Needs work.
“49 willys jeep runs and drives but needs steering, exhaust, and brake work. Has a flathead 4 and manual transmission”
Needs work.
“49 willys jeep runs and drives but needs steering, exhaust, and brake work. Has a flathead 4 and manual transmission”
UPDATE: Status Unknown. Was $6500.
(05/12/2017) Been parked for a while, but still looks in good shape.
“Original M38 A1 Jeep. 3 speed, 4 cylinder hurricane 134 engine, all original. 24v electronics. Waterproof alternator etc. Cool original military accessories. Been parked for over 8 years. One of the very first m38a1 ever built. No rust but will need some help to run again.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000.
(04/29/2017) Has some alterations.
“***TLC Needed**** Bought to restore – time, no money – money, no time”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000.
Might make an interesting project. I can’t tell how bad the rust is.
“1951 Willy’s Jeepster Convertible needs restored”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(09/17/2016) Not sure how much value is here.
“vHAS BEEN SETTING FOR ALONG TIME ENGINE WAS BAD. CAB A LITTLE ROUGH DRIVE TRAIN WAS GOOD $2200”
I pulled the head on Patterson last night. I don’t see any cracks in the block nor do I see any obvious signs of coolant, though there might be a tiny bit of residue on the tops of pistons 1 and 2. My initial reaction is that coolant is entering the oil elsewhere. The engine does appear to have a recently replaced water pump. Anyway installing that incorrectly would result in mixing coolant and oil??
The first two photos show how the pistons and head gasket looked right after pulling it.

Then after pulling off the gasket and vacuuming up the dirt:

The bottom of the head:

UPDATE: The original photos I posted were from the 2016 event. The new batch of photos are from the 2017 event.
I’m told last week’s Midwest Willys Reunion was a big hit, despite a couple rain storms and some hot weather. Here is a video from the event:
Scott shared this video on Alaska Or Rust’s Facebook page:
Bob Christy contributed these photos from last week’s event:
UPDATE: Dan DeVries has moved the FC Jamboree to September 15-16. Contact Dan to learn more. Some hotel info is shown at the bottom.
Here are some nearby hotels and motels.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Northwood
4712 Wheelerwood Road
Northwood, Iowa 50459
United States
1 641 323-7500
michelle.neeley@kaedingmanagement.com
Country Inn and Suites/Diamond Jo casino
711 Diamond Jo Ln, Northwood, IA 50459
Phone: (641) 323-7000
Lake Mills Motel
400-488 N Lake St, Lake Mills, IA 50450
Phone: (641) 592-3711
Some good CJ-3B-at-work photos in this ad.
“1954 Print Ad Jeep Farm Vehicle Harold Bordner of Weston,Ohio”
This ad from Alproduco proves how strong their gates can be. It depicts a jeep hanging from the end of the gate.
“1953 Alprodco Farm Gates Jeep vintage print ad”