To Top

Year? FC-150 Utica, NY **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: FC150-FC170-M677 • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5500.

It’s a project.

“Jeep 150 4cylinder ,standard shift , factory rear pto, this jeep is complete I have all the seats ,engine cover ,rear fenders tail gate, 4×4 , The box has all ready been sand blasted ready for paint . Only serious enquiries $5500.00 or obo retiring and don’t have time for the rest of the projects call [hidden information] no answer leave a message speak plainly”

year-fc150-utica-ny1 year-fc150-utica-ny2 year-fc150-utica-ny3 year-fc150-utica-ny4

 
To Top

1946 CJ-2A Yuba City, CA $7000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Still Available.

(02/05/2021) It’s supposed to have the original engine, but it looks like it has a later model oil filter bracket.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1182315148832059

“1946 Jeep Willys Runs! Clean Title. Non-Oped. Original Flat Head 4 motor. Must see!”

1946-cj2a-yubacity-ca0 1946-cj2a-yubacity-ca1
1946-cj2a-yubacity-ca3 1946-cj2a-yubacity-ca2

1946-cj2a-yubacity-ca4

 
To Top

1949 CJ-3A Brigham City, UT **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: News • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: This sold in only a day. It was listed at $4000. Looks like it has a Kelly half cab.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4292515837459316

“Here is a great project complete cj3a. This is a civilian model. If you are interested in this vehicle I would love to speak directly with you about details.”

1949-cj3a-brighamcity-ut1 1949-cj3a-brighamcity-ut2 1949-cj3a-brighamcity-ut4 1949-cj3a-brighamcity-ut5

1949-cj3a-brighamcity-ut3

 
To Top

2 CJ-3Bs Buckhannon, WV $2000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-3B This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Price dropped to $2000.

Two project 3Bs.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/682052605821130

“CJ3B project, 2 jeeps, 1 title and tag, rough shape but with the two, I think you can build one. Had the engine in the green one running a few years ago”

2-cj3bs-buckhannon-wv21 2-cj3bs-buckhannon-wv22 2-cj3bs-buckhannon-wv1 2-cj3bs-buckhannon-wv2

 
To Top

MB/GPW Hood and CJ-2A Tailgate Burlington, NJ

• CATEGORIES: Parts This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Steve shard these ads for a CJ-2A tailgate and hood.

  1. Original 1946 cj2a willy’s tail gate $100
    cj2a-tailgate
  2. Original military jeep hood has pack slip compartment behind hood to carry papers great $350
    cj2a-hood
 
To Top

1946 VEC CJ-2A Arroyo Grande, CA $4000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Price dropped to $4000.

It’s a project or parts.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1927841974050574

“Flexible on price open to trades. Small block Chevy mounted to t90 trans (no clutch in currently), Dana 20 tcase, new frame horns (18”), plated frame from bumper to firewall w/ 1/4” steel. Unfinished project don’t have the time right now. Registration was just paid. I have a good bit of parts for it.”

1946-vec-cj2a-arroyo-grande-ca

 
To Top

1947 CJ-2A Worland, WY $7000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

While the price does include tools (such as a parts washer), the price still seems high for a project. Maybe there are many more tools than listed.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1653049221528167

“1947 Jeep Willys Restore/Rebuild Project Parts, tools, lots of extras pieces, guides, etc. Frame was completely rebuilt, motor was next on list to rebuild. Comes with parts washer, tools, jacks, engine stand, and whatever else in the garage that would help you. Jeep was never titled according to precious owner who bought it from the Army. This would make a great dad/son winter rebuild tinkering project. My loss is your gain and I know my husband would love to see someone else enjoy bringing it back to life.”

1947-cj2a-worland-wy2 1947-cj2a-worland-wy3 1947-cj2a-worland-wy4

 
To Top

1942 MB Sheridan, CA **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: MB This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3800

(03/02/2021) Has lots of mods.

“1942 Willys jeep. Brand new Buick v-6 Edlebrock intake and carb. 700 r. Tranny”

year-mb-sherdian-ca1 year-mb-sherdian-ca2 year-mb-sherdian-ca3 year-mb-sherdian-ca4

 
To Top

1951 CJ-3A? North Brandford, CT $6500

• CATEGORIES: CJ-3A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Still Available.

(11/30/2020) This appears to be a CJ-3A with a replacement tub, but hard to tell for sure given the pics.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1541216709418444

“1951 willys Jeep. Have 90% of the parts. There is not rot on it at all it has been in a garage all it’s life. Motors all there needs to be gone through before running it. I have the front seats they will need to be re covers but there not bad. Has big tires on it solid front a rear axles. Not in a rush to sell it but I’m also not giving it away. Yes it needs work but you won’t find one in this good of condition in ct. has a new body on it an I have the receipt. Will trade for a tractor with a bucket an a 3 point hitch attachment”

1951-cj3a-branford-ct2 1951-cj3a-branford-ct3 1951-cj3a-branford-ct4

 
To Top

Video of 1970 CJ-5 with 882 Miles

• CATEGORIES: Features, videos This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Maury shared this video from Collins Brothers Jeep (out of Wylie, Texas) of a 1970 CJ-5 with only 882 miles. (In case the video doesn’t work correctly, the 1970 CJ-5 portion begins near the 5:20 mark).

 
To Top

Willys Jeep Newspaper Ad During 1944

• CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Maury shared a magazine page on eBay that contains a similar ad to the one shown at the  bottom of this page. It’s almost identical, except that Jeep now appears with single-quotes. 

The use of single quotes outside of a set of double quotes is uncommon. One editor summed it up best by describing it’s use this way: If a phrase or a word is uncommon or you are highlighting it to the reader for a particular reason – for example, as a neologism or a conscious use of jargon – use single quotation marks. Any punctuation sits outside single quotation marks. Thus, I suspect Willys-Overland felt they could defend the use of ‘JEEP’ by describing it’s presence as a descriptive use of jargon, rather than an attempt to back into the trademarking of the name. However, backing into the trademark using single quotes was exactly what the company was doing.

To answer the question I asked in the original post (was the bottom ad a local dealer or national corporate campaign), given these two ads appeared in two different national magazines, it seems likely this simple ad construction was part of a national campaign by Willys-Overland to begin prepping the public for post war jeep sales, This particular ad appeared in the October 1944 issue of Successful Farming.

This page is for sale on eBay:

1944-10-successful-farming-jeep-ad

The purposeful addition of the single quotes reflects a similar change seen in the iconic Saturday Evening Posts during 1944, as demonstrated in these ads. The first highlighted ad of February 05, 1944, was the first time Willys-Overland replaced the prominent WILLYS stamp on the Post ads with JEEP (or in this case JEEPS) with no single quotes.

What isn’t quite the same is that the Midland Journal ad below without the single quotes lasted longer (through October 6 1944) than the Saturday Evening Post ads. Perhaps Willys-Overland purchased several months of ads beginning in June of 1944 right before the addition of the single quotes too place? However it happened, what the ad above shows is that Willys was correcting the single quotes’ issue across its advertising.

Why did the company ad the single quotes in the first place? As I argued in this long post on Willys Overland’s changing identity during WWII, I believe it stems from the 1944 congressional inquiry into the company’s efforts to trademark the JEEP name.

========================

Originally published March 29, 2020: Here’s an unusually small and succinct ad that appeared seven times in the Midland Journal out of Rising Sun, Maryland, from June 30, 1944, through October 6, 1944. I’ve yet to run across this specific ad elsewhere.

One thing to note is that in July of 1944, Willys-Overland began using single quotes around the word Jeep like this ‘Jeep’ major magazine ads, yet that was not done in any of the newspaper ads in the Midland Journal, as shown below. (Ed note …. Yeah, I know, not earth shattering news, but I never know when little details like this will add up to some insight).

The ad shown below was in the August 11, 1944, issue of the Midland Journal:

1944-08-11-midlandjournal-willys-jeep-small-ad-lores2

This shows how small the ad was within the newspaper page.

1944-08-11-midlandjournal-willys-jeep-small-ad-lores1

 

 
To Top

A WWII Jeep Crate Weighed 784lbs

• CATEGORIES: Features, Old News Articles This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

In the miscellaneous-facts-that-probably-weren’t-accurate-at-all …. According to the July 05, 1944, issue of the Conneautville Courier (Conneautville, Pennsylvania), the standard jeep weighed 2,368lbs, while the crates used to box jeeps weighted 784lbs. I wonder how many jeeps and how many crates actually weight those amounts?

1944-07-05-conneautville-courier-PA-jeep-weight

 
To Top

1946? CJ-2A Pocatello, ID $3000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

The engine has been removed.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/742272726434104

“1946 willy’s CJ2A needs to be restored and rebuilt also comes with two engines 2.2 l I would like to get as much as I can out of it. There getting harder to find.”

1946-cj2a-pocatello-id0 1946-cj2a-pocatello-id1 1946-cj2a-pocatello-id2 1946-cj2a-pocatello-id3 1946-cj2a-pocatello-id4

 
To Top

1946 CJ-2A JeepRod New Windsor, NY $2000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, Jeep Rods This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Still Available.

(11/30/2020) This custom road jeep will need some work. The body may be atop a non jeep 2WD chassis.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3572353829493079

“1946 Jeep willys with 4.3 vortec engine and transmission. Was running and driving but now won’t move. Maybe transmission maybe something else. Was driving and went to go somewhere won’t move. Wish I had the time to work on but not looking like anytime soon. Obviously needs pretty much full restoration but definitely a good start. Don’t waste either of our time with offers by text, they are worthless and zero people who make offers by phone ever show”

1946-cj2a-jeeprod-newwindsor-ny1 1946-cj2a-jeeprod-newwindsor-ny2 1946-cj2a-jeeprod-newwindsor-ny3 1946-cj2a-jeeprod-newwindsor-ny4

 
To Top

1952 M-38 West Plains, MO $7500

• CATEGORIES: M-38 This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Looks solid.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/537967717605350

“1952 Willys M38 army jeep in running and driving condition”

1952-m38-westplains-m1 1952-m38-westplains-m2 1952-m38-westplains-m3 1952-m38-westplains-mo4

 
To Top

1948 CJ-2A Van Buren, MO $1400

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

It’s a project with a title.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/272077711097563

“Would like to sell for 1400 or trade. Clean title in hand. Its got floorboard rust and its a project. I started raptor lining it od green and have the rest of the liner to finish it to go with it. Original 4 cylinder spins over freely. Comes with factory axles and a set of jeep cherokee axles. Have way too many projects. Wheels and tires in pictures don’t go with it”

1948-cj2a-vanburen-mo2 1948-cj2a-vanburen-mo3

 
To Top

1959 Truck JeepRod Levittown, PA $14,000

• CATEGORIES: Jeep Rods, Unusual, Willys Trucks • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Still Available.

(01/24/2021) Another unusual JeepRod build.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3436258699817372

“Custom 59 Jeep Pickup rat rod, 430 Buick motor, automatic Trans, with quick change heavy duty rear, fuel cell, new battery, huge wide 5 tires and rims, electric fan, custom air cleaner, Wildwood front brake assembly, all new tires, must be seen.OR OFFER thanks Paul. OR TRADE. RAT ROD”

1959-truck-jeeprod-philadelphia-pa1 1959-truck-jeeprod-philadelphia-pa2 1959-truck-jeeprod-philadelphia-pa3 1959-truck-jeeprod-philadelphia-pa4

 
To Top

Jeep Parts Conneaut, OH **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, MB, Parts This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE **SOLD**.

Seller is accepting offers, so unclear how firm he is on the listed price (and I’m unclear just how much value is here).

“No titles two frames and a ton of other parts sat in a field forever engine was locked up needs complete rebuild the transmission transfer case is a t-84 wwii steering wheel Rims I have all three styles two are non slotted I’ve got the axles brakes another block extra parts.. never had the tub for it one of the frames is rusted the other is good. You’ll have to come and take a look at whats here I haven’t looked at this stuff in a year or so..then make an offer.”

parts-conneaut-oh1 parts-conneaut-oh3 parts-conneaut-oh2

 
To Top

1945? CJ-2A? Garden, MI $5000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Still Available.

(11/24/2020) The half cab appears custom. Nothing indicates it is a 1945 model.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2860221170857907

“1945 Willys jeep runs drives stops new floor braces,floor pans,fuel pump,exhaust,gauges”not all hook up yet”,choke and throttle cable all new lights and led back up lights custom built half cab with large sliding back window original Willys doors with roll down windows seats redone 33 boggers on back swampers on front not perfect or flawless but great trail buggy sure I’m forgetting some stuff”

year-cj2a-garden-mi

 
To Top

1947 CJ-2A Booneville, MS $3500

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Price dropped to $3500.

(03/03/2021) This is a project.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1128972637577767

1947-cj2a-booneville-tn

“I’m burned out on this project and want to sell. This CJ2A came out of West Tennessee and has had the frame and body repainted and the rust patched. There is some surface rust bleeding through the paint as you can see in the photos on the body.

Engine is a L-134, rebuilt by the military at some point Transmission is a Ford T18 Transfer case is the original Dana 18 Front axle Dana 25 Rear axle Dana 41

Disc brakes are on all four wheels. 7.00×16 NDT tires with excellent tread

All the parts are here to complete it.

Price is negotiable.”

 
To Top

1960? Custom Flattie Project Kuttawa, KY $900

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, CJ-3A • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Still Available.

(11/16/2020) Given the price, there might be value here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/346038503320041

“Toy or parts has a 350 motor an 400 trans has military running gear”

year-flattie-project-kuttawa-ky1 year-flattie-project-kuttawa-ky2 year-flattie-project-kuttawa-ky3

 
To Top

1946 CJ-2A Abbotsford, WI $3000

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: Still Available.

(12/12/2020) I’m not sure how much value is here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2528223204141583

“1946 Willys Jeep. Make nice reservations project or hunting vehicle. Engine is out of cj3 I do have the flat head 4 for it. Was going to rebuild but to many projects and I am not getting any younger. I do have a title for it witch are hard to find”

1946-cj2a-abbotsford-wi1 1946-cj2a-abbotsford-wi2

 
To Top

Year? DJ-5 Rathdrum, ID $500

• CATEGORIES: CJ5, Fire/Police/Industry Vehicles This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: As Jay points out, this may be a DJ-5 as it lacks shifters for the transfercase.

This *might* be an ex-luggage DJ-5. Note the shape of the passenger-side rear fender. This is a CJ, not military.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/282740803251197

“Military style jeep, kaiser jeep. Does not run. Antique vehicle As is”

year-cj5-rathdrum-id2 year-cj5-rathdrum-id3 year-cj5-rathdrum-id4

 
To Top

1950 CJ-3A Amherst, WI $650

• CATEGORIES: CJ-3A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

There seems like $650 worth of value here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/498854704853796/

“1950 Willy’s CJ3A. This would be great for either a restoration project or parts! Have the L-head motor out of it that would need to be gone through and put in to make it original. Also have most of an F-head motor went into the following Willy’s models. Drivetrain is all in place. Probably easiest to get a new tub as the floor is in pretty rough shape. Most body parts are included and all gauges in place. Have windshield (needs new glass), a heater.

Missing seat frames and does not have original rims. Would need some new tires as current don’t hold air very long (long enough to get onto a trailer though). It all goes together and not looking to sell individual parts unless you’re going to pay the asking price of it complete for just the parts you want. No Title. PM with questions, more pics, or to come look at. I just ask you be serious if you would like to schedule a time to look at. Thank you.”

1950-cj3a-amherst-wi10 1950-cj3a-amherst-wi1 1950-cj3a-amherst-wi2 1950-cj3a-amherst-wi3 1950-cj3a-amherst-wi4

 
To Top

1956 CJ-5 Dover, OH **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: CJ5 • TAGS: , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3800.

Tom spotted this jeep. It includes an overdrive (not installed). While the fenders and paint aren’t original, along with a couple other items, there’s a lot to like here.

“Nice old Jeep. Was in storage for long time. New fuel tank,battery,tune up, and carburetor rebuilt. Fun little machine. Rare hardtop. Optional Jeep steps. Extra overdrive included.”

1956-cj5-dover-oh03 1956-cj5-dover-oh02 1956-cj5-dover-oh01 1956-cj5-dover-oh0

Continue reading