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This ran twenty years ago . . .
“Willy’s Jeep 1946 CJ2A. Ran when put in storage 20 years ago. $2,500. Call Michael at 906-440-8811.”
http://up.craigslist.org/cto/3387504920.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7500
“1947 jeep willys cj2a. Military vehicle with new tires. Lots of new stuff. 6 1/2ft myers plow. Also has winch! Very nice condition.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $800.
There may be value here.
“Up for sale is a 48 willys, 98% complete, alum hard top comes with, engine needs to be rebuild. I pulled the head and looks as though one piston started to come apart at rhe ring line. block is still ok. I will sell it for $800 cash with a clear tittle or $650 without the title.”
The pictures are pretty small.
“For sale: 1951 Willys CJ3A jeep;
>Has 1967 153 cubic inch Chevy 4 cyl motor
>T-90 trans
>D-18 Transfer case
>538 gears in diff’s
>Lockout hubs (front axle)
>12 volt conversion
>5000lb Warn winch with wired remote control
>Kayline cloth top39
>Body in good/fair condition for 60 years old.
Would make great hunting 4×4 or back country hill climber.
Asking $3800.00 or make me a serious offer, ya never know.
(719) 5 nine 4 – 9 six three 4”
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/pts/3387049145.html
Here’s a militarized CJ-2A at an auction on November 17, 2012.
http://classicauctions.com/auctions/2012/11-17-12/index.php
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1100.
(10/16/2012) Ed forwarded me the following information, “i have a 55 willys in excellent shape all original except seats. mmotor runs and has only 38000 miles (orig). my neighbor owned it and gave it to me for work on 51 ford. i dont have title but if i could find serial number on frame i can get papers. i want 1500.00 cash and you can take it away”
UPDATE: Kudos to Greg Zyla for updating his column with the history corrections I suggested. You can read about it here: http://www.hamburgreporter.com/article/20121105/NEWS/121109944/-1/sports
(Published 10/30/2012)
I ran across this article about Jeep History: http://www.enterprisenews.com/lifestyle/columnists/x255960865/Greg-Zyla-Jeep-American-Bantam-and-Willys-Overland
If you read the article, you will see there are a few of the usual historical errors. I wrote a letter to the author with some thoughts on corrections. I’ve included them below to help those that aren’t as familiar with jeep history. I’ve also included them just in case I got something wrong.
1. The first jeep sold by Willys-Overland in 1945 to the public was the Willys CJ-2A. Very Early CJ-2A production units used some left over parts from the military versions, making VEC CJ-2As highly collectible among civilian jeep collectors.
2. The Willys Quad was the first prototype Willys-Overland developed in 1940 (the second Prototype was the Willys MA).
3. The Willys Quad wasn’t exactly a ‘copy’ of the Bantam BRC, although there were similarities, partly because Willys got to look at the Bantam plans before shipping the Quad.
4. Ford’s first Prototype was the Ford Pygmy. A second prototype was the Ford Budd (http://www.ewillys.com/2009/03/12/the-1940-buddy-a-ford-pygmybudd-prototype/ ). Their third prototype was the Ford GP (which doesn’t stand for General Purpose, but for G=Goverment and P=80″ Wheelbase). The WWII production jeep was the Ford GPW (the W standing for Willys Design).
5. Willys and Ford battled over the name Jeep. Willys didn’t win the right to use the name Jeep until the 1950s, which is the reason the hood and windshields of the CJ-2As and the CJ-3As were stamped Willys. There are a few rare CJ-2s that are stamped “JEEP” ( http://www.willys-overland.com/index.htm ).
6. While the original Bantam BRC is considered the first jeep, the jeep in the photo accompanying the article is a Bantam BRC-40 which was the third Prototype. (see the three different bantams here http://www.ewillys.com/2011/08/14/the-three-bantams-brc-brc-60-and-brc-40/ )
7. I am not aware that Bantam imported parts from England. I will have have to ask some friends about that.
8. Despite having arguably the worst of the three designs, Ford initially won the Army Quartermaster contract. However, there was enough push-back that the contract was transferred to Willys-Overland and Ford assigned as a second-source status.
NOTE: After reading this again, I probably should change the term prototype type to pilot for everything but the BRC, as the BRC was the real prototype/proof of concept, but that’s a little nit-picky for our purposes.
Steve spotted this YouTube video segment about MD Juan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlILVINpOkk&feature=related
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
These are unusual.
“Very old jeep decal for the American Legion affiliated womens organization “Twenty and Four, The Honor Society of Women Legionnaires”. The installation instructions are on the back along with the manufacturers name and address which predates zip codes, so this must be from the early 1960s at the latest. It is 6 1/2″ by 4″ and has two jeep decals. The lower left corner has been bent once. Otherwise this great image would be excellent.”
This is the first I’ve seen one of these.
“vintage (late 60’s, early 70’s) illco toy battery operated army turret jeep, multi action with real ‘ack-ack’ sound machine gun, tested but not working consistently (maybe a loose wire connection, typical for these kind of vintage toys, battery compartment clean), measures about 10.5″ long, comes with original box that is in great condition with very little wear, great display piece. This piece is beautiful and looks brand new. I have not seen many like it and it would make a great addition to a collection. Bid with confidence, I only sell high quality vintage items.”
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