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Welcome to eWillys.com, a website for vintage jeep enthusiasts. I update this website nearly every day with jeep deals, jeep history, interesting reader projects, jeep related info, and more.
These quick searches can help you find things on eBay. People list in the wrong categories all the time, so don't be surprised to see brochures in the parts area for example. This section used to be split into jeeps, parts and other categories, but recent changes to eBay will require this information to be recoded.
The links to posts below show jeeps grouped by models, condition, and other ways. Some of these jeeps are for sale and others have been sold. If you are unsure whether a vehicle is still for sale or not, email me at d [at] ewillys.com for more info.
There are plenty of interesting, unusual, historic and surprising stories related to Jeeps and their owners. In addition, some of these features have nothing to do with jeeps. This link will display all featured stories starting from the latest.
Looking for parts and not sure where to go? There are a variety of large and small new and used parts sellers both online and offline.
Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
It runs, but could use some body work.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/597674684168294/
“Rare 1957 FC150 Jeep with original plow; complete motor and plow motor rebuild. Plows and runs awesome, window glass is great, lots of rust (body) a good resto candidate. Tires very good, other new parts.”
It’s a project.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/d/carnation-1950-cj3a/7138363579.html
“1950 Willys Cj3a. I bought this about 10 years ago in Idaho and decided I wanted to put the original L-Head back in. I found an engine in excellent condition, with a high compression head on it. I swapped the original engine, transmission, t-case back in, but didn’t really button the job up. I also started a dual master cylinder conversion, but haven’t finished that, so consequently it has no brakes now. But I’ve got the parts for that.
It’s got rust in the normal spots, especially in the channels on the belly, but the body’s actually in pretty good shape. I’ve kept it in my shop, never out in the rain.
Show up with a trailer and I’ll help you load it. I’ve got the title, but I never transferred it into my name, so it’s the previous owner’s Idaho title.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** was $2250.
Given the column shift, this is likely a 1946 CJ-2A.
“Nice frame, great shape, rare 3 speed on the column, original motor flat head. Transfer case , tranny ECT. Has everything.”
Not a ton of value here.
https://bellingham.craigslist.org/bar/d/ferndale-cj2a-jeep-for-boat/7137685310.html
“1946 willys jeep for inboard motor Tahiti type boat”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500.
If you need a different looking trailer, here’s one option.
“This utility trailer has been converted from a Jeep body. access in back, driver location and under hood for storing or hauling. Good tires”
UPDATE: Still Available.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/715476552587759/
(11/01/2019) “48 willys cj2a, lots of custom work, all steel body.origial drive line,8000 lb Ramsey PTO winch, rancho spring lift,under dash heater,heated seats, modern lighting and lots more.jeep is an original lefty without spare tire mount installed”
It’s very much a project still.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/685607282247111/
“Cj5 rat rod project. Not complete needs finished. Dont have to sale just seeing whats out there. Will trade for Harley, camper , flatbed work truck(diesel) or cask 4k”
Bill posted this OEM propeller / drive shaft guard kit on eBay. It’s perfect for someone restoring a jeep and wanting all the extras.
View all the information on eBay
“Driveshaft Guards Kit – Willys Vintage Jeep OEM CJ-3B CJ3B CJ5 CJ-5 FC-150 FC150. Condition is New.
Hello – pieces like this do not come around often. I cannot recall the last time that I saw a set of driveshaft guards for sale. This is an as-new Willys part in the original box. Original instructions are included. Packing newspaper confirms the build date as 1959-1960.
The loose pieces were sealed up in that cloth bag, I assume everything is there. All of the guards and brackets included are pictured. They all appear to be in excellent condition.
Look at the pics for fitment info. This kit says 3B, 5, and FC150. I can tell you that I have what appears to be the same kit on my CJ-2A from new. Maybe Willys labeled it only by the vehicles that they were producing in 1959 only. I don’t know, as I wasn’t there.
This will make the perfect accessory for your restoration, or buy it and copy it so everyone can buy a set of these… from you.
I was intending to put these on my CJ5 restoration, but I found a T98 4-speed trans for it. This kit will not working with a T98 since the trans is way bigger. So I am regretfully selling these to make more room for other stuff.”
In the January 14, 1952, Newsweek put out an article about the jeep’s versatility. There are some interesting tidbits, such as the Chinese’s nickname for the jeep was “the vehicle of 10,000 capabilities”. The jeep was used to spear barracudas in the Virgin islands, play tag in Yakima, ski via jeep-joring in New England and Ontario, Canada,, and in Burma it was claimed that a jeep was once used to pull an elephant’s tooth.
This photo and caption was also included in a seemingly random area of the magazine, despite the fact that the same image appeared within the article.
UPDATE: More articles and better images have been added.
Originally published in November of 2014: Winter time means snow and ice for many folks. For people with jeeps, it means time to break out the skis, tow-rope and jeeps for some jeep-joring. Just mount yourself on some skis, tie the rope to the jeep, give a driver thumbs up and you’ll be jeep-joring behind a jeep like several generations before you. After all, how dangerous could it be?? **disclaimer: if you decide to do this and get hurt, this was not my idea. I’m only reporting it ….
Ski-Joring has been around for hundreds of years, though whether it started in Asia or in Europe is less clear.
When did jeep-joring begin? There’s evidence it was occurring as early as the winter of 1946-1947, in Ontario. These three articles suggest that the sport continued for at least seven years. The Violet Grafton image below made the rounds in a large number of papers.
Most of the Violet Grafton images were long and narrow, but this one was cropped differently:
January 29, 1948, issue of the Chicago Tribune. Violet Grafton from Greenwich, Connecticut, is pictured.