Monthly Archives: October 2019

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1942? Flattie Merced, CA $14,500

• CATEGORIES: CJ-2A, MB • TAGS: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Lots of updates.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/429073117679965/

“For Willy’s lover nice and clean.”

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1951 M-38 Winston, OR No Price

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Appears solid.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/382412439311787

“Okay i have a 51 willys m38 and I have a title but the VIN plates are gone can anybody tell me where the VIN numbers are on the frame.”

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1969 Jeepster Commando Sparks, NV **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $14,000.

Appears in good shape.

“1969 Kaiser Jeepster commando. Only 57,350 of these vehicles made this one is 54,398. It was in storage for 30 years, it has 52,950 original miles on it. All the upholstery, carpet and seats are all original. It has a 225 dauntless v6 engine, 3 speed transmission,4wheel drive. The front end has been totally rebuilt, new tires, shocks. Carb has been rebuilt, complete tune up. It has original Jack and owners manual. Basically this jeepster is as it was 50 years ago when it rolled off the showroom floor. Asking 14,000 OBO. It has a current Nevada smog certificate”

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1948 CJ-2A Washougal, WA $2900

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Appears to have the Cab Enclosure vertical-style windshield.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2261736450604825/

“Has early warn winch, PTO and rear implement gear box. Comes with military hard top and doors. Doesn’t not run but very complete with title”

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1945 MB Everett, WA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.

“1945 WW2 Willy’s MB Jeep. A true war model Jeep. Under carriage shows very little wear. Mostly complete. No tittle, bill of sale only. Ad will be removed when sold. Will not respond to “is this still available'”

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Truck Parts Northern Sacramento Area

• CATEGORIES: Parts, trailer, Willys Trucks This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Ken spotted these truck items. They aren’t too far from him, so if you need a trained eye to check the parts out, I’ll connect you with him. Ken owned a 4×4 ship in Boise for years.

  1. Truck Fenders in LIve Oak, CA $50: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/337282146930255/
  2. Truck Cab Rocklin, CA $100:
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/620706095129818/
  3. Truck bed as trailer in Citrus Heights, CA $350:
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1218891721644792/
 
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1946 CJ-2A Kerman, CA $3500

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UPDATE: Price dropped to $3500. Some better pics have been added.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/519450105477280/

“$3500.00 1946 Jeep Willy in good condition, needs back seat recovered and new steering wheel. its automatic transmission, front winch, 4 wheel drive. Has new tires and new stereo & speakers and I put new brake cylinder in..”

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1948 CJ-2A Geyserville, CA $800

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This might have a DJ-3A body. Not sure there’s much value here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/502009770349178/

“Parts Jeep or make it roadworthy. It needs a total rebuild. It has sat out back for many years. Am guessing about the year. The numbers on the motor say it’s 1948. It’s a parts Jeep. There’s no title. I added pictures to show the frame needs work. But hay, it’s 71 years old”

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1954 CJ-3A Redwood City, CA $5000

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UPDATE: Still Available.

(09/25/2019) There are a few odd things about this one. I wonder if it is sitting on a DJ-5 chassis?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2280837492229828/

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Headlight Bezels Over the Years

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The other day someone asked me about headlight bezels (or if you prefer, headlight ‘heads’) and how they changed through the years. I did not have a good answer to that reader’s question, so this working thread about bezels is the result. Along the way, I learned that some folks call these parts “heads”, but perhaps that is more military related?

1. 1945-1946 Early Painted Bezels on CJ-2As
Early CJ-2A bezels were painted, not chromed, until approximately #38687, according to the CJ-2A page. As far as my research indicates, only Walcks carries new, unpainted bezels. This is the flatter style of bezel without the tab.

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2. 1946-1953 Later CJ-2As, CJ-3As and 1956-1959 DJ-3As
After roughly CJ-2A #38687 the bezels were chromed, but their shape was the same. They lasted through the end of the CJ-3A production run and into the early DJ-3A production run (1956-1959). These example images are from Kaiser Willys.

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3. 1950-1952 M-38s, 1953-1971 M-38A1s, and M-170s:
I didn’t realize that M-38 and M-38A1 bezels were the same. It’s on the M-38a1 site that I encountered the alternative term “head” for the bezel. Peter Debella has NOS rings.

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4. 1950 USMC CJ-V35 Blackout Lights ‘bezels’
Thanks to Mike Wixom for helping me out with these rare blackout lights.

This type of headlight bezel, or more correctly blackout ring (although not that effective), was used only on Marine Corps Radio Jeeps as far as I know. Specifically on the CJV35/U and possibly on the MZ-2 and MZ-3 Radio Jeeps from Late WW2. They were installed at the factory on all 1000 CJV35/U Jeeps built in May of 1950. These were eventually replaced by the actual blackout lights found on the M-38.

Because these aren’t readily available, someone posted this writeup on how to inexpensively recreate them:

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Here is a different, larger version of a CJ-V35 bezel. Mike believes the ones shown below may have been fabricated and not original, but perhaps the owner can offer input on this.

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