4 Comments on “1949 CJ-3A Mount Shasta, CA $6500”

1. Richard Young August 15, 2019 at 8:53 am

   What’s the best way to spot a replacement body? I was told if you look under the hood on the drivers side firewall, an “L” indentation was a sure sign. Is this accurate?

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2. David Eilers Post authorAugust 15, 2019 at 9:51 am

   I have not studied the “L” so I couldn’t say for sure.

   If you look at the body, you’ll see it has passenger indents like an M-38, but lacks the M-38’s battery cowl lid. That’s almost always a tell tale sign the body is a replacement body. I’ve seen a few replacement bodies that had the passenger indents, but also had an MB/GPW -like glove box instead of an M-38-like glove box.

   Also, if you look at the lower left part of the grille you can see it is set to be mounted like a hinge-mounted M-38 grille (at least one hole at the grille bottom is visible), but this grille is mounted underneath like a CJ-3A grille. So, it’s another reason to think the body is a replacement body.

   I hope that helps.

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3. Rick August 28, 2019 at 11:49 am

   Dave,
   YOU REALLY NEED TO WRITE A BOOK TO EXPLAIN DIFFERENCES !!
   Rick

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4. David Eilers Post authorAugust 28, 2019 at 3:29 pm

   Yeah, I am trying to figure out how to organize and preserve the info on the site and in my head. I have concluded it will take multiple books to capture the “best of ewillys”.

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