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Welcome to eWillys.com, a website for vintage jeep enthusiasts. I update this website nearly every day with jeep deals, jeep history, interesting reader projects, jeep related info, and more.
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The links to posts below show jeeps grouped by models, condition, and other ways. Some of these jeeps are for sale and others have been sold. If you are unsure whether a vehicle is still for sale or not, email me at d [at] ewillys.com for more info.
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.
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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 .
This is a neat Willys Export Corp fold out brochure that highlights the CJ-3B, CJ-5, and the CJ-6.
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I found this quiz from a sales training meeting from 1951. The quiz is available on eBay if you want to purchase it. I had planned to create an interactive quiz, but for some reason my theme isn’t cooperating with any of the quiz templates. Of course, I was disappointed, because I planned to have music, flashing lights, amazing colors, audio tracks, balloons, spaceships, prizes, and so much more . . . Instead, just use pencil and paper and imagine everything else . . . And thanks to Colin for organizing the answers for me!!
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1. There are ……….. different Willys chassis.
(1) 2
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 8
2. In the Jeepster, the basic rugged frame is made …………………… to compensate for the open-type body.
(1) more flexible
(2) stronger
(3) more streamlined
3. Planadyne suspension provides a comfortable, big-car ride without ……………………..
(1) shock absorbers
(2) unsprung weight
(3) excessive weight and long wheelbase
4. Hotchkiss drive uses the car’s ……………………………… to transmit the push of the drive wheels to the total car.
(1) drive line
(2) rear springs
(3) torque tube
5. A measure of long clutch-life is ……………………, and on this basis, Willys clutches are outstanding.
(1) frictional area per horse-power handled
(2) horsepower per cubic inch of piston displacement
(3) area of clutch throwout bearing surface
6. The Hurricane engine’s ………………….. is in the cylinder head, resulting in better control of the temperature of the air-fuel mixture
(1) intake manifold
(2) carburetor
(3) exhaust manifold
7. The F-head design of the Hurricane engine permits ………………..
(1) a larger intake valve
(2) a smaller exhaust valve
(3) location of the exhaust valve in the cylinder head
8. The Hurricane engine has the high compression ratio of ………………… yet premium priced gasoline is not required.
(1) 7.2 to 1
(2) 7.4 to 1
(3) 7.8 to 1
9. In the Hurricane engine the arrangement of intake and exhaust valves is ………………..
(1) both in the cylinder head.
(2) both in the block.
(3) intake valve in head, exhaust valve in block.
10. On the basis of horse-power per cubic inch of piston displacement, the Hurricane engine is the ………………….full-sized American-built automobile engine.
(1) lightest-weight
(2) most efficient
(3) highest compression
11. All of the Willy chassis are designed and built …………….
(1) identical in construction.
(2) to do their particular transportation jobs.
(3) with excess weight to get comfort.
12. The Willys ………………… is universally recognized as the most dependable 4-cylinder, L-head engine in the history of American motor cars.
(1) Hurricane engine
(2) Lightning engine
(3) ‘Jeep’ “Go-Devil” Engine
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This is listed as a Willys Overland Document, but appears to come from the Studebaker Management Institute. Either way, it’s a pretty interesting read. The document has 8 pages total.
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From the Magazine “Field Ford” comes a rare article about the Ford Pygmy Prototype. The article projects that 30,000 of these 4-4s might be used eventually.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Here’s an unusual brochure that highlights a variety of jeeps used in the movie Hatari starring John Wayne.
“Original 1962 Jeep advertising brochure based on the film Hatari with John Wayne. The brochure measures 8.5 x 22” when unfolded. It has a series of photos from the Hatari film, including some nice shots of John Wayne. The text describes 4 different Jeep models that are pictured and that were used in the film. It includes lines like “What a combination: rugged John Wayne and powerful Jeep vehicles.” This 50 year old Jeep brochure has the original address label on it but is still in excellent condition.”
Here are other images from the sale of a Hatari brochure in October of 2019:
UPDATE: **SOLD** These brochures were on eBay in 2012.
Here’s a canfield wrecker brochure for a truck.
UPDATE: **SOLD** This was on eBay.
Here’s an example of overload springs sold in 1966 by Canfield. This includes a price list.
Dan forwarded be this Traveller information, which has proved helpful for me. Dan also took some a picture of Paul Berry’s 2WD Traveller, which you can see here (you can see all the pictures here, but you’ll need to scroll 2/3s of the way down the page).
This brochure has room for both the Hyrdo-Blade and Hydro-Scoop attachments. It’s unclear to me just how many were used on the back of a jeep though.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Post Cereals had a set of Hopalong Cassidy cards in 1951 and Roy Rogers cards in 1952 and 1953. The only card that included a jeep appears to have been Card #4 of the 1953 set, which shows Pat Brady and His Jeep.
