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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 .
“1952 Willys Flat Fender Jeep. $10,000 or best offer. This is a treasured hunting toy from an estate; it was restored to top shape but was never used after the restoration. This has a rare Willys cab on it. The engine is a Ford 4 cylinder and runs smooth with no issues. New white paint with aluminum diamond plate rear corners and side panels. Interior tub and rear box sprayed with bedliner material. 9000 winch, new tires, Hi-Lift jack, 2 spare gas cans with mounts. ”
“1976 Jeep DJ-5 postal jeep. Titled as an AM General. Fiberglass body, clean frame. 2.5L GM engine, auto transmissuon, RH drive, seats 2. 2 sliding doors and one rear door. Runs great, nice little jeep.”
“1947 Willy’s cj 2a. New engine with less then 1000 miles. Rebuilt transmission. Needs some work . Needs seats. It’s 73 yeas old so has issues. But has some good parts. Lift, Saginaw steering box, lockers front and rear lockers, lockable wheels on all 4 wheel so you can free spin and tow like a trailer.”
“Moving to another project! Daily driver for three years! Runs well. Good rubber. Radio (524)powers up(unknown if transmits). Fresh paint and undercoating. Never cut. Ropes. Newly cored radiator ($500). Been in many parades in Bellevue. New drivers floor pan installed”
“Willies overland, has a Wisconsin v4 retrofitted to an air compresser factories fited to the jeep for the navy. Not sure of the year of manufacture. Not sure how much it is worth but very collectible . Computer would not let me post with out a price. body #10183 I Think.”
“1948 CJ2A JEEP, NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW SPRINGS, SHOCKS, HAS REAR SEAT, 2 ROLL BARS, 4 PT HARNESS BELTS FOR REAR SEAT, EQUIPPED WITH WINCH. ENGINE RECENTLY REDONE, 12 VOLT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LIGHT BLUE COLOR. NEW TIRES WITH 2 SPARES, 1 INCH WHEEL SPACERS.”
In 1953 Willys-Overland shared these mat examples of ads on one page (15″x20″) with its dealers. I’m amazed that any of these surprised, as it is printed on newspaper.
UPDATE: Started as a private endeavor, Chimney Rock was a tourist attraction for most of the 20th Century (more history here). In 1963 a Jeep Trail was added to the Chimney Rock and a tour jeep began ferrying tour groups up the mountain. The tour company had three modified CJ-6 tour jeeps. This photo was likely taken between 1963 and 1977, when the jeep trail became a walking trail. In 2006 Chimney Rock became a North Carolina State Park.
The photo below was taken from the website, but no longer appears on the history page itself.
“You are bidding on an original press photo of Hickory Nut Falls Tourist Jeep Chimney Rock Prk North Carolina. Photo has creases right corners & slight waving top edge due to too much glue being used to attach the information sheet onto the back of the photo. Photo measures 8 x 10 inches and is dated 8/5/1969.”
UPDATE II: I managed to track down all four colors of wagons on eBay.
The four known colors of the Wannatoy Wagons by Dillon Beck Mfg.
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UPDATE Posted July 2020: It turns out that I I had “Wanna Toy” as two separate words, but the brand name is actually “Wannatoy”.
From Chriscollectibles.com: Wannatoy, the trademark of Dillon Beck Manufacturing Co., produced toys made of acetate plastic. Based in New Jersey, they manufactured numerous toy vehicles (as well as doll house furniture, pot and pan sets and possibly other toys) after the end of WWII through the late 1950s.
From “O’Brien’s Collecting Toy Cars & Trucks” book, 1990, “Wannatoy was among the first toy makers off the starting block at the end of World War II. Of the millions of children born during the war, and the millions more who arrived soon afterward, a good percentage played with Wannatoys.
What seems to have been the company’s first offering, the twenty-five-cent futurist Coupe, was a hit toy for Christmas of 1945, selling a million units that season. With streamlined, Deco-influenced body and bible top, the Couple continued to sell well into the 1950s.”
Here’s an ad (thanks to Andy) from 1952 (available on eBay). The ad suggests there were only three colors of wagons, but doesn’t indicate what those were. So far, I’ve identified four colors (red, green, blue, purple … see them at the bottom of this post).
