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1959 Jeep Willys CJ-5 $15,000 Tiverton, RI
Fiberglass body, well done looking for sure. I was wondering about the rear center mount til I read that part about the body. Sharp looking CJ-5.
Information from seller:
Willie’s Jeep- in good condition just had our mechanic go through the car last year. Fiberglass body with Awlgrip Stars and Stripes blue.
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1955 Jeep CJ-5 $600 Easton, PA
Floors are thin in spots, but I think this looks pretty good for the price point here.
Information from seller:
1955 Jeep CJ5 for parts. Rear of the body is pretty much shot. Has a good windshield, hood and some other parts. Front axleI is free and good, rear tires are locked. Has a plow mount as well as a hard to find belt drive hydraulic pump still on the motor. Has the 4 cylinder motor and 3 speed trans still in it. Comes with a roll bar, front brush guard bumper, front and rear seats and an extra set of rims that are in great shape. Many good and useable parts still
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1966 Jeep CJ-5 $9,500 Dickinson, ND
Nice looking CJ-5, V6, stated as low Mi and 2nd Owner. Factory Hard top, I might as well copy the entire info from seller! But it does look clean.
Information from seller:
Factory V6 Dauntless motor. 37,571 original miles. Second owner. Factory hard top in the shed. Runs good.
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1957 Jeep CJ5 $5,500 Minneapolis, MN
Rear PTO, Winch, OD, Awesome Graphics!
Information from seller:
1957 Jeep CJ5 in great condition for restore. Engine does not turn. Has Ramsey winch off front pto. Also has rear PTO and both include the shafts. Includes Warn overdrive. Only rust is on tub beneath doors. Good restore project. Clean MN title. Located in Bloomington MN off 35W.
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Phantom and Skyray Jet Support Jeeps
John sent over these two great shots of Jeeps that supported Military Aircraft.
The first one John sent over was referenced as an FD-1 Phantom; but I found a lot of links to the FH-1 Phantom, so down the rabbit hole I go to figure out differences. What it seems to have come down too was a weird reuse of the letter that indicated MFG. From post 1922 to pre 1962 the middle letter typically designated the MFG of the aircraft. Since Douglas had not provided aircraft to the Navy in a long time they reassigned the “D” to McDonnel, later on they moved McDonnel to “H” and reassigned Douglas the “D”. Interesting that in 1967 the two merged and became McDonnel Douglas, that MFG naming convention was no longer used in ’67.
FD-1 Phantom: MFG by McDonnell- Renamed FH-1 was first flight was late 1945, introduced in 1947 then Retired 1949 (used in reserves till 1954)
F4D Skyray: MFG by Douglas- Progressed into the F-6 Skyray was first flight was late 1951, introduced in 1956 then Retired 1964 (used in reserves till end of the ‘60s)
Looking up the F4D Skyray on the web, it started out development in the late 40’s with the Navy accepting the proposal in 1948 and the aircraft continued through the mid ‘60’s. It held some serious records for speed and altitude for a carrier based aircraft. Had a few configurations along the way but a really neat part of early Jet Aircraft.
Information from email:
I’m John, a daily reader. Retired USAF officer and M38A1 owner/restorer.
Attach are photos of Jeeps (presumably Navy) used as aircraft starters.
I suspect the photos are by the US Navy.
As you can see, they’re used as the cover photo for these paperback books about Navy aircraft published by Ginter books.
It looks like a MB/GPW on board a carrier with the old McDonnell FD-1 Phantom (the Navy’s first jet fighter..best remembered as the namesake for the famous 1960-80s Phantom II fighter).
The second book shows one of the CJ-5 conversions the Navy purchased next to a Marine Douglas F4D Skyray.
My guess is the photos were used because of the general lack of period color photos in a vertical format.
Hope you find them interesting.
Common Military Aircraft Naming Convention (post-1922 to pre-1962)
Here is some short information on the naming convention from the post-1922 system to pre-1962 system for naming aircraft. (web search for the lift here)
Pre-1962 U.S. Navy designation system
Under the system in use from 1922 to 1962, the aircraft designation specified the aircraft’s mission, followed by a number indicating the manufacturer’s design number for that mission, and finally a letter for the manufacturer.
For example, an F4U Corsair breaks down as:
Some common manufacturer letters under this system include:
1956 Jeep Willys CJ-5 $3,000 Redmond, OR
Really nice looking CJ-5.
Information from seller:
1956 Jeep Willy’s. Mostly original. No trades. Reach out if you have questions.
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1964 Willys Jeep CJ5 $9,900 Moberly, MO
Listed a few weeks back but another solid looking CJ-5 in the sub $10k market. PTO Winch, Hard Top, has a nice stance to this one. I agree why buy a SXS when you can grab this one and do some things to make it yours and mechanically sound and cruise around in.
Information from seller:
Up for sale is an 1964 Willys CJ5. It is a Mississippi Jeep, and has spent all its life there. It is sound and has not been molested. It has a humongous winch on the front that runs with a PTO.. I also have an extra winch. It has a hard top and hard doors with rollup glass. One of the doors at the bottom is starting to rest, but has not broke through the paint.  It is a four-wheel-drive and it works. It has a toe hitch on the front. It folds up in a cool manner. She has a four-cylinder motor with a top speed of about 60 MPH. Why buy a side-by-side when you could own an original classic. She is ready for the street or the wood.
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1956 Jeep Willys CJ-5 $1,500 Millerton, NY
’56 CJ-5, needs some stuff, not running, has a plow. It looks cool for the price.
Information from seller:
1956 jeep Willy’s. Not running. Great project. No paperwork. Bill of sale. Selling for friend. No holds. 1500. Cash. As is. Please be patient. I will respond soon as I can.
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1959 Jeep Willys $5,500 Liberty, IN
It does look pretty solid good start for a project. V6 looks like it might have an OD as well.
Information from seller:
The most solid solid 59 jeep on the market!!! This is a 1959 willys jeep..3.8 buick v6 runs great..4spd manual trans..ZERO RUST..JUST SURFACE RUST NO HOLES ITS SUPER SUPER SOLID!!!..NEEDS WASHED!!!! Trades welcome but cash is king….clean OHIO title…
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1957 Jeep Willys CJ-5 $7,500 Tavares, FL
Mike sent this over a few days ago on email, he is selling a ’57 CJ-5 and it looks really legit. Nice patina. Looks like a good project.
Information from seller:
1957 WIllys Jeep CJ5. One of my best barn finds. No rust thru anywhere – from Eastern Washington State where it rains 17 inches per year. This unrestored farm Jeep runs / drives / stops / idles. I just put a new carb on which works great. 68 years old OEM carb goes with sale for rebuild. Amazing Z tread OEM bias tires (5), split bench seat, and great patina. No low offers, if it doesn’t sell my grandkids will enjoy. Clear TITLE.
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