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1953 Wagon Gaylord, MI $800

April 17, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Willys Wagons • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This starts. Needs clutch.

“1953 willys jeep with 6 1/2 foot western plow, 4cly , runs like a top, starts in 40 below, needs clutch, will move on flat ground but chutch slips, parts are 170$ for a clutch kit, I have plowed with this jeep for four years and am upgrading to a bigger plow. would make a great small driveway plow truck or restoration project, 80% solid, brakes work good, 800 obo , may trade for a pontoon float on style trailer. call or TX with questions. 989 8five8 667zero”

http://nmi.craigslist.org/cto/3747240779.html

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1942 MB Queen Creek, AZ **SOLD**

April 17, 2013 • CATEGORIES: MB, Parts This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7000

(11/24/2012) If there is really a closet full of parts, this may be worth a look.

“I just don’t have the time to finish it up. The chassis have been rebuilt from the ground up. Axles, Brakes, Steering, Tranny, Engine. I have two tubs that I was going to use to make one but just don’t have the time. It is set up for 12 volt and I have all new gauges, and a new wiring harness. I have two extra fenders. It has a T90 tranny in it and I also have a T84 Tranny that is ready to re-assemble. I have all the parts plus a large closet of more original Jeep parts. Way too many to list. I even have the paint for it. It just need some work on the tub and reassembled.”

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The South African Jakkal

April 16, 2013 • CATEGORIES: International, Other 4x4s This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Marc was in the South African Air Force, but never saw one of these offroad airborne Jakkal vehicles in action. He’d never seen one until he enountered this link, which has all kinds of pictures by Danie Van den Berg:

http://www.sa-transport.co.za/military/army_vehicles_3.html

Here’s a packed Jakkal from a Wikipedia entry:

It looks like this has a jeep like suspension with full floating hubs in the rear. Note how the winch until on the front folds down to allow the front clip to tilt forward.

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Assembly of Crated Jeeps in Photo on eBay

April 16, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This seller has listed a variety of photographs for sale again. Here’s just one showing the assembly of crated MBs and GPWs. View all the seller’s photos on eBay

“8” X 10″ SHARP GLOSSY PHOTOGRAPH WITH NO DATE OR INFORMATION ON BACK (IT COULD BE A U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES BUT I’M NOT SURE. THESE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN IN MY COLLECTION FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND IS TIME TO LET THEM GO). Condition is excellent.——I will be listing more Military Vehicle photos in the weeks to come if you are interested.——Any reddish tint that you might see is a reflection off my logo template and is not in the photograph.”

View all the information on ebay

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Military Network Motor Pool Video

April 16, 2013 • CATEGORIES: Features, videos This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Deborah forwarded this video from Tom Townsend and the Military Network Motor Pool. The first segment deals with jeeps. To their credit they spend some time discussing jeep history and describing how to tell the differences between jeeps (ford vs mb and military vs civilian). But, I felt they could have covered the history more accurately.

For example, when discussing the Bantam prototype they showed pictures of the BRC-40 (3rd generation Bantam). They never showed any pictures of the Willys prototypes. They also suggested Willys got the contract for the jeep before Ford appeared. The reality is Ford not only submitted prototypes, but won the principal military contract, before it was taken away and given to Willys. Another mistake was that CJ-2As were produced starting in 1945 rather than 1946.

You can check out the entire episode here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/216750

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