A reader asked if the WILLYS logo stamped on a hood could be used to replace the WILLYS used on the rear of Willys MBs during the war. At first blush, I thought they were different, but had never actually compared the sizes. So, below is a comparison (I randomly grabbed a tub and a hood example off the internet). The top photo shows the rear of a tub (obviously being repaired) and the bottom photo is a hood stamping from a CJ-3B.

As you can see, the war-tub Willys logo has more letter spacing than the post war logo. The spacing within individual letters (the W, T, & S) also is less.  The post war letters are taller than the tub letters.

Looking to add some polish to your jeep? Tdperformance offers some options (thanks Curt).

1. They sell a polished aluminum or 2-toned finish aluminum covers:

2. Polished Aluminum Dana 44 or Dana 25/27/30 covers.

3. Powder coated aluminum Dana 44 or Dana 25/27/30 covers:

4. 2-Toned Finish Aluminum Dana 44 Differential Cover:

5. Dana 25, 27, 30 Chrome differential or thick chrome covers:

6. Dana 44 differential chrome cover:

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Need to stamp an image of a CJ-5 onto leather? Here’s one tool that will do the trick. Who would have thought?

“Vtg Rare Baron Tool LA #923 large old car stamp”