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1957 CJ-5 Casper, WY **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3150.

This CJ-5 needs some love, but it looks promising. It’s powered by a diesel. It’s got a Koenig hardtop.

“1957 diesel willys jeep pto clutch driven winch no rust holes ran when parked 2-3 years ago open to trades serious inquiries only please”

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1947 CJ-2A New Paltz, NY $2500

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(05/27/2021) This looks like the airpot jeep that Andy used to own. If so, I saw this one in person back in 2011.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/233890698533552

“Cj2a 1947 runs and drives needs to be restored”

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1958 CJ-5 Indian Valley, ID $3000

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This CJ-5 has an M-38a1 “arctic” top with the wood doors. It seems in reasonably good shape. The side of the body threw me a bit as it appears to lack the “JEEP” stamps on the cowl sides. However, the passenger side looks like it may have had some bondo work, so that may explain why this lacks the stamp (likely either cut and repaired OR bondoed over OR both).

The seller included pics of a text message where some anonymous expert labeled the jeep a “ch3a”[assuming they meant CJ-3A), based on the “one-piece windshield”. The texter continued, writing, “In military lingo I believe it is a m38 … My best guess it is a 47/48 is is definitely military because of the gas cap.”

Hmmm …

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/470642740657768

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“1958 Willys Jeep cj5 hard top project in assembly phase. Parts cleaned painted surfaced for gaskets. On most parts. Block still needs to go to machine chop. Transmission ready for assembly T case is intact. PO did axles and hubs. Before purchase so it rolls. PO also gave a manual and a kizer willys mag for parts most the stuff is outlined With some notes from PO.

Lots of work has been done to this already & lots of leg work already done lots of new parts already new brake lines new brakes new U joints diffs serviced hubs are packed I would really like to see this go to a good home to run someday. Sooner than later I just don’t have the time My loss is your gain. In the kizer willys mag I found the tub of this Jeep $4700 Let alone all the new parts. Already purchased countless man hours already done dismantling cleaning resurfacing. Somethings already reassembly I’d say it’s a steal”

 
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A Creative Hardtop Made During WWII

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David M. Barlow posted this photo of a jeep top his father made while serving in the Pacific on the island of Peleliu during WWII. Now we know where George Barris got the idea for the Model “T” Buggy top, lol.

George Barris’ Model “T” Buggy:

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1947 CJ-2A Burrton, KS **SOLD**

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UPDATE **SOLD** Was auctioned.

This CJ-2A with a Sears Deluxe top will be auctioned June 5th (https://morrisauctions.com/2021/06/05/).

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“TO BE SOLD AT FARM AUCTION June 5th.
See sale bill at http://morrisauctions.com/
1947 Willys Jeep CJ2A – runs good
4 X 4 High/Low
4 cylinder
3 speed manual transmission
39K miles
Brakes were looked at and repairs made as needed.
Aluminum Topper
Back seat
Have owned for 50 years”

 
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1948 CJ-2A Tulsa, OK $3500

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This has a Blue Star hardtop.

https://tulsa.craigslist.org/pts/d/tulsa-1948-willys-v8-jeep/7326417737.html

“48 Willys with chevy v8. Runs and drives. Needs brakes gone thru due to sitting”

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1960s Harris Manufacturing Top and Doors

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UPDATE: The October 1962 issue of Four Wheeler Magazine included an ad for the Harris top and doors, along with an article.

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Originally Posted October 07, 2017: Here’s a rare Harris Dura-Door one-page brochure on eBay. This fiberglass half door produced out of Bakersfield, California, for CJ-5s was also advertised in Four Wheel Magazine (see ad at bottom).

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This ad appeared in several Four Wheeler issues, including the June 1966 issue. I’d have to guess that by 1966, Harris had dropped its soft top product and focused on the dura-doors for jeeps.

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Hardtop Chehalis, WA **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  **SOLD** Was $150.

You’ll need the vertical-style windshield to make this flat fender top work

“I have an old jeep hardtop. Believe it belongs on a Willys Jeep? Not 100% sure what it fits the years. Selling as is for parts or usable? The windows are froze up in the doors. Feel free to ask questions I will answer to my best knowledge.”

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1948 CJ-2A Roller Lynn, IN $2500

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UPDATE: Price dropped to $2500.

(03/03/2021) No engine or tranny/tc. But, it does have a Blue Star aluminum hardtop.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1900799976743629/

“1948 jeep willys I has the soft doors and the hard top it’s a roller no motor or trans also have square body truck frame that goes with it if you want was planning on put the body on the Chevy truck frame but just have the time for it $3500 or best offer”

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1947 CJ-2A w/ Lift Baldwinsville, NY $9200

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Stan spotted this CJ-2A with a Monroe Lift and some attachments. It runs, but needs some work.

https://syracuse.craigslist.org/cto/d/baldwinsville-1947-willys-overland-jeep/7322342246.html

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“I am listing this 1947 Willys Overland Jeep CJ2A for a friend of mine. This Jeep has been in the same family for approximately 71 years and has never been licensed for the road. It was used exclusively for field maintenance and general farming related duties. Has the very rare and desirable 3-point hitch with rear PTO, along with an aluminum winter cab.

Also comes with extras, some of which include:
: A 6′ Detroit Harvester Cutter Bar ( Model MDL-MM-6, ser. # 241)
: Extension arms for the hydraulic lift
: 8″ Belt pulley
: Extra engine governors
: Chains
: Two extra rims
: Additional windshield
: Universal & Farm Jeep Mechanics Manual

Needs restoration, but in running condition with only superficial light rust on some exterior body panels, where paint has degraded over the years, and at the corner step at the left door. In fact, if you look closely underneath, where it really matters – at the frame, the suspension, the floors, etc. – there is virtually no rust, thanks to a salt-free life on the farm and the occasional metal-preserving hydraulic leak that this Jeep experienced over the years.

Asking $9,200 or R/O”

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1953 M-38A1 Maryland Heights, MO $12,995

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Looks solid.

https://stlouis.craigslist.org/ctd/d/saint-louis-1953-jeep-willys/7320167471.html

“***VERY RARE 1953 WILLYS JEEP ARMY EDITION***
***RESTORED TRUE MILES UNKNOWN***
OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 9:00 AM TILL 6:00 PM
AND SATURDAY 9:00 AM TILL 3:00 PM”

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1959 CJ-6 Mancos, CO **Sold**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** was $11,000.

This CJ-6 was updates with a V-6. This has a Meyer hardtop.

“Very Rare! 1959 Willy’s CJ6.
Runs great. Same owner for over 40 years. It has a small block, Buick V6 motor. 4wd hi/low, 3 speed manual transmission with overdrive. New master and wheel cylinders. It was fully restored about 10 years ago. Some minor things are needed to bring it back to it’s full finished look.
It’s wheel base is 20 inches longer than the CJ5 or CJ7. A true classic!
Cashier’s check only. I am not interested in any trades or exchanges.”

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1946 CJ-2A Scotland, PA $3500

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Doesn’t run at the moment.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/504761340667509

1946 cj2a. Power angle plow. Overdrive. Pa title in hand. Very nice frame. Body needs work or replace. Engine turns freely.”

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Year? CJ-3B Pottersville, MO **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.

“Cj3b with hardtop for parts or restore. No motor or radiator but most other is there. No good title. One I have is messed up.
Pics soon”

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1950 M-38 Sikeston, MO $8000

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UPDAT: Price dropped to $8000.

(01/18/2021) Runs, but doesn’t stop.

https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/sikeston-1951-military-willys-m38-g740/7300665316.html

“I have for sale an 1950 Willys M38 G740 military jeep. Great patina. Matching title in my name. Title number is taken from the engine. It starts and runs well. It has the original parts on it like: Engine, Transmission, Transfer case, Axles, Springs, Fenders, Hood, Grill, radiator, under hood battery box, Original m38 hard top, Spare tire carrier, Jerry can and holder, All three seats with new covers, Gas tank, original rims, bumperettes, pintle hitch, rebuilt Carb, rebuilt fuel pump, fuel tank and etc. It is still 24 volts electric. It does not stop. It does have some rust. It will need wiring harness, tires, fuel tank cleaned, radiator repaired, seals and lubricants.”

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1959 CJ-3B Tustin, MI $12,000

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Looks like a nice build. I’m wondering if the top was designed for a CJ-5 originally? I haven’t seen a top adapter in the front quite like this one.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/303122987844216

“1959 Willy’s Jeep Flat Head 4 cylinder Hard Top $12,000”

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1969 CJ-5 Medford, NJ $2500

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Seems like a good price given it runs, has a nice Kelly hardtop, and a plow setup.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1402738556730253

“1969 Jeep CJ5…Buick V6, 3 spd manual, 58k miles. Runs & drives, minimal rot on drivers floor pan. Has a 6 ft Meyer power angle plow. $2,500.00 FIRM. NO LOW BALL OFFERS / NO TRADES!”

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1949? CJ-2A Benton, PA $2500

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Engine is frozen.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/212446674010100

“49 willys Jeep cj2a. Has 302 v8 ford engine that is locked up from sitting. Clean title. As is located in Benton pa”

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1963 CJ-6 Stuarts Draft, VA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5500.

Body appears solid. No pics of the driver’s side included.

“1963 cj6. Last year of the “willys” branded tailgate. F134 engine. Starts right up. Run, drives stops. New brake lines and brakes/ shoes and cylinders. New tires. 4WD works. Kelly hard top. Clean title. As far as I know all original. Message with any questions.”

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1960 Diesel CJ-5 w/ Lift Lake Ariel, PA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2400.

Andy spotted this deal. It includes a snow plow, Kelly Hardtop, Cutlas Hubs, Perkins diesel, and a Monroe Lift. Overdrive, too?

“Jeep CJ-5( Kaiser Jeep Corp.) Runs & Drives, (needs battery). 4 cylinder Perkins diesel engine, factory HD T98 transmission w/OD, T18 transfer case, Inline Dana 30 rears. 72” snow plow hydraulic lift manual angle, Monroe 4 point hitch. No title $2400.00 OBO.”

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1952 Photo of Emily Osborne and a CJ-3A(?)

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This looks to be a CJ-3A (the rubber seal around the edge of the windshield is one clue) with a Worman hardtop. Emily Osborne owns both the jeep and the farm.

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10736646

“Emily Osborne works an eighty acre farm north of Albert Lea; she is shown here checking the oil in her jeep.”

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1960 CJ-3B Carefree, AZ $15,900

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This jeep looks solid. Has a Koenig hardtop.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/scottsdale-1960-willys-jeep-4×4-rare/7294371564.html

“1960 Willys Jeep 4×4 with rare removable hard top. Completely
ALL NEW: battery, hoses, belts, fuel line, steering tie rods, water pump, fuel pump, gages, rims, tires, brakes, master cylinders & wheel cylinders, custom glass, custom rack. Lots more. Hundreds of hours in this project. Read to go. Runs fabulous.”

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1947 CJ-2A Uvalde, TX $2500

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(03/05/2021) It’s a project.

https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/pts/d/uvalde-1947-willys-cj2a/7284065287.html

“Barn Find. 1947 Willys CJ2A project. No Title. Hard top and full doors. Has engine, transmission, transfer case, drive lines and axles. Will need floorboards and glass replaced. Has 5 new tires and a new fuel pump. Great project to fix up or part out.”

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1965 DJ-3A JeepRod Titusville, FL **SOLD**

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UPDATE: This has been relisted here.

Someone spent lots of time and money on this custom build.

“65 willys, custom frame. One off custom build. Only one in the world like it. Big block 454 with blower. 5 speed trans. Toyota rear end. 4 linked. Only a 2 year old build. Must go taking all offers I’m moving”

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The Meyer Hardtop Built by Orroville

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A Mark III Meyer hardtop for a CJ-5

A couple days ago a reader named Jeremy asked me about his top (above), referring to it as an “Orville Meyers” top. As I read that, I thought … hmmm … I’d never heard of an “Orville Meyers” hardtop.

While I had heard of a Meyer (without an “s”) hardtop (like the one above) and I’d heard of a Meyers (with an s) hardtop, better known as the manufacturer of the Allstate/Sears hardtops, I had never encountered a “Orville Meyers” top. I thought I’d better do a search, because I figure Jeremy must have gotten the name from somewhere.

The search results revealed that some of the folks over at the earlyCJ5 forum use various iterations of Orville Meyer(s) to describe what was marketed in the 60s as a Meyer hardtop. The addition of Orville made me think that the Orville connection must have originated from somewhere given its prevalence over there.

Several searches later, I learned how Orrville (2 “r”s and 2 “l”s) Body Company, was connected with the Meyer Products company.

At some point in the late 1950s or early 1960s, the Meyer Products company, from Cleveland, Ohio, chose to enter the hardtop market for the jeep. Up to that point, Meyer was known more for its snow plows, a product Meyer had built for vehicles before the jeep ever existed.

 

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The Short History of Orrville Body Works (read the long history here): The Orrville Body Works seems to have gotten it’s name from the city of Orrville, Ohio, a city southwest of Akron. Started as a small cabinet shop under a different name, by 1925 it had become the Orrville Body Works that produced a variety of truck cabs. Soon the name changed to the Oroville Body Company.

Meyer buys Orrville: Fast forwarding to the early 1960s, at some unknown time, Meyer contracted with Orrville to build custom jeeps cabs, though it’s not clear what tops Orrville initially built. What we do know is that the president and owner of Oroville died in September of 1964. A year later, in late 1965, Orrville was purchased by Meyer and was made a subsidiary of Meyer for the purpose of adding a line of jeep hardtops to Orrville’s portfolio of product, but with the tops marketed under the Meyer brand. The name of the company was changed from the Orrville Body Company to Orrville products, Inc.

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The Meyer Mark III jeep cab on a Meyer CJ-5, possibly a tux park.

Meyer introduces the new hardtops: A year after the purchase, Meyer introduced it’s new line of hardtops. According to the December 16, 1966, issue of the Orrville Courier Crescent,

“Jeep News, a publication of the Kaiser-Jeep Corp. of Toledo, is featuring in its current issue a new all-steel ‘M-III’ cab designed especially for its famous four-wheel vehicle by the Meyer Products Co., Inc., of Cleveland which is now being built here in the Orrville Products Co. plant, a subsidiary of Meyer Products.

“Built-in standard features of the cab include sound deadening, streamlined appearance, almost complete visibility in every direction and snug cold-weather comfort for owners of Jeep Universal. Two styles are available; each custom engineered for either the CJ 5 or CJ 6 model.

“The ‘owner-designed’ Meyer cab has welded and sealed drip moldings for maximum water run-off, and a four-step baked enamel finish for utmost durability. All components are steam cleaned, phosphate – coated and primed with a special rust-preventing coating before painting. The hard enamel finish coat is precision-baked in a special oven under close temperature control. Lustrous glacier white enamel is standard but other colors are available on quantity orders.

“Optional accessories provide Meyer cab users additional comfort and convenience. A two-position air vent gives the driver finger-tip control for drawing in fresh air or exhausting stale air. A roof-mounted tire rack assembly puts the spare tire up out of the way, yet easily accessible when needed. Continue reading