UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $13,500.
This looks well done.
“454 B Big Block. Automatic, Mustang Front End, Ford 9″ Rear End , Flaming River Steering Column”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $13,500.
This looks well done.
“454 B Big Block. Automatic, Mustang Front End, Ford 9″ Rear End , Flaming River Steering Column”
Needs a different engine.
“The vehicle has all parts necessary to run minus the engine. The engine blew and is unrepairable. It has little to no rust. I have only owned it for 5 months.
4 wheel drive.
New tires less than 200 miles on them.
Rhino lined.
8000lb Winch.
Custom canvas top.
Custom back seat will hold 3 adults.
Insured, Registered, clean title.
Tow triangle.
New battery.
Parts not yet installed but included with the sale:
Windshield wiper system (for drivers side window), turn signal kit, rear-view mirror, and two side mirrors.
I will also include the “original” service manual, parts manual and owners guide. The reason I’m selling this Jeep is because I am in the USCG and I’m transferring this summer and I do not have the time to replace the engine and get the Jeep back to 100%. I would prefer a local buyer. Price is somewhat flexible pending your shipping/transport arrangements.
Price: $3,700
Please contact Joseph at:
email: fljt88@yahoo.com”
UPDATE: Was $8500. **SOLD**
(04/30/2012) This has an old jalopy look to it.
“I’m selling my 1949 willys truck. It’s had a lot of custom mods done to it. The front axle was pushed out 14″. The front rails were narrowed and shortened. The underside of the frt cross member had ladies painted on a long time ago. I got the frame with them on there, original rad shell, alum rad with elec. cooling fan. The engine is an older sbc 327. th350n trans, lokar long shifter, alum drive shaft, ford 9″ rear axle, 3.70 open gears, drum brakes, power brake booster, flaming river steering gear, cross steer, rear rails shortened and notched, competition engineering ladder bars, QA1 coil-overs, No heater or door windows.
Speedway tube frt axle
Front disc brakes
Dome was cut off the roof and flat topped
Roof chopped 4 1/4 inches
Bed shortened 3 ft
Needless to say its had a lot done to it.”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $850
(04/09/2012) To quote the seller, “Be the envy of your neighborhood”.
“For sale is a one of a kind “Willys high hood” replica Jeep go cart. I custom built the body out of 20 gauge sheet metal with an inner steel support frame. It’s based on a riding lawn tractor frame and running gear, with hydrostatic forward and reverse drive. I changed out the drive pulleys so it goes plenty fast now. The motor is a 16 horsepower 2 cylinder that runs great. Comes complete with functional head and running lights. It’s all around a fun go kart. Perfect for your kids, grandkids, parades or to cruise around hunting camp. You could even put the mower deck back on it and be the envy of your neighborhood!! It does have a tow hitch on it for small utility/lawn trailers.Please call for more information, I’ll entertain REASONABLE offers. I do have a lot of time and a good bit of money in materials building this thing. No text messages please. $850 o.b.o Pete @ 503-830-0834 P.S. I can possibly modify your riding lawn mower, call for details.”
UPDATE: Still Available
(02/15/2012) It starts and runs, but needs some work.
“Jeep has a rebuilt engine, but has been sitting for a while. The body is in decent shape. The engine will fire up and run, will have to poor gas in the carb. Tires are decent. It is an original 1950s CJ3A willys jeep. The jeep also comes with a later model rear seat and 2 front seats.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $9950
This looks good. It looks restored as a M676, though it probably really is a FC-170.
“1962 Willys FC 170 Jeep older restoration, 226 superhuricane 6 cyl. new master cal, 5 new NDT military tires, NY licensed and inspected”
Ann and I are back in Seattle tonight awaiting Dad’s surgery tomorrow. He is having his aortic valve replaced. We expect things will go well, but there are a few complications, so it’s no simple surgery.
Therefore, just a few updates tonight. More tomorrow.
Also, I will be signing books at the WAAAM Museum in Hood River, Oregon, this Saturday. So, stay tuned for more on that later this week.
Like a bear emerging from it’s cave after a long winer, Paul temporarily removed his custom M-38 from its Alaskan lair.
He writes, “The garage was opened and the Willys was pulled out into the early morning light today. The poor Jeep was coated with sanding dust which I removed by blasting the body with high pressure air and followed that with a water rinse so you’ll notice the water droplets clinging to the sheet metal. Anyway, with all the glass installed, the stainless wiper arms and blades mounted and most all of the major work done this project is looking pretty good to me. I need to work on the frame welding up the extra holes, finish the radiator mount and double check everything before the frame gets sandblasted one more time before getting powder coated glossy black.
When my new sheet metal brake arrives I’ll finish remaking the fuel tanks, I wasn’t happy with the first set I built so I scrapped them and started over with a slightly different design. Viewing the Willys outdoors from a distance is so different from the usual close up view in a packed garage I’ve become accustomed to and I get a better idea of what the finished Willys will look like. I think this Jeep will cause people to stop and take a second look but that might be wishful thinking on my part. Either way, I’m happy with the progress (I’ll admit I’ve taken much longer than I’d originally planned) and there’s more to do but I’m still a happy guy.
Over 4,000 hours of fabrication time to get to this point and still many more hours of work are necessary to complete this rebuild but I’m not tired. I’ve learned a lot along the way and I’m reasonably pleased with my quality so far.”
According to this Pakistani Blog (in English?) this CJ-3B was “The Jeep of Indian Major General Parasad; he left it and ran away during a retaliation attack by Pakistani forces”. It was part of the 1965 War. I hope the Pakistani forces didn’t blow it up.
This image comes from Dreamstime.com, a royalty-free (though not all free) stock photography website. There are a variety of jeep images there too. You can see all the images at http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-playground-toy-image14938897
Here’s another playground jeep-styled toy I found on Flicker.
Gerald forwarded me an email about this unusual car. Built for the 1940 World Fair, this transparent 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six was sold at auction for $388,000 in the summer of 2011. This is the first time I’ve seen it. You can read more at Hemmings:
“The 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six “Ghost Car,” first displayed at the New York World’s Fair and later at the Smithsonian Institution, was sold Saturday for $308,000.
Originally built for $25,000, the car with a Plexiglas body was the first transparent car built in America . Another was built the following year, but its whereabouts are unknown.
“This is the only one known to exist,” said Alain Squindo, a car specialist for RM Auctions, which held the auction for the “Ghost Car” and other specialty vehicles in Plymouth , Mich. “It’s a very original car.”
The Ghost Car was first displayed at the 1939/1940 New York World’s Fair, Squindo said. It toured a number of dealerships, and then was at the Smithsonian in Washington , D.C. for a number of years.
It has been owned by the same family since the 1980s. “They were rather sad to see their beloved car go,” Squindo said. He could not disclose the name of the buyer.
The car has 86 miles on it, picked up by being driven in and out of dealerships for displays. It was a collaboration between GM and Rohm & Haas chemical company, which made the Plexiglas. Structural metal underneath was given a copper wash and all hardware, including the dashboard was chrome-plated.”
UPDATE: It turns out this picture is from the book “Jeepen i Sverige”. I discovered this connection on a thread at G503.com.
Here are some more pictures from the “Jeepen i Sverige”: http://cj3b.info/Finds/FindsSweden.html (looks like a very interesting book!)
Original Post 04/28/2012:
Buz discovered this image on FLICKR. Despite looking like a ww2 photo, this was taken in 2008 by ‘Magnus’. According to the caption, the Willys MB lies in a marshland in a forest, “it was dumped there on the ice during winter, in hope that it would sink in the summer.” This is somewhere in Sweden. It sure looks like there are salvageable parts on it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32687125@N05/3297206639
Two and a half years ago Kevin purchased a solid fixer-upper wagon out of Conifer, Co, that he saw on eWillys and had it shipped to Georgia. Despite battling a few health issues, Kevin managed to complete his wagon build. Even better, in one week he expects to embark on a trip to a place he’d never heard of prior to launching his build; he’s headed to Moab, Ut, for the 3rd Annual Willys Overland Rally.
Not only does he have a chance to share this adventure with his children, but he also plans to adapt his wagon so that his daughter, who uses a wheelchair, can “get some gravel in her travel”.
I hope you have a grand adventure Kevin! Congrats on your wagon!
Buz spotted this flatfender online from the 2012 Good Guys Del Mar car show. I’m not sure if this is a drag or just a hot rod jeep.
http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/car_shows/car-shows-2012/goodguys-del-mar-na-1/page9.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was No Price.
Here is a CJ-2A that was for sale at a garage sale. It looks in very good condition. The garage sale was May 4th and 5th. It might be still available.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500
“Bought this as an off roading project and later on I bought a 4×4 ATV, so I no longer need this. Has no engine, but has the rest of the drive train. Has no wiring at all, but most else is there. Also has a very beat up hard top. ”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5500
This looks like a nice flattie.
“1942 Jeep. (Willys) . Registered as 1949. Rebuilt Chevy 350 V-8. Runs great, can drive anywhere.$5500.00. About $10,000.00 invested”
I wonder if it runs?
“1952 Willy Jeep. Needs work but lots of potential for the right buyer
$2000 OBO
Call with questions
Jon 503-333-6799”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000
Looks like a solid rig.
“1947 Willy’s Jeep completly restored and ready to go.
Built Motor
Lockers front and rear
538 gears
Automatic
5 point racing seats
10,000 pound warren wench
roll bar
32 inch super swampers with 80% tred
This jeep is great and fun for the whole family with endless power. I hate to sell but because of hard times I have to. Willing to talk about trading”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500.
Some assembly required.
“1962 CJ3B, (high hood) project…. the body, fenders, grill, tailgate, and hood are all straight and in good condition. Currently does not run. Motor has been taken out and needs to be rebuilt, transmission stuck in neutral also may need rebuilt.. has adaptor and bell housing for 225 v6 installed i also have the origanal bellhousing. jeep has full rollcage. also have other extra parts. I just have no time to build this jeep. $1500. obo will consider part trade for any 2nd amendment goods.
Has Title signed and ready to go. may deliver on west side for the right price.”
No pics provided.
“fiberglass jeep GRILL for a cj2a. 916 208-0727”
This looks like a good price. It does need some work. Anyone recognize the hubs? I can’t quite tell what they are.
“Original engine runs good needs front brakes. I need to sell it no time to play with it. call Mario if interested 619 259-4619.”
This could use some work and paint.
“1945 flat floor, 2pc combat wheels. Titled, new 600-16 tires, runs great, owned for 20yrs, topical cabin heater with artic insulated top Call Dan at 651-380-4828 Let’s deal! I’m only post for him.”
There’s been some good work done on this jeep …. and then there are the bumpers.
“This is the first year of the “CJ” (Civilian Jeep) after WWII. This Willys Jeep has been fully restored and upgraded in several areas. The entire stock drive-train (flat-head 4 cylinder engine, 3 speed transmission, transfer case, drive shafts, and axles) has been rebuilt and restored. The chassis, including all the steering gear and leaf springs has been refurbished. The body is new and rust free. The electrical system has been converted to 12 volts and all the wiring and switches, etc. are new. A modern package of 6 AutoMeter gauges is installed. Late model Jeep seats with seat belts are installed. A new Bestop convertible top is included. Five new 15 inch wheels wear new BFG 235/75 All-Terrain Radial T/A tires. The front and rear are guarded by custom built double tube bumpers with integral hitch receivers.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5500.
Well, besides the fact that M-38s weren’t made in 1949, this doesn’t look anything like a M-38. Given what appears to be full floaters in the rear and no drain hole in the side, I’d guess this is more of a CJ-2A/MB hybrid.
“This is a nice m38 Willys jeep. I have the full top and also bikini top for it. I just had the starter rebuilt and relaxed the starter sylenoid. It runs and drives good and the 4 wheel drive works great. This is a original m38 and still has the floor bracket for a heavy machine gun mount. I also have a original set of Willys wheels with military tires and brand new tubes that go with it.”