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The pics are kind of haunting.
“1946 Willy’s Cj2a. Needs restored solid good axles tranny still has flat head 4 which is complete. Would be great project or if you need parts to finish one this would be it. Been in a warehouse for 6 years. It looks weird used to be camo and has been primed. $1500 firm not anything less sorry.”
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/5042214306.html
Has a rear PTO.
“1946 WILLY’S JEEP WITH FACTORY PTO MOTOR LAST RAN WHEN PARKED 30 YEARS AGO. BEST CASH OFFER”
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/5042504933.html
Chris is selling these hoods. The price looks good.
“I have various willys hoods from CJ2A’s CJ3B’s and CJ5’s. I will be in Toledo this coming weekend 5-30-15 picking up numeous parts and would like to sell as many of these hoods as possible. I do plan on keeping the Willy’s Wagon hoods in the pics provided. PLEASE NOTE:
THE GRILLES IN THE PICTURES ARE NOT FOR SALE, ONLY THE HOODS.
I am selling the hoods for $35 each hood. Please be aware you will have to pick these up on-site at location 562 South Reynolds Rd, Toledo OH 43615. Also, you will need to pick up between 9am and 12noon.”
http://toledo.craigslist.org/pts/5042899061.html
Seller is in middle of a rebuild.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/5039974634.html
“Over this Memorial Day weekend, consider buying yourself the quintessential American vehicle that won WWII. With a very heavy heart I have decided to part with my jeep. I did a complete restoration on this jeep back in the late 90’s, had it in several Petaluma Veteran’s Day Parades, and used it as a regular driver for a long time. I drove the hell out of it, so much so that it needed to go through another rebuild.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2300.
(05/20/2015) Seller included lots of pics.
“Last chance….one day only May 23rd before I load it to tow out of Texas…
Dropping price for quick sale….this project is 70-80% complete. I am prepared to move it out of state, but will sell to a serious buyer who wants a cool old Willys that can be used as a toy not a parade prop.
Serious buyers only. Cash is king. Most recent photos first
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<– Day 41-43 – May 22nd-24th: Omaha-Bound | TRIP OVERVIEW | Day 45 – Tue. May 26th: South Park –>
Ann in trouble, again.
After spending the weekend celebrating Ann’s son’s high school graduation, we left Omaha on Monday bound for Colorado. However, we decided to make one stop on the way at a place called Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska.
Today we drove from Omaha, Nebraska, to Golden, Colorado, with a stop at the Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska.
If you have ever driven through the middle of Nebraska on I-80 you’ve probably seen worn signs in dire need of paint advertising the Pioneer Village. The signage is unimpressive and left us with the impression that they might be relics of a place that no longer exists. However, after seeing a couple signs, we looked up the place and discovered that, indeed, it still exists. Even better, the reviews were generally positive.
We arrived to find a dated brick building. In the front windows paper letters ‘welcomed’ us. There weren’t many vehicles parked nearby, so we parked right in front of the entrance door. There wasn’t much to give us confidence. However, once we paid the entry fee and walked into the first large space, we could tell it would be a cool experience. There were cars and planes everywhere.
When we exited the first building, we walked into a large outdoor area with buildings set up around a circle. The represented the ‘old village’ part of Pioneer Village.
Some of the old buildings moved to the village.
UPDATE: This article about a Coast Guard jeep driver appeared in the same July 15th, 1945, Milwaukee Journal issue as the CJ-2A article below. It features William R. Scott, a Coast Guardsman. The article was also published in the Spokesman Review.
This July 15, 1945, article in the Milwaukee Journal is another example of the 1945 promotional campaign by Willys Overland. A second article also addresses the question of what to do with all the surplus equipment.
Article 1: Who Wants a Jeep?
Article 2: America’s Next Move
Here’s a story about an M-38A1 owned by Korean veteran Jack Gregory from Skaneateles, New York.
SENNETT | When the Skaneateles American Legion Post 239 Memorial Day parade makes its way down Jordan Street and then along West Genesee Street toward Lake View Cemetery, Jack Gregory’s military vehicles will once again be a part of the procession saluting America’s fallen heroes.
Gregory, a Skaneateles native and Korean War veteran, has featured his collection of Army trucks and other equipment in the annual Memorial Day and Labor Day parades every year since 1991 — the year after, his wife Angie Gregory said, he started restoring the vehicles.
A May 31, 1943, article in The Dispatch, a Lexington, North Carolina, newspaper highlights the use of a Ford GPA amphibious jeep in the rescuing of civilians.
This earlier photo from April 05, 1943, in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette is horribly blurred. However, it supposedly shows a GPA rescuing three boys. Perhaps a better example of this is on microfilm somewhere?
No photo accompanies this May 23, 1943, report from the Milwaukee Journal of GPAs helping in floods.
