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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 .
UPDATE: Was $5000. **SOLD**
“Registered As A 1948 Jeep Willy’s Smog Exempt Still Tested And Passed
1948 Jeep Willy’s Grille, Hood, & Axles
100% Street Legal
500 Miles On Motor & Chassis
Fully Custom Tube Body Every Measurement Perfect
Brand New Buick V6 Runs Perfect
One Of A Kind Custom Windshield, Wipers, And Mount
New Gauges In Custom Center Console
New 4-Point Racing Harnesses
New 15″ Rock Crawler Wheels
New 31″ Cooper Discovery Tires
New Hi-Lift Jack w/ Custom Mount”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This didn’t sell. It reached a top bid of $2650.
“A Jeep and a flatbed truck
This custom flatbed truck has new wheels and tires and it runs great.
4 cylinder
3 speed manual transmission
Bucket seats
Mileage is Approximate”
This is nearly a limo flatfender.
“custom jeep 4×4. 42″ tires. 8000 lbs winch. built 350 engine. 700 r4 transmission. dana 60 axles. four link rear suspension with air shocks. hydrolic assyst steering. bead locks. kaiser frame with willys and cj5 tubs. great for families. call or text with any other questions. no trades please. two05-threesix8-threesix8four”
http://bham.craigslist.org/cto/2882485972.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $24,500.
“1945 CJ 2-A Willys Jeep Hot Rod. This is the one you have seen driving around town, in the magazines, on the internet, at the shows and in the soon to be released book “Rat Rods” by Scotty Gosson a Car Tech book. Professionally built by Randy Ellis Design and custom from top to bottom. Custom chassis with air ride so it can be sat on the ground. Front suspension is a custom 8″ drop beam, linked with cantilevered air sleeves. Rear suspension is triangulated 4 link on double convoluted air bags. Air system uses a 3/8″ 3-Position 200psi, 10mm (3/8″) Orifice 40watt coil, 8-Cyl Air-Engine Manifold Valves. Slowdown and Speed Control Valves, CheckValves and muffler. 3 gallon stainless air tank and 3/4 HP compressor with gauge and switch for each wheel. Chevy 350 engine and TH 350 transmission, 12 bolt rear axle with 3.73 gears, Ron Davis aluminum radiator with Spal fan, KC SlimLite headlights, 31 X 10.50 X 15 General mud tires on Pro-Comp Street Lock wheels with matching themed custom aluminum air cleaner, quick disconnect aluminum steering wheel, headlight bezels, aluminum glove box door and aluminum rear hatch cover. Stewart Warner gauges and Rocksford sound system. Everything is powder coated and the body is painted. The car has been driven to Vegas, LA, Tucson, Havasu and all over Phoenix. Super fun to drive and is the ultimate attention getter.”
There are thousands of Willys and Jeep items over at eBay, but I’ve never had a chance to create the scripts necessary to sort and list them. However, support from readers allowed me to create multiple ebay-related sections that I think you’ll enjoy looking at as much as I have. You can get to them from the “eBay Listings” image at the top of the right column.
Now, even if I don’t do updates, you can still review hundreds of updated listings from ebay without having to go through ebay searches.
This is the only update tonight (Sunday Night).
BTW, check out this odd ball ebay listing:
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2000
Roy spotted this unusual jeep. What is this?
“1973 Mountain Jeep $2000.00 ”
This looks likes a fun rig.
“56 jeep willys with a custum cab.
Buick v6
aftermarket headers to cherry bomb mufflers
elecctric fan
electric fuel pump with regulator
new starter
new water pump
new power steering pump
400 tranny with hurst shifter
warn transfercase with over drive
power brakes
disc brakes front, drum rear
ARB front diff
Detroit rear dana 44
rear locking hubs for and drop hitch in front for towing no trailer needed
air compressor which also supplies ARB
no windshield
no brake lights
current registration for street use but needs lights and windshield to be street legal ( I have a windshield for it, just never installed it.)
$4500 obo or trade , cash and trade
(916) 8704113”
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2867579121.html
Here’s a strange vehicle posted by Dan over at Hemmings. It is even a dually!
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/tag/jeep/
After closer inspection this looks in good shape, despite the crazy body.
“Willys Jeep in great condition, runs great, new tires-tsl super swampers, 4sp twin stick transfer case. Please email or call me with any questions you may have. 863-673-3362”
http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/cto/2865620067.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500
“This is a 55 to 56 not really sure. Bought it to plow my driveway and while doing some repairs on it found the frame to be perfect do not want to ruin it plowing should go to a good home. 6 cylinder 3 speed 2 stick transfer case.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500
The Commando front end on a CJ-5 is a rare mod.
“Jeep for sale, I think it is from around 67, Has Jeepster front with CJ rear, F head engine, Has not run in years, All running gear is present, has locking hubs, Great for parts! Will trade for farm equipment”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4500.
This looks like it was chopped. I’m wondering if this might have been a wagon, too.
“One of a kind jeep.Small block Chevy V-8,just serviced and tuned.PTO,3 speed,great tires,custom pick up bed.$4500.00.”
Glenn spotted these Wagner-Tracs on a CJ-2A. While it has a CJ-2A body, this is probably a CJ-5 or CJ-3B frame, because the tracks require a wheel base of exactly 81 inches. The tracks are one of six produced and bolt onto the axles.
According to the information at the video’s homepage:
“The Tracks were manufactured by a company called “A. F. Wagner Industries Inc.” of concord California. They were made sometime during the mid 60s and there was only 6 sets made and were apparently expensive and thus may be the reason there were so few made. They are called “Wagner-Trac” and were made specifically as a set of tank tracks for a jeep with a wheelbase of 81 inches. The wheelbase is not adjustable so the wheelbase is critical and just like a tank you would have to install turning brakes to drive the Jeep because the steering is null and void as soon as you bolt them on. They are all steel construction so were probably designed for offroad only.”
I spotted this on Flickr. I thought it was the same wooden jeep that was spotted in France here, but I think this is a different one (the jeep below only had 8 slots, while the one in the link above has 9 slots).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7430965@N05/4961130135/#DiscussPhoto
According to the photographer Spottedlaurel, “There was a ruined Chateau just outside the village near where we stayed, and in one of the beautifully refurbished buildings there was a museum full of life-size things made from wood. F1 car, tractor, motorbikes, all sorts of things. The bonnet lifted up on this to show a wooden engine inside.”
UPDATE: Price raised to $8500
(08/95/2011) I think this sentence says it all ” THIS CAR IS FOR WHICH THEY APPRECIATE THE GOOD THING OR ENTHUSIASTS OR COLLECTORS”
“AI’M SELLING A JEEP WILLYS 1946 CJ2A FULLY RESTORED
ORIGINAL BODY, MOTOR AND TRANS. VERY NICE CLASSIC WILLYS
PRICE $8,500.oo
CALL ME 401-359-4191, LEAVE THE MESSAGE I CALL YOU BACK, OR EMAIL ME. THANKS.”
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/2826426124.html
UPDATE: This is now priced at $2400 on Craigslist.
(01/16/2012) This is unusual.
“I have a good running jeep that is not rusted out it has
283 chevy motor
3 speed trans
twin stick transfer case
locking hubs
tow bar
7.00 16 tires
has clear tx title
Jeep runs good
thanks 903 227 3867”
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/2823569864.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $18000.
This has an interesting exhaust solution.
“1955 willys rat rod/hot rod- sbc 350, 4 bolt,9.5 comp.,comp 270 cam,perf. intake,holley carb,roller rockers,hei ign,custom 8 into 2 into 1 headers,hughes th350 trans w/2500 rpm stall,alum.rad,1960 ford f100 dropped front axle,1/4 elliptical front susp. w/friction shocks,9″ rear w/3.25 gears and disc brakes,3 link w/coilovers,16 gal. fuel cell,optima batt,custom 2×4 frame,4″chop,custom floor,firewall & bed, zero rust,zero bondo,o/d green,very clean, well built truck, 1,200 mi. since built, runs & drives great,gets lots of looks, $18,000 no trades.”
UPDATE: Oopos .. managed to forget the link to the cj2a page.
A reader pointed me over to the CJ-2A page where there is a video of a cool MBish mower. Not wanting to just snag the video, I thought I’d do a search and landed on the mini-beep.html page. It turns out they’ve been around since the 1960s! Head on over to the CJ-2A page to see the video.
Rikk shared a picture of a great old lighted sign that still hangs at Brileya’s Chrysler Jeep Dealership, 1253 US Route 7, North Rutland, Vt. It still works and flashes between blue, pink, and white. So check it out the next time you are in Vermont. http://www.brileyaschryslerjeep.net/index.htm
Glenn forwarded this article from 1956 and featured in “Willys News”.
This just made my day. It will run, too!
“According to the internet, “The Jeep was the most reliable and favorite vehicle of the armed forces.” This one won’t be any of that, but here’s a brief ‘Ratrospective’ on this creation. We took a stunning, low mileage and rust free Willys Jeep, tore it off the frame and cut it into several pieces (settle down, we’re just kidding).
This salute to our armed services started life as a 1955 Willys Jeep. We pulled the body off the frame, lengthened it twenty inches and narrowed the back half of it eleven inches. We then channeled the body over a 1984 Chevy S-Blazer 4×4 frame that had a small-block Chevy transplant. We added the dual quad intake and a couple of old Holley carbs. We fabbed our own zoomies, took some Army-issue backpack frames and direct mounted them to the floor for back rests. Seats are U.S. issue blankets torn in pieces. Some of the flooring and the seatbelts are courtesy of a wrecked Michigan State Police cruiser. We’ve got 4 Jerry cans out back for a fuel tank and a canteen over-flow tank for the radiator. Air Cleaners are drilled helmet liners and zoomie covers are olive drab soup cans wired together (we kept losing them when we fired it up). If you plan on ever driving this, there’s a pick and shovel mounted so you can dig your own grave. Battery box is U.S. Army issue tool box. It’s got a pre-historic Mallory coil and distributor for fire power. Zip ties hold the tilt front end closed (for now) but you’ll need a better solution. We don’t quite have the shift linkage figured out so you’ll have to come up with something. Right now the shifter is out in front of the windshield.
The Rat does run but we haven’t had the guts (stupidity) to drive it. We will be selling this vehicle as ‘PARTS ONLY’! It does come titled as a 1955 Willys. Miles are not actual. Buyer will have to pay a document fee of $190 or 5% of the sale price (whichever is less). Plus 6% Michigan sales tax and a title transfer of $15. Sorry, but we all have to pay taxes.
You’re gonna need a trailer (Rat trap) to pick this up. We will help you push it on board, but you’ll have to handle everything else. Any questions? We check email once a day. You can also call Fergy at(810)653-4111.
There is no reserve on this auction but we think it’s worth millions.
This will make a great project, art study or urinal for the discerning buyer.”
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130631739087+&viewitem=
Dan put together a great article with a few pics I hadn’t seen about restyling the MB in the field. Very cool stuff. Thanks to Roy for forwarding it.
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/12/19/gussying-up-the-mb-jeep/
LeGrand spotted this unusual toddler bed (at least I haven’t seen one).
“Military Jeep Toddler Bed
Excellent Condition, looks like new.
Standard size crib mattress fits inside ( crib mattress is not included).
The Bed measures 29 x 53 inches. The entrance is 12 – 13 inches above the floor.
I bought this bed for $300, I am only asking $100.
Comes from a clean and smoke free home.
Hand crafted from laminated Baltic birch and other solid woods.”
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=18399848&cat=&lpid=3&search=jeep
This is cool. The starting bid is $12,000 though.
“hello willys for sale 100% efficient in all the papers state the original super-
tel 0048 602 828 249 samochód sprawny unikat transport ok 1500 dolarów.”
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180789704680+&viewitem=
UPDATE: Bob reports the vehicle arrived safely in Ohio. He verified that the frame is a Ford and the body is well-built.
He reports, “The thing looks pretty solid and seems to be made out of thick steel and very well made. I just can’t imagine some guy in his garage making this thing, but I could be wrong. Someone updated the running gear with a mustang straight 6, auto trans and the mustang differential. You can clearly see where it was column shift originally, and the frame is definitely a 46 ford.”
