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Bob’s New 1964 CJ-3B

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Thanks to eWillys, Bob just picked up this 1964 CJ-3B. He bought it out of Arizona and had Drew from the Jeep Farm replace the bumper. Because he found it on eWillys, Bob is sending Ann and I out to dinner on him. His support has been great over the years, so a big thanks to him and his wife (pictured in the passenger seat below)!

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MIni Jeeps in New Mexico

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Nick spotted these mini jeeps in Tierra Amarillo, NM. Those jeeps make him look big!

He writes, “A rare late summer sighting, Willy the mountain giant ventured down from the pine studded hills admiring various preserved Willys’ in Tierra Amarila, N.M.
C store parking lot, north of Intersection of Hwy 64 & Hwy 84.

Keep back unless you have ice cream bars or Snickers to trade.

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1951 Photo Showing Custom Jeep on eBay

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This photo was taking in 1951 and shows Bill Warren in front of his modified jeep. It looks like a simple convertible top is stowed on the rear of the jeep.

“Vintage Photo — Photo Measures 3″ x 4.25″ — Photo Is In Good Condition with Minor Wear — ”

View all the information on eBay

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Repro Gauge Labels For Wagons

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Scrambler Dan emailed me about some reproduction gauge labels he’s made. You can see more information starting with post #56 here: http://www.oldwillysforum.com/forum/showthread.php?4435-Easy-gauge-restoration-and-testing-(for-beginners)&p=112509 .

If you have questions, contact Dan at scramboleer@yahoo.com

Dan writes, “Restoring your 1950.5 to 1956 Willys truck, wagon, or delivery (or 1950.5 to 1951 Jeepster) and want sharp-looking gauges? These professional “rub-on” labels might be for you. Designed and made in California. First photo shows an example of a re-done 1952-1956 dash (gauges not included obviously).

$15 for the AMP TEMP and $15 for the FUEL OIL. Free shipping to the US. International shipping at cost.”

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1980 Overdrive Article from Pickup, Van & 4WD Mag

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UPDATE: Here is a brochure and some directions/schematics for the rare Sierra Dana 20 Overdrive.

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The Sierra Overdrive was designed to mount to a Dana 20.

In November of 1980, Pickup, Van & 4WD Magazine published this article on overdrives, which includes several I hadn’t heard about. This series of article images comes from Christian Harrison (and thanks to Marty Tilford for spotting it). The scans aren’t perfect, but are mostly readable. You can find a similar article at the Four Wheeler Network.

Particularly interesting to me is the Dana 20-mounted Sierra Overdrive. Willie Worthy of Four Wheeler was involved in the development of it, but noted that a lack of capital doomed it.

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