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1950 CJ-3A Plus Other Stuff Castle Creek, NY $5500

August 10, 2020 • CATEGORIES: CJ-3A • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Still Available.

(08/01/2020) The principal item is a CJ-3A, but there’s other items here, too.

https://binghamton.craigslist.org/for/d/castle-creek-willys-jeep-lot/7167552318.html

“CJ2 1950 Willy’s Jeep with the following:
. snow plow
. back seat
. original wind shield
. aluminum top
. 16″ bottom land plow with front weight
. complete spare parts jeep
. chassis frame with all running gear
. 10 kw generator powered by willy’s jeep engine

I am the second owner and have had it since 1976. The first owner was my neighbor so I know the complete history. In 1976 I had 90% of the body rebuilt along with an engine overhaul. I used it in the woods so got banged up a little , for years now only for plowing snow. In good mechanical shape burns no oil. Seems this would be a good lot for someone that would refurbish back to original condition or just use as is around your homestead.”

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1957 CJ-6 Pepperell, MA $1950

August 10, 2020 • CATEGORIES: CJ-6 This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Still Available.

(05/31/2020) Setup for a snowplow, but no mention of one accompanying it.

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/pts/d/pepperell-1957-willys-cj-6/7171665639.html

“Running -driving -stopping Jeep -has Dauntless V6 great power -4 wheel drive works -frame has been repaired as well as body -seats maybe different .have old Maine registration $2200 serious buyers only thanks that’s the price if it goes this week -drive it up on trailer”

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1944 GPW Thomasville, NC $2500

August 10, 2020 • CATEGORIES: GPW (Ford MB) This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Price dropped to $2500

(02/01/2019) Mike spotted this GPW.

https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/thomasville-1944-jeep-wrangler-ford-gpw/7173291344.html

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“Here is a 1944 Ford GPW. Hopefully if you are reading this, you know what you are looking at. I bought this sight unseen from a farmer’s estate in Wyoming. It is literally a barn find and had to be removed from the upper part of the barn with a forklift. I had it shipped across the country to NC and it sat for a couple years. I own a private restoration shop and recently got around to looking at what turned out to be a Ford GPW. The vehicle was clearly used on the farm and has had extra holes drilled into the sides and almost looks like they were using it to haul rocks? There are more dents in the tub than rust. The farmer reinforced the front bumper and had brackets for farm implements. It has a tow hitch on the front as well.

The Ford was “hot rodded” out in the 1960s and a Studebaker OHV straight 6 was installed with a T90 transmission. The front axle has Dualmatic locking hubs. From some light research it seems like this engine was made in 1961 and appears to have the original fan belts. I have no idea of the condition of the engine and it is missing the intake. The Goodyear Power Cushion whitewall tires have date codes from the 1960s, which is when the Ford was stored in the barn. It has not been driven in over 50 years. Those 50+ year old tires have tubes in them and still hold air and have tread. The spare appears to be the original “US” marked.

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1946 CJ-2A Horseheads, NY $4400

August 10, 2020 • CATEGORIES: CJ-2A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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It doesn’t run, the body is rough, and it has no title.

https://elmira.craigslist.org/cto/d/horseheads-true-barn-find1946-jeep/7169604366.html

“This is got to be one of the coolest thing I have ever owned! Here’s what I know…it came from a barn in Pennsylvania, it has the original motor, frame is SOLID, it is currently not running, and can sit in my garage because it’s that cool! The young man said it sat in the barn on his Grandpas Farm for years and that’s what he learned to drive!
I’m not interested in trades and does not have a title.”

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1948 CJ-2A Greeley, CO **SOLD**

August 9, 2020 • CATEGORIES: CJ-2A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6000.

Aftermarket body or the rear tailgate area has been modified.

“CJ2A1948 Willy’s Jeep has new suspension, leaf springs, shackles, converted to discs brakes, new brake lines throughout, new oil in front and rear axle, new axle bearings front/back and new seat covers.. Along with a 350 buick engine, does start and run..”

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Here’s the Baby-jeep — A Bassinet from Holland

August 9, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This unusual brochure shares information about the Baby-jeep, a bassinet available in three colors–blue, ivory, and salmon–that was produced out of Holland. The brochure includes a small, illustrated jeep on the cover. It’s printed on thick paper that makes for a nice brochure, but I’m still not sure why it is call a “Baby-jeep”.

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1953 Post Kaiser-Willys Merger Ads

August 9, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Advertising & Brochures, Features, Old Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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These three Kaiser-Willys ads demonstrate a national campaign ad offering to dealers who wanted to share the news that Kaiser and Willys vehicles were being sold under the same brand. Though the purchase was announced in the spring of 1953, the ad campaign was introduced until the fall of 1953 after the sale was completed (See the June 1953 ad at bottom that introduces a new dealer, but doesn’t mention Kaiser).

The imagery and order of the blocks is interesting. Though Kaiser purchased Willys-Overland’s assets, for the extensive network of Willys dealers the experience was the opposite; they were adding Kaiser products to their Willys sales portfolios. I expect this explains why the Kaiser block is pictured being added to the Willys block rather than the other way around.

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This ad was published on November 05, 1953, in The Times out of Shreveport, Louisiana, by Dixie Kaiser-Willys.

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This ad was published on October 08, 1953, in the Birmingham News, out of Birmingham, Alabama, by the Roy Bridges & Co., Inc.

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This ad was published on November 15, 1953, in the Great Falls Tribune, out of Montana, by Robinson Motor Co.

A June 5, 1953, full-page ad out of California introduced Haley Motors, a new “Willys” dealer. Though the merger had been announced, it wasn’t finalized until the fall of 1953; this likely explains why there was no mention of Kaiser in this ad.

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Reprint Photo of Medic Jeep in France & A Brazilian Medic Jeep model

August 9, 2020 • CATEGORIES: Artists/Drawings, Features, Models, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Steve shared this photo. Though it is an undated reprint, it’s one I hadn’t seen. The photo is only 5″x5″. I’m surprised it isn’t reproduced as a 8″x10″ photo.

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“This is a nice reproduction of an original World War Two photo showing US soldiers in a Jeep reading a sign prepared by French citizens expressing gratitude for the liberation of France from the Nazi’s. Great photo! Size of photo is about 5″ x 5″.”

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The photo above sent me on a quest to find another example of a medic/ambulance jeep with a cross painted onto the grille. I finally found one on a model, one built to replicate a Brazilian Expeditionary Force jeep ambulance from 1944 Italy. The author of the post did a good job retelling the history of the jeep (and didn’t fall for some of the incorrect history on the internet).

http://panzerserra.blogspot.com/2013/04/jeep-14-ton-4×4-ambulance-brazilian.html

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This illustration is one of the inspirations for the model.

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3 CJ-5s West Edmonton, NY $5500

August 9, 2020 • CATEGORIES: CJ5 This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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The green CJ-5 runs and has the KW 0-10 early speedo.

https://syracuse.craigslist.org/for/d/west-edmeston-willys-jeeps/7172660074.html

“Willy’s Jeeps, 3 Willy’s, complete Jeeps, the green one is a 1955: runs and drives with 11,000 original miles, needs brake work but very solid frame and body motor and tranny. The other 2 ran when parked in a barn over 30 years ago and about a pickup truck full of extra parts to go with them. Asking $5500 for everything, I do not want to separate them, everything goes. I know just the green one is worth what I am asking for everything so no low ball offers and no trades”

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1942 GPW Rathdrum, ID $14,500

August 9, 2020 • CATEGORIES: GPW (Ford MB) This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Price dropped to $14,500: 

(07/03/2020) As the seller notes, this has some non stock items.

https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/rathdrum-1942-jeep-gpw-for-sale/7172155403.html

“FOR SALE, 1942 GPW Jeep, rebuilt excellent condition, not stock, has 12 v electrical system, 6000 lb winch, 15″ wheels with radial tires, aftermark top, CB radio, Heater, T90 transmission, posi-lock differentials, electric windshield wipers, undercoated, no rust, more pictures available, approx. 128 miles since rebuild”

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