Welcome to June 2025!

Some cool events in June.

The Great Willys Picnic is this weekend, hope to see some of you out for that event.

Epic Willys Adventure returns for EWA6 The Great Mitten Race, we have their live map posted in the side bar and will repost updates and the larger map throughout the event.

It’s a really cool event, if you are in the Butler, PA area and wanted to check out their rides stop in and say hello at the Bantam Jeep Festival.

https://www.bantamjeepfestival.com/

Site is running well, its been a very busy May, worked on some background stuff. Went to our local big show with the 63 Wagon, it was a big hit at the show with lots of questions and stories provided from folks.

May welcomed to Dan G. who is providing some Author assistance and posts.

Andy has of course provided some great links and post material.

Barry checked in as well from The Spring Reunion.

Mike has provided some great history of some of the NJ postings which was neat to read.

I appreciate all the help and support.

Hope everyone is enjoying the start of Summer and was able to get out to a show or two, or will be heading out.

Get out and enjoy the Summer!.

If you have an event or post you would like to share please send it over to us.

Info@ewillys.com

Thanks, Tim

The 2025 Spring Willys Reunion was held last weekend in Ohio.

It looks like they had a great turnout out and lots of different style rigs showed up.

Check out their page for this years Photos.

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

Also the Fall Reunion is coming up, a formal post will be created for this event:

http://www.willysreunion.com/fwr25.htm

29th Annual Fall WILLYS Jeep Reunion & Swap Meet – Missouri

September 5-6, 2025

Fulton, Missouri

Studded steering knuckles for Willys Jeep CJ Dan 25 front axle. Used Allen head button type bolts $175 Bismarck, ND

Looks like a good price point, it’s a good upgrade for your knuckles for sure.

Information from seller:

Willys Jeep Dana 25 studded steering knuckles. These knuckles have been upgraded to studs instead of the weak bolt style that tend to strip out and pull out of the knuckle. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, would ship

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Le choix d’un tracteur 1949 (Choosing a Tractor 1949)

This great resource was sent over to me from Harmen-Jan, I checked our catalog our here on eWillys and did not see it posted, also I jumped over to Farm Jeep to look for it over there and did not see it either.

Thank you Harmen-Jan for sending this over to me.

It’s in French and you can adjust your CC to be in almost any language you would like to read the subtitles in, in case you are not familiar with French, which I am not. I actually probably watched it several times prior to putting on the CC and the production is really great, the narrator and the b and c track audio are really well done.

Head over to 7:12 seconds to the start of the video, I was unable to get it to link to the correct time in the viewer, I recommend heading back to the start of the video to watch the whole thing, it’s neat to see the equipment in action.

Overall as you will see in the video it a demonstration day of sorts in 1949 and the title of the video Le choix d’un tracteur 1949 translates to Choosing a Tractor 1949.

I wont be able to be the product expert in and be able to list off each and every manufacturer like Monroe and the sort, I hope you get some enjoyment out of this resource.

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Some still shots from the video.

Here is a good shot of the counterweight in the front.

I really like these smaller spot mirrors.

Lift Set Up

The multifunction mechanism appear to be very simple to operate but with that much mass off the back when I think about the process they are using its really neat how the got a lot of bang for the buck on these.

The hole digger is robust, the ingenuity to take that differential and transformer the equipment it pretty neat, once you start breaking it down into the smaller sub parts. Throughout the video you will see they really had these loaded up with optional PTO’s and controls for the up and down in, then the PTO all working together.

The trencher is interesting in that it scoops then the auger windrows the soil off to each side.

This should link to the WIllys part >  https://youtu.be/zZSi8IsveJc?si=xaCIrsaS4_lsbAEY&t=435

Willys Truck and parts – $1,100 French Village, MO

Has a bunch of parts on this one, for the price point might be worth a look at this one.

Information from seller:

Sold as whole no parting out. No title. Price firm

https://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/d/french-village-willys-truck-and-parts/7847268070.html

1965 Jeep J Series Truck $8,500 Rexburg, ID

This truck is pretty nice with some cool features, V8, Washer Bag set up, new retro radio with Aux but fits the vibe, the Jeep gas pedal is a really neat piece, V8 valve covers have some neat patina. There are a few ads from Rexburg area so can make a day trip and go see the sights.

Information from seller:

Vintage 1965 Jeep truck with a completely rebuilt V8 engine CALL OR TEXT MARVIN @[hidden information] for any inquiries. He will not respond to Messenger. He is not tech savvy.

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