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SAS artwork from Cranston Fine Arts in the UK. I’m unsure if any prints of the below works are still available.
Brian wrote me asking if I knew what type of engine this was. He pulled it out of a old WWII Jeep and didn’t recognize it. He wrote that the Head cast was #634816 and the block casting#630282. In particular, he noted the exposed cylinder tubes.
I told him I didn’t know what it was, and confessed that I had never worked with any MB/GPW motors, but I would do my best to figure it out (I do enjoy a good internet hunt). After searching through various images I could see it was similar to a MB and GPW motor, but was also different.
For example, you can see examples of GPW heads here at Dino’s site and though it looks similar, it’s missing various features. Here is an example of MB block. In fact, if you go here, you can review all kinds of WWII engines.
After trying various keyword images searches, I tried typing in the casting numbers and that is when I discovered that the head was a pre war head from a Willys Model 37. So, then I looked at prewar Willys. On this page http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/wocv/willywilly/willywilly.htm on the fourth pic down, you can just make out, just below the distributor, similar indentations on a 1938 Willys. Here is a better look at a prewar block.
Bill bought this original photograph a decade or more ago. It depicts what appears to be a Ford GP. I’m kind of wondering if this photo was of a civilian, as that looks like a license plate on the front? Bill, can you make out that plate on the grille from the original photo?
Bill writes, “On the front (of the image) is a great pic of a soldier, obviously proud of a Jeep he is driving. The best part is the note he wrote in pencil on the back of the photo to his family or friends back home…. it reads: “This is what is called a jeep. It will seat 4 men & go like hell”
Thanks for sharing Bill!
Paul continues to make progress on his build, though he does have a habit of becoming side-tracked with wood projects (if I am a Foodie, he is a Woodie).
Paul writes, “The local exotic wood store has been letting me pick over the wood shipments right after they’re unloaded and this has caused some trouble with overheating my credit card. While I’m still making progress on the never ending Willys project, money has been in short supply so many of these projects have to be low buck items. One of the cheaper but necessary jobs was to repaint the brass data plates (a total of six plates) originally installed on the M 38. While I really wasn’t looking forward to working on these plates ( lots of trouble for very little progress) I felt the appearance of the Willys would be improved by having bright and shiny data plates installed on the heater duct below the base of the windshield.
I use a really strong liquid paint stripper to remove the original black paint from the data plates. After the paint is gone I do a chemical wipe with lacquer thinner then gently rub the bare brass with a fine grade scotch pad before doing another chemical wipe followed by the spray can black. Cheap, easy, and quite time consuming but the finished plate looks pretty good.
While it isn’t difficult to redo these data plates it is real easy to screw up the paint (once the new paint is applied) while cleaning off the lettering and then have to start all over again. I’m using rattle can glossy black spray paint to apply two light coats on each plate and I let them dry for one day after the second coat. After the paint is dry I very carefully block sand the plate with 400 grit sandpaper with the plate supported on a thick, flat surface. I’m using a 3/4 inch thick slab of granite (it’s flat and cheap) so if I didn’t damage the paint during the sanding process I spray a very light coat of clear over the data plate and let it dry for another day. Don’t spray a heavy coat of clear, it lifts the black paint which results in more clean up time and then you have to start all over. I figured this out the hard way so you wouldn’t have too. Geeze, what a guy!
Anyway, if things went well you should have a new appearing data plate to attach to your Willys. I’m still working on the remaining four plates because I got a little careless while sanding but the first two plates look pretty good. I’ve attached three pictures showing the stages of data plate repainting.
1. Cleaned Plates with paint removed.
2. After paint is applied.
3. After paint is lightly sanded off.
UPDATE 2: This is a scam … one of the stranger scams I’ve seen. I flagged the craigslist ad as spam.
UPDATE: I posted this in October of 2010 when Freestyle Magazine’s blog captured this unusual jeep rod.
“Rebuilt Chevy 327 V8
Lowered on Enkei Muscle Car Springs & Shocks
New Off-Road/Snow Tires
Chop Top
Documented Military History
Transmission Will Not Shift Past 2nd (C4 Corvette 4 Speed
Radiator Leaks
No Stereo, No AC, No Heater, NOTHING
Speedometer Doesnt Work, but not a problem because of the transmission. will trade for a tuned import, bagged truck or another rat rod or pre-smog muscle car”
I found these SAS photos while searching for something else today. You can see several SAS related posts here.
On these first two pics, note the strange louvres on the grilles. I don’t remember these from other pics. You can see the first photo at this site.
Here is a german website showing SAS Jeeps in Europe. There are a few more photos there, too.
From another page at the same site comes these two photos. More photos here also.
From the WW2 Airsoft Website come these two photos. There are a few more there, too.
And this image from Belgium comes from this site which has duplicates of images above and more.
I thought this was kind of cool, too. The photo comes from a collectibles site. The people featured in the 8″x6″ print are Paddy Mayne and Ian Fenwick.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
(01/29/2011) Starting bid is $12k. It looks well maintained, but dusty.
“Up for auction is an original WILLYS 1946 CJ2A BOYER FIRE JEEP.
It is extremely hard to find an original Boyer jeep with that many accessories still on the vehicle. To find out more about Boyer jeeps please go to http://cj3b.info/Fire/fireindex.html.
The jeep is in orginal condition. It appears it has been painted once. The engine runs nice and smooth, all driveline works. Engine has original governor. The mileage on the vehicle shows 2304 miles however the speedometer appears to be broken. Jeep has some rust issues: front floor especially under the tool box (rusted through), on back corner behind reflectors (both corners rusted through), otherwise the outside body, fenders, etc. are in excellent condition especially the windshield frame (have never seen one in that great shape for a 1946 vehicle!).
The jeep comes with all the accessories you see in the pictures. Unfortunately it didn’t come with the pump. It appears that the pump was removed many years ago. The jeep was stored inside for many years, we changed the fueltank and the exhaust system as we didn’t want to take a chance with the old one with old fuel in it. The old fuel tank is emptied and is included in the auction. It appears there were no leaks from the old fueltank. Most likely it will need to be boiled out.
The brakes need to be looked after as the brake pedal goes straight down to the floor however it moves freely.
We have a professional restoration facility for Willys Jeeps and in our opinion this would be a simple restoration because everything is there to do nice job. Fuellines, brakelines, wiring harness all original.
This vehicle comes without any warranties or guaranties. We have over 15 years of experience in shipping vehicles worldwide and will assist buyer with shipping/loading and paperwork.
Shipping, taxes and/or other fees (import, customs, etc.) are not included in the auction and are the buyers responsibility.”
UPDATE: See Comments. This is an old style parking assist for a trailer. See Comments.
Dexter found another MB deal, but this item was installed on the steering column. Anyone know what it is? It looks to be a hydraulic unit, but not sure why it says “not for parking”?
Now that Chet has finished his CJ-3B restoration, it seems he now has time to launch his movie career! He hadn’t planned on creating an ‘agent theme’, that emerged during editing.
Chet writes, “I made a “hokey” you tube clip last week and used the term “biscuit fender” that I learned about 10 years ago on the 3B forum…. Also in the intro I used the term “Horse Face”, as this is an affectionate way the people of Brazil refer to their 3B’s.”
