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For our India readers, we have this Jeep for sale. I don’t have any pics just yet.
“1955 willys for sale; price 3lakhs; interested contact 09440369911; original petrol hurricane engine in good running condition with up to date papers.”
Claus reports that he and some friends enjoyed a short vacation recently and has some pics to share with us!
Claus writes, “We have finally done a short weekend trip up the West Coast of SA. Nothing hectic just 6 jeeps and 3 trailers going on a stroll. The route all together was about 220km, but it was just fun enjoy the ride and in the evening sitting around a camp fire and enjoying all jeep talk. Just therapeutic for the owners”
I asked Claus about the unusual stonework for the fireplace. He informed me that, “The fireplace is built like that so it allows many people to “braai”. In the centre you make the big fire and then people can sit around it and scrape the hot coals from the centre out to the sides where you can braai or bbq your meat. So you always have a big fire in the middle so it continuously burns and provides hot coals. They don’t all look like that here. The camp site serves 6 tents so you can just all gather around one fireplace and be social.” Learn about Braai here.
Bruce forwarded me these unusual and rare posts cards of some unusual Surreys (here’s a compilation of Surrey & DJ info). Bruce has attempted to contact the Las Brisas Manager to learn if they have a historian of sorts for their jeeps in use, but he hasn’t had any luck. If anyone has any Las Brisas connections, please let me know! Thanks for sharing Bruce.
Check out the guy driving the jeep, a stick no less, carrying a tray of food!
Brian writes, “
These 2 jeeps offer clues but also leaves one with more questions. The extended tub, tailgate, baby moon hubcaps, valance panels, and an absence of chrome bumpers. Also, there was no date stamp on the card, but it looks to be from the late/early 50-60s.
On the back of the postcard, written in both English and Spanish, it reads Room service by jeeps- unique at hotel Las Brisas in Acapulco where every room a has it’s own pool.”
I hadn’t heard from Sebastian for several months, so it was a nice surprise to get an email from him. It turns out he just returned from a trip to his native country of Colombia.
Among his exploits on vacation was a 2 day trip in a CJ-3A with his dad that took them from Medellin to Bogota, covering nearly 400 km (about 250 miles) with elevations varying between 1300 ft to 8500 ft.
Sebastian provides images from his trip as the Flat Fender Club of Butler’s website. I’ve linked to a couple below. I’m hoping to sneak into his luggage on his next trip to Colombia — it’s a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing Sebastian!
The shipping on this from Argentina would be a killer — However, I can’t say I’ve ever seen these for sale in the US. You can learn more about the JA-3UB here (though the translation is rough).
Here is an example of a IKA Jeep with an unusual soft top.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2995.
“Selling a 1967 DKW MUNGA jeep. These jeeps were manufactured by DKW, 1 of the 4 rings of the Auto Union. this car was imported from Europe a few years ago, it has a 1000cc 3 cylinder 2 stroke motor and is 4 wheel drive. the engine was running but was low in power ( and you need all you can out of the 1000cc engine to move the beast!). My mechanic tested it and the seals need to be replaced, i ordered the parts from Europe and they will be included. many in Europe were fitted with Ford V4 engines, Renault 12 engines or Opel 4 cylinder engine for more power. You will surely be the only one on the block with a Munga. Also delivery can be made by plane, they were equipped with a parachuting hook! just in case! selling for $2995, that is less than the shipping and importing fees from Europe, must make room. Thank you for looking, contact me for more photos or info. Happy motoring. John”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
These don’t appear very often. I’m not sure how easy, or not, they are to import into the US.
“This is a no-reserve auction for a super rare 1977 Mitsubishi Willys Jeep J54 Diesel right hand drive in Immaculate condition. It has a professionally installed dual tank fuel system which means it can run on diesel or vegetable oil. The system was professionally installed and runs exceptionally well. The Jeep also has new TA’s with less than a 1000 miles. The title is clear and clean. No rips or tears in the seats. No dents or body damage. Runs and drives excellent. Bikini top and doors included.”
UPDATE: Was $9500 **SOLD**
This is an interesting jeep. I am not familiar with the J-52, though I haven’t researched the early history of Mitsubishi. The seller of this has been doing research of his own on this jeep for several years, as a post on the Willys M Jeeps forums as early as 2006 notes his search efforts. The photos of this jeep are worth reviewing as it is a combination of some unusual features. A quick search did reveal the J-53/54. Finally, I found this table that shows the J-52 had the KE47 engine.
“Before I can get into the specifics of this little jeep, I feel I need to explain a little about it because there is very little information about the Mitsubishi J52 on the internet, and there are no photographs I can find depicting the body style like the one you see here. I found this one at a little jeep lot on Okinawa around 2006. The dealer said it had come with a shipment of used jeeps from Tokyo. I bought it and restored it there on the island, and the Government shipped it to the US as part of my household goods when my family and I returned from overseas. I have had it since then and it has enjoyed local acclaim, appearing in several parades and winning “Best All Around” at a local car show. All guys — and all little kids — absolutely love it!
It is my OPINION that this was one of the original Mitsubishi/Willys collaboration after WWII. It’s a very early model J52, serial number “J52-00261”, and from this I believe the production number to be #261, or that this jeep was number 261 off the production line. Because there are radio mount holes and radio table holes in the right rear fender, and because of the rifle mount racks present on the windshield frame, I believe this jeep to have been actually used and maintained by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces after the US stopped occupation in the early 1950’s. It is also my opinion that they continued to use this jeep until 1973, when it was sold to the civilian market. I believe this for two reasons: first, the title says it’s a 1973 model; second, I can’t find a photograph of a 1973 Mitsubishi J52 that looks like this one. (I also can’t prove a bit of this!)
This jeep was fully restored in 2006, everything was taken off the vehicle and repaired/restored/repainted; however, we did not take the tub off the frame. I wish we had, because the channels are beginning to rust, and there are a few rust spots beginning to show around the door seams on the tub. There is also some rust on the inner windshield frame where water collected underneath the glass and rusted it from the inside. Other than those, there are a few very small bubbles beginning to appear, which I can point out to a serious bidder. There is no rust on the floor pans or in the bed, the footpads are solid, the frame is undercoated and protected. This is a solid jeep.
The engine is a Mitsubishi KE-47 gasoline powered four-cyliner. It runs like a top and purrs like a kitten. There are no oil leaks, compression is great. Manual choke. Transmission shifts great, three-speed with reverse. Four-wheel drive and high/low transfer cases all work. All lights work, although it has recently developed a dislike of high-beam headlights – sometimes they won’t come on and lows will have to do. Front blackout lights work! Fender-mounted blackout light is not connected. Vacuum-powered wipers.
Canvas top was made on Okinawa by Mr. Shima, who used the old torn-up one as a pattern. Seat pads are cordura and were made by Mr. Scott of Texas.
This jeep has been either carported or garaged since it’s been in the States. Being in the military means moving a lot and sometimes it has had to do its “military share” by spending some time in the elements, but we have taken care of this jeep and it has meant a lot to our family. We are headed back to Okinawa for another three years, and I think it’s time to send it on its way to another owner who will value and care for it. If that’s you, you’re getting a good one and you can count on truthful answers to any questions you might have.”
This is the 1973 Mistubishi Prototype “Pajero”. Unfortunately, I can’t remember where I found the photos. Next to the wagon, is what I call the CJ-3B Wagon, but what Mistubishi called the CJ3B-J11, created in 1956. You can see a full version of it below. Click here to see the Mitsubishi virtual museum.
A shed of dreams? I came across the phrase while, as usual, searching for something else.
As best as I can put together, the shed was located in Greece and was full of old MBs, GPWs, Parts, and more. The Jeep Draw website has a large number of images showing rows of old jeeps. One pic shows at least 20 jeeps sitting 3 rows high.
According to Thomas Jacobson’s jeep website (which has some good jeep info), the shed of dreams existed as late as 2001, as that is when Thomas visited the shed and took a whole bunch of pictures.
According to a discussion thread on the Steel Soldier’s website, the shed no longer exists as the jeeps have been sold.
Here is an example of one of Thomas’s images:
