emailNeed to contact me and don't have my email? Click on email button.
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.
These quick searches can help you find things on eBay. People list in the wrong categories all the time, so don't be surprised to see brochures in the parts area for example. This section used to be split into jeeps, parts and other categories, but recent changes to eBay will require this information to be recoded.
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.
Looking for parts and not sure where to go? There are a variety of large and small new and used parts sellers both online and offline.
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 .
Craig writes, “This was the Midnight Drive-away program that happened at the conclusion of the 1959 Chicago Auto show.There was a little written article about the event but it was pieced together and not easily scanned.”
Check out more photos at Craig’s “Dealership News Pieces” Page.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $250
Looks like someone built a nice kid’s toy.
“Completely handmade. Can fit 2 small kids in the seat. You can steer it with the steering wheel.”
Everyone in the Navy jeep seems happy.
“1950’s 4×5 Negative~Pretty girls on a Military vehicle, p10224
Description: Original vintage negative from the late 1950’s. Taken by Don Comoe who was the official photographer at Naval Air Station at Los Alamitos, CA.
Size: 4 x 5″”
View all the information on ebay
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Marc found this photograph. These jeeps are being shipped from NJ to Capetown, South Africa. The caption notes that vehicles are getting shipped internationally, despite the need for vehicles in the US.
Doug spotted this neat photo of a Cape Cod Sand Dune Tour Wagon.
“Original 35mm film slide.
Subject: Mitch’s Beach Taxi, on Cape Cod.
Date: Sept. 1961
Mount/Film Type: Ektachrome, Processed by Technicolor”
View all the information on ebay
Doug had some more (over a thousand) photos digitized from a variety of southeast Asian places from the 50s and 60s and 70s. They were taken by a man who was in the Navy and seems to have traveled or lived all over. Doug has posted over a thousand pictures on Flickr. There are both location photos and photos of business cards, which I found interesting.
See all of them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/58451159@N00/
Here are a few closeups of photos with jeeps:
1968 outside the Mexico Club (Original Photo)
1968 Subic, Philippines (Original Photo)
United Bar outside and inside of folding business card (Original Outside and Inside)
1969 Bangkok, M-606 (Original Photo)
You might remember this photo that was posted on eWillys in early November. The movie playing at the theatre was “Destination Vietnam”. 1968 Subic Bay, Philippines (Original Photo)
I’ll be doing updates during the day at some point Sunday. Until then, here’s a photo from a jeep trip we took during Memorial Day Weekend, 1981. I believe it was taken somewhere on the east side of the mountains probably in the hills above Cle Elum. I was 16 at the time and dad was letting me drive most of the trip, so I was having fun. Our CJ-5 is on the left. Click on the photo to make it bigger.
Left to right: Our CJ-5, Stan’s M-38 (now Mitch’s), Ham’s CJ-5, Danny’s CJ-5, Piddle Power (stock CJ-3A), Green Fiberglass Flatfender (not club member, but can’t remember name), Carter’s flattie Otis. From WWJC scrapbook.
This article about the FC-170 Fire Jeep comes from a 1964 issue of Jeep News.
Dan forwarded these two photos of a good looking San Francisco 49er-themed DJ-3A. I tried to find more info about it online, but couldn’t learn any more.
Life magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith too this photo on Mariana Island of Saipan during the summer of 1944. You can see more photos at dailymail.co.uk’s site. As you can see, both of these jeeps are MB Slatgrilles. Interesting that the spares are stored in the same place used later by the CJs.
