Monthly Archives: June 2019

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1947 CJ-2A Albuquerque, NM $12,000

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Listed as “all original”, this CJ-2A has been militarized and has a replacement body.

https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/albuquerque-1947-willies-jeep-all/6909345703.html

“Selling my 1947 willies jeep. Flat head 4 cylinder that runs great, 3 speed manual
Transmission, gun mount like there was in word warII, new soft top, no RUST, 4WD, newer but authentic tires, tow bar if you need to flat tow it and lots of extra parts and owners manual that comes with it. This jeep is in excellent shape. There is a small tear in the passenger seat. Come check it out i would say this jeep is about 80% restored great project for an easy restoration.”

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Truck Bed Trailer Redding, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE **SOLD** Was $500.

(05/03/2019) Needs work. Can carry two spare tires.

“Old Willy’s trailer with Willy’s axle. Lug nuts need to be replaced on one side / hub needs to be pulled. I purchase the trailer a little over a year ago and just don’t have the time to work on it. Trailer in background is the Willy’s for sale. I can send you a rough video of trailer”

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Photos from the 2019 Great Willys Picnic

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The heater looks like it was perfect for this years Great Willys Picnic. Thanks to Craig, we’ve got some photos.

He also wanted to mention some details about the “Camel Towing” pickup: Under the hood was a 4 litre engine from a Wrangler, converted to carbs. Except for a small cut in the firewall and a notch into a cross-brace, you’d think the engine was original equipment. He even retained the engine’s cooling fan, without having to switch to an electrical fan set up. I thought I took a picture of the engine compartment, but apparently did not. He did have to raise the suspension a few inches to clear the bell housing without having to resort to re-doing the transmission tunnel, but raised pickups are so common that no one batted an eye at it. All in all, it was very cleverly done.

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“Camel towing” truck

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Book — The First Overland: Four Wheels & Frontiers

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UPDATE II: Coincidently, Daniel Strohl published a story today discussing the “Last Overland” journey of 1955 which went from London to Singapore.

UPDATE: After five years of occasional searching, I finally snagged a copy of this book from the US. It’s more of a detailed travelogue than I’d expected, with specifics on the mileage and other details from the trip. It was a quick, fun read.

From the original November 2, 2013, post:  It is 1957 and you are stuck in Singapore fighting on behalf of the British government.  You are ready to leave.  You want to get home.  How do you get there?  Maybe you should buy yourself a junked MB and drive home? It’s only 13,000 miles …..

To add to the fun, with the exception of a school wall map, you have no maps of any kind (though you do have a compass and protractor), let alone mileage markers or directions.  And, it’s likely that gas stations will be few and far between.  Finally, you will likely encounter various factions of people not so friendly to you and your buddy.  Now, that sounds like an adventure!

And, it was a true adventure for Roy Follows and Noel Dudgeon, starting as two Colonial Police officers as part of a force battling Chinese Communists near the end of the Malayan Emergency.  Ready to head home, the pair bought an MB in February of 1958 and begin a long journey home full constant brake-downs, broken parts, and other obstacles.  Here are some pics of from the book, included a compiled map from the back and front covers.

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I never did understand why they named the jeep “Pliuet 1”.

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1972 Photo of CJ-2A(?) at the Albany, NY, Landfill on eBay

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A hard working CJ sporting a Kelly hardtop a the Albany, New York, landfill.

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“1972 Press Photo Jeep with plow at landfill on Rapp Road, Albany, New York. This is an original press photo. Albany Sanitary Landfill, Rapp Road, Albany, New York – jeep purchased by North End Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 12-16-1972.”

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Chevrolet Tailgate Table Pasco, WA $300

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This is on our local craigslist. Nothing jeep about it, but I thought it worth sharing. That tailgate is pretty much enshrined in the table. Perhaps Chevy folks like that sort of thing??

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/452199325547941/

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“Rustic man-cave style coffee table made from a Chevy tailgate. Lots of cool features. Would look good at home or business. Makes a great gift for the Chevy lover in your life. Smoked glass top. One of the pictures shows it with out the glass.”

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1955 Wagon St. George, UT **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Dan shared this amazing wagon. It looks better than new. The buy-it-now price is $64,950.

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“‘Red Hills Rods & Classics’ is very proud to offer you this ultra-rare, rotisserie restored 1955 Willys Kaiser 2-Door Sedan Delivery Wagon 4×4! The recipient of a 3-year no-expense spared, nut & bolt rotisserie restoration of the highest level, I feel safe to say it is most likely the finest example of its kind in the country! Finished in its factory correct President Red / Palm Beach Ivory, I think it’s also safe to say that it features the best-looking color combination available in 1955.

The wagon was in excellent original condition before the rotisserie restoration and was basically all there in its original form w/ absolutely no rust & no body damage whatsoever. Every single component inside & out was disassembled by hand and the body was placed on a rotisserie. The body panels are laser straight all of the way around, and the President Red / Palm Beach Ivory paint was polished to show-quality condition w/ a brilliant shine throughout. The bumpers & small pieces of brightwork were re-chromed are look ‘as new’. Every single component on the truck was completely restored or replaced w/ factory NOS parts. She sits on the original painted 15” Willys America 5-lug steel wheels, wrapped w/ Denman 7.5 x 15 tires. You can walk around this wagon a hundred times and not find a bad angle or a single distraction. It is as close to ‘flawless’ as you can get, period. The undercarriage is as nice as it is on top w/ every single component completely restored or replaced w/ factory NOS parts (see undercarriage photos).

Open the driver’s door and you will find a beautiful tan interior restored to ‘factory new’ condition throughout. All of the chrome trim pieces on the dash have been completely restored and all of the lights, blinkers and factory original gauges are in perfect working condition. The original steering wheel, factory original seats, headliner, painted dash, door panels, door handles & cranks, shifters, Hurst hardware, etc. are all in 100% ‘as new’ condition. No corners were cut and no stone was left unturned making sure that everything looked ‘factory fresh’ from front to back. Open the rear doors and you will only find more of the same, including glossy red paint throughout w/ beautiful oak cargo bed strips & matching spare wheel & tire. Even the screws & washers on the oak cargo bed strips are absolutely ‘flawless’. Please look closely at the photos and I think that you will agree that this is the finest ’55 Willys 4×4 Wagon that you have ever seen in your life!

Pop open the hood and inside the beautifully detailed engine bay you will find the fully-rebuilt #’s matching Continental ‘Super Hurricane’ 226ci 6-cylinder motor dressed in its factory correct colors, w/ all of its factory original components, including the oil-bath air filter, Carter 2V downdraft carburetor, mechanical fuel pump, 6-volt electrical system, 6-volt generator, Autolite tar-top battery, Fram external oil filter, etc. The motor is linked to the original Borg-Warner T-90 3-speed manual transmission w/ original Dana 18 transfer case, which feeds power to the original Dana 44 rear axle (4.88 gears), and the original Dana 25 front axle. The Warn locking hubs up front were added during the restoration. This amazing 1955 Willys Delivery Wagon 4×4 runs & drives beautifully, but it is truly the kind of vehicle that should be placed into a museum or high-end show truck collection.”

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Olympia Beer Themed Ford Bronco Pullman, WA $44,000

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You’d have to be a fan of Olympia Beer to appreciate this Bronco (not that the beer was all that good, but it was a local PNW beer out of Olympia, Washington.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1589105164535594/

“On frame restore. New paint and upholstery. 5.0 liter EFI.”

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1959 DJ-3A Chelan, WA $6500

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I’d like to see more pics of this one.

https://wenatchee.craigslist.org/cto/d/chelan-1959-willys-jeep/6908846430.html

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“It is a DJ3A 1959 1 of 1250 made. I had the engine completely rebuilt and the numbers still match the VIN also has new everything front to back bearings to breaks. A new rebuilt radiator new starter alternator carb basically everything that moves was replaced. New tires, wheels, shocks.”

 

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