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Year? FC-170 Salem, OH **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $450.

Parts FC. Has a dump bed.

“6 Cyl., Super hurricane, 3 Spd., PTO, dump bed 2 piece wheels, Extremely rough shape, good for parts and pieces or yard art only, engine does not run, what you see is what you get, we will load on to your trailer, No Title, info. business card”

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1942 MB Visalia, CA $4000

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This MB has some updates, along with an overdrive and a Koenig hardtop.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/673403556597995

“This is a pretty straight not rust free military Willys Jeep four-cylinder flat head runs well carburetor rebuilt fuel pump replaced needs brakes comes with some miscellaneous parts. Also has an overdrive.I have the original wheels and a spare”

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2021 Holy Toledo! Calendars are Now in Stock

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The 2021 Holy Toledo! calendar is now in stock and ready for your holiday purchase. I don’t know about you, but the sooner 2020 is over the better! So, for me, this calendar is a welcome sign that 2021 is right around the corner.

 
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Turner Mower Match Company Cover

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Chris added this unique and undoubtable rare Turner Mower matchbook cover to his already extensive collection of jeep-related matchbook covers.

A Turner mower brochure can be seen under #3 on this post. http://www.ewillys.com/2017/03/03/mowers-for-the-early-jeeps/

And, more info on additional Turner jeep-related products: http://www.ewillys.com/2020/06/10/1948-turner-stationary-hay-baler/

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1952 or 1953 Photo of Billy Graham Korean War on eBay

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Though this photo of Billy Graham smiling in a jeep is undated, Billy Graham’s website indicates he arrived for his visit in 1952, then stayed over Christmas into 1953, as another photo of him in Korea is dated 1953. More Billy Graham Korean War pics can be viewed here.

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“This is an original press photo. Graham, Billy. Billy Graham in jeep in Korea.Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated –none.”

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August 31, 1946, Jeep Wagon Lady-Like Ad

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UPDATE: Steve shared this link about a ‘Lady Jeep’ article written for the Heinz Center, which led me to Amazon. That listing included a date and magazine for this ad … the August 31, 1946, issue of the New Yorker. And, there’s a better pic on Amazon.

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Originally published May 19, 2019: This ad was on google image search, though it was gone from the actual destination page to which Google directed me. So, I have no date or magazine name to identify when this ad was published. It treats the Army jeep as a tomboy and the wagon as a Lady.

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WANTED: T-90 in Northeast Iowa

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John’s looking to replace the T-90 that’s in his 1970 CJ-5. He’d like it in reasonable shape and close to Northeast Iowa area. If you have one you’d like to sell, contact John at JOHN.BAMFORD @ fhr.com (remove the spaces around the @) or call 3195090235.

 
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1948 CJ-2A Weston, OR $7500

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Has some mods.

https://eastoregon.craigslist.org/cto/d/weston-48-willys/7183274611.html

“48 Willys CJ2A, Ford 302, T18 4 speed, T20 transfer, winches, lockers, Dana 44’s”

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1946 CJ-2A Port Hadlock, WA $4500

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It’s running rough at the moment.

https://olympic.craigslist.org/cto/d/port-hadlock-1946-jeep-willys-cj2a/7182128968.html

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“1946 Willys CJ2A Jeep $4500 obo
Mechanical restoration 4 years ago. Requires constant adjustments and work. Is running crappy again. Starts but running extremely rich. Dies if you drive it. Could be from modern fuel gumming needle again, could be carb needs cleaned and adjusted again, could be something else. Maybe it’s got carb jet size issue from being set up for 5000 feet but now it’s at 100 feet above sea level. Who knows.

Original go devil motor. New radiator and brake system. Original. 4WD works good. Tranny is good. Maybe 300 miles put on it since motor rebuilt.

This jeep has been in my family it’s whole life. My dad bought it in 1956 in Kansas City from my great Uncle who bought after WW2. I inherited it in 2012 and paid for a mechanical restoration only 4 years ago. This thing requires care and adjustments just to keep it running and I’m done messing with it. It’s never been fully restored. It’s got rust. It’s got the back seat frame too. No cover.

NO DELIVERY. Drag it home.”

 
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1962 Truck Braintree, MA $6500

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This workhorse truck comes equipped with a plow and a spreader.

https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/cto/d/braintree-1962-jeep-willys-1-ton-truck/7176636083.html

“1962 Jeep Willys 1 Ton Truck with Western Plow and Downeast stainless steel spreader. Extended wheelbase, new seats, re-wired. Carb and alternator professionally rebuilt. New master cylinder, and muffler. Comes with some other spare parts. 80,000 Miles. Willing to sell separately.”

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1954 CJ-3B Hudson Valley, NY $5000

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It will need a body kit at the very least.

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/hvo/d/cuddebackville-1954-willys-cj-3b/7178759863.html

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“Willys Jeep restoration project. No time to finish.
1954 CJ-3B with F-head motor

Rebuilt motor, transmission, transfer case, axles, and brakes all the way around. New set of 750-16 tires. Comes with countless parts including a new wire harness. The only body part left is the original grill. Great project that is mechanically ready to go.

Comes with all original body tags and last valid registration.”

 
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1945 MB Goffstown, NH **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.

Unclear how much value is here. Seller does not want to part out.

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“1945 Army jeep Military MB
motor , transmission, are out of jeep
Body parts available
I DON’T SELL PARTS SEPARATELY

Frame needs welding
tub has rust
tires have dry rot”

 

 
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1957 Truck JeepRod Embden, ME $10,000

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Lots of power for this little rig.

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/d/north-anson-57-wllys-rat-rod/7176897154.html

“76 Corvette chassis with 57 Willys pu on it new motor 4spd borg t-10new clutch ready to roll to Hollywood.”

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Scheneker Iron Works Snow Plow Canastota, NY **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $300.

Unclear if all the parts are there.

“Willy’s snow plow 66 inches wide, NOT sure if all the parts are there I never had it on a jeep. I sold the jeep in the person did not want to plow. I have a ram single valve and belt driven pump from a fisher that I will include . And the picture of the plow is upside down too much junk around it and I’m not sure on the name of the plow it’s hard to read the writing”

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No Updates Tuesday

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No updates Tuesday. Updates will resume Wednesday.

 
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Dualmatic Twin-Lever Hub Variations

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UPDATE: Here’s a related post of a rough history of Dualmatic and Selectro and Husky, as their histories intertwine.

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You’ll note that the patent number 2854111 is the same one connected to this single lever design: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2854111. Read to the end, as this patent number appears connected with an odd looking, Dualmatic-related hub.

This post is all Scott Gilbert’s fault. We got talking about the different color of Dualmatic hub labels on Sunday and, suddenly, my Sunday afternoon vanished into research!

This post leverages the great work from the CJ-2A.com’s dualmatic twin-lever page and the ih8mud hub forum about Dualmatic twin-lever hub variations. For the record, I’ve never owned any of these hubs, so I’m leveraging pics and the internet as best I can. It is a working post. If you have corrections or comments, please let me know!

If only I had each set of hub in front of me I might have a better shot at highlighting the differences (height and faces), but I do not have them. So, I’ll just do my best with the faces and some documentation for dating purposes.

I was going to use the CJ-2A page’s nomenclature, but after studying the different faces, I think it’s better, as I hope you will see, to expand the styles types:

Design A: Recessed center, full ribs, sharp-ended ribs
Design B: Raised center, full-ribs, sharp-ended ribs
Design C: Raised center, full-ribs, round-ended ribs
Design D: Raised center, one-end of both ribs recessed from the edge, all round-ended ribs
Design E: Raised center, both-ends of ribs recessed from the edge, all round-ended ribs
Design W: These were marketed by and stamped as Watson hubs (hence why I call them Watson hubs), but also stamped and sold by third-parties like Sears unstamped and unbranded.

Before we begin with the twin-lever design, let’s look at the single lever design. Dualmatic’s founder Charles Simonsen’s original patent was for a single lever design.

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This photo may highlight why that design didn’t hold up well and why support was needed for the cam levers:

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This photo was found on a G503 forum. You can see that the lever has been highly stressed.

CONJECTURE: If the bending of the single lever was even a somewhat common occurrence, then it would explain the shift to a dual lever, rib-supported design. One of those early designs may have been the Design W or the Watson hub seen at the bottom of the post, but it seems to me that when full of mud and small debris, that loosening the levers would have been difficult. So, my theory is that the next idea was Design A, which is the earliest one documented with a specific date.

DESIGN A: The earliest example of a Dualmatic hub with a date comes in the form of this April 1958 advertisement in Popular Mechanics. For our purposes, this would be Design A. It has full, un-rounded ribs and a recessed interior

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Design A hub with recessed center, full ribs, sharp rib ends.

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Design A hub with recessed center, full ribs, sharp rib ends.

Design A can also be seen in this undated brochure, most likely pre-1963 given the lack of full-size jeeps:

Curiously, Design A was still around in 1964, as evidenced by this 1964 Montgomery Wards catalog ad below, but a new type of style appeared, which I call Design C, with a raised center (for branding I assume) and full, but rounded-ribs (and around as late as August 1965 in a Four Wheeler Ad):

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Designs A & C Dualmatic hubs. Lower pic — Design A hub with recessed center, full ribs, sharp rib ends. Design C Dualmatic hubs with raised center, full ribs, round-ended ribs.

DESIGN C: Here is a better pic of Design C. You’ll note that the sticker branding is colored black. So far, the consensus is that there were three different colors of stickers, black, blue and red. Again, when each was used and why they changed is uncertain:

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Design C Dualmatic hubs with raised center, full ribs, rounded-ended ribs.

DESIGN B: At some juncture, Design B was introduced. Design B had a raised center and full, sharp ribs like Design A. You’ll also note that this has the red center branding sticker: Continue reading

 
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Jeeps in the Classroom

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Mark and Carl both shared this article about jeeps in the classroom. Sure, the jeeps are a few tines short of a full grille, but I think we can cut the teachers some slack; they have enough headaches to overcome.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/germany-coronavirus-tim-bendzko-concert-wellness-scn-grm-intl/index.html

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Holy Joe Movie

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Mike pointed out that the 1999 movie Holy Joe, starring John Ritter and Meredith Baxter, included a Willys wagon. I believe the moral of the story is that if you do good in the world that someone will restore your wagon for you? At least, that’s what I got out of it!

Based on various angles, I believe this was a 1961ish 2WD Maverick, but I am open to other thoughts.You’ll note the ‘restoration’ of the wagon does not reflect an original paint scheme. The wagon makes several appearances. Here are the three longest ones.

The 11:09 minute mark before ‘restoration’: 

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The 51.25 minute mark before ‘restoration’:
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The 1:31:37 minute mark (near end of movie) after ‘restoration’:

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1950 Photo of Chinese Pilots in Jeep on eBay

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This is a cool photo of Chinese Nationalist pilots piled on a jeep in front of P51s. Following WWII, the Chinese Nationalist Government renewed it’s civil war against Mao Zedong’s communists. The Nationalists lost enough territory over the succeeding years that in 1949 they were forced to abandon the mainland for the island formerly known as the Formosa Republic (until 1895, when the Japanese took control, not seceding control until 1945). This 1950 photo displays the Nationalists continued effort to thwart control by the Chinese communists.

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“1950 Press Photo Chinese pilots ride jeep by P-51 planes at a tarmac in Formosa. This is an original press photo. Formosa (Nationalist air pilots). Kaohsiung, Formosa. The scene might be on a typical United States Army Airfield instead of on the nationalist bastion. A jeep load of P-51 pilots is on the tarmac as the Chinese version of the bright blue yonder boys head for their P-51’s to take off on a mission over the Chinese mainland. Photo measures 9 x 7inches. Photo is dated 6-5-1950.”

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NOS Dualmatic Hubs on eBay

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Scott spotted these NOS Dualmatic hubs on eBay. I am not as familiar with the red stickers, but this looks to be a later version of these lever-activate hubs, solely based on the style of ribs.

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“NOS Dualmatic Locking Hubs Willys Jeep 10 Spline, Willys Mb, GPW, CJ2A Cj3a M38. New in the original box, I’m guessing from the 1950’s, or 1960’s. Some storage wear. All mounting bolts are there. Shipping $16”

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Year? CJ-2A Anoka, MN $7000

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UPDATE: The Trailer has sold.

This lacks tool indents, but has full floaters and a column shift. It could be a ’45 or a ’46.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/d/anoka-1945-willys-bantam-trailer/7173319489.html

“1945 willys CJ2A and WW 2 military Bantam trailer. The Willys is $7,000 the trailer is $1,000. No rust, runs and drives but brake and clutch need work. has heavy duty winch, tow bar.”

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1954 CJ-3B Minneapolis, MN $14,000

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Looks nice. Has a Koenig hardtop.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/d/minneapolis-1954-jeep-willys-cj3b/7178749261.html

“Selling my Jeep Willys. This is one of a kind. It was restored 5 years ago. You must see to appreciate. Price reduced”

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1948 CJ-2A Cameron, MN $12,000

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Has a variety of mods.

https://eauclaire.craigslist.org/cto/d/cameron-1948-willys-jeep/7178601909.html

“High and Low 3 speed-302 Motor-33 inch Rugul M/T w/Chrome Wheels-Dual Exhaust”

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1953 Truck Emily, MN $12,000

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This has Allsltate or Husky hubs. Look like it went through an older refurb at some point.

https://brainerd.craigslist.org/cto/d/emily-willys-1953-jeep-pickup/7171318361.html

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Grille Screen Owatonna, MN **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $20.

Someone ought to be able to use this.

“Screen for an Army jeep. Do not know age or model but I would guess 1950’s.”

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