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Willys Overland MB SOLD AUCTION Wellsboro, PA ***SOLD***
AUCTION CLOSED LOT SOLD. NOT FOR SALE.
This is a past Auction, another that just caught my eye while browsing the web and figured would share, I don’t have the qualifications to get in the weeds on this one but shoot me an email or post up a comment on anything interesting on this one.
Information from Auction House: ***SOLD*** $6,705.00 USD
Willys Overland MB – 42? Willys Overland Mb, military serial #123565, date of delivery 2-27-1942, engine turns freely, (has not been started) with 1000 lbs. electric winch, Willy’s serial #451-GB1 23800 also VIN #, Military Jeep Complete book (with title)
ENDS- 5-5-2025 Good Luck to any prospective bidders.
Up for Auction is a 1965 CJ5, looks to have a stout winch and like most rigs on here many stories that are most likely lost to history only mentioned around a few buddies every couple of years.
Tim’s Take on Auctions
Find a friend who you trust and has been through the process, in other words not me. But in my opinion Auctions are a little tricky, I’ve so far not been a bidder or buyer, but I have sold at Auction and I think you need to compartmentalize at times the overall cost vs gain, move it down the road or toss it back on the trailer. Commit but be flexible enough to see the forest through the trees kind of deal, sometimes the rig is just is better off down the road and you move on, and it costs you a few Willys Bucks’ Total Cost of Ownership is not just the dollars in your pocket after your time has ended with the rig, there are lots of memories that are priceless, which is why I say get out there and meet up with some folks at some of these great events.
You really should read the Terms and Conditions directly on the Auction House website for how exactly the bidding works, including title transfer, ownership, type of title you are getting, is this even able to be put back on the road. I can keep going, but do your homework, and there will always be another Willys coming up for Sale very soon that my fit your needs better then something that has just caught your attention and is ending too soon to do your homework.
This auction has: Lots of hyperlinks to their T&C and processes, they are listed next to the various items at times.
Reserve Price
Minimum they will sell this lot for.
Max Proxy Bid
From this Auction Houses Link:
Understand proxy pre-bidding
IMPORTANT – You are asking us to represent you at an upcoming private auction and bid on your behalf only up to the limit you set here. Accordingly, you should submit your MAXIMUMbid prior to the pre-bidding deadline noted above. Remember, current bid amount at close of pre-bidding is not a good indicator of the ultimate sale price. Sellers may have a reserve price set and another bidder may have a max bid set much higher than the current bid shown. Bid realistically.
Auctions utilize a proxy bidding system, whereby the system can automatically bid up the minimum amount necessary for one to be the high bidder, but only up to the max bid amount entered here. If you do not enter your maximum bid, you will be at a significant disadvantage to those who do.
My take on it
You set your max price and they have a system that increments your bid to your max price, typically and not sure if this applies if you are below the Reserve price your first bid is going to go to the Max, so if its $25 to register to buy a vehicle get set up and the sort and your Max bid is $1200 and the reserve is $2500, your bid is going right to the $1200.
Minimum Bid
Lowest possible bid. (see above on the proxy max bid)
Buy it Now Price
They listed a price for you to buy it now.
Auction fees listed
Not sure if they go up past what’s listed read the T&C’s goes a long way.
So lot to unpack there and just beware of the total cost of the rig and how the increments work for the bidding.
Hosted by Jelliff Auction and Realty, I feel this is a CJ2A with a CJ3A windshield, but I will defer and modify that determination, chime in and let me know if I’m wrong on that.
My reason for that is the ignition switch looks to be to the right side of the dash and it looks like it has longer leg frames on the seats,. There appear to be remnants of the bow holders as well possibly.
Willys Jeep flathead 4 cylinder, (body is in rough condition)
1949 Willys Jeepster L148 Engine Convertible- SOLD AT AUCTION $4,150 (March 23, 2025)
Too late to snag this its SOLD at Auction, but I ran across at a local to me Auction site and thought it was a really neat rig and would share the information, I think its had a lot of original stuff going for it and the low VIN was also of interest to me.
The L148 Engine is not super common either, this is a neat ride.
NOT FOR SALE.
But there is another L148 posted on OWF that is a few hundred serial from this one.
VIN: VJ3-6 10780 – Barn Find, has been parked in the barn on the estate for over 40 years. 6 cylinder, 3-speed on column, running condition unknown. Will be sold with Bill of Sale from Auction Company, no paperwork or title available.
I ran across some really nice pictures from a 2019 Auction of a 1931 Willys 6 Coupe, noted as a Model 97A. It sold for $26,400 (not sure if that is with or with out fee)
Either way I figured would share the pictures then I already had a bunch of Willy 6 stuff clipped from a few years ago so I went back and did a formal search for the 1931 information to tie it all together.
Low and behold the Willy 6 in general was a pretty successful ride for its time, setting records and winning races. Some fairly prestigious like it’s Pikes Peak class and up against some much higher funded rigs.
Enjoy, I thought it was really neat stuff, especially for the time frame.
There are a lot of interior bits that can be harder to come across in original form, there are repops of a lot of it, but like the arm rests and seats it looks mostly there.
Has some great patina, this one is worth a look.
Information from seller:
OBO
(Not much to go on there!)
Information from Tim:
1950 fits the mark, the top interior header has the round circles and it just looks correct to me for the full package, there is a back story here for sure someone needs to go figure it out for us and report back!
EXTERIOR
Grill, Front Bumper with Overrider, Rear Wrap Around, Splash Pan, tailgate looks great all the bits are there, lights looks legit on the rear just a simple license plate, very interesting it never got Tail Lights, that’s very intriguing to me, that its all there and the patina of everything, this has some serious potential for someone. Needs some work has rust.
INTERIOR
Gauges 0-8 Mantle Stye, has door echelons for push buttons, ash trays armrests, one seat missing one in the pics, hopefully its close by and maybe you find a hidden 7th Mother In Law seat with it! Never know till you go!
Wow what a great stance IMO, and looks like a quality restomod, the interior fit out and details like the shifter set up in the photos at least look well done. I like it.
Information from seller:
1950 Willy’s Jeepster. This is an old school resto-mod done years ago. No rust on body or frame. Excellent condition. Power plant is a 3.1 Chevy V6 with a turbo 350 tranny, so it rolls right down the road. Everything else is stock, suspension, interior, etc. aftermarket radio w Bluetooth. Everything works and passes inspection including heater. Will consider interesting trades.
This looks like a nice trail rig, its got some neat patina, and looks overall really solid.
Information from seller:
1954 Willys M38A1
Converted to 12V
New 65Amp Alternator & Belt
71’ Dauntless V6 w/D.U.I. Performance IGN.
Electric Cooling Fan
T18 4 Spd. Trans w/Creeper Gear
Single Stick Transfer Case
5.38 Gears
EDIT 5-4-25:(May the 4th be with you) Mike brought up some pretty basic stuff I missed and I totally agree, not a 1956. As he points out the ribbed roof makes this at least a ’59. In general I refrained from calling this a Maverick, just missing a few pictures to determine that. The Trim alone does not make it all Maverick, it has Maverick like trim, and then other pieces are just wrong for a Maverick. Cowl trim is wrong, and hood trim looks wrong, what little I can see. To further its not a 1956 Maverick the TV Show was on from September 1957 to July 1962. The trim package continued past those dates just not as a Maverick. The deciding factor for me at times is the title if the Title says 1956, when I walk up to DMV it’s a 1956 all day long. Just enough poor pictures to make one wonder, let’s contact them and go for a ride!
While the exterior is rough or ruff, the engine compartment still has quite a bit of stuff left in it, this could be a possible addition to an existing project for some parts.
Has Maverick trim around the windows, also provisions for the trim on the tailgate, kinda hard to make it all out in the pictures. But dash is missing the basket weave overlay, and looks repainted inside.
