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1946 CJ-2A-Tractor Medina, OH $6000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, Unusual • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Price dropped to $6000.

(06/09/2024) Roger Martin shared this oddball build. I wish the pics were a little clearer.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/694988399351648

“Custom Massey Harrison 1946 Willis drive train all Custom 4×4 works starts drives and stop head turner vary nice jeep and really fun driver”

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1952 Custom Wagon Fortuna, CA $11,500

• CATEGORIES: Features, Unusual, Willys Wagons • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Price dropped to $11,500.

(04/12/2013) It reminds me of the San Juan Scenic Jeep Tour wagons.

“Willys 2 door wagon converted to Surry. 4cyl. F engine 4×4 converted to12v. 3 speed overdrive new tires needs nothing. Also comes with rear enclosure for back that matches top. Very fun always garaged. Price is O.B.O. will accept best cash offer. if its posted its for sake no b.s. no tirekickers”

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/275285585513826/

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Custom Jeep Trike Quartsize, AZ $7500

• CATEGORIES: Other 4x4s, Unusual • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

This unusual build needs a valve job.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/821128503408312

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“Custom TRIKE ONE-OF-A-KIND custom Trike. Chopped Body; Bucket Seats; Carpet; Removable Steering Wheel; 307ci SB with 600cfm 4-bbl, and lots of chrome; Ceramic coated headers with new exhaust system; Turbo 300 automatic 3-speedtrans recently professionally rebuilt with new-old stock parts; New shifter on floor; New Line Lock; New power brake system on rebuilt brakes; New electric fan and aluminum cross-flow radiator; Pirelli front tire on front end, Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/T rear tires on polished aluminum rims; Full roll-bar, Rear storage compartment; New battery; New Heater; New gauge cluster; New retractable seat belts;

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CJ-3B-like Jeep Kart Talent, OR $1000

• CATEGORIES: Features, Other 4x4s, Unusual This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Here’s an oddball item.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1402417757064972

“just dont have the time to finish. has nice honda pacific coast 800 twin. also ford fiesta 5 speed. new tires and wheels. needs someone with some fab tools and time.”

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1947 CJ-2A Brillion, WI $9000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, Unusual • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: This rig has undergone some updates. See the pics from 2022 at the bottom of the post.

(11/23/2021) Unusual build.

https://appleton.craigslist.org/bar/d/brillion-47-willys-jeep-wrangler-9000/7733103606.html

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1952 Modified Truck Flanders, NJ $25,000

• CATEGORIES: Unusual, Willys Trucks • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Here’s an unusual build.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/605328924848200

“1952 Jeep Willys, 350ci Chevy small block with automatic transmission, 2-4 barrel carburetors, Completely Done, Ready to Run.”

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1955 Truck El Campo, TX $8000

• CATEGORIES: Unusual, Willys Trucks • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Price dropped to $8000.

(12/10/2023) This is an interesting build, but the pics don’t show all the aspects. It’s possibly now a convertible (or just soft top) and has a tower blind attached to the bed.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1412983369570905

“It’s a 1955 Willis jeep , 4wd ,motor is a 226 super hurricane , 80,128 miles on it. Comes with high rack, feeder, and winch. Also have another extra motor for it. Must pick up.”

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Various Photos

• CATEGORIES: Features, GPA (SEEP), Old Images, Unusual • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
  1. Blaine shared this photo of a Bell Telephone engineer working in Europe during WWII.
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  2. Blaine also shared these links for the teardrop Mustang, developed in the late 1940s. While many of us have seen these pics, what I didn’t realize was that the Mustang utilized some jeep steering parts. As this MotorBiscuit article notes, “McCarty wanted to build his car with existing components adapted to his unique vision. He decided that the steering from a Willys Jeep, a Continental or Hercules engine, and Spicer rear axles would be the basis for his car.”
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  3. This photo of a customized GPA was posted to g503 by Morihisa Ochi:
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  4. Grant Howe shared images of his customized jeep on Facebook, built for bird hunting:
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1968 “CJ-5” Palmyra, NY $1000

• CATEGORIES: CJ5, Unusual • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: The price is now $1000 (previously no price).

(08/16/2023) If you are looking for something a little different…

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6873966055959873

“Open to trades, don’t need to get rid of it just seeing what’s out there. Runs and drives”

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1954? Truck and Camper Durango, CO $5000

• CATEGORIES: Camping, Features, Unusual, Willys Trucks • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Mike shared this unusual camper. The shape of it reminds me of the late 1940s Book mobiles (or see below post). The box on this truck appears a little taller than the book mobile boxes, so this truck and the book mobiles may be unrelated.

The truck is listed as a 1954, but the grille suggests it is earlier. It’s unclear whether the camper on back is original to the truck (special order for example) or whether someone added the camper later. That said, the interior faux wood and carpet screams 60s or 70s to me. The “Jeep” radio would have also been added at a later date. Note the Warn hubs are IH branded hubs.

The jeep sports a “Rednor & Raine” Jeep sticker from Trenton, NJ, which as of 1965, was a jeep only dealer.  This also has a Princeton Theological Seminary parking permit, which is still an active institution.

https://westslope.craigslist.org/cto/d/durango-1954-jeep-willys-purpose-built/7659761315.html

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