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Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
UPDATE: Still Available. This looks like a great price on a solid looking trail jeep.
This seller is also selling a GPW.
“1951 Flat Fender Jeep Willys, 327, 4 speed overdrive, 44 rear 30 front, 33’s”
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1470966260.html
Crosley was the maker of some of the prototype lightweight Jeeps the Army and Willys considered building. Apparently, Crosley continued down this path of lightweight utility vehicles. One of the results of this efforts was designed by the Crosley company and called a Farm-O-Road. The Crofton Bug, based on the Farm-O-Road design was actually produced by the Crofton Marine Engine Company. Only about 250 Crofton Bugs were built between 1959 and 1962 (or 1963). Like the jeep, these had some farm tools you could attach to these ‘mini jeeps’. You can learn more about this 1100lb vehicle at Tom’s Crofton Bug website.
Thanks to Gerald for finding these two pics.
Here’s Tom’s Crofton Bug and a few of his pics. Drop by his website to learn more about the Crofton Bug and see more images and brochures.
Links to the Crofton Bug:
Gerald send these pics:
1st up, his brother’s build — This is a mixed 1948 CJ-2A. The front loop is actually out of the red willys you’ll see in the next picture. They had it stored in the garage for about 15 years. Reuse and recycle. Perfect!
Here’s Gerald’s Mom racing around the track around 1979.
These M715 pics are from Sam Winer Motors in Akron around 1992, all crushed now. I loved that place back then.:
Here’s Gerald’s brother’s cool 1940 Bantam coupe with the 22 hp Hill Master engine in it.
I thought the padding on this was unusual.
“1946 Willys Jeep, Org Motor in good shape needs a little jeep love, needs new battery, tires. Motor runs good, But has not been turn over in 1 year. $ 4000.00 or Best Offer”
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/1469284828.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $600.
“1964 Willy’s jeep for sale that has a Toyota 20R and five speed. It needs a steering box otherwise is complete and original except motor and tranny. It needs a battery and the motor does run.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6500.
Mostly stock.
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4wheel drive, manual tranmission, new tires, still has military placards on glove box, and original 4 cylinder for any more information please”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000
It’s got some minor updates.
“1943 GPW ford jeep. runs great all orginal except motor, bucik v6. run great, all orginal running gear. brand new 31 wildcat tries, clean title”
I’d like to see some more pics of this wagon. It might be in good shape.
“1960 jeep willys Wagon – 289 v8 – runs good – 3000 or make an offer”
http://bend.craigslist.org/cto/1467748405.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1000.
“1953 Jeep Willys 35k mileage 3 owners runs good needs brakes and radiator rough around tail lights.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
“Beautiful 1955 Willy’s Street Rod. This is one of the nicest delivery sedans that you will see. Everything redone on it. All the modern comforts for today’s driving. Chevy 350 engine with 4 barrel carb. 350 automatic transmission, power front disk brakes, power steering. Tilt steering column, in dash CD stereo, custom gauges. Custom interior. Runs and drives very nice, smooth and fast.No issues. Custom dual exhaust, new wiring and brakes. The Willy’s is rust free with the exception of a few small bubbles starting to show on the lower part of the drivers door.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500
It has an overdrive, a sm420, and presumably a sm420-dana 18 adapater. There’s some value here. There is no motor.
“for sale is a 1953 willys m38-a1 military jeep for 1500 obo. 5:38 gears in axles, chevy sm-420 truck four speed tranny, warn overdrive unit, new wiring harness, new brake system, 2 1/2 inch lift springs, etc. no motor but it is set up for a small block chevy. THIS IS A PROJECT JEEP. i will haul to your house if needed.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was Make Offer.
70% complete? I can’t tell what’s missing. Maybe it’s apart?
“70% complete… original drive-train, original go-devil flathead 4 cylinder, new canvas on front seats & rear bench seat, 12 volt, runs good, no rust, needs brakes”
UPDATE: Status Unknown. Was $2500.
The seller notes this has a “head turning paint job”. I could suggest that it’s not my head that’s turning, but I try not to be so blunt. If the seller reads this, I’d strongly suggest painting it green. The value will increase.
“hello this listing is for a 1947 willys jeep i bought about 6 months ago and ive done some work to it but i just have to many toys soo this has to go it has the original flathead engine that runs great smokes a lil bit (rings) the 4 wheel drive works great so does the high and low range. it has a new fuel pump and the radiator was reconditioned and it has a head turning paint job!!! own a peice of history asking.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
It runs but doesn’t stop. I think this is a CJ-3A with a 2A windshield.
“1952 Jeep Willys, ready for restoration. Pretty solid body and frame compared to most Jeeps of this vintage. Motor runs great and transmission on tranfsercase shift well. This Jeep will need brake work and will need to be trailered”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3200
(09/15/09) This appears like a nicely original Wagon in good shape.
“Mechanically original (6 volt system). Engine rebuilt in mid 90s (valves replaced to accept unleaded fuel.) Reupholstered in 2002. Garage kept, been in family 40 years in dry NE Oregon. Teen daughters rolling their eyes. Priced at lower end of KBB for it’s condition.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $8500.
Lots of useful trail-oriented upgrades on this jeep.
“1946 Willy’s JEEP Rubicon-Trail veteran. Engine – Buick V6. Full roll-cage, custom roof-rack, new seats, new frame “boxed-in”, tow bar, custom fuel tank with skid plates, 456 gears, 2 gas can racks, disk brakes, Detroit lockers, diamond plate body guards, aluminum rims (tires in good condition), high lift jack etc. ”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $2100
This appears to be a good price.
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1956 Willys jeep CJ5. Fiberglass tub, all else metal. Buick 232 V6, runs good four wheel drive works good. Needs seat belts and side mirrors to be street legal”
http://tampa.en.craigslist.org/hil/cto/1468056572.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500
(09/05/09) It looks like a parts jeep.
“46 Willys with F head engine. Tear down started but ran out of time to work on it.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** .. and it is heading to Norway. Congrats to James and to the new owner (whom I hope sends pics of it from Norway!). James wants to thank Ron from the G503 Site for helping out with this.
James has decided to sell his 1946 VEC CJ-2A #18526, column shift, driver’s indents, no rust. original docs and rear glass light. It works great and is in fantastic shape. He simply wants to have something he can modify and he doesn’t want to modify this CJ-2A because it is in such good shape.
James writes: It has original motor and all ACMs match 8057. A lot of work was done in 1985 at Archer Bros, Hayward. Motor wa rebuilt at 51k and is now at almost 62k. There is no rust. The springs and shackles not original; instead it has a superlift 2.5″. The top bow side holders and rear corner brackets have been removed. The front bumper mount has one ‘bubba weld’ and the rear bumper removed. I have the original rear light, trailer socket cover, and vacuum wiper. There are rear ‘bubba’ 4″ cutouts for lights. I’m the 4th owner and have lots of reciepts and docs. The Original owner had it until 1985, the 2nd to 2007, the 3rd to last year then me. This cj is a blast to drive and my family loves it, but I just can’t mod it like I want. It has survived 63 years without any major mods and I don’t have the heart to start ripping it up now.
****SOLD ****
Pic from when first purchased, before James cleaned it up a little:
Recent pic — James pulled off the diamond plating and, to his amazement, found no rust or damage:
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2000
“1946 jeep willys it is all origianl has some rust……… runs good needs the starter rebuilt it is a great woods jeep goes better than any thing out there…. i need to sell or trade for work truck or work van asap”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500
“I have a 52 willys jeep that I bought to restore and drive but ran out of time and money and I am tired of seeing it rust away. I never tried to start it because the guy I bought it from had started to do the wiring. He said that the motor ran but that was three years ago. Jeep is full of parts and pretty much all there. It only has the drivers seat frame and I have 5 almost new military tires and rims for it. Please make offer because I would like to see someone finish this. It also comes with an extra front and rear axle.”
My Broadband is acting slow tonight, so more updates will need to wait til tomorrow.
– Dave
At first I thought this was some kind of Mutt. Upon further research, I discovered these were Austin vehicles modeled after the lightweight Jeep design, but were too low to the ground to be of any use offroad. These might be best thought of as British version of the dune buggy, given all the kit cars based on the Austin design.
Here’s a link to several that are for sale in the US
According to Wikipedia, “The initial design was a prototype for a light military vehicle in the style of the American Jeep, but its small wheels and low ground clearance made it impractical as an off-road vehicle. It was subsequently offered in a civilian version as a low-cost, easily maintained utility vehicle. The Moke finally achieved success as a beach buggy—becoming a popular ‘cult’ vehicle in the Seychelles, Australia, the United States and many tropical resorts in the Caribbean. The original Moke used identical engine, transmission and suspension parts to the basic Mini.”
Below are some examples of the Austin, with the final one being a fire engine.
UPDATE: Price dropped to $1000
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I have a 1948 Jeep Willys, it has a full roll cage soft top and bikini top included, tow bar, the tub is in good shape all it needs is a motor, it had a 350 in it, still has a munsy 4 speed. We have out first baby on the way and would be willing to trade for a family vehicle of the same value. if not 1500 cash OBO will do. please call for any questions. 209-781-0598 Cole.”
http://boise.craigslist.org/cto/1466692866.html
UPDATE; **SOLD** Was $5900
(11/15/09) This looks pretty nice.
“This jeep has been rebuilt from the ground up with $7500 in receipts, in addition the Jeep appraised in 2003 for $12,000. The odometer has less that 700 miles since the restoration. No winch or PTO. The jeep is done in military dress. Looking to sell (cash only) or trade for a convertible with a clean Michigan title, no Labarons or other disposable convertibles.”
