Monthly Archives: July 2019

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Tractors & Spam

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2019-07-16-austinToday we drove from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Along the way, there were several cool stopping places, so we took advantage of them.

The first, the John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum, was in Waterloo, Iowa, (and yes, ABBA’s Waterloo song hits me every time I read a Waterloo sign). We arrived just after the museum opened, so we had the place pretty much to ourselves. The museum is free and is full of restored tractors, interactive displays, history, and nicely arranged exhibits. It’s worth a stop if you are in the area.

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John Deere also offers free tours of the nearby Engine Works and Drive Train Operations (see the bottom of this page for more info). Unfortunately, we didn’t have time for that.

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Two Jeep Toys from Frank

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Frank shared these pics of toys his neighbor gave him. Anyone familiar with either?

The first toy is an odd one. The rabbit in the bubble spins as the jeep moves.

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The second toy is a puzzle, as it’s in a CJ-2A box, so he’s not sure if this toy had it’s own box and the neighbor got confused or if it came in the 2A box. With all the nice details, one would expect the base would be correct, too.

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Photo of Marine Sgt. Joseph “Joe” Dinnigan in Korea

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Marine Sgt. Joseph “Joe” Dinnigan was photographed by Life Photographer David Douglas Duncan in this photo of the Sgt sitting on an MB. The image was shared by his son; what an amazing photograph of his father.

 
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Soap Box Derby Jeep Freeport, NY $250

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I’m not sure if this is really a soap box jeep, but still a neat vintage piece.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1675391245929395/

“Willys Jeep vintage wod soap box derby car! homemade very cool! Measures 52″ long. This is a great vintage piece that was made with pride, just imaging the father son team that raced this with pride for the US Army. Please take a look at the pictures, jeep has some missing layers of plywood, a broken bumper and one rail is missing on the back.”

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1951 M-38 Davidsonville, MD $16,500

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This M-38 has a variety of updates.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/409185679677949/

“Selling my 1951 M38 class 1 (stock class) rockcrawler. While this was being built I had 2 kids and I don’t want to cut this up to accommodate the family so I’m willing to trade for a nice K5, Bronco, jeepster, wagoneer, something that can seat 4 and hit the trail. If your are interested in buying or trading messages me for build details”

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1945 MB Kalispell, MT $6500

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Has some updates. Has a driver side gas inlet, but I”m guessing that was added later.

https://kalispell.craigslist.org/cto/d/libby-1945-willys-jeep/6934070976.html

“1945 Willys Jeep. Buick V6. Overdrive transmission. Wired for towing. Bikini top. Runs good.”

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1949 CJ-3A Montesano, WA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.

Could be worth a look.

“1949 willys jeep, runs and drives great. Rare hard top with heater, winch and back seat”

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1949 CJ-3A Kalispell, MT $2000

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Has an F-head.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/485187238893313/

“1949 Willy’s Jeep. I don’t know a lot about this one other than it runs and drives. It has leaks. It’s 4×4. It’s a manual transmission. It has an altimeter which probably means it was for military purposes when built. Was used on the ranch for fencing purposes. Has a title. No doors. No hard top. What you see is what you get. No trades.”

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1959 CJ-6 Denver, CO **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000.

It’s got lots of updates.

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“1959 Jeep Willy’s CJ6
SOA lift
Black diamond springs
Wagoneer axles
5.13 gears locked front and rear
37 12.50 r15 pit bull rockstar tires
Full interior roll cage
Twin stick T18 tcase
Winters lockout racing shifter
Chevy 350 motor
Th400 transmission
Runs and drives great
Really capable crawler ”

 

 
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1942 GPW Shipshewana, IN **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5500.

Nick’s got this GPW project for sale.

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“$5,500 w/o title $6,000 w/title, process would take approx 3-4 weeks to receive. I have already done the state police VIN inspection. Now a matter of sending in documents to the state, wait, then take that info to license branch and wait again. I would need a nonrefundable down payment before proceeding. Logistics: You may pick up the Jeep, or arrange transport and I will load onto a trailer with forklift.

All the spare parts can fit inside the Jeep if necessary. Overview: This is a survivor worth saving. Matching numbers 4-21-42 Script Ford GPW. Engine, frame, and data tags all match. Body is in pretty good shape without much rust. Rolls and steers very easily. Frame is solid. Will need the bumpers/horns and machine gun piece replaced as they are bubba.

The previous had the engine machined then passed away. It will need machined, however there do not appear to be any cracks between water jackets/cylinders nor in the matching GPW head. -Matching numbers survivor -Original data tags -Decent body without much rust -Solid tool boxes and fuel tank area -GPW transfercase -Extra MB trans+tcase -Extra postwar engine complete -Lots of misc parts to go with I spent an hour looking for F-script parts, and found these below. I’m sure there are more but I haven’t looked at everything: Filter bracket Timing cover Bellhousing Dipstick Flywheel Front driveshaft Rear driveshaft Pedals Axe bracket Axe handle Driver headlight bucket”