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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 .
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2750.
(03/21/2011) It looks like a good little jeep.
“great little flat fender jeep 1951 flat head 4cld 3 spd nice lil jeep”
This running when parked flattie looks pretty stock. It seems to have some rust.
“HERE IS A 1951 WILLYS JEEP IT HAS BEEN STORED IN SIDE FOR A FEW YEARS AND WAS RUNNING WHEN PARKED HAS SOME RUST BUT WOULD BE A FUN PROJECT ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 641-485-5086 THANKS”
http://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/cto/3638356728.html
UPDATE: Still Available
(01/15/2013) This runs, but needs some work.
“This is a 1962 Willys Jeep, runs, mostly stock except radio (with cd player) and gauges.
4 wheel drive appears to work (I got stuck until I put it in 4 low).
Needs brake work as it leaks out the brake fluid over time.
Needs upholstery work on the front seat, other seats have already been re-done.
For a full price offer I will include a receiver rack from Warrior Products and a tow bar.
Delivery is possible up to 50 miles away or you can drive it home.”
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/3638835266.html
UPDATE: Still Available
(01/28/2013) I don’t see rust, but do see some dents. Maybe comes with firewood as a bonus?
“1957 Jeep FC170 all orignial, 6Cyl, 3speed transmission. runs great, good tires, fun to drive. $6500.00OBO call Bil @ 520-419-2320″
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/3637704927.html
UPDATE: Alex makes a good argument that these images are more likely on the Mediterranean rather than in the Arromanches, which is an area in Northwestern France.
Here’s another round of images from the Library and Archives of Canada.
Here’s a shot of a MB Slat Grille, however no description information was available:
Here’s another image with no description. I thought the blacked out numbers were interesting.
Canadian war correspondents in a jeep, Modica, Italy, 13 July 1943.
I stumbled upon the National Archives of Canada the other day, discovering a variety of WWII Jeep images related to Canadian forces. Here are a few ambulance shots:
1945 in Germany: Personnel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (R.C.A.M.C.) loading a casualty into a Willys MB ambulance jeep, Sonsbeck, Germany, 6 March 1945.
1945 in Germany: Private F.J. Dunn resting on his ambulance jeep while evacuating casualties south of Bad Zwischenahn, Germany, 29 April 1945.
1945 in France: An ambulance jeep of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (R.C.A.M.C.), Vaucelles, France, 20 July 1944.
UPDATE: This was originally posted 11/14/2010
Started at age 14, Nate completed his beautiful build this past Easter. There are a variety of young mechanics working on builds who ping me with questions and comments, so I think it will be a great motivation to them that Nate completed his build. He sets a good example of what hard work can achieve no matter the age. Congrats Nate!
Nate writes, “I’ve been reading ewillys for about 1 1/2 to 2 years now …. I fell in love with this jeep when my dad brought it home when I was 8. It was the first first vehicle I learned to drive. I started restoring it when I was 14 in Sept. 2007 (now 17) and the actual jeep was finished on Easter Sunday this past April, 2010. I got the jeep the way I like it last week with the original style soft top. It was a father-son (mostly son) project. I sandblasted the whole frame, and probably spent a week block sanding the body. We made a few modifications: 10” drums, 12v electrical system, overdrive and Cutlas hubs. I got the top from New Life Canvas. I didn’t skimp on anything. I put stainless steel brake lines in, a new harness from Walcks and a lot of original parts from my donor jeeps.. The jeep sports a reproduction body tub (which I made look original), fenders and hood.”
Here’s an image of the pre-restored Jeep:
And post restoration pics:
eWillys is live on the new server. Now that I’m on the new server, I can finally complete the changes and updates to the site, as well as add some new features. I have also set up a twitter feed which I’ll use to send out updates or announce problems or more.
I will re run a few posts tomorrow. New posts will start Monday. Enjoy your weekend!
Ann’s family is arriving this weekend to celebrate Oolie Christmas. Yes, it is Christmas in February. Why Christmas in February? Because her family (large family) was too busy to gather at Christmas. What’s an oolie Christmas? It’s a family celebration of Christmas started by Ann’s grandmother, who suffered a brain injury in a car wreck. After the wreck, she couldn’t do a lot, but one thing she could do was go to thrift stores. So, she’d go to thrift stores all year around until she had a huge collection of pretty bizarre presents (they’d fill half a bedroom). The presents weren’t addressed to anyone; instead, they were passed out until everybody had one. Then, everyone shouted OOLIE and opened the presents all at once. Then they would hand out another round of presents, yelling ‘oolie’ together again and unwrapping commenced once more. The goal is to have ten rounds.
After Ann’s grandmother passed away the tradition died. However, last year the family decided to restart it. Everyone bought ten thrift store items or made presents from scratch. We all have so much fun, we thought we’d repeat it. This year, as I mentioned, we put it off until February. In fact, we still have the christmas lights on the house, the tree still stands, and decorations still line the banisters. I admit it is strange having christmas decorations up so long you have to dust them. 🙂
Because of all the activity, I’ll be rerunning some old posts and maybe a couple new ones during some down time.
Happy OOLIE Christmas!