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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 .
“1965 Jeep FC-170 and 1975 Jeep Cherokee The Cherokee runs and drives good but very rusty. 258 with a 3-speed.Needs rockers and floor pans.I have all the new parts to fix it including new fuel tank no time.to work on. The FC is very rusty like most of them but is complete other than the rear body this truck used to be a phone company truck so it had a utility body once upon a time. $7500 takes them both.no trades please. Serious inquires only.”
“Rare version with the barn doors less then 300 made in 57′. Back injury forces me to sell rather than complete. Older V8 conversion needs a refresh. Lots of the new parts included. Has Dana front and rear, overdrive and 2 speed rear end! With matching trailer this is a special combo and I will be sad to see it go. serious only I don’t need help selling and if the ad is up its still for sale”
“This is approximately a 1941 but have no clue Willys army jeep definitely restoreable motor is not locked up, I do not have a transmission and transfer case is in the back 1500 or best offer also will trade for other older vehicles”
“Frame and engine swapped Frame & axels: 1987 CJ7 frame & axels Engine: Chevy 4.3 V6 Vortec Transmission: Borg Warner T-90 Transfer case: Dana 18 35″ super swampers Four corner disk brakes Goferit Tie rod flip Rugged Ridge HD tie rod & drag link Warren 10,000 lbs winch New pitman arm New battery New starter. Everything in good working order and garage kept.”
“1948 Willys cj2a. It was restored a few years ago. Converted to 12v. Needs a few small things: Brakes are soft, they work but need to be pumped Leak from trans or tcase Drain on battery E brake and speedometer not hooked up but comes with parts I have a stack of receipts and a box of parts to go with it. 12k obo. Open to trades up or down”
“This is a honda civic with a jeep wrangler body with a full stainless steel cat back exhaust with a header the body is welded onto the civic uniboby with the rear fenders and floor pan done by the previous owner. All I did was put a second seat into it. Use it as a woods rig or whatever.”
Anyone have photos of an actual 1948-1949 Deluxe Tool Kit? Or, if you have a 1948/1949 Jeepster manual, a pic of the front of the kit may be in there, too (according to this post). If you have either, please email me a pic of the front to d @ deilers.com. Thanks!
Claus is hoping to reproduce a leather kit version of this vinyl plastic tool holder and needs to see the inscription on the front of it. Here’s the back side (from the 1949 Willys Accessories Book):
Maynard Roberts pictures on the left in San Paulo, Brazil, from the January 23, 1950, issue of the Pomona Progress Bulletin.
In 1948, 34 year-old Maynard Roberts, from La Verne, California, traveled south into Mexico and spent the next 18 months exploring Central and South American. He wrote a series of articles for the Pomona Progress Bulletin detailing his trip. He’d hoped to write a book, but I have been unable to locate one. If he didn’t, it’s too bad, because I think he was a very good writer.
His skill is evident early on when he wrote a phrase that caught my attention, “About seven years ago I was keeping company with my last twenty-dollar bill …” His attention to details and telling a few small stories make his tale worth reading. It’s unfortunate that these articles only share snippets, for it seems he’s got a good story to tell and the skill to tell it.
His idea to travel germinated prior to WWII. He was born in Lima, Ohio, in 1914. As a child, his parents moved to California, Near the start of WWII he got the idea to travel to South America, so he began saving money. During WWII he was a draftsman, perhaps a skill learned during his college days at Chaffee college? Finally, by 1948, he saved up enough money to buy a jeep and afford to travel.
Part one of his adventure appeared in the January 09, 1950, issue of the Ponoma Progress Bulleting, split into two sections.
Part II: This is the second installment of Maynard’s adventure. It appeared in the January 16, 1950, issue of the Pomona Progress Bulletin.
