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UPDATE: Still Available.
(10/04/2020) Appears worth a look.
https://greenbay.craigslist.org/cto/d/brussels-1947-willys-jeep/7207112883.html
“1947 Willys Jeep with plow. Mostly original (except for tires). Not restored. Good condition. Unknown mileage. Stored indoors year around. Will negotiate. You pick up.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2800.
It’s a project, but appears to have potential.
“Willy’s wrecker. 6 cyl. PTO winch set up. Push bumper. Plow. Was a wrecker at a Willy’s dealer brand new. Body and frame have been patched over the years. It’s complete. Nothing missing or parts robbed. Hasn’t run in many years. In storage. In Marquette Michigan. DJ 906 360 7452. Comes with title”
Not a whole lot of value here. Might be worth it for a parts vehicle for another Champ.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/708802280049136/
“50’s British jeep they were made from 1951-1956 It has been sitting for years I do not know if it will run it is a full project. Sold as is $1200”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500.
Still welds.
“This is an old but still functional Hobart wilder. It comes with the leads and an extra engine block. It has a Willies motor in it now and still turns over. It’s been in storage since my brother pasted. It was his.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500.
Includes an MB engine #253438
“Willys MB engine in a WWII generator set. Engine serial number MB 253438. Engine oil clean and antifreeze in
the radiator. Generator was used up to a few decades ago until wood rats inflicted damage on the generator wiring
and controls. Engine turns freely. This is sold as an engine only as I do not think the generator is worth repairing.
I am not sure how correct the carburetor is.
$500 or offer”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(10/08/2020) Not sure how much value is here.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/813163672777788/
“1956-1964 Very Rare Willy’s CJ-6 Jeep most all the pieces are there torn apart to be a project vehicle never put back together, It needs some love. Moving to Idaho out of California needs to be sold first come first serve with cash!! ”
Not sure there’s much value here. Axles NOT included.
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/banning-1948-willys-cj-2a-crawler/7216843104.html
“Up for sale is my 1948 Willys CJ-2A project, selling the Tub and Frame. *Axles NOT included* The tub is in better shape than most, has some rust and some Bondo. However I didn’t care, as it was going to be a rock crawler. I also have a spare wind shield that is included. The frame is made from 2″x4″x1/4″ steel and excepts YJ Leafs, as shown in the photos, I bought it from a couple guys in Nevada. Other than that make me an offer, i’m not looking to sell separately.”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $1500.
(06/20/2020) It’s rough. Has a front facing PTO.
https://panamacity.craigslist.org/cto/d/youngstown-1948-cj-2a-willys-jeep/7208079379.html
“1948 Willy’s CJ-2A Jeep. Ready to be restored. The engine turns over. It has already been switched over to a twelve volt system. Needs to be rewired, and a new fuel tank. I have the original title. Included is a second frame with spare parts. Also includes a wench, and a pto Transmission”
This “honeymoon” jeep was bedecked with whitewall (painted) tires and plenty of wedding finery. Inside the jeep was the price, WAC Cpl. Forence L. Bauer of Lyndhurst, Ohio, and Capt. Wilson W. Hopkins, Jr., of Durham, North Carolina. They spent their honeymoon in the Italian mountains during the late August of 1944.
This photo appeared in the August 20, 1944, in the Sunday News out of Ridgewood New Jersey.
This first article from January 22, 1950, in the Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California) provides purchase numbers and eventual destinations for some Forest Service Jeeps.
This second article, from May 05, 1954, in the Sacramento Bee, notes the sale of 10 USFS jeeps that had been part of the Forest Service since 1947 and 1948.
