UPDATE: price dropped to $2950.
(07/20/2022) Unclear how much value is here. The body has several mods. No engine.
https://yuma.craigslist.org/cto/d/yuma-1946-willys-cj2-or-jeep4x4/7535881120.html
“DRIVE TRAIN COMPLETE MINUS ENGINE”
UPDATE: price dropped to $2950.
(07/20/2022) Unclear how much value is here. The body has several mods. No engine.
https://yuma.craigslist.org/cto/d/yuma-1946-willys-cj2-or-jeep4x4/7535881120.html
“DRIVE TRAIN COMPLETE MINUS ENGINE”
In case you hadn’t heard, Roger Martin’s father Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin passed away recently. He was one of the “Toccoa Originals”, one of the folks that was there when Camp Toccoa in Georgia first opened.
To honor his father, Roger drove up Mt. Currahee in a 1942 GPW loaned to Roger by his friend Paul Grice. The mountain road is 2.5 miles and climbs 850 feet. Roger was accompanied on the trip by two daughters, two nieces, and a few other family members. They all enjoyed the beautiful views!
Of course, Jim was one of several members of the 101st Airborne that were portrayed in the HBO series, The Band of Brothers. According to Roger, the series transformed Jim’s life. Here is unique look at Damien Winters and Jim sharing stories about making the series along with some of Jim’s experiences.
UPDATE: A reader noted that the auction site had updated it’s photos with some jeep photos. Here are some of the jeeps that will be auctioned:
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Original Post: Roger Martin shared this truck auctions, which is supposed to include at least one jeep (I couldn’t find any pics of said jeep). Lots of neat old trucks.
This is likely one of the Mitsubishi jeeps imported by Paladin Trucks out of Georgia. Thanks to Tom for that link.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/531126368680999
“Rare find – 1983 Mitsubishi Willys Jeep J59. Low mileage (73k shown is kilometers, which equates to 46k miles). Clean Georgia title. Imported from Japan, right hand drive. No issues, drive it frequently around Blue Ridge. Stored under cover (car cover included). Will provide contact info for a local mechanic who knows old Jeeps, so no worries about maintenance. Only selling because I just got a new trailer, don’t have room to park it anymore. Great vehicle, loads of fun!”
Mike shared this link. It already has a pending status.
https://www.facebook.com//item/477119054337865
“Actually 1964 Willys Overland, last year built, has rare Jeep Tornado 230 OHV 6 cylinder engine. For Rat Rod or restore. Have a North Carolina title. Has new wheels and tires worth 750.00 Also have original wheels and tires and dog-dish hub caps.”
UPDATE: Ann’s family descended upon our place this past weekend. We are only catching up with everything now. The property worked great for the family event and should work great for a jeep event, once we get one organized.
Earlier this week, we managed to collect all the corral panels Ann won at the auction, including the 24′-long heavy metal fence (with an added 12′ foot gate). With the help of a tractor bucket, I was able to carry it home on our 18′ trailer (Dave, we’ve put those straps you’ve sent us to good use!).
While loading the gate, a man came by in a truck to check on us. It turns out, he is the owner of the auction facility (Mr. Booker of Booker auctions). He asked where we lived and we said Prosser. Given he’s a long time resident of the Tri-Cities, I jokingly asked if he knew the former owner of our property in Prosser, Merlin Brown, as he was a bit notorious around these parts. Sure enough, somehow Mr. Booker had met Merlin while camping one time. Mr. Booker noted, “I thought I was a pretty good bullshitter, but that Merlin, he was over the top”.
Meanwhile, in “slicer” news … I discovered that when I plugged in the slicer, it didn’t work. After dissembling the power box, I found the power lines weren’t attached to anything (see lower left circle and arrow). Why didn’t they at least cap or cut the ends?
After some discussions with my uncle, we figured out that the former owner (Walmart) must have disabled/decommissioned before selling it by pulling the wire the power wire between the cord and the board (likely a safety thing). So, after unable to find any schematics online, we made and educated guess and I wired the hot and common wires to the board near that lower arrow on the left. Viola, it now works!
I also discovered one of the foots was an incorrect length (by half an inch see upper right arrow above), making the slicer unstable. It took a while to find at our local ACE store, but I finally found another 4″ metric Phillips bolt to properly adjust the footer to the correct length.
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Originally Posted Sept 23: Ann’s family will be here this weekend, so the next updates will likely be Monday. So, we’ve been busily tidying up the property, inside and out. However, we did sneak away on Thursday to pickup some items Ann won at a local auction.
The principal purpose was to buy some corral panels (we couldn’t justify buying new ones at $200+ per panel), scoring about 200 feet of 12′ long panels at a great price. But, she also spotted a meat slicer for sale at the auction.
Ever since working at restaurants, I’ve always wanted a quality slicer, but it’s hard to justify the purchase. So, Ann surprised me by winning an auction for a Bizerba GSP HD 13″ slicer! Plus, it came with a stainless steel cart. Priced new (to my surprise) without the cart at between $4k-$7k. Meanwhile, a stainless cart goes for a minimum of $1500 all by itself. So, I was pretty shocked that she snagged the slicer plus a cart for less than $600. I’d say she scored!
I finally found a good price on one of these ACME Jeep posters, so I snagged it. I’ll get a better pic of it when I get a chance. It is 29″ wide x 23″ tall.
The price seems good on this early CJ-5. This *might* also have a Warn OD.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/444049607743206
“1958 cj5 Jeep willys runs good new carburetor new radiator new bikini top has clean title $4000 obo ”
Thanks to Mike for sharing this VEC CJ-2A that’s being auctioned on Hemmings.com. While not a perfect restoration, there’s a lot to like here and it’s a long ways towards that goal. The jeep includes a rear PTO gearbox and drum pulley. While functional, the exhaust pipe appears under the frame in the first pic, so that would be a good thing to correct. The front frame rail area could use some restoration, too.
https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1945-willys-cj2a-920716
“You’ll need to look twice, but this is a fetching and genuine example of American automotive history. The seller states that this 1945 Willys Jeep CJ-2A, from the first year of civilian Jeep production, is also the 325th such vehicle built in 1945, based on its tub and serial numbers, which the seller says were commonly mismatched in those years. Believed to have been originally sold in California, the Jeep is reported to have undergone a four-year, body-off restoration that included a new master cylinder and wiring harness. Described as 90 percent complete, the Jeep is reported to have a rear-mounted power takeoff with a flat belt drive.”
UPDATE: price dropped to $7500.
(09/17/2022) This appears solid and pretty stock.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1575461716241085
“New brakes,tires,shocks and carburetor,Koenig hard top. Runs and drives! ”
Looks like a fun jeep ready for some off-roading. With all that power and updates, it could use a full rollcage IMHO.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/451291330232670
“1949 CJ3A with 350 GMC and 3 Speed automatic transmission. Body and paint are incredible. Bikini top. Roll bar and bikini top. Lots of upgrades. Fun convertible that turns heads.”
Don’s selling these snow plow parts.
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/d/shelby-hy-lo-willys-jeep-snow-plow-parts/7539264039.html
“Hy Lo Jeep Snow Plow parts removed from a CJ3A Jeep but may fit other models. Most everything except the blade. The hydraulic cylinder would move up and down before we removed it and other than that we know very little about these.”
Listed as a 1954, all signs point to it being a 1946 CJ-2A.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/574076270844306/
“Runs and drives. But needs new or rebuilt carburetor. Brake fluid leaks so brakes don’t work. Stuck in 4×4. $4500 or obo. open to trades.”
Doesn’t run. Unclear how much value is here.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1344605789635017
“I have m38 ready to be restored made by willys asking 2300 does not run missing carb.”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(06/18/2022) Has a few minor mods.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/327602876201669/
“1947 WILLYS CJ2A rebuilt original L134 flathead 4 cylinder new Carb new Electronic ignition new radiator new Tires including spare new windshield it runs great it is geared low to crawl anywhere”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(08/31/2022) Unclear if the price is for both DJ-5s. No description provided.
Here’s an odd go-kart like Offroad/snow vehicle. Anyone recognize it?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1285490108877355/
“No clue what it is would love to know has 16in wide tires and Arctic cat 440 tried to start it has spark asking 1,000 obo”
Randy and his son Carson are currently part way through a cross country trip in two flat fenders. Their journey began a few days ago in Jacksonville, Florida. Their western destination is Ventura, California. From there, they plan to drive back, heading slightly farther north through Utah and Colorado, before angling back south towards Florida. They’ve been documenting their trip on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ P?id=100085873092539
Here are a few pics.
This is a map of their route. They are currently in Arizona driving west along the yellow line.
From Florida, they drove to Alabama, but had a few mechanical issues at one point.
Then on to Mississippi:
They got caught up in some rain, but that didn’t stop them:
Soon, they were in Arkansas (cool stickers ;-)):
Eventually they hit Texas (and likely had good weather from there):
They’ve are equipped to camp at night:
Lots of updates to this jeep, including a Parkette fiberglass body and Bobcat fiberglass hood.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/5648060188565361
“Fresh 4.3 Vortec V6 Plus more”
Has some updates, including an overdrive. Interesting choice of a steering wheel. What’s that out of?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/898432214893978
“1946 Willys Jeep CJ-2A Clean Title, owned for about 10 years. Mainly storage kept but less than 500 miles since putting the motor in. 3 speed with overdrive V6 rebuilt motor that came out of a 1979 Buick Skylark. Clutch replaced with motor. Dana 18 transfer case and T90 Transmission Just rebuilt the radiator New alternator just installed as well. All 4 Tires have great tread including spare. Brand new We do have the back seat and front. Also have a set of chains for two tires.”
Looks solid, though the passenger floor has some fiberglass.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1288859938609365
“Willys has been restored not original has the original engine repainted new tires has some fiberglass in the passenger side new windshield new engine transmission and transfer case rebuilt front rear end rebuilt”
While the rear bumper isn’t original, it is period correct. It also hangs pretty low.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/445616134063818
“All original, cash only, no trades, don’t need help selling.”
The seller is selling for a friend. No description provided.
Only the one pic provided.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1213881616129810
“Jeep fc150…runs and drives well…all original….these are very rare .. I’m looking for respectable offers no trades only cash…”