Monthly Archives: September 2021

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1949 Jeepster Orofino, ID $4200

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John’s selling his Jeepster project.

https://lewiston.craigslist.org/cto/d/ahsahka-1949-willys-overland-jeep/7382759136.html

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“I purchased this Willy’s as it was in a off the frame restoration. It has been disassembled and all the parts I was given are still sitting in my barn. The Willy’s was soda blasted and all paint removed. It has since started to surface rust, I don’t want to see all the work lost. I am unable to complete the project and am will to sell. These were marketed from 1948 to 1951, the Jeepster Phaeton was a rather expensive niche vehicle and though admired by many, it was purchased by relatively few. What you see is what you’re buying except for the picture of the beautiful finished Willy’s. I included it as to show how this project was to turn out if I was to finish it.”

 
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Authenticast Surrey Jeeps

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I’ve had a little more time lately to spend sometime on eBay. One of the things I stumbled upon last week was an authenticast Surrey in Cerulean Blue for only $30 (including shipping)!! Now that was a score! I then made an offer on a pink one that I found and that got accepted, too. Here are pics of both.

I was surprised that these have such good weight to them; they are about 1.5lbs. The one moving piece on both is the hood, which lifts (tilting up while the windshield tips back), but the straps must be removed from one side for this to happen.

The Blue one still has some fringe on one side, but a piece of the bumper is missing and a strap is broke:

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1973 Slide of Las Brisas Surreys/Galas

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This 1973 slide that was on eBay is taken from behind two DJ-3A Galas/Surreys. In the background are some DJ-5 Galas/Surreys.

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San Angelo Die Casting and Manufacturing Products For the Jeep

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Texas’ San Angelo Die Casting and Manufacturing company was founded by Raymond V. Hart, according to a May 23, 1998, obituary in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The company manufactured a wide range of inventions, from nut shellers used as far south as Brazil to jeep products as evident below.

One of the more unusual products was this jeep trailer. Somewhere in the eWillys archives is an actual example of one of these trailers. I thought it was a custom concoction, but clearly it wasn’t.

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The company’s main jeep-oriented product was gun racks (the firm produced both jeep and non-jeep gun racks). This hard-to-find brochure from the San Angelo Die Casting and Machine Company explains why there are a number of jeeps with similar gun racks in them. That “No. 20” model is particularly prevalent in jeeps.

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1954 “Harvest Your Sales Crop” Brochure

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This literature was on eBay (and bought by me). Given this unusual document is dated October 1954, I wonder how many other docs like this were distributed to dealers and distributors. This is the first item like this that I’ve run across. I’ll get a better scan of it at some point in the future.

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1951 CJ-3A Clio, CA $7500

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Only the one pic provided.

https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/clio-1951-willys-cj3a/7375300614.html

“selling my 1951 willys Cj3A , it runs and drives, but It needs floorpan replaced.
I have a lot of new parts, I just don’t have the time to finish.
the body is in good shape, and looks to have the original paint.”

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Year? GPW Hope, WA $2000

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Seems a good price. It looks later than 41.

https://spokane.craigslist.org/pts/d/hope-1941-jeep-willys/7380895067.html

“I have a used 1941 Jeep Willys for sale. Cash Sale only. No title. Sold AS IS
• Project vehicle or parts
• Complete Body/Frame/Engine/Trans/Transfer Case/ Drive shafts and Differentials
• Very rare and iconic vehicle
• Does Not Run
• Flat Head L-134 4 Cylinder
• 4 X 4”

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1953 CJ-3B Cheney, WA $10,000

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Has a variety of updates.

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“1953 Willys CJ3B for sale. Completely rebuilt with new steel body. Rebuilt 225 V6 with new Comp cam. Heads have hardened seats and Chevy dual valve springs. It has all new valves, lifters, and adjustable pushrods. New aluminum radiator and HEI distributor. Rebuilt 3-speed auto with rebuilt Dana 18 transfer case. New brakes and wheel cylinders on 11″ brakes. Homebuilt emergency brakes to keep it road legal. 5.38 gear ratio with Warn hubs front and rear. Top speed is 60 mph and anything over I would consider dangerous. I built it to go play in the sand but never made it. Not safe on the freeway but should be fine just wheeling in town. It has new full set of gauges and a full roll cage. New spare tire mounted in the back so no room for back seat. Genuine German Jerry can. Home made aluminum tool box also in the back. The Willys is painted CAMO with good urethane paint; not rattle can. I fabricated lot of stuff on here so it’s a little different. PS, PB, and bikini top. Have tow bar but not mounted. It has small oil leaks here and there so don’t park on a clean driveway.”

 
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1946 CJ-2A Snohomish, WA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7500.

Was originally purchased by a fire department in Lake Chelan.

“Great condition originally bought by Lake Chelan fire department brand new run and drives great this is the jeep for restoration only a little body work needs done all original under all sound frame transmission and engine perfect condition every thing works or trade for great condition cj 5 or side by side.”

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Allstate Hubs of CJ-2A Lebanon, OR $65

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They look like a good price for a vintage set of Husky produced and Allstate branded hubs.

https://corvallis.craigslist.org/pts/d/lebanon-willys-cj2a-locking-hub-pair/7378170580.html

“Surplus to my needs are a set of 2 matching Allstate locking hubs that came off of a 1947 Willys jeep flat fender. I do not know much about them other than the brand shown on them. They appear to need some cleaning, but I assume they work as they are supposed to. You be the judge of that.”

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