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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 .
“For Sale : 2 wheel drive Sand Jeep project. Almost complete. 2×3 steel chassis 9 inch shorted to 33” 543 ring & pinion on a spool Moser Axles Coil over w/ ladder bars Mocked up for BBC Powerglide w/ brake – built Drive line 5500 stall converter new flywheel BBC Chevy is apart / new aluminum heads. Dart intake new starter Elec fuel pump Body is all fiberglass except for hood. Howe aluminum 31” radiator Weld Draglite wheels front & rear B&M ratchet shifter Jeep is sheet metaled Aluminum fuel cell Battery tray installed To much to list – car is ready to put together. $26,000 invested. I’ll take $17,000 for the Jeep $19,000w/ the 20’ trailer.”
“SD 7AL-2 with two step full wiring/gauges/switch panel. Dana 60 rear end/, 6:17 gears/with spool. 2WD. Full float leaf spring suspension with ladder bars. Reverse shackle with straight axle front end. TIRES/WHEELS/WHEELIE BARS NOT INCLUDED ($3k price drop). 12 point cage, five point harnesses, suspension race seats mounted on cage, Seat covers in excellent condition. Halon full suppression (extinguisher) system. No motor. Set up for SBC on alcohol or gas, plus power glide or TH 400. WILLING TO PART… OBO”
“Mug bogg dragger has ford 9 rear end Danna 44 front built 350 with hurst shifter just needs back yoke on rear end and gas. Looking to trade for a 4by4 truck or cash”
“This is a fully built race Jeep, built in 1983 for the Mid-West Off-Road Racing series. I have paper documentation and pictures of races it ran, only raced a little over 3 rears and finished mostly 1st and Second. Raced against national teams from Western States and beat them. Hartman Racing Engine 351 Cleveland, rare NASCAR intake, 800 Holley Double Pumper, Fuel Cell with new foam, dana 44 front axel locked, ford 9 inch rear spooled, 4 speed ford too load trans, Jeep Dana 20 with advance adapter, HD cooling, full length roll cage. Added new MSD ignition Box, HEI distributor, High energy coil, wires, plugs. Took out the magneto, rebuilt and is ready if needed. “Bill Of Sale” only not street legal. If you are interested, message me for my phone number. There is too much documentation, and information to pass along by messaging”
This old racer has a fiberglass front clip that looks in good shape. The cage looks worth a few hundred as well. There seems to be some “sweet temptation” here.
“195ish jeep cj2 or cj3 tub. Has No engine or transmission. Frame appears to have been cut on the front? Fiberglass hood and front fenders one piece. No title, appears to have been raced or play in the dunes. What you see in the pictures is all I know”
“Selling for a friend, jeep is located in Crescent City.
Built for and raced in 1982&1983 “mint 400 in Las Vegas, Nevada and the 1984 Pro Can-Am series in Southern Oregon.
AMC 304 V8 engine:
Engine was professionally built in Phoenix Oregon. Engine has been balanced, blueprinted, line honed, decked, slabbed, ported, and polished. Bored 10 over. TRW flat top pistons have been fly cut for the proper valve relief. Heads are the highly sought after and coveted pre smog 3196291C small chamber with the dog leg ports. Original factory heads were 58.92 cc with 1.625/2.025 valves. These heads have been professionally reworked per the American Motors “Performance American Style” guide to high performancing AMC engines (original AMC book included). Heads are the 291C 50.60 cc with balanced chambers. Original factory compression ratio was about 7.2:1 Flat top pistons and the small chamber heads now put this engine slightly over 10.4:1. Rods were all balanced and shot peened.Cam is a 274 duration .500 lift hydraulic
This race jeep was modified with one-ton axles. Note the wider rear axle with an added fender well. The racers note the Jeep has 24-forward speeds. Maybe that means a six speed with an overdrive and transfercase? The article appeared in Roseville’s (CA) Press Tribune on October 23, 1968.
“(Jeep, Ford, Willys, Alcohol, SBC, TH 400, power glide, CJ, five point, Dana 60, ladder bar, straight axle, Sand Dunes, Street Racing, Fiberglass) Clear title and collector plate.
MSD 7AL-2 with two step full wiring/gauges/switch panel. Dana 60 rear end/, 6:17 gears/with spool. 2WD Wheelie bars. Full float leaf spring suspension with ladder bars.
Reverse shackle with straight axle front end. 32 x 14.5 x 15, Rear tires: staggered Super Scoops with tubes, Front tires: Desert Track, by Sand Tires Unlimited. 12 point cage, five point harnesses, suspension race seats mounted on cage, Seat covers in excellent condition. Halon full suppression (extinguisher) system. No motor. Set up for SBC on alcohol or gas, plus power glide or TH 400.”
I owe Marty Tilford a hearty thanks for spotting this jeep on the local Yakima Craigslist. I never saw it, because it was listed in the wrong category (tires and wheels), so it sat there for a few weeks before Marty sent me the link. Long story short, I showed Ann the jeep and she said, “buy it; you deserve it”. How can I argue with that?
On Sunday we drove to Naches, Washington, where we met Don and Ruth, the owners of the jeep. They are members of the Yakima Valley Timberwolves club. We enjoyed meeting them and swapping jeep stories. They loved racing the jeep, and were sad to see it go, but the pounding of racing the jeep was too hard on Don, so he thought it best to pass it along.
This is the Yakima Valley Timber Wolves club sticker.
This race jeep has a built and bored Chev 350 with a Ford Toploader four-speed and a Dana 20 transfercase. The engine is a fresh 350 Chevy bored 30, with 202 summit heads, and an Edelbrock intake with a Holley 4-barrel carburetor,
The body is a narrow body fiberglass. The rear springs were outboarded (DJ-5 or FC mounts still there), but have since been moved underneath the axle; I’d like to move them out again. The front springs are reversed. The rear Dana 44 axle is from a scout. The front is a narrowed Dana 44, but I can’t remember from what.
Here’s a pic of the jeep with the front clip removed:
I didn’t have to look it over much before I was ready to jump in and drive it onto the trailer:
When we arrived at our new place, we discovered one of the rear tires was flat. The rear wheels have spacers on it meant to widen the stance but that also meant the jeep barely fit between the rails of the trailer. We suspect the tire may have lost its bead, which caused the air to go out.
It’s not a big problem, as I plan to a couple Desert Dogs on back anyway.
Below you can see it parked in the new shop. It’s officially the first item moved into our new place (the Roadster in front is the seller’s):
One of the biggest changes I need to make is to redo the seating so I fit more comfortably. The other thing is to finalize the name. I am told this jeep was originally built by Brian Wylie (sp?). At some point it was known as the Red Delicous (the red paint can still be seen in a few small places).
One name we had in mind was to name it the “Cosmic Crisp” (an apple invented by nearby Wash State Univ) as a nod to the early name. While I like the name, it isn’t one that rolls off the tongue.
OR, because the jeep has Marvin the Martian mud flaps, we thought about calling the jeep “Marvin” and theming it with a Marvin the Martian theme. It turns out that is one of Ann’s all-time favorite cartoon characters. But, I also think there may be another Marvin race jeep out there (it seems I remember one from the 80s, but I could be wrong).
Note the Marvin the Martian mud flaps.
I likely won’t get to making changes on this for at least a few weeks. In the meantime, here are a few more pics from the ad:
