Monthly Archives: June 2019

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4 Spoke Jeep Rims Security, CO **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: Tires and Rims This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $80.

Looks like a good price.

“I have a set of 4 Ford/Jeep wheels, 5X5 bolt patter 15 X 8. They are are steel white star rims, I am asking $80 OBO for all 4.”

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4 F-heads Ironwood, MI **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $750 per engine.

Quite a collection of engines.

“Four Willys F-134 Hurricane four cylinder engines. All turn over and are complete (starter, generator, carburetor, and distributor) $750 each Email with needs as other parts are also available..”

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Pages From Mid-1960s Brian Chuchua’s Catalog

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UPDATE II: See more scans from this catalog here: http://www.ewillys.com/2019/07/27/brian-chuchua-catalog-pages/

UPDATE: More Scans from Brian Chuchua’s Catalog (the ones from the previous post are also included.

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The back cover notes that Brian Chuchua’s is a charter member of SEMA.
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A rare McCain Hub sighting:brian-chuchua-catalog-117pg2

This may be the earliest ad I’ve seen for fiberglass bodies. brian-chuchua-catalog-117pg4

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Photo with an Unusual Navy Hardtop

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This photo was on eBay and posted to the G503 Facebook page. It’s got an unusual hardtop. Some good headroom!

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1943 Modified GPW Bozeman, MT **SOLD**

• CATEGORIES: GPW (Ford MB), Sedan-jeep, Unusual • TAGS: , , This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Thanks to Roger Martin for sharing this unusual vehicle. The buy-it-now price on this highly modified GPW/truck is $14,995. I’m not clear how the seller arrived at the price, but the vehicle itself is a whimsical item that seems to need some work.

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“This is a very special vehicle I found a few months ago that came from a ranch in eastern Montana. Perhaps some handy rancher wanted a Jeep pickup before Jeep ever offered one. Perhaps he could not afford or justify the cost of one and decided to build one from a WW II Jeep, an extra WW II Jeep frame, an early Dodge pickup cab and the front of an as of yet unknown early steel pickup box.

This truck appears to have a chassis made out of a pair of WW II Jeep chassis that were cut off and butt welded together in the center to make a chassis that has a wheelbase just over 2 feet longer at 105-1/2”. That is 25-1/2″ longer than the stock WW II Jeep chassis that has an 80″ wheelbase. Someone then added a cab from a 1933 to early 1935 Dodge pickup or 1-1/2 ton truck so they would have some weather protection from the sometimes wild weather here in Montana.

What really impressed me about this truck the moment I first saw it is the amount of work some reasonably skilled craftsman went to to build a 4 wheel drive pickup out a tiny WW II Jeep. I have seen literally hundreds of WW II and later Jeeps in my life so far that have had cabs added to the original Jeep body but I have never seen one that had a pickup or truck cab installed on it like this truck has. Add to that the fact that the cab on this truck has the very attrractive backward opening “suicide” doors from the early 1930’s and one has a very special vehicle.

Not only was a completely different cab installed on this “stretched” Jeep chassis, but that cab was subjected to some very interesting modifications. The most obvious modification is the very special rounded cowl that adapted the cowl of the Dodge cab to the back of the flat Jeep cowl right bvehind the Jeep hood. I am very sure that that cowl adapter was not hand formed but I have not yet figured out what that specially formed piece of sheet metal may have been used on originally.

Please also notice the very significant fact that the as of yet unknown Jeep builder adapted a “V” windshield to the front of the Dodge cab that originally came with a flat whidshield. I have yet to figure out what vehicle that “V” windshield originally came in. Please help me here if you possibly can. Another modification to the Dodge truck cab would be the fact that it has a steel insert in the top of the roof rather than the original fabric roof that it came with when new. I have seen hundreds of Model A Ford and other similar vehicles from the 20’s and 30’s that had similar steel roofs installed when the original fabrick roofs went bad.
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1949? CJ-2A Fargo, ND **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $16,000.

Looks in good shape. Has body liner on the inside.

“Grandpa is in poor health and has decided to sell his baby. Restored 10 years ago from the frame up. Completely rebuilt engine with approximately 3000 miles. Have all receipts from restoration process. Driven only a few times a year to parades and local cruise nights. Located in Fargo ND. $16,000.”

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1946 CJ-2A Lewistown, MT $3150

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(03/17/2019) A 3B hood has been added to the 2A and a funky grille mod was installed to make it work. This looks to have a rare aluminum Worman hardtop.

https://montana.craigslist.org/cto/d/willys-jeep-cj2a-1946/6908876078.html

“1946 CJ2A Willys Jeep. Good running order. Has Studebaker Champion 6 cyl. flat head engine and full metal cab. Also have spare transmission and transfer case.”

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CJ-3B Tub and Parts Yakima, WA $500

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Could have some value.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/313667616235695/

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“No frame no title . Tub, grill, hood, fenders and windshield frame is here.”

 

 
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Mail Jeep JeepRod Hopkinsville, KY $6500

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This includes a boat from a kiddie-boat ride (pics on fb), but I’m not sure why?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/974836126045841/

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“1972 keep dj-5,postal jeep.rat rodded out,origional 258 straight six runs great,auto trans.jeep dj- rear drim rear end,with custom built frame,63 ford econoline front suspension drum brakes.custom luggage rack,dually rear end.also included is a 60s kiddie boat ride mounted on a single jet ski trailer.1979 ford port hole windows.body stretched 16 inches.”

 
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1942 GPW Onalaska, WA $5000

• CATEGORIES: GPW (Ford MB) This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

This was formerly for sale in Milton. Engine isn’t original.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/449755632518870/

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“Runs Great, Origional motor. Good Tread. New LEDs,wench,electric fan,gas pump,battery. Comes with spare tire. Will need to be trailered, not street legal. For rock climbing or wheelin. Have trailer please inquire.”