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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.
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 .
“1944 Press Photo Jeep stuck in mud halts convoy with supplies in Burma jungle. This is an original press photo. Rivers and mud slow the builders of the Zedo road that will replace the old Burma road, supply route to China cut by the Japanese. Top: Chinese engineers build a handmade wooden bridge across the Tanai Hka river. Bottom, a jeep stuck in the road construction receives a helping had after it was bogged down in the mud, deep in the Burma jungle. A convoy of trucks had to wait on the side of the road for the jeep to be extricated before pushing on (United State) (Wars) (World War II) (Burma)Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 08-11-1944.”
These photos from a Special Equipment training event in San Antonio, Texas, were published in the February 1955 issue of Kaiser Willys News. While the Commando Fire Truck was included in the photo spread, I’m betting that the photo was not taken in San Antonio.
There are a few jeeps in this, but I thought it was the photo in its entirely that was interesting.
“1943 Press Photo Tent City US Navy Seabees Bulldozers Jeeps Attu Aleutians WWII. You are bidding on an original press photo of Tent City US Navy Seabees Bulldozers Jeeps Attu Aleutians WWII. Photo has small crease top left corner. Photo measures 8 x 10 inches and is dated 12/26/1943.”
Steve shared this early photo of a BRC-60 at the Smithsonian.
“1944 Press Photo Smithsonian Institute – American G.I.s Look at Army Jeep. This is an original press photo. Smithsonian Institute – Grandpa Jeep is in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington now. And three GI Joes look with respect at it, the only one of 62 delivered to the army in the first order of the summer of 1940. Since then thousands of jeeps have gone into service. United States, World War II, Army equipment.Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 04-20-1944.”
“1953 Press Photo Man Driving Albee Rolligon Jeep Like Vehicle. You are bidding on an original press photo of Man Driving Albee Rolligon Jeep Like Vehicle. Photo has a small light crease left edge & waving right side due to too much glue being used to attach the information sheet onto the back of the photo. Photo measures 6 x 10 inches and is dated 3/20/1953.”
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Originally published 2013 .. You’ll note the one pictured above seems to be the same as the one in the swamp, based on the hood number.
“THIS IS A VINTAGE 1946 PHOTO DATED 04/16/1946 AND TITLED “CAMPAIGN TOUR BY JEEP”. THE PHOTO IS BLACK AND WHITE AND ABOUT 7 X 10 INCHES IN SIZE. THE PHOTO SHOW GEORGE L. MARK A FORMER G-I YOU IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS ON TOUR IN A JEEP.***THIS IS A 71 YEAR OLD PHOTO AND NOT A RECENT COPY”
Greet photo of an Alaskan jeep with a custom hardtop.
“1944 Press Photo Vintage Jeep With Plywood Top in Alaska by Plane at Airport. You are bidding on an original press photo of Vintage Jeep With Plywood Top in Alaska by Plane at Airport. Newspaper markings on photo. Photo measures 7 x 9 inches and is dated 8/20/1944.”
The caption suggests this was taken in the “Wildlands of the Northwest”, but not clear if this is the Pacific Northwest or somewhere farther east. Apparently, the man is hunting a criminal.
“Press Photo Man With Backpack & Gun by Dog & Vintage Willys Jeep. You are bidding on an original press photo of Man With Backpack & Gun by Dog & Vintage Willys Jeep. The thin green lines that show on the photo in the listing are the result of a bad scan & the lines are NOT on the actual photo. Photo measures 8 x 10 inches and is not dated.”
UPDATE: This was published back in 2010. This seems appropriate, since the post below this one may feature the dozer blade shown in the photos below.
I believe these images are from the 1st annual De Anza Cavalcade, which occurred in 1949. You can read a little about these events from the Hemet Jeep Club’s Website. Here’s an brief synopsis from Harry Buschert’s memorial:
In 1948 (Harry) Buschert joined the first Hemet Jeep Cavalcade and jumped in a jeep with Harvey Gibel at the Hemet Farmer’s Fairgrounds. The first Cavalcade, sponsored by the Anza- Borrego Trails Association and the Hemet Valley Chamber of Commerce, began as a way to show the public the need to pave the road between Hemet and Borero Springs. Over 400 Jeeps and 800 passengers came out for the first event. They took two days to travel down Coyote Canyon. Buschert would participate and assist in running the events for years to come. The event ran continuously until 1973. By 1973 the movement pave the road had become obsolete, the high prices of gasoline made the event too costly, and the perceived impact of the event affecting public perception all led to the its ending. The event took a fifteen year hiatus and began again in 1988, Buschert took part in the anniversary run.
Note the Department of Agriculture painted on the side. That looks like a nice wool jacket, too:
Here the ‘wagon’ train is on the move. Note the little boy peeking out the window:
You can see the line of Jeeps stretches for a ways:
Here the jeeps stop for a rest; I probably lightened this up a little too much, but I wanted to be able to see the details of the jeeps better. Note that one of the jeeps near the bottom of the pic has an extended back — a woman is sitting in back of it:
One of the stranger arrangements was this CJ-2A that sported 3 or four passengers plus luggage, plus a plow! I have 3 images of that below:
And finally, when’s the last time you saw a Ford GP out Jeeping?
