Tell your kids, tell your parents, tell your facebook friends, your twitterererers, your classmates, your co-workers, and even people you don’t like to go to GO TO THIS LINK,  so you can announce to the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) that you want to save the Bantam Building in Butler, Pa, the original building where the first Bantam 4×4 was birthed in only 72 days!  (Which, oddly enough for you trivia lovers, is close to the average gestation period for a dog — after all, an old jeep is a human’s best vehicle-friend, right?)

Vote Now!  It is quick.  It is easy.  Even I can do it!

1. Click on this link
2. Enter your First name
3. Enter your last name
4. Enter an email
5. Enter your postal code (if you are in the US)
6. Press Submit

What happens when you go to that link? Well,  Downtown Butler has entered the Bantam Building into a NTHP contest to win a $25,000 grant.  Communities all over the United States are voting for their buildings.  However, we have the world on our side, for the Willys folks are a world-wide community and we know our roots begin at that Bantam building 70 years ago this month!

Out of 6 billion earthlings, we must have enough Willys-Patriots to win this contest! So find an earthling and encourage them, for the love of Willys, to vote for the Bantam Building!

We only have until September 15th, so jump to it people.  The entire eWillys corporate staff has already voted (ok, that’s only 1 vote, but it’s powerful). So now it is your turn!!!

Also, don’t forget that the Bantam Heritage Festival is next August 12-14, 2011, in Butler, Pa.

This is on eBay.

“Here is a 1950ish CJ-3A Willy’s Jeep. This is a parts Jeep only. I do not have the title for it. I will write out a bill of sale for whoever buys it. What you see is what you get. It does have a good windshield, hood, grille, front fenders, seat frames, and some other small parts. The tub of the jeep is average for the jeep of this age. There is no motor, transmission, steering column. I do have a soft top for the jeep, but it looks like the jeep looks…rough. I bought the jeep like it is for a parts jeep, all it has done is sit in the shop collecting dust so its time to sell it.There are several good parts on this jeep and would make a good parts jeep for someone.”

View and the info on eBay or view it on Craigslist.

I’ve spent most of the weekend coding and reorganizing content so that readers can use the menus to navigate ewillys differently.  I’ll be launching this updated system sometime next weekend.  One small is example of today’s efforts is that you’ll now find Trucks and Wagons have their own categories and areas.

Two new areas will include (1) a how-to area, which will integrate readers submissions and web content, to help builders/problem solvers  with their vehicles and (2) an “identify” area which I’ll be building out to help people identify their jeeps (by grille type, body type, data plates, serial number, engine type, and more).

I’ll be back to regular updates tomorrow.

I have some t-shirt ideas and thought I’d see what you all thought about them.  I’m trying to create a different kind of willys t-shirt.    The “Africa” shirt would be one of a series of “WWII” vehicles.

No pics and no description.  However, it sounds like there’s some cool stuff for sale.

“Saturday 9-3, 105 Fremont Ave (hwy 12,121 between sonoma and napa close to 116 arnold drive) Tons of Equipment.  Electrical panels, milling machines, old willys jeep, lube truck, mechanics service truck with crane and air compressor, pro-tech and Merrit cab protectors, bar stools, metal studs and misc. metals, office furniture, picture frame moulding framing equipment and tons more”

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/gms/1920365088.html

Hemmings.com reported yesterday that Tucker #1045, estimated by RMAuctions to go for $550,000 – $750,000 was auctioned on Friday, August 13th, for $1,127,500 — the most ever for a Tucker.  Now that’s some price appreciation!