I’ve decided to create a new category that tracks the early jeeps located in museums.
Bill Maloney has shot a variety of early jeeps, among other vehicles, that appear in eastern US Museums. Below are some of the images he has taken at the Militia Museum of New Jersey, in Sea Girt, NJ. One of the more unique vehicles is the Prototype Extra Light Air Drop (see other lightweight jeeps here). Bill doesn’t provide any info about this particular light weight jeep, however Mark Askew, in his book RARE WW2 JEEP, identifies the vehicle below as a later version of a light weight jeep made my chevrolet. There is an earlier version of this vehicle that had, at the very least, a slightly different grill and different lights.
Click here to see all of Bill’s 4×4 pics.
Here’s an extended MB Transport Willys (Ok, I don’t really know what the official name for this is). I assumed these were built special for the Coast Guard?
This is a pilot version of the CJ-2A. Note the location of the spare tire.
Here is an example of Bantam’s BRC-40.
This is a pic of the Austin Champ:
This Jeep will outclimb almost anybody! 225 V6 not running. Rebuilt 2 barrel carburator. 4 speed transmission and transfer case works great. Dana 44 Rear end 5:38 gears w/Detroit locker. Dana 27 front end 5:38 gears locked w/new Warren hubs. New wiring front to back. New alternator with built in regulator. New fuel pump. Power steering. New wiper motors. Ramsey 8000 lb winch. 34″ Super Swampers incl spare with less than 1000 miles. Bikini top & full soft top – no rips or tears. Also have Holly 4 barrel carburator and Holly Street Dominator high rise. Call Steve – 206-949-0789″
