One vehicle I wanted to highlight from the Wonderful World of Willys Wagons was Charley Crossley’s Wild Willys. I tried to located additional images of it, but the only ones I found were on the WWWW website. I liked Charley’s creativity, so I wanted to make sure readers saw it as well. You can read about Charley’s approach to building this Wagon here. Note the rumble seat in the back!
FC Glass Detroit, Or
I don’t see this everyday. I’m not sure if the price is good or not.
“1 F/C 150-170
2 R/L Vent Forward Control (6X16)
2 R/L FD Forward Control (18X20)
2 R/L QTR Forward Control (10X14)
1 BKGLS Forward Control (14X50)
New-Never removed from original shipping packaging. Will sell for what I paid-$920.00
Call Bill at 541-965-2114. Leave a message, I’ll call you back.”
1941 MB Slat Grille Perris, CA **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $18,500
This seller also has an M-38 and trailer for sale. This MB was previously listed as a 1942 MB.
“original WWII willys slatgrill jeep, original go devil flathead 4cyl converted to 12 volt. T84 trans works good, 4wd, works good, no leaks, all original condition,”
1951 CJ-3A Lake Jackson, Tx $2000
It looks like there’s been a patch along the driver’s side. Otherwise, this appears pretty stock. It’s not running.
“This antique classic Willys CJ3A Jeep’s frame and body are in good shape with little rust, has original motor and would be a great project. The heads have been machined for unleaded fuel. It has a clean Texas title. This Willys has been parked & garaged for several years and currently not running so will need to be trailered. Sorry, cash upon pick up only and without warranty.”
1951 M-38 LIndale, Tx eBay
Here’s a pretty stock M-38; but, it needs some lovin.
“This jeep is the real thing. It was going to be a project vehicle, but we are moving this summer and now it must go. We were told it was running and the gearbox works good. The starter drags and will not turn over the engine fast enough to start. We haven’t worked on it at all since we have had it, but the previous owner had it running and would be willing to speak to anyone who is interested.”
Narrowed Dana 44s Cheney, Wa
Here’s someone selling a variety of front ends.
“HD dana 44s for jeep cjs several avail norrow and wide track just housings/axles to complete units starting at 300.00 steve 509-979-2701”
Original Willys Overland Dealership Glass Lynnfield, Ma $1500
UPDATE: Price dropped to $1500 (thanks Steve!)
It appears unusual.
“This is an original glass dealership window with gold leaf paint beautiful from a 1946 Jeep Overland Willys dealership awesome for your collection roughly 4ft by 4ft but for exact size I will have to measure it 2500. 781 334-3640”
1948 CJ-2A Arroyo Grande, CA **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3998
(1/05/10) This has some interesting updates, including an unusual dash.
“1948 Jeep Willys cj2a. Chevy corvette 327 V8. Muncie 4 speed. t-18 transfer case. Warn 2-speed over-drive. Brand New BFG AT 31″. Tow Bar. New Glass. Warn Winch. New holley carb. street legal. EVERYTHING WORKS. This is a nice little jeep. Fully Street legal and ready to cruise. hate to see it go. I dont have the room for her anymore. Need to sell. I would be willing to tade for a Van, dirtbikes, quads, commuter car, supermoto, street bike. if you want to trade send a picture…………no crap.”
1949 CJ-3A Paso Robles, CA **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500
“Project that I dont have time to finish. Will take $1500 for the whole thing or part out. Here it is 1949 Willys cj3a jeep. TUB has been rebuilt little surface rust, new box tubing in place of old channel iron and a lot of new steel, tool box on passenger side still there and not rusted out $500..Wind shield frame looks straight, comes with rubber moulding for windshield and NEW rubber cowl moulding $150.. Front fenders, have some cracks and support on passenger side is rusted off $100 for both..Grill comes with head lights and new parking lights “not stock size” $100… Tailgate, needs some work still has Willys logo $50…..Hood has a few dents but looks straight, as far as I know original Willys hood $100…Soft top, Comes with mounting hardware, its not perfect. $200…. Frame, Comes with front and rear axles, 1 1/2 inch add a leafs, frnt and rear shocks, and power steering gear box $500…Transmission and transfer case as a unit $400…. Buick v6 engine last started about 2 years ago ran good $500…. All four tires and rims, I believe tires are 235-75-15,never seen pavement, as far as i know and were put on new about 8 years ago, $100… There are a lot of little things that go with this jeep. If there is something you are looking for just ask and I will see if I have it.. Thank you for looking”
1950 CJ-3A White City, OR **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
This might be worth a look.
“willys jeep needs some work. needs paint just had sand blasted runs good”
1946 CJ-2a Woodland, Ca $3500
This has a few changes.
“1946 CJ-2A. Has a GPW grill and head lights. 225 oddfire v-6, t-90 4 speed trans. All rewired with newer style 10 circuit fuse panel. Head lights work, high and low beams, tail lights, blinkers, dash light for the gauges, license plate light, all work. All gauges and speedometer work. new coil, new points, new plugs, new radiator, custom air cleaner designed to fit on the carb. without having to cut out the hood which is common when installing a v-6 in these jeeps. new seat covers. warn hubs, tow bar. This jeep runs great. The only thing I know that is wrong is that the brakes probably need to be bled out. You have to pump the brakes a few times then they work great. Runs great. I got this to use as a hunting jeep. Well, times are tough and some things just have to go. I do not have the title but it is in my name. If you are interested, all I have to do is get the paperwork for a lost title and a transfer of title and put it in your name. I will have DMV paperwork in hand. Ive done it before and its really not difficult at all. Asking $3,500 O.B.O. Can reach me at 530 312 1433. NO TRADES!”
1951 CJ-3A Wenatchee, Wa $3,700
UPDATE: Still Available
(12/1/09) Note that the jeep has lived its entire life in Wenatchee. The original ad listed this as completely original. While it’s got a few extra addons, I suspect it is mostly original.
“1951 Willy’s, excellent condition, original running gear, 12 volt electrical system, run great, $3,750.00 obo 509-860-3104 leave message”
1944 MB Snohomish, Wa $4300
UPDATE: Price dropped to $4300.
(11/22/09) Buy all now or buy parts (maybe) later.
“For sale 1944 Willys Jeep MB. I will probably part this out. This will depend on the amount of interest in some of the major parts. I will begin by asking $4300.00 for the jeep complete and as is. I will not sell any parts until the motor and transmission have sold because I want the buyer to be able to hear and drive this motor. If there is no interest in this then here is a list of items that will be for sale and pricing.
Body & Frame
Tub, Windshield, Fenders, Hood & Grill $1000.00 (MB Jeeps have no tailgate)
Additional Willys Jeep tub CJ2A or CJ3A (Has tailgate) $400.00
Aluminum Diamond plating (4) pieces $100.00
Frame & Title, $200.00
Running Gear
3.8 Litter Chevy V6, Rebuilt with modified Cam & Edelbrock manifold $700.00
SM 420 4spd transmission with Chevy bell housing and Advanced adapter. $600.00
Spicer T18 transmission $80.00
Dana 27 offset front end with 5.38:1 Ring & Pinion and Disc brake conversion. $300.00
Dana 44 offset rear end with 5.38:1 Ring & Pinion & Detroit locker. $600.00
Suspension
Rancho Springs $250.00 Set of four complete with shackles/
Tera flex shackles (one pair) $60.00
Accessories
6 point roll cage $150.00
High back bucket seats with 5 point harness type seat belts. (2) $200.00
Power steering box and pump, (Not on jeep, future project) $100.00
Full soft top and doors. $400.00 (No runs, no rips, no tares)
Bikini top $35.00
Also have two soft doors for later CJ7 $50.00 Will sell immediately.
AC compressor , bracket, & pressure switch for onboard air. $100.00
40 Channel CB radio. $55.00
Tilt Steering wheel $125.00
Painless Wireing fuse block $100.00
33×10.5 15” super swampers & rims $400.00
Winch is no for sale. Soft doors for CJ7 and power steering parts are available immediately as the are not on the jeep
Questions Call 425 530 2980”
1956 CJ-5 Puyallup, Wa $13,000
UPDATE: Still Available
(12/21/09) I doubt this will fetch the asking price, but it looks like a great restoration. That doesn’t look like an original color?
“cj5 complety restored to original. 200 miles since complete.Has been in family since new.Have owners manual also,also have hard top,unrestored.99 percent oem parts including engine parts.alot spent to make perfect.206-491-5283”
1946 VEC? CJ-2A Greer, SC eBay … the last column shift?
UPDATE: this is back on eBay
This CJ-2A appears to be a stock VEC CJ-2A with a serial number of 38965. What makes this CJ interesting is that it is being sold by the second owner of the Jeep, the Jeep has matching numbers, and it’s a column shift. What’s more interesting is that according to the CJ-2A site, column shifts were discontinued at number 38221. So, it’s possible that this is one of the last column shift CJ-2As made. Am I missing something?
“Low mileage – 64264 actual miles. I am the second owner of this Jeep. I have owned the Jeep since 1976. This CJ-2A has all matching serial numbers, including the tag on the front frame horn.
This flatfender Jeep is an early 1946 model. It has the original timing chain equipped Go-Devil flathead 4 cylinder engine and column shift 3 speed manual transmission. The engine was rebuilt in the 1980s by my father and me. The engine was bored 0.030 over, hardened valve seats were installed on the exhaust valves and the head was milled 0.020. It has approximately 15,000 miles since the rebuild. Has original “military standard” oil filter and oil bath air filter. Also is equipped with a NAPA top cylinder oiler. Electrical system is 6 volt negative ground. The Jeep has not been run in over a year and will need to be trailered or trucked. It will need a new battery.
The driveline is all original with the addition of a Warn “All Range” overdrive unit. The orignal column shift 3 speed transmission shifts solidly and does not pop out of second gear on deceleration as many of these older jeeps are prone to do. Transfer case is original 2 speed and shifts great. The rear axle is a Dana 41 and the front axle is a closed knuckle Dana 25. Gear ratio is 5.38…. ”
1945 VEC CJ-2A Hereford, Az $1800
(06/26/09) Well, it is a VEC, but it’s not looking all that great. No serial number listed.
“late 1945 CJ2A Willys jeep mostly parts -engines, front ends, and rear ends, frame, body bucket (not in good shape) new bearings , brake lines bell crank and various parts, extra tranfer cases and transmissions, pto winch (Ramsey Model 200 4K capacity) all tag numbers match body and frame – clear az title. call Art 520-266-2349 ”
1948 Lefty CJ-2A Flagstaff, AZ **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
The body weaves and bobs a little bit and there’s plenty of minor welds on the inside of the fenders and hood, but otherwise this looks solid. It’s missing the driver’s side spare tire holder.
“For sale is my unique “lefty” 1948 Willy’s CJ2A. It has been a great CJ, but it is time for someone else to enjoy it and time for me to move onto another project. Brief history of what I know for sure. My Dad found it in a field in Wyoming and wanted to convert it to a hunting vehicle, but I talked him into restoring it. When he took possession, it was in pretty rough shape, so he did a frame off “garage” restoration in 1999-2000. I would estimate it to be about an 80% restoration. There are a few blemishes here and there, but overall the vehicle is in great shape. I requested not to have a complete restoration because I wanted to use it for what it was meant to be used for, fun! He re-welded the entire frame, rebuilt the original flat head engine, rebuilt the drivetrain, converted it over to a 12V electrical system, re-wired the entire vehicle, repainted it, reupholstered the two front seats, repositioned the spare tire carrier (added a rear tire/jerry can carrier- no jerry cans, sorry!), added a new Bestop Tiger Top with doors and just about everything else you would do in a restoration. I took possession of it in 2000 and used it as a daily driver for about a year. Since then I have only used it every now and again just for fun and to keep everything lubricated. Have used it maybe a half dozen times in light off-roading situations in the past 5 years, other than that, just normal street driving. Since I have owned it, it has always been garaged. The new non-directionals tires are mounted on the original wheels. The wheels have been powder coated and I put Firestone non-directionals on all four wheels and the spare about a year ago….”
1947 CJ-2A Columbus, Oh $1000
UPDATE: Still Available
(02/11/2010) The paints rough, but I can’t tell how much rust is growing on this.
‘Willys CJ2A 1947 Jeep. $1000.00 FIRM! Clear title. Jeep has a 1953 super hurricane engine that ran 3 years ago before storing. Comes with 4 extra tires,extra grill and extra radiator. Bought with hopes of restoring but my time is too limited.”
Wonderful World of Willys Wagons
I was doing a search for Wagon axles when I found this Wagon-based website: Wonderful World of Willys Wagons. It’s got some interesting, funny, silly stuff, including a description of a sprung front wagon clip. There’s a section of trains and jeeps titled Geeps & Jeeps. This site could easily be called the goofy world of wagons.
Reader Question …
A reader asked me the following “would the diffs from a 50’s willys truck bolt up to a jeep frame without modification?” I didn’t know the answer off hand. Anyone know?
Assume we are moving 50’s truck running gear to a pre 1970 cj-5, cj-3a, cj-3b, cj-2a …
Thanks,
– Dave
1945 MB Boulder Creek, CA **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000.
“Excellent Condition! Ford 302 (Mustang) V-8, 4WD. New Tires, Shocks, Radiator, Master Cylinder, Slave Cylinder, Battery, Voltage Regulator, Clutch, Tow pack. Original running gear. Tachs out at 55MPH. $5,000 O.B.O. Boat, trailer, and gear included free with purchase of jeep.”
1951 Jeepster Puyallup, Wa $10,500
Here’s a good looking Jeepster.
“Classic Willys Jeepster 1951. 6 cylinder with overdrive. Runs great. Great shape. needs new wiper motor and gauges. If interested in seeing the jeepster call Jeff at (253) 579-4183”
1958 M-38A1 Southern Oregon **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2000
“willy’s 1958 military jeep. i also have bought a new hood, 2 fenders and bunch of other parts for restoring that. goes with it. 2000.00”
1958 CJ-3B Fallbrook, CA **SOLD**
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000
This appears in good shape. It looks like it has a Spring Over.
“283 Fuel injected. Runs and sounds great! Large fuel cell, flow master, dual exhaust. Clean Title. Eager to sell make an offer.”
1959 CJ-5 Trussville, Al $1500
The top looks good and it comes with a warn winch. This might be a good price.
“’59 Jeep Willys 4×4, 4 cyl, 3 speed, runs good, new top, has off road lights, comes with Warn 8000lb 8274 winch. head gasket just replaced, needs radiator installed. I have radiator. $1500.00 OBO serious inquiries 205-504-2970”