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1947 CJ-2A Snohomish County, WA $2300

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Runs, drives, and has a Warn OD.

“1947 Jeep Willys
289 Ford V8
Warn overdrive
Excellent tires
Roll bar
Rusty
Starts, runs and drives great”

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5789040292.html

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Year? CJ-2A? Midway City, CA $4200

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Listed as a 1952, it look more like a 2A.

“Rebuilt Engine
Repainted
Runs Great!
Good for Parades + Shows + Display
Clean Title
*Note, jeeps is a replica*
*NOT authentic parts*”

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/cto/5784386694.html

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1948 CJ-2A Twin Falls, ID **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4000.

Has some updates.

“1948 Willys. Motor is Ford 200 6 cyl. Factory 3 speed trans and transfer case.
engine has been rebuild with rv cam. would be great project for restoration.
asking $4000/ negotiable or trade. no lo-ballers please.”

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Jeepster/wagon Hubcaps Novato, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $125.

Bill spotted these. Colin tells me these are “49-51 Jeepster, 2 WD station wagon, 49-53 “outies” –they are two piece with center circle raised. Stainless steel cap covering over a “baby moon ” plain hubcap.”

“I have a few sets of hub caps for sale. Take a look at the pix and let me know what you like. The Willys caps are $125.00.”

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1961 FC-170 Pueblo, CO **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.

It’s a project.

“1961 Willy’s Forward Control Pick-up for sale. Newer tires. Rancho shocks. Seats have been recovered. Glass is good.”

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1946 CJ-2A Soledad, CA $2800

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Body and floor has been patched. No wheels. Missing parts. I wonder what that picture is on the dash?

“1946 Jeep Willy for sale / restoration. It’s missing the tires / wheels as well as the radiator due to vandalism. All other parts are original. It’s a project that was sentimental but we won’t be getting to it any time soon so we decided to get rid of it. Great project for a vintage Jeep enthusiast.

Purchaser must be able to haul away on their own. We will not be able to assist. We do not have full pink slip so we will be filling out necessary paperwork.
$2,800 or best offer.”

http://monterey.craigslist.org/cto/5788828698.html

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Friday-Sun Sept. 23-25: The Secret “Stong” Caravan

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Yours truly taking a selfie at the Snake River completely oblivious to the fact that minutes earlier (just as we were crossing the Snake River Bridge), Eddie Braun was completing Evil Knievel’s jump across the river. We couldn’t have been more oblivious to it.

Beginning on Friday September 23rd, a small caravan of Ann’s cousins traveled to New Mexico to surprise Ann’s uncle, who recently retired. I couldn’t report on our trip, because this was all a top secret surprise and sometimes Ann’s aunt sometimes reads eWillys to follow our trips. Besides, we mostly just drove during the day and RVed at Walmarts at night. That’s why emails have been delayed and posts limited. On Tuesday regular updates will resume.

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Left on Friday morning. Spent Friday night in Brigham City, then Saturday night in Farmington. Arrived in Tularosa on Sunday.

The only hiccup was a blown tire on one of the trucks. Then, we couldn’t find the socket to unlock the spare. We persevered and eventually loosed the spare, canalized some lug nuts from another truck, and got back on the road.flat-tire-repair2 flat-tire-repair

The Brigham City, Utah, Walmart is a nice place to stay (and free) with a great view of the mountains.

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Rick’s 1962 Wagon

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Rick built this nice looking wagon. I plan to see this in person the next time I’m in Spanaway, Washington.

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Roger & Jim Martin near Son Netherlands

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Roger sent us a second report: “This near Son, Netherlands  where my dad jumped in the Market Garden invasion September 17th 1944. My dad Jim Martin and I rode in a convoy of military vehicle.  This GPW Jeep belongs to Han Pulles. My friend  Kevin and I rode in Han’s Jeep with his son Barry. Dad road in one of the trucks. We had a great time. Thanks to Han and his son Barry for taking us along for the ride!”

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1951 CJ-3A Valentine APU Jeep on eBay

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Nick’s jeep was just featured in the most recent issue of Dispatcher Magazine.

View all the information on eBay

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Where do I even begin? This is a very rare and authentic piece of military history; it may be your only chance to own a vehicle like this. If you search “APU Jeep” this very Jeep is all over the internet. It is a 1951 Willys Jeep CJ3A, but was specially contracted by the US Navy to be used as a mobile power unit. This is known as an APU (auxiliary power unit). It’s sole purpose was to start early jet-aircraft as they did not have on-board starters. It utilized a PTO-driven generator off the transfercase and fed power through cables to the jet. The equipment was so heavy duty, the Jeeps were equipped with larger engines that weren’t even available to the public yet. Two different manufacturers built these Jeeps: A company named O.E. Szekely which a handful of Jeeps are left, but none have any of the original jet equipment. They are only known by their data plates. The other company was Valentine Welder & Co.

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