it. Decals are in good condition as are the wipers and door handles. I love the feel of this toy it must weigh about six pounds there is great history if you google “toy jeepster”.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $100
Steve found this rare flattie toy listed yesterday. The CJ-3B Page shows it is a Structo Steel Jeep intended as a ridable toy for toddlers.
“Found this old pressed steel toy ride on jeep from the 1950,s in a house i was painting.”
Colin asked me the other day if i was familiar with Al-Toys. I had to admit I wasn’t. It turns out he has a nice little collection of them and shared some of the history of Al Toys.
Colin writes, “If you go to the CJ-3B Page and click on Jeep toys, then scroll down until you come to Al-Toy collection (another CJ-3B Page link here), that might give you a better idea of what they were. They were manufactured by Central Casting, aka Toledo Brass, aka Central Brass Works in Toledo under license from Willys.
When the CJ2A was introduced by Willys in July, 1945, they produced the CJ2A sand cast aluminum Jeep for Willys to present to VIPs and high wolume dealers for Christmas, 1945. In late 1946, they opened that toy up for sale to the public at Christmas.
Willys introduced the Willys Pickup in late 1946 for release in 47, Al-Toy made the Willys truck for the Christmas gift to Willys VIPs and dealers. Some may have been released later to the public.
With Willys planning to introduce the Jeepster in early 1948, Al-Toy produced the maroon Jeepster for presentation to again, the Willys upper echelon and high volume dealers for Christmas, 1947. This toy was never sold to the public.
In 1949, Willys introduced the 4WD station wagon and for Christmas 1948, Al-Toy did the station wagon, and this toy was never released to the public. For Christmas, 1949, Al-Toy did the Jeep Fire Truck. This was also not released to the public.
For numbers, those are a little vague, but several thousand CJ2A toys were produced and are the easiest to find on eBay and other toy markets. The pickup was not real well made as far as attention to detail and several hundred of those were made. Only about 200 Jeepsters were made and possibly about 300 of the station wagon. The Fire Jeep reportedly only had 50 made, with the possibility of another batch of 50 being made.
So these toys are rare. I have a dozen or so of the CJ2As; one of the Jeep truck, which I got from Jim Marski, one Jeepster which I got out of Dayton, Ohio, one station wagon that I got out of Cincinnati and may have been part of the Schott Willys dealership collection, another station wagon which came to me in its original dated box, 12-48, and is in mint condition, never played with and one Fire Jeep which I got from a man in Scottsdale who collected fire apparatus toys and was paring down his collection.
My very good friend in Maine, Glenn Byron is sort of the guru of Al-Toys and he and I have collaborated on the history of these toys and submitted information to both the Willys Overland Jeepster Club and to Derek’s site.”
As I looked through Sebastian’s pictures from his trip to Colombia, I noticed the two images with toy jeeps. It’s so shocking to see a toy made out of metal any more that they really stood out. I asked Sebastian about them and this is what he told me.
Sebastian writes, “yes they are metal jeeps and done with such detail that is hard to believe. Even the interior (not shown on the pictures) is done exacalty as the real thing. The cars have stearing wheals and shockers. I never saw those before, the only down side was the price: $75 US Dollars, it is probably worth it because all the labor that requires, but it is still expensive specially in an economy like Colombia. They had red, pink, and olive green. On the other hand, in most cities of Colombia you can find small pottery Willys, they are probably 2 inches long, 1 to 1.5 inches tall, made with clay and decorated Colombian style as the “Yipao”, those are probably $2 US Dollars each; you can see the price contrast.”
