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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000.
This needs some turn signals/running lights in the front. Otherwise, this looks nice.
“Buick V6 motor, truck 4 speed with granny low, positraction, dual fuel tanks, power steering.”
This looks nice.
“It is a 1961 FC150 Jeep pickup in very good condition. No rust. Has a new motor, new brakes, power steering, and overdrive. Runs good.
Price: $11,500
Please contact:
Phone: (928) 453-4799
or
email: caroly@citlink.net”
http://www.sellajeep.com/sale/salebd/adsb141/adsb141.html
UPDATE: Was $3500. **SOLD**
(12/07/2011) This has some customized fenders.
“1949 Willy’s CJ 2A for sale. Has an L-34 original engine, runs good. Would make an excellent hunting or off-road vehicle. Has good tires, chrome rims, white vinyl top in excellent condition. Custom seats with seat covers, roll cage. Mounted tow bar on the front. Extra jerry cans. Full set of original rims.”
I look at this jeep and only one thought comes to mind: Banana.
“1948 Willys – I bought this vehicle with my son in 97 as a restoration project and its taken several years and a bunch of money to complete. We have both moved on to different projects and just don’t need it anymore. It was taken down to the frame and completely restored from there up. Sandblasted and painted, motor, transmission, transfer case, carburetor, radiator and differentials professionally rebuilt. New lift springs, shocks and exhaust system. The only real problem is that the tub was not repairable and we had to buy a aftermarket tub to complete the project. The motor, front grill, windshield, frame and all the drive train are original. It has 432 miles on the rebuilt motor and runs like new. As far as the 4 wheel drive this thing will go anywhere you have the guts to take it. I hate to see it go but hope the new buyer enjoys it as much as we have. Good Luck Bidding!”
This looks good.
“1953 Willys ¾ ton, 4wd. Rebuilt 4 cylinder. Rebuilt transmission. Brakes and axles have been gone through. Runs good, drives great. Body is decent. Wood flat bed. New wheels and tires. Currently registered. $5000. Call 860-9two8-6six41”
http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/2947536022.html
UPDATE: Price dropped to $5000
This looks like a reasonable price. One reader reports, “I’ve seen this jeep in person. It is not that great. The fenders are rotted out where those flares are, under the hood is a mess, and the driver’s side rear corner is crunched in. The body is a reproduction body from the 70′s with a glove box.”
“I have a 1949 Willys CJ 3 a. It is registered in MA and I drive it most weekends. I have the title. It runs great, Drives great, Shifts Great, all gauges work, excellent soft top (bestop) with very clear plastic windows, HEAT that works, hydralic plow that works great, no rust through on frame (there is surface rust), has 12 volt conversion, spot lights, electric fuel pump (new), electric wiper, elect ignition, nice clear windshield, aftermarket fender flairs (that come off, if you wish), 2″ in ball in rear, new battery, 5 tires are in great shape, brand new seats,newly rebuilt carb. head recently planed, and 8800 mi on rebuilt engine. It had a great paint job within the last 5 years, but they didn’t prep it well.
The bad news is that there is some surface rust on tub. rust through on the front fenders (new ones come with it, and dent in rear drivers corner, which has aftermarket crusher corners.
This one is a no brainer, if your looking for a driver that has all the bells and whistles, this is the rig. Asking 5k or an acceptable offer, I have no need to dump it. I enjoy it but I have others. If you are really interested please email me. You can drive it home, or bring a trailer. I really don’t need any other stuff, so just a cash sale. I will remove when sold. Please respond if your are truly interested. Thanks for looking Bill”
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/2948442867.html
UPDATE: Was previously listed here: http://www.ewillys.com/?p=65257
“1947 Jeep CJ 2A
Buick 225 V6
electronic (pertronix flame thrower II) ignition $54.21
50,000 volt coil
new altenator
brake booster, master cylinder, Willys disc brake conversion kit $668, proportion valve from 1987 Jeep
new brake lines/hoses, wheel cylinder, front disc brakes, front wheel barrings
new general grabber mud tires 31″
new starter
jegs aluminum radiator $159.99/jegs electric fan $74.99/harness and relay kit $46.99/jegs radiator cap chrome polished $18.99/fan mount kit $45.99
185 degree sensor
165 degree thermostat
new battery
new 10 gallon aluminum fuel cell
rodchester two jet carb
dana 30 front end
dana 44 rear end
spicer 18 transfer case
spectre GM dip sticks $19.99
new soft top
$4000 obo will possibly trade for truck
call or text 941-806-7 three 6 seven ”
http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/2948441271.html
This looks like a good combo.
“1952 Willys M38A1 military Jeep with M416 trailer. Original paperwork. Runs and looks good. PTO winch on Jeep. Extra parts. Call Larry @ 219-575-8311 for more info.”
http://southbend.craigslist.org/cto/2949477045.html
UPDATE: Was $5000. **SOLD**
(10/29/2011) This looks in good condition.
“1943 Ford Jeep Flatfender Military Willy’s, modified restored with later model V6 engine. Has Warn winch and has been completly redone, a true collectors piece.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $20,000.
This combo is now for sale.
“1951 Willy’s Jeep CJ3A W/1948 Bantam Jeep Trailer, Chevy II Engine (153 c.i.), Polished & Ported Head W/Stainless Steel Valves, T.R.W. Pistons .060 Over, Polished & Shot Peened Rods, Howard Cam & Clifford Gear Drive, Engine Blueprinted & Balance, Carter A.F.B. 575 C.F.M. 4 Barrel, Duce Factory Gas Tank W/Overflow, Ford Top Loader 4-Speed Transmission Model 18 Spicer T-Case, Corvette Clutch Pressure Plate & T.O. Bearing, Lakewood Bell Housing, Hard Chrome Crank, Fr & Rr 5.38 Ring & Pinion, Pwr Locks Fr & Rr Ends, Full Floating Rear Axle Kit, Ramsey 8000 lb P.T.Q. Winch, Chevy Steering Box W/Ford Column & Turn Signals, Le Carra Steering Wheel, Kelsey Hays Wheels (15X8), B.F. Goodrich All Terrain Tires 31X 10.50, 11″ Jeep Station Wagon Brakes, Rancho Springs & Shocks, Deist Seat Belts 5 ea., Colt C.B. Radio, Stewart Warner Gauges, Stock Seats W/Custom Center Seat, Trailer Sleeps 3 on WWII Navy Bunks, It has an Attachable Tent Tarp, mounting Hook-ups for Stove, Stand, Fold up Table, Lanterns & Water Cans, Comes with Fold Up Port A Potty, the Grub Box Holds Cooking Utensils and Enough Food for Days,”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3250.
(03/30/2012) This looks good.
“1951 Willys Wagon
Has Chevy S-10 Sub Frame.
With Disc Brakes and Power Steering.
Motor is a 2.8 V6 Chev with Automatic Transmission.
Has Chevy S-10 rear end.
Needs an electric fuel pump.
Has been in storage since 1996.
Has original front seats.
Price: $3,250. Cash only. No checks of any kind. No trades.
The car will be at the Portland Swap meet, April 13-15, space 8141 unless sold before.”
UPDATE: Was $5995. Status Unknown
“Great shape for the age, It runs and drives like new. Buick V6 with 3 speed transmission and twin stick transfer case. Very good body and army green paint. Top is like new along with the tires. In House financing availilble $2000 down payment for no credit check financing.”
Nineteen Year Old Erik and I have been tossing a few emails back and forth over the past two days. He’s another one of these young kids who has found time to rebuild multiple jeeps. He shares his story and his jeep below:
Erik writes, “I started getting interested in restoring jeeps when my neighbor got a 43 MB and convinced me to start WW2 Reenacting. I decided that I wanted to get one too and began saving to buy one, This led me to your site were I spent almost every day looking for just the right one. As I was only 17 at the time I didn’t have much of a budget to start with so I wanted to get one that wouldn’t need too much work. I ended up finding one in california and had it shipped here. When I got it I realized that the pictures didn’t reveal how much work would actually go into it.
I began going to reenactments after I got the jeep (It wasn’t restored yet so I couldn’t bring it) and saw that the majority of reenactors who had jeeps did a work as you go kind of thing, Which caused them to not look very good. This made me decide that I would do a complete frame up restoration of mine.
It took me a year to get the jeep torn down, The frame sandblasted, I Rebuilt the engine, Transmission, transfercase, and did some bodywork to the Hood, Fenders, and grill. The body ended up being replaced as I don’t have the tools to do that. It was then rebuilt, Painted the correct OD green for the time and theater of war. I ended up making the stencils by hand and painted them onto the body.
I was able to bring it to the first Reenactment in October 2011. It was an airshow in Midland TX (I live in Houston). It was there that I was asked by a fellow reenactor to help restore his GPW. He had all of the parts he needed already purchased so it was a pretty fast restore (took around 4 months) with his help. I am now working on a 43 MB for a friend.
More photos of the jeep and My reenacting unit (Able company, 502nd PIR, 101st Airborne) at our facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/#!/ablecompany502pir)”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000
“1942 Ford GPW Script Jeep. Body and Frame matching numbers. It is gpw 25044. Engine is from an MB Jeep. Brought back from CA. Runs and drives. Brakes work. Original body, frame, windshield and combat rims. Over 3k in new parts. Jeep is not pristine. It is combat class. needs wiring harness. Asking 10k or BRO. Has clean MA title”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5900.
(05/27/2011) “1961 JEEP FC170 Dually. Ex-fire pumper truck, converted to IHC V-8. Runs excellent, 4X4 works. All new brakes & mechanicals. Too many projects, this one must go. Your chance to own a cool rare truck! $5,900.00 ”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7800
(04/01/2012) This looks nice. It has an unusual headlight setup.
“1951 willys , chevy 283 auto, chevy front and rear, can drive anywhere w/no problems, asking $9,400 trades considered.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $15,000.
(01/31/2012) Lots of updates to this flattie.
“frame off custom suspension all new front and rear diff 456 with lockers small block chev
too many things to list call for info.”
FEATURED IN FEBRUARY 2009
Matt’s provided us with a couple of projects completed by Edmund Angelus Automotive. If you are near Roanoke, Virginia and are looking for someone to handle your rebuilds, you might consider them as they have rebuilt a couple of beauties. Thanks for sharing Matt! You can contact Matt at 540-354-4321.
Matt writes: “Welcome to Edmund Angelus Automotive. Located at the foot of Bent Mountain in Roanoke Virginia. I do restorations and all kinds of custom work,heck I will paint a refridgerator if pays my rate of $38.00hr. The yellow jeep is a restoration w/a body kit installed. The Green CJ-3a is the second for the same customer, it also is a off-frame restoration with the original and complete make over with nearly 900hrs, the christmas jeep as it is called by the customers two little twin boys. These are taking an average of 18 to 20 weeks to do. I am currently doing B.J.#102, It is ’46 Willys Boyer Fire Jeep w/out the fire equipment. It found its way to me in literaly pieces and in lots of boxes. Now in week 19 I am acctually able to get in it fire it up and take it around the patch.”
Here’s a variety of pics related to these builds:
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $9000.
(11/12/2011) It looks nice enough, though not 100% original.
“Built in 1942 by the Willys-Overland Company for the United States Military, this magnificent truly original Willys MB ‘Jeep’ is a piece of living history. By the end of WWII, Willys had made 362,841 ‘Jeeps,’ Ford 281,448, and Bantam 2,675. These ‘Jeeps’ were manufactured at a cost of $738.74 per unit. Willys is generally accepted as the best of the three manufacturers. The standard specifications for the vast majority of these vehicles included a 3-speed manual transmission (floor mounted gearshift with an un-synchronized 1st gear), mated to a front mounted 134.2 cu in (2.2L) 8 valve Straight Four Cylinder engine (which made 54-hp at 4000 rpm, 95 ft.-lbs. torque at 2000 rpm, a 6.48:1 compression ratio, good for 45.4 lb/hp). A 15 gal fuel tank, six-volt electrical system, and pintle tow-hook were also standard fare. This vehicle is in amazing true and authentic condition. Its canvas top and canvas seats are in great shape, as are its two canvas doors, military styled tires (another has been ordered by the owner for the front spare), the flat Army Green military paint and white markings. It even comes with two helmets, authentic period goggles, a reprinted army owners manual, a book including documented history, photos, a good amount of its service history, and even a 1:18 scale die-cast model. This Jeep is a must see for anyone who is a Jeep collector, a fan of military vehicles, or just anyone who would like to own a living piece of American, World, and Vehicle History. This Jeep is all of that and more. You can’t look at it and not be captivated by it.”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $10,700.
(11/11/2012) This was listed as part of an auction back in 2009 of a collection of nice jeeps.
“1948 Willys Jeep
New body & tires.
Call 1-605-four 63-two 4 one 0.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7000
(09/05/2011) This appears to have a replacement body.
“Willys CJ2a Registered as a 1946 with many new parts and some upgrades. Runs great, extra parts.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000.
“Off frame restored 1949 Willys CJ2A Jeep. Has tow bar and mechanical winch. Great parade vehicle. Runs great, all original engine and running gear. Painted Olive drab, to look like military version. New Tires and many new parts, seals etc.”
I ran across a story on G503 about the creation of a Nuffield Airborne Jeep in Australia. The details of the build are great!
Link to g503 story: http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=188540
You can view another Nuffield Gutty on my post about lightweight jeeps.
This is a nice looking restoration (though not perfectly stock) for the price.
“1948 Willys CJ2A rebuilt motor,new tires,new top & 12 volt wiring. Body & frame were stripped to bare metal and re-painted. Extra transmission,transfercae & RUNNING engine. complete new exhaust 6000.00 OBO or trade & cash calls only will not answer e-mails 98nine 753-7888”
http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/2929855067.html
The seller has one nice FC-170 and two parts FC-150s (no photos provided).
“3 Jeeps: 1960 Jeep FC-170 44k miles, flat head 6 cyl, 3 spd trans, dealer installed Jay-Hawk electric/hydraulic dump and Western plow, licensed, box is rough, cab corners are rusted through, drives nice. Comes with 2 parts FC-150’s: a narrow track and wide track. Lots of parts. 7six3-4three4-4589 Craig
$4000 for everything”
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/2922966624.html
