1946 Willys Jeep CJ-2A $17,000 Springtown, TX
CJ-2A another with a lot done to this one.
Information from seller:
1946 cj2a first year of the civilian jeep. This is not a military jeep. I painted this way. Runs perfect.
- New radiator ($600)
- Transmission and transfer case rebuilt. All new gears ,synchronizers ,bearings,seals($1000)
- New Transmission cross member
- Added new overdrive($1200)
- New exhaust system New seats ($600)
- New exhaust manifold
- New water pump
- New flexible brake lines and master cylinder
- Comes with black vinyl top.
Old but still functional. Current registration All lights and turn signals work. Heater works.
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My primary hobby is aviation history.
My father was a WWII B-17 pilot and served for 27 years.
I retired as an Air Force officer after serving 20.
So, with no disrespect to the seller, I had a laugh with the paint scheme.
The Army Air Corps existed from 1926 to 1941…when it became the Army Air Forces. In 1947 It became an independent service, the U.S. Air Force.
So what have the Jeep (overlooking the fact noted by the seller that it is a CJ, not an MB/GPW or M38) painted with the titles of an organization that didn’t exist in the vehicle’s timeframe (the AAC became the AAF in June, 1941, about the time MB production started…so it’s a safe bet that no MBs ever served in the Army Air Corps).
And to add insult to injury, the star and bars decal on the hood is the one from the U.S. Air Force…which was formed in 1947 (the late WWII insignia was similar but did not have the red bars).
So, historically, the vehicle is a very mixed metaphor. 🙂
I don’t meantime pick on the vehicle, but the military connection is a HUGE part of Jeep history and DNA. When presented as a military vehicle, the Jeep as an icon deserves correct paint.
So, sometimes, details matter. After all, it would be a tragedy to put mag wheels on a Duesenberg, or stick a blower through the hood of a Stutz Bearcat.
At least it’s on a CJ (as noted by the seller) and not an actual military veteran with startling wrong markings (which we see too much of 🙂 ).