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1956 Truck Roy, WA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500

(01/23/2010) Here’s a truck with a rare canopy.  I don’t know if this is original or custom?

“1956 Willys pickup with canapy 4×4 with 1964? 327 runs and drives but needs some tlc. Body is in good condition but has some cancer. If you are an off roading nut this it the rig for you. Very fun to drive.”

 
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Drag Jeeps

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UPDATE: An update on Rapid Transit

Jeff and I were exchanging emails about drag jeeps the other day.  We were both sharing our memories about Roger Monson’s drag jeep, Rapid Transit. As Jeff notes, it certainly had its own sound!

Jeff wrote “it had an actual belt driven blown 4cyl pontiac motor in it.  A small 471 blower, insane RPMs and crazy loud! If ya didn’t cover your ears when it came by it HURT.  I saw it run @ the old firemountain drag strip @ washougal in the mid 1980s”

I’ve included a pic of it below.  Wes has collected a variety of old school Sand Drag vehicles at offroadracecanada.  Check it out!

 
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Builds: David’s ‘New’ Wagon

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David wrote to me today to tell me about his first wagon project.  He got a great deal on it, especially for an eastern wagon, and has a restoration plan in place.

He writes, “My rough plan is sort of a rolling resto on a budget at first. Specifically, get motor running first…then brakes. Next will be things that need to be done for safe driving (signals, lights, windows fixed, emergency brake etc.).

After that I’d like to sand/blast to metal the worst of the unprotected areas (hood, roof paint pretty much gone) and epoxy paint and primer them, then gradually work on other issues. But first things first, have to get running and driveable cuz the wife is not gonna be very tolerant of it taking space in the garage if I can’t move it easily, lol.

On down the road I’d like to do a frame off. I’m not one of those chop em up and put a v-8 in it kinda guys, but not opposed to some mods like a brake upgrade or electric wipers to improve driveability. My overall goal of restoration will be to keep it as original as possible but I plan to use and drive it, not restore to mint or show condition (but who knows what the future will hold? I don’t plan to change anything that couldn’t be changed back to 100% original easily)”

Best of luck David!

 
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1949 MB? Inland Empire, Ca $1500

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No pics. I’m not sure what is here.

“For sale. 1949 mb four wheel drive origi.nal jeep. A little peice of history. Does not run complete parts. I been putting together for some time..I need cash or trade four truck email me for pics”

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/2209424235.html

 
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1950 CJ-3A Redding, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE **SOLD** Was $800.

Looks good for the price.

“4 cylinder F-Head, runs but needs carb work, have new brakes, wheel cylinders and master cylinders that need to be installed.”

 
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1946 Ford Bus — Trade for your Willys? Tijeras, Nm

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It looks rough, but is kind of cool, too.

“1946 FORD School Bus, originally a 20 (I think) passenger, converted to a RV in the fifties now used for storage. They tell me that the motor is a Canadian block Mercury. I drove and parked it here when I moved to the east mountains in 1998. It has never been wrecked, the front clip is perfect. No radiator. Pictures available on request. Actually I will post some pictures as soon as I can. IT DOES NOT RUN
$5000 505-286-2923 ask for Dennis

I might consider a trade for a roller I can make a hot rod out of ………….
A fifties coupe… a V8 Vega… an Anglia… a 40’s Willys (I’m dreaming)

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/for/2209437915.html

 
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1964 CJ-5 Burgettstown, Pa $1000

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It runs!

“Runs great. call Gary 412-849-2594”

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ctd/2208849208.html

 
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L-134 Little Falls, NJ **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $400.

This might work for someone.

“L134 Engine block, it was running when I took it out of the jeep about 6 moths ago. The guy I bought the jeep off of said he had the engine rebuilt about 10 years ago and just used it for plowing, so the jeep sat alot. The engine is free and will turn by hand, not seized. The number on the Engine bossbehind the water pump is either MJ2915 or MT2915. I really can’t make it out. On the head there is a stamp that says 6-48. Im not sure how old the engine is but is definetly not a Willys MB motor. Most likely out of a CJ2A or CJ3A. I took the valve cover off and it is pretty clean inside. I did not take off the head. There is no cracks or breaks in the block. It is in pretty good shape. I cracked the plastic timing gear trying to remove the engine plate. Other than the attachements on the motor, everything internal is complete and has not been touched”

 
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1951 M-38 Rio Dell, Ca $8000

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UPDATE: Still Available

(02/08/2011) This has a bobcat hood.  Looks nice.

“1951 Willy with a 357 motor
comes with softop with doors,
9000 lb. winch.
Almost brand new 33 X 12.5 tires.

Must see to appreciate.

$8000.00 OBO ***CASH ONLY***

Call Brandon at 707-496-0455 with any questions. Will not respond to emails.”

http://humboldt.craigslist.org/cto/2208908327.html

 
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Hubert’s Must-See Jeep Family Site

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Craig dropped me a note today about an old friend of his.

Craig writes, “I was doing a little web surfing and found an old lost friend, Hubert Cossard.  I had been in contact with Hubert some 9 years ago about some awesome drawings he had made of Forward Control Jeeps.  There were definite communication barriers back then as I am a little behind on foreign languages (even known to destroy my own language a bit!) [ed note: you aren’t alone!] but was in total awe of Hubert’s detailed drawings.  Like many internet sites, there one day and gone the next,  Hubert’s site disappeared.

Though I lost contact with Hubert years ago, by accident I just found his new, greatly expanded site.  On the Jeep Family link there are drawings of just about every Jeep ever built or thought of.  It’s a gotta-check-out-site!”

One quick trip to the site and I can only second Craigs description of the drawings.  I couldn’t say for sure if they are scale-exact drawings, but they sure have the detail of someone who knows their jeeps.  The site is in French, so if you need to translate anything, you might try Google Translate.

Here is an example of Hubert’s work below.  Check out all of them here.

 
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Devon’s Power Steering Setup

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Greg asked for a few pics of the Steering combination on the Eller’s Jeeps, so Randy climbed under Devon’s Jeep to snap a few for us. Thanks Randy!

Here is Randy’s description, ”

I took a few pictures of the Saginaw steering setup in Devon’s MB but they were mostly taken from below because of his winch plate covering the top.  It is a little unclear just how it all works without the top view.

Dusty will be bringing his CJ2A back up here in a few weeks and I think it will be easier to get good pictures from his Jeep.  It still has the stock column in it which is what Greg is interested in.  I might have a spare steering box mount to take pictures of as well.

Picture 1 was taken from the driver’s side tire.  The frame was plated on the inside with ½ inch steel and protrudes an inch or so below the frame rail.  The outside plate is 3/8 and is what the spring mounts are also welded onto (the Scout II axles require outboard spring mounts).  3 of the 4 steering box mount bolt heads are visible; the 4th bolt was welded inside the frame rail because I wasn’t certain if it would interfere with the spring mount if it passed all of the way through.  The 2 bottom bolts from the steering box mount to the steering box are also visible; the 3rd bolt is visible in picture 005 on the top-front of the steering box.

Picture 2 shows how the steering box mount lowers the steering gear and in conjunction with the drop pitman arm almost eliminates bump steer even though this Jeep has probably 7 or 8 inches of lift.

The long bolt that protrudes down through the frame rail is one of the winch plate bolts and the other one you can see in Picture 3 ties the bumper and spring mount together.  It is a pretty sturdy assembly with the plated frame rails, spring mounts, steering box mount, winch plate and bumper all tied together.  The frame horns had to be cut off to plate the frame rails; the passenger side frame rail was also plated inside and out.  This mount allows the steering arm to pass underneath the stock round crossmember and it works well with aftermarket motor mounts.”

 
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1948 Jeep Rod Wagon Camarillo, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500

“1948 Willy’s Jeepster Full Custom Surf Wagon
Show Car – Has taken 3 out of 3 First Place
’41 Willy’s Front End
305 Small Block Chevy
Power Glide Transmission
$45,000 lots of receipts
Asking $35,000”

 
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1942 GPW Mendocino County, Ca $1500

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No pics provided.

“1942 ford gpw needs complete resto has rust. last ran 7 years ago. clean title (non op) new master and wheel cylinders still in the box. 3 split rims 1 standard $1500obo may trade for 49-53 Ford 2dr car of eaqual value”

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/2208232506.html

 
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1960 CJ-3B Camano Island, Wa **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7200.

This sure looks nice.

“Full frame-off restoration
Completely rebuilt Chevy 350 engine
Four Wheel Drive
New paint
4-speed manual trans. with Warn overdrive
Full roll cage
Bucket seats
Ramsey Winch
Full canvas top
Soft doors”

 
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1944 MB Pawling, NY **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $12,000.

This appears to come with lots of extras.

“All original, combat ready. Have enclosed top, doors, and blackout curtains. Willing to make deal today.”

 
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1947 CJ-2A Cottontown, Tn $650

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No pics provided.

“needs work but would be a good project. no title call Horace 615-452-7374”

http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/2207024946.html

 
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1965 CJ-5 Wildomar, Ca **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1800

This looks solid with a nice cage and a post 72 front clip.  However, it still looks very much like a project.

“Bought as a project never had the time. Have the frame, body, tailgate, windshield, soft doors, engine, transmission, axles, transfer case.”

 
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1942 MB Chelan, WA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5500.

“got a 1942 military willys. nice sunday cruiser. runs, drives, and stops. nice soft top.
non-directional tires. have trailer and spare running motor
$5500 OBO

NO TRADES, NO PAYMENTS, NO LOWBALLERS
put*wild* in your email”

 
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1953 CJ-3B Greenacres, Wa $9,500

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UPDATE: Price dropped to $9500

(111/24/2010) No pics provided.

“This Willy’s has been totally restored to original condition. Frame off restoration. Dark green in color.”

http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/2207570221.html

 
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The Story of the Bantam BRC … A Movie?

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UPDATE: Paul Bruno (aka the History Czar) provided a nice response to this post about his movie effort.  Please check it out.

Some of you might remember the video I posted back in 2009 of the recreated, original BRC (if you haven’t, check it out here).  It seems that the Bantam and its owner, Duncan Rolls, have been touring a bit, landing in an interview with the History Czar in August of 2010 (both the History Czar, seated, and Duncan are pictured below from Nov 2010).

In December of 2010, the Czar blogs about “his and his wife’s 11 year odyssey, along with Max Freedman these past 5 years, to have a feature film made about the creation of the first Jeep, the Bantam Reconnaissance Car (BRC),  in Butler, PA USA during the summer of 1940.”  So, the Czar seems to have a real passion for the Jeep story.

You can go here to check out their facebook page and follow their journey to make a movie:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=39829251#!/pages/The-Jeep-An-American-Triumph/110738008090

Read more about the premise and synopsis here.

I read through the premise and synopsis.  Personally, I’d take a little different tack with the story.  I would place the true story of the original jeep as the background for telling another, fictional story about some type of relationship (love story like the Titanic, father/son, coming of age, etc).

I’ve thought a lot about this because I too have wondered about developing a jeep themed movie, though it would be about the heyday of jeeping/trail riding/clubs/racing of the 70s.

A good example of how such a story, like the Bantam story, doesn’t work as a stand-alone story line can be seen in the Tucker movie.  While I enjoyed the movie, because it was a story about the struggle to make a cool car, most people weren’t all that compelled to go see it, because of the same reason — it was only about the struggle to make this cool car.

That’s just my 2 cents, which might not even be worth that much.

 
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Hard to Find NOS Willys Parts out of Alaska

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Paul writes, “Many years ago I went thru the front and rear axles on my Willys, changed the ring and pinion gears from 5.38s to 4.27s, replaced all bearings, seals and races with new before repainting the housings and attaching new springs.  For some reason the steering knuckle seals came loose from the metal attach covers so today I went to the local military surplus yard (E. A. Patson Parts and Equipment 907 333-5682) in search of new replacement parts.  I was able to purchase new old stock knuckle seals, differential cover gaskets and the speedometer drive gear for what I felt was a very reasonable cost.

Both the buildings, land and the surplus parts are all for sale so this fantastic source of old Jeep parts is going to go away soon.  I just thought I’d mention that all these old military vehicle parts are for sale, they have lots of parts for some types and some parts for lots of other types.

So, if anyone out there reading EWILLYS is looking for a hard to find part they might want to give Rod a call.  He’s pretty sharp on the old stuff and he understands the idea of repair instead of replace.

I’ve attached a photo of the knuckle seal packaging (unopened) with the packing date from Willys Overland Motors.  I think it’s pretty neat.”

 
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1942 MB Magalia, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2300

“it a good runner great little hunting jeep. Not to sure it would make a good candidate for a restore. It has been reskinned and floors patched. Buick 231 V6 tilt column,  bucket seats manual crossover steering box.  It also has a Warn Overdrive.

 
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1942 GPW Vandenburg AFB, Ca $3500

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No pics provided.

“1942 GPW. Runs good but needs some work. Frame and engine serial numbers match. Body had panels put on some time ago but holes were never drilled. I bought to restore, but I am moving overseas on short notice and unable to take with me. If interested, let me know and we can arrange a time to look at it. Bill”

http://santamaria.craigslist.org/cto/2204835175.html

 
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1965 Tuxedo Park IV CJ-5 Hamilton, MT **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $12,500.

This is a great looking CJ-5 with, if I’m not mistaken, the Tuxedo Park IV package.

“Hard to find Original Tuxedo Park, Warn Overdrive. You will be hard pressed to find a better one.”

 
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1951 M-38 Wenatchee, Wa $3600

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This looks pretty good. The seller also has a 2nd M-38 and a M-38A1 for sale.

“Title says 1942. This jeep runs and drives but has some minor body needs. Has a M38 artic top with data plates. Starts right up. Has L head engine and floating rearend. Has the heavy duty frame that CJ2 and 3A’s do not have. The grille is from a 3A and has been converted to 12 volts. Great 3A project with heavy duty front and rear bumpers that both have ball hitches. Could use a tune up. But she runs. I believe its a 52 or 53? M38’s were actually heavy duty 3A’s made for punishment. Only made 3 years 51, 52, and again in 55.

Also have a 2nd M38 with the correct grille and other parts for sale. It has a 302 that runs but neeeds body work and master brake cylinder work. Its title says 43 and its $1600 with the artic top with M38 data tags. This is a flat fender unlike the M38A1 which is the first round fender.

Have one of those [M-38a1] for sale 90% restored to military use, for $5500 .”

http://wenatchee.craigslist.org/cto/2202259760.html