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This has no motor.
“1942 Willys Jeep for sale–asking $800. No motor, but does have transfer case and transmission. See pics. Call 731-627-3895 for serious inquiries only.”
http://jacksontn.craigslist.org/cto/1942162698.html
This was totally rebuilt at some point, but it’s got at least on dent on the rear corner.
“You are viewing a 1953 CJ3B Willys Jeep. I bought. It about 20 + years ago and totally rebuilt it down. To the frame sitting on shop floor. I spent many hours searching for good body parts, to replace the worn out ones. The Jeep is totally rust free, and not even any weak spots. surface rust is from brush on the deer lease. All parts for brakes, new carburetor, other new parts also included. Needs new tires, glass for windshield and some other parts if you want to bring it up to street legal. Runs, I drove it about 6 months ago, 20 + years ago, I put about $4,000 rebuilding it. Always covered with tarp at lease, brought home after season and garage kept Call 281 798 7688”
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1942224605.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
“For sale is a 1949 Willys Jeep pickup. All original, orange in color, 4 cyl. 134 engine, 588 front/rear ends, 3-speed T90. Good MO title.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $12,500
(08/11/2010) I think this could climb a canyon wall …
“CJ 3A flat fender Jeep. Turn-key mountain rig, ready to wheel. Fuel-injected 4.3 Chevy engine, 700R4 4-speed auto trans, D300 T-case w/ twin stick kit, D44 front end w/ ARB and 5.38 gears, D44 rear end w/ ARB, 4-wheel disc brakes, Saginaw PWR steering, on-board air compressor, six-point frame mounted cage, Corbeau seats, Custom gas tank with in-tank fuel pump, custom ½ cab soft top, Warn 8274 8000lb winch with dash-mounted controls, 37”Goodyear MTR tires on bead-lock wheels, rear mounted storage/tool box, custom ¼” trans/T-case skid plate $14,000.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was last priced at $3500
“I have for sale a 1951 Willys CJ-3A. It runs and drives good, including four wheel drive. I have replaced the master cylinder and the wheel cylinders. New front and rear seals, added all new gauges, except the speedo, also a new tailpipe, muffler, gas tank, front bumper, and new tires and rims. This is a nice jeep, its not perfect but, it easily could be.”
Update: **SOLD** Was $3200
(09/01/08) This has been for sale for a year plus.
“225 buick v6, 4wheel power disc, 5:38 gears, locked front/rear, spring over, 35″goodyear mtr’s, warn overdrive, power steering, tilt wheel, custom gas tank under rear, new sides, floors, wheel tubs. little to make it go again, ran great when i started the rebuild on body..3 years ago. garaged for last 10 years. just needs some finishing. new heat tech heater (28k btu). firm price, lots done and trail proven!! type “dutch” in subject like or i will mark as spam!
UPDATE 2: See a pic of a tipped jeep from Tom’s Dad’s Time in WWII.
UPDATE: Grant mentioned that Vernco demonstrates how to tip a jeep on its side. See a pic below and some steps. Learn more at Vernco.com.
Tip it on its side! Alex spotted this post from the Miljeep website. Unfortunately, my french is a little rusty … ok, really really rusty. I’ve posted two pics here. You can see the other two at the Miljeep website.
I tried searching for additional jeeps on their side, and though I couldn’t find any more, I found some other cool pics that I’ll feature over the next couple of days.
From Vernco’s Site, 9 prep steps for tilting your rig:
1. Drain the fuel tank and run the engine until the carb is dry.
2. Drain the engine oil, transmission and transfer case lube. (He didn’t drain the radiator, but notes he probably should have. It didn’t leak but caused a problem when he had to remove it later.)
3. Remove or drain the oil bath air cleaner.
4. Remove the battery.
5. Remove the passenger seat since it can pivot free.
6.Remove or restrain anything else that could come free.
7.Inflate the “downhill” tires to max pressure since they must support the vehicle weight on an angle while the tip is in progress.
8. Fit some 2×4′s between the engine block and “downhill” frame rail so the engine mounts wouldn’t shift.
9. Chain the engine to the frame so the mounts wouldn’t let loose.
UPDATE: Derek’s got much more information on the CJ-3B site.
This image was on Vulcanhammer.net, but no longer seems to be there. In it, you can see Raymond Concrete Pile Company’s Gow Division’s SPT rig using a PTO to bore a hole for soil research. This is actually an advertisement for the Jeep.
The caption with the image is, “The Jeep helps cut our costs by getting more done”.
And the text below the image is:
In building anything big, the first step is soil sampling. Gow Division of the Raymond Concrete Pile Company. 57-year-old construction company with projects around the world, keeps its 28 ‘Jeeps’ going eight hours a day in its work of investigating soil conditions to furnish information to architects and designers so they can determine the best type of foundations for construction projects of all kinds. Here is one of Raymond’s “Jeeps” with power take-off being used to operate an exploratory boring outfit.
The manager of Raymond’s Gow Boring division says: “We were the first to use the “Jeep” in soil testing work, and we have been using more and more “Jeeps” ever since. The “Jeep” helps cut our costs by getting more done. It can maneuver over rough ground in the country and get into tight spots between buildings in the city. It furnishes the pwoer for operationg our rigs and carries our equipment quickly from job to job so that we’re always ready to go.”
Here’s an example of a post hole digger. So, maybe they ‘dig’ with some kind of custom corer and then use the PTO to lift it (which is what they appear to be doing in the photo above)?
UPDATE: **SOLD**
“Jeep Capstan Winch Assy (Linkbelt)in good operating condition. (Came on 1946 CJ2A I just purchased that I have no use for) Missing the rope roller assy and the original handle assy. (Both available from CapstanWinch.com). Operating handle is relocated horizontally, below winch mounting platform on lower right-hand side. (see attached picture.)”
Mike writes that he is looking for a “good cj-2a exhaust manifold with no cracks or missing mounts and also need a good fuel pump for a 1948 cj-2a trencher.
Mike is in Southern Illinois. Email him at mikester51@comcast.net