UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3200.
Can’t tell much from this pic.
“1948 Willys CJ-2A Jeep. Original engine/trans. & running gear. Titled inTexas. Current license & inspection. Runs, drives. $3200”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3200.
Can’t tell much from this pic.
“1948 Willys CJ-2A Jeep. Original engine/trans. & running gear. Titled inTexas. Current license & inspection. Runs, drives. $3200”
This was for sale on eBay in 2010. Check out the work done to restore this. Particularly interesting is the body’s sub frame. I like the vintage looking tail lights — they 1950 Pontiac repop lights.
“I started out with a total scrap basket case. The entire Jeep is metal! Repop body panels are: front fenders, grille, hood, windshield frame(CJ3A) and the tailgate. I built the majority of the body tub which included all new floor braces made out of rectangular tubing. This body tub is far superior in strength when compared to the original design. Its not perfectly straight, i wanted it to look more original as they weren’t exactly perfect either. The only parts left on this Jeep when it left Toledo back in ’47 are the headlight buckets, the cowl section and the vin tag. I bought a repop passenger seat frame, the drivers seat is an original M38 seat frame(NOS). There is a custom made gas tank under the driver seat(approx. 12gal.) and a storage compartment under the passenger seat(lockable). All new Autometer gauges are used. The entire steering column including the steering wheel are brand new, the steering box housing is the original with all new guts and pitman arm. Hsa its original horn too! This Jeep includes the Best Top as seen in the pics and comes with the doors too. There is a small aftermarket heater on the passenger side. The radiator is a repop of the original. 1950 repop Pontiac taillights are used. The Jeep looks like it is white, it was supposed to be gray, but came out the colour you see in the pics, an off white that looks kinda gray, depending on the lighting.
I sourced a near mint ’48 CJ3A along with a ’79 DJ5 front axle that used to be in a postal Jeep, it has a ’78 CJ5 AMC Model 20 rear axle with 3:07 posi and aftermarket one piece axle shafts. Four repop leaf springs and gas shocks at all corners. The frame and axles were cleaned up and painted with POR15 as was the bottom of the body tub. The interior and inside the wheelwells are coated with DIY Hippo Liner. It has a set of 4 1/2ton Dodge steel rims with the centres trimmed out to fit the hubs along with a set of new baby moons. This Jeep also comes with an original implement hitch as seen in the pics. I made the custom front bumper, it looks original but was bent up out of 1/4″ flat plate to give the front frame horns more strength. This Jeep is a 2 wheel drive only.
This Jeep has a VERY RARE 1962 Chevy II 153ci 4 cyl engine!!! This block is date coded ’61, so its an early production one. The block has been bored .040, has N.O.S. Jahns domed racing pistions from the 1960’s yielding 11:1 compression, the head has been reworked to accomodate the biggest valves it can handle, it has a steel crank, the wildest hydraulic Competition Cams camshaft available for the street, custom made header and a custom made intake manifold with a Rochester 2bbl off a 283 on it sporting a tri-power top on the carb. The entire engine has been rebuilt and runs very strong and sounds great! Doesn’t sound like a rice burner 4 banger, it’ll idle at 550rpm and sounds hairy! Like the saying goes: No replacement for displacement! The transmission is a 1960 SM-420 bull low 4-speed. It leaks fluid and could stand a rebuild, it still works pretty good..”
Let’s start with some old pics of this build and work forward ….
Follow this link for more pics ….
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4800. This hasn’t been listed since June 13, 2009)
(06/13/2010) The seller says they must sell it. An old trailer goes with it.
“56 cj3b willys has new trans, motor was rebuilt some years back, new carb, new coker tires i work to much and no time for the old willys i was fixing up but need to sell, also have a old jeep trailer in parts to go with it call with any”
Dave (Hog) wanted me to mention Ocean City’s Jeep Week, happening Aug 26 – 29, 2010. You can check out the website for more information.
“Hosted by The Commander Hotel and sponsored by a group of local businesses who all want to welcome the ‘Jeep Community’ to our wonderful town. This is the first year for our event and we hope to see it grow year after year. The Ocean City area lends itself to a number of interesting and enjoyable activities. It is our hope that Ocean City Jeep Week will become just one more of the great events here every year.”
UPDATE: The seller contacted me and wanted to update the listing. This CJ-3B has an OD rather than a PTO. Also, the seller has a good deal of images here. Finally, the engine is out, so it doesn’t run. This looks like it would make a great stock restoration projection.
(07/28/2010) “I purchased this jeep about 5 years ago with the intention of restoring it but have not had the time to do so. It has an overhead valve 4 cylander motor and lots of parts. It also an Overdrive.”
As I mentioned a couple days ago, a reader named Dave spotted this article and wanted to share it with readers. The article published in the 1960 edition of All American Word follows the All American Engineering Company Testing the air drop of a jeep by a pallet rather than via a parachute. To test this concept, the AAE built a special vehicle to mimic the landing of a jeep atop a pallet at speeds of 135mph. As you can see, the test was successful (at least the one captured in the photos).
Dave writes,”I was in Georgetown, DE recently which is a small town on the DelMarVa peninsula, and I ran across this very interesting use for a VEC CJ2A! I think it might fit your recent “museum” series of posts and I’m sure that your eagle-eyed readers will immediately recognize the historical relevance of this column shift speed demon! Apparently, this was a precursor to what is now known as LAPES or the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System which is still taught, practiced and used today by our Military for forward area resupply missions. I watched C130 crews practice this (with varying levels of success)! at Whiteman AFB in western Missouri in the late 80’s. Fortunately by that point they were only destroying HMMWVs and military pickup trucks! The 8 of 10 or so operations that were succesful were really cool and you could certainly see the advantages of this type of operation.”
Click on the link below to see some closeups
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000.
This looks nice. I wonder if it is built on a CJ-5 platform?
“I’m putting my 1957 Willys Jeep CJ5 up for sale. This Jeep is awesome! It has a 327 Corvette motor in it, runs great, Magnaflow exhaust, headers, new gauges, etc. The tires are practically new – less than 100 miles on them. This jeep would be perfect for someone who likes to go crawling, four-wheeling and more. I’m asking $5,000 OBO, or I’m willing to consider trading for an airboat. Call or text if you would like to take it for a test drive or if you have questions.”
UPDATE: Price now $1500. This looks like a steal at this price.
(08/07/2009) “This jeep is a prime candidate for restoration. All original and the frame is solid. Runs good. Includes plow, tire chains, and hardtop. Price is firm. (920) 382-5846.”
UPDATE: That would be Milwaukie, Or not Wi … my bad.
How about them pretty, old, slot wheels!
“stock jeep except the wheels and tires. full roll cage, 4 cylinder oil bath, all lights work newer wiring , 12 volt system, newer canvas on seats, tranny makin a little noise in ist gear but comes with another one plus a transver case. this jeep runs, drives, and stops.i dont really need to sell but i have to many toys. 503-709-8336”
UPDATE: UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
“The title says the identification number is GPW118786. According to my research that makes it an F4. The date of deliver is 6/6/43. The serial number on the data plate, and the frame, and the title all match. The body is in very nice condition. It has a few dents here and there but nothing major. There is some rust under the drivers and passengers opening, but its not bad. Looking under the vehicle, the only rust that I can see is on the floor support channels where they installed wood inside, those are rusted, the rest of the floor however is not rusted through. Under the mats there is some rust but it cleans right up with some pitting left. The front bumper is a heavy bumper and is not original as far as I know. there is a heater installed on the passenger floorboard.
The engine is an F head engine, not original to this Jeep. The previous owner left a note with the titles that stated the engine was new and not used much. The engine is spotless, not a bit of oil build up on it. I had the engine running but the distributor bound up and broke. I have a brand new distributor that goes with the Jeep.”