Monthly Archives: January 2024

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1949? CJ-2A New Prague, MN $11,500

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UPDATE: Still Available. The description below is from the previous ad. The new ad does not contain a description.

(04/25/2022) Listed as a 1949, this has a CJ-2A body. The engine needs to be rebuilt or replaced.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1484961578938822

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“1949 Willys Jeep: I’ve been working on this for about a year. Recently found out that engine needs to be rebuilt or need to swap in a newer/used engine. I took the body off, scraped, sanding, acid etched primed, then sprayed with a fine finish tip and put on a raptor liner coating. Black raptor liner to the underside and the inside of the tub. Sandblasted the rims, grill, bumpers, light housings and powder coated with matte black finishes. New gauges, new steering wheel, new reproduction seats with new vinyl. New tires. New. shocks. New muffler, exhaust system. It’s been fun but I’m not wanting to dump another $2,000-$3,000 for the engine upgrade.”

 
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1946 CJ-2A San Antonio, TX $3500

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It doesn’t run.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1090017025507228

“1946 JEEP WILLYS 6v all complete! Even has a brand new 6v battery Currently does not run, but everything is there to make this historic Jeep get back on the road. All original parts, and if you are a Jeep fanatic you know how special this model is!”

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1966 CJ-5 Rothschild, WI $3500

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Unclear how much value is here. It’s been stored a while. Has a Kelly hardtop.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/690527826485077

“1966 willys with 4 way western plow. Been in storage for over 20 years. Call for more info. Phone calls only. No texting or Facebook message. Phone number is in the picture.”

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No Updates Thursday

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The site or my connection is running slow tonight (wed), so I’ll postpone updates until Friday AM.

 
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1958 FC-170 Santa Clarita, CA $12,500

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UPDATE: This is back up for sale. 

This FC appears to include a Travel Queen camper. Unclear if the jeep runs or not.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/686405790271899

“Selling for my Dad, contact me via email or my dad via phone for more information.”

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December 1962 Jeep News

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The December 1962 issue of Jeep News was eight pages. Page one shares the news that sales jumped 56 percent, thanks in part to the new jeep models. Meanwhile in El Paso, Texas, organizers of the Sun Bowl planned to host a Jeep Derby as part of the Sun Bowl festivities. Page two shares some photos from a 300-person jeep caravan to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (created in 1907).

Page three contains a variety of miscellaneous stories. Page four includes a great example of the Jeep Herders logo. The club was located in Sheridan, Wyoming. Page five shared the story of Frank Kuboski and his San Juan Scenic Tour Jeep business operating out of Ouray, Colorado (editor’s note, Ouray is pronounced “Your-ay”, as my son likes to remind me .. I always mess it up!).

A highlight from page six was the announcement that Oakland, NJ, Police Chief purchased a wagon with a matching boat and trailer for rescue work. An unusual article on page seven explored Hollywood’s Lloyd Bridges’ views on raising kids, while lower on the page the Jeepster Club of America celebrated their fourteenth anniversary. Finally, on page eight, came the report of a radio newsman delivery his show from the bed of a CJ-5.

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Kam the Motoring Elephant Poster on eBay

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UPDATE: An original post for Bertram Mills Circus featuring Kim the jeep-riding elephant is currently on eBay for $510.08.

View all the information on eBay

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“Origional Bertram Mills Circus poster illustrated with KAM the elephant driving his Jeep, a great Jeep man cave item.
51cm x 74 cm. (20″ x 30″)”

In addition, a new search brought up this old photo from 1957:

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And, finally, after the jeep Kam drove e a Landcruiser. Here’s a short video of Kim at work:

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Originally posted December 18, 2012: 

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Kam the elephant starred for the Bertram Mills Circus during the 1950s and into the 1960s.  Initially, Kam drove a modified MB/GPW.  It looks like it had an updated motor.  Unfortunately, the only images I have found of Kam on the jeep are from the above poster and from page 240 of “The Jeep” book (a black and white photo which I don’t show). In the photo, as in the poster, there is a hump in the hood, which I assume is the result of the engine swap.  The jeep has the usual WWII attributes: tool indents, rear floating hubs and other details. Unlike the poster, the photo shows the fenders were left stock and flat, rather than rounded as shown in the poster.

Eventually, according to the site Silodrome, the circus bought a 1959 Series 1 Land Rover and modified it with a “central steering wheel and a huge, padded seat over the rear axle”.  The picture below is also from Silodrome. Here is a very short video of him driving it.  Kam’s customized Land Rover has been found and is being rebuilt.

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Various Photos

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  1. Blaine shared this photo of a Bell Telephone engineer working in Europe during WWII.
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  2. Blaine also shared these links for the teardrop Mustang, developed in the late 1940s. While many of us have seen these pics, what I didn’t realize was that the Mustang utilized some jeep steering parts. As this MotorBiscuit article notes, “McCarty wanted to build his car with existing components adapted to his unique vision. He decided that the steering from a Willys Jeep, a Continental or Hercules engine, and Spicer rear axles would be the basis for his car.”
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  3. This photo of a customized GPA was posted to g503 by Morihisa Ochi:
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  4. Grant Howe shared images of his customized jeep on Facebook, built for bird hunting:
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1959 Lighter Celebrating the Building of Jeeps in Canada on eBay

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The starting price for this unusual lighter is $49.99.

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“1959 Dundee Lighter promoting the FIRST CANADIAN BUILT JEEP® August 21, 1959. Back reads: WILLYS of CANADA Ltd, Windsor, Ontario. Scratches from storage. Blue, white and black enamel shows very little if any wear. Needs a cleaning. Being sold “As Is” as we didn’t have any fluid or flints to test.”

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1953 CJ-3B Streetman, TX $14,750

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This has a variety of updates.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6854152071346755

“Converted to 4.3 gm v6 with 350 4×4 trans. power brakes ,power steering. I have not seen any rust. The paint is very good. It needs exhaust from the manifolds out so it has not been on the road. Included is rear seat and complete canvas top I have lost interest so my loss your gain. Clean Texas title. Its not eating anything so no help needed in selling.”

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