Welcome to the end of April! Wow that went amazingly fast.

Spring is a great time to renew some interest in long term projects after the cold of winter has begun to shift to warmer days, yet still cold enough to be chilly in the mornings and evenings.

Some really exciting stuff has happened at eWillys over the past month and its still work in progress, so Thank You to everyone for the encouraging comments.

EVENTS

There are so many events this spring to get out and meet other Willys folks, we will be putting them back to the top of the list often, please support one of these events and the great Vendors that help put them on with sponsored give aways, shirts and covering all sorts of hidden costs.

A lot of personal time is put into these events and adventures, if able please support them and get out and enjoy the time together.

It can also be a stressful time for some folks, maybe this is your first time attending an event and you have questions on the best route, is there trailer parking, is it pet friendly…, if you post up any comments we will try our best to make sure there is contact info for you or try to direct you to the correct forum who is running the event.

Typically most events someone we know is tied into one of the many great Forums that support our hobby, so lots of help out there to get you to and from the events as stress free as possible.

This does not give you a free pass to skip some really basic service and safety checks prior to departing on your adventures, be safe out on the roads and take the basic precautions and safety checks so you can enjoy your day.

WEBSITE UPDATES

The site now has a secure SSL version, I recommend you update your bookmarks to the HTTPS version of the site, I will ask about if there is a something further we need to do to force that over. But if you notice the “NON SECURE” notice at the top of the page on your browser you are most likely on the plane vanilla HTTP version.

https://www.ewillys.com

We have fixed the site email!!!!!!!! This is really exciting, I get it some wont get it but having a cPanel goes such a long way to getting things moving along. I don’t know what most of the cPanel stuff is or does and you can break a site fairly easily, but so far I have learned a lot of new stuff along the way.

info@ewillys.com is able to be used to reach out to us and we will be updating the contact us forms.

We are working on cutting over the Ads to a new account so expect some new Ad’s to appear, I think 30 or 40 ads per page should do pretty well, pop ups and all sorts of click things that open even more ads, is going to really up our game. (hopefully everyone gets the Sarcasm), but it will be very similar to how it was working before, but the new version will need some tweaks I’m sure to get them to balance out properly.

There is work going on for some of the older posts related to some folder permissions, so we know about it, you are welcome to let us know, we have all negative comments on auto delete so keep them coming.

EDIT 4/29/25 6:00PM EST: Looks like we got all the photos of the old posts working Dave provided the feedback on the main issue and the Host worked up some steps to fix it, then I took a leap did a back up and made the updates to the SQL where the issue resided. It looks like we got it. Thanks for moving forward with us! It may not even be visible to the user but that one fix is huge on the quality of the preservation of the information, it was a little fix that improves the site that much more with less broken parts.

EMAIL US

info@ewillys.com

VENDORS

Any vendors who we had on the site before please reach out to us, send us the webpage and the small photo you want us to use so we can put you back up on the site. There is no charge for this, we know most of you, but please reach out and remind us of what you would like us to link too!

I plan on reaching out to folks when time permits and we have a stable environment to provide the links to people.

Thanks to everyone for supporting eWillys,

Tim

So we are successfully over to the new hosting company, I think it went OK, there are always bumps in the road and things break and get fixed, its still got some work in progress, timelines shift and are what they are really.

Huge thanks to NetFire’s team and Dave for pushing through this process.

Onward and Upwards! We get it for sure, doing what we can with what we have, it was not an easy process.

TONS of credit to the NetFire team and Dave to keep this alive and kicking and working together to figure it all out.

Was it what we all expected of course not, did it take longer yes, as far as paying for eWillys never in the cards or future, it’s not a dollars and cents deal.

No advertisers pay for anything, so please support all the great Vendors who keep our rigs going, we will get them back up and on the pages some of the stuff has shifted around we are working on it but everyone knows the Vendors are super valuable and need all the support they can get.

Yes some things got lost in the mix and are being worked on, but I know we are doing the right thing and just takes time to get it all figured out.

The backend of the site is really impressive, I know most wont understand what goes into the sights unseen, but the technology and support team is very talented.

Thanks to everyone for hanging in there.

Scott from The Willys Jeep Rally Event Committee sent over the reminder for the 2025 Willys Jeep Rally Event!

http://www.mw-willysjeep.com/

If you are in the area and able to attend please add this to your Spring To Do list!

We really appreciate everyone hanging in there with this transition.

Dave and I spoke today, it was good to catch up and chat.

As mentioned we are still working out the transition and will be back to regular posting real soon.

Spring is here in many parts of the eWillys world. Other spots still are getting some snow, there is always that off chance possibly of a storm here in NJ, but for the most part it won’t hang around that much.

I was able to get the Wagon and Willa Dean out already this year and had a few good drives.

Please remember there are some really cool upcoming events in the Willys world, if you have time to check one out please do and support your favorite Willys vendor or club sponsors.

I have seen some great giveaways from our Willys key vendors and it’s pretty awesome they can do that, it’s all of you who make that possible by supporting them.

Most of all it’s about getting out and meeting people and seeing old friends and making some new ones!

Willys Only Event Wrightwood, CA

Some great Willys only will be getting together on May 10th, 2025.

https://www.oldwillysforum.com/forum/index.php?threads/may-10-2025-willys-only-gathering.30898/

32nd Annual Spring WILLYS Jeep Reunion & Swap Meet

Thank you for interest in the 2025 Spring Willys Reunion.

May 16 – 17, 2025

North Canton, Ohio

http://www.willysreunion.com/springcheckback.htm

Epic Willys Adventure

June 5th – 15th, starting and ending in Butler, PA.

https://www.epicwillysadventure.com/apply

Brian posted up a farewell video on his metalshaper channel, it was shared on OWF today.

I personally never crossed paths with Brian in person but his videos are a great resource to our Willys community and will be missed.

Thank you Brian for all you have contributed to our small slice of the automotive world. You have helped alot of people over the years.

Good luck with your future endeavors!

If you ever need anything feel free to reach out to us at eWillys!

https://m.youtube.com/@metalshaperJeep

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1964 Jeep FC-170 Emporia, KS $35,000

“Andy’s Picks”

fc-170 restored w front winch

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DMMGCS6jx/

Seller’s description

It’s for sale good running jeep. That’s not the price should know how much soon serious buyers only Motor 226 v6 super hurricane

Good Reminder Be Careful! Watch for SCAMS!

100% to me this ad was fake, it’ was posted on Craigslist out of Brooklyn, NY but it’s in the incorrect area of the site for Jeeps / Willys and vehicles in general.

The photos and description shared are from a different site where the rig was for sale for double the price

1952 Willys M38A1 – $12,000

1952 Willys M38 Military Jeep. Fully Restored, museum quality, no rust, always garage kept. This Jeep served in Korea. Lots of fun to drive, starts right up. Everything works, Horn, fuel gauge, wipers, lights, all gauges, everything.

Too good to be true it probably is…. it is a nice looking Willys.

Update: Says Pending on the ad. Not surprised these move quick!

1962 FC170 DRW North Ridgeville, OH

“Andy’s Picks”

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AtNQSSjDw/

HOT POST! This may not even be available by the time I can get this post out the door! FC stuff moves pretty quickly.

FC170 really it’s parts of one. But not horrible and priced to move bring cash and hope you already have your trailer hooked up!

Cab lights are way cool, lots of interior parts there.

Seller’s Description 

For sale or possibly trade

1962 jeep FC 170 drw

I have a clear oh title

It still has the hurricane flathead 6 engine

And transmission bellhousing.

Front axle, steering, front driveshaft

Cooling system all still there. Missing trans transfer case and rear axle

Frame is rough behind the cab

Glass is all in good shape, interior is pretty complete. I have both seats in great shape.

It did still run a couple years ago before the transmission was removed for another project. Definitely could be restored, or buy it for parts. Price negotiable open to trade

Hi all, Dave here. Yes, I’m still alive and breathing! Actually, I’m quite rested!

I recently bought a few cool items off eBay, so Tim said I could those items with you. I’ve got a couple brochures and a couple early Kaiser Willys Newspapers to post over the next week or so.

I should also mention that my eye surgery last week was successful, to the point that I now have 20/15 eye sight (an improvement from 20/200). It is SO awesome to be able to see again. Also, I can now see my computer screen now, which had become difficult by early November.  I do have some excess floaters, which I hope will dissipate using a nutritional plan based on this Irish study; I figure there’s little to lose by trying it.

Just after Christmas we sold our breeder cows. By sold, I mean we traded future wrapped pork, plus a summer cow, which worked for both parties. So, I no longer have to deal with the cold and cows. We will still have a two or three summer cows, which means we will get them in the spring and butcher them in the fall.

Finally, I find myself involved with a French documentary crew who is making a documentary about my great great uncle Henry Farny, the western painter. I’ve become a liaison for them here in the US and they’ve asked me to participate, which might have be visiting Wyoming and/or Cincinnati in May, so I might even be able to make it out to the Willys Reunion (we’ll see how things go)! I am also thinking this might help springboard on a trip to Europe, but we’ll see (as they are filming in France and Germany, too).

Ann and I saw this Henry Farny painting in 2011 while it still hung at my great uncle Farny Eilers’ place in Connecticut. Painted in 1911, I’d estimate it was 5’x3′ at least? Sadly, I learned this week, it was auctioned after his death and now resides in Alabama. The frame’s label indicated it was called “The Good Old Times”, though an Alabama article does not mention the name at all.