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Looks in good shape.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/424762238113198/
“This is not a Jeep Cherokee that FB keeps altering title. It is a Willys 1954 CJ3B chassis. Manual transmission. Have windshield, gas tank and front grill. Motor, transmission and transfer case have been gone through. Have title. PM with questions/interested.”
Appears in good shape.
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/pts/d/gilbert-willys-jeep-top/6933050097.html
“51 CJ3A metal top with doors. All windows work and has new window tracks. Insulated headliner.”
Seems a good price.
https://memphis.craigslist.org/tro/d/collierville-jeep-trailer/6933729349.html
“Historic Jeep SPEN (civilian) trailer from WWII era. Goodyear Wrangler tires. Original CJ2A wheels. Great restoration project”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000
(12/22/2018) Has updates.
“This is a 1946 CJ2A it is built for hard core off road. Here is what is done to it:
It has original 4cyc motor it was rebuilt and has around 200 hours on it.
Custom made throttle body
Jacobs electronic ignition
Custom made power steering
Custom made power brakes front are disk brakes
Rebuilt 3speed transmission
Rebuilt transfer case with TERRA low gear kit
Rebuilt front and rear drive shafts
Mile marker front unlocking hubs
Full floating warn rear axle with crom molly axle shafts and rear unlock hubs
Aluminum radiator with 2 electric fans
Micro brake lock
ARB air compressor
Corbeau seats with 5 point harness
Small lift
33 inch tires full size spare
165 amp alt
New battery
8000lb Ramsey winch
Lockers from and rear”
Many mods.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/d/san-pablo-1943-jeep-willy-clean-title/6931970062.html
“CLEAN TITLE
RUNS GREAT
NO BACK UP DMV FEES ARE DUE
4WD
5.0 ENGINE
LEATHER SEATS
3-SPEED MANUAL
LOCKING AXLE ALL ROUND”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $1836. As Dennis notes, this may be a 1946 given the dash plates and left over steering column shifter parts.
(05/02/2019) It’s rough.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/344990749482513/
“1947 Willys Jeep Motor ron’s going to put new brake lines on next week have title in hand”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200:
Looks like a good price given the PTO and rear gearbox.
“I am selling a 1961 Jeep CJ 3b. It’s in rather good shape body wise the floor needs some attention as shown in the pictures but the outside of the tub is in fairly good shape very very very restorable. No motor but it has every other part of the drive train including the original rear pto. I also have what I Believe is the original or a older hard top which is also in near perfect shape. Bought with big intentions but I need the money else where”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2000.
(06/28/2019) Jordan spotted this ad. The cab seems like it’s in decent shape. It also has a Warn OD.
“This would be an awesome restoration project! Needs some restoration work as it’s been stored in a barn until recently. It’s got a Warren overdrive & a Chevy V8! It’s a collector’s item and would be a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Come check this out before it’s gone.”
I tried to tell her that it wasn’t a ‘pole’, but that didn’t stop her ….
Yesterday we slowed down a little so that we could check into our hotel early and get Ann some rest. To kill some time, we did a little sightseeing.
First, we stopped in Peoria. The city took us by surprise. Peoria sits on a river bank overlooking the Illinois River. Knowing nothing about the city, I had assumed it would be a small city with an industry feel. So, we were surprised to see a fairly modern looking city with a park along the river that lined much of downtown. Our reason for stopping there was to take a photo with a huge American Gothic statute, one that has spent the last decade traveling around to different museums.
That stop got us looking around the city a little bit. There’s a really cool looking Caterpillar Visitors center downtown (see this site for some pics), but it didn’t open until 10am. We couldn’t wait that long, so we took off, but we’d like to visit again to check out that, the “The Art of the Brick” display, and some of the other spots.
PHOTO CREDIT: https://www.rbauction.com.mx/blog/make-tracks-for-the-caterpillar-visitors-center-this-summer- … Caterpillar’s visitors center
Here’s Ann at a nearby monument in downtown Peoria.
Downtown Peoria. That’s Lincoln on the building looking at a War Memorial.
UPDATE: Glenn spotted a postcard of Tommy Barlett’s Deer Ranch on eBay.
View all the information on eBay
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Original Post from January of 2014: From the Lost Parks website I learned that Tommy Bartlett’s international Deer Ranch in Silver Springs, Florida, was a petting zoo “in the early 1960’s. The land was only rented from the Springs, and there was at least one lawsuit between Bartlett and Silver Springs over the terms of his lease. Eventually the land was reabsorbed into the Silver Springs attraction and Bartlett left to concentrate on his Wisconsin busineses. He died in September, 1998.”
The pic below shows a CJ-5 wrapped by advertising and reindeer. http://www.postcardroundup.com/tommy-bartletts-deer-ranch
Here’s a business card from the ranch that I found on eBay:
