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Looks in good shape.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/d/keller-1949-willys-overland-jeepster/7108994653.html
“Phaeton VJ-3. This was an open air convertible with soft top and removable side curtains. It is one of only 2960 built and is powered by a rebuit L-head 4 cylinder 3 speed engine with overdrive. It has been restored to its original look. The tan convertible top is in excellent condition. The vehicle runs and drives fantastic and it is in outstanding condition.”
Has a few mods. Seems worth a look.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/d/tom-bean-47-willys-jeep/7104149936.html
“47 Willys Army Jeep. Blue in color. Like new tires, no dents or rust. Runs. Low mileage. Needs drivers seat. Kept in shop. BOS.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.
Appears to be a good price.
“Restored 1944 Willy Trailer. Receiver, spare tire, and cover included.”
Update: **SOLD** Was $3000.
This has some Cutlas Bulldog hubs. I didn’t recognize them at first with the green paint.
“Runs great,brand new tires all around, bring trailer has bad wheel cylinder leak,trades considering older antique classic cars or trucks older than 1970 projects I have paperwork for clear title”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This appears to have a set of later model Free-Lock hubs.
UPDATE: Price dropped to $1200.
(12/04/2019) Has a later model 2A grille. Has an f-head, not an MB engine.
https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/pts/d/tijeras-older-willys-jeep/7103098055.html
“Calls only no text.
I have an older Willy’s jeep I believe it a 1946 cj2a .
It is pretty much all there.
The motor came out of the mb 3a I think.
I took it in trade and don’t have a title for it . It was on a ranch and was the grandfather’s jeep but they had no idea where the title was.
It did run but hasn’t been started in some time.
If your interested in it as is the asking price is 1800. Obo”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.
This looks like a great price. P# is in the ad.
“1954 Jeep, runs great newer tires”
UPDATE: Don makes some good points in his comment below as to why there might not be any MBs pictured.
The January 1942 issue of Scientific American included an article titled “Meet the Jeep”, one I’ve been waiting about 7 years to snag. For some reason, though MBs were already being produced, no images of the MB were included. Instead, the first image shows a Ford GP. The second photo shows a Bantam BRC-40 T2E1.
UPDATE II: This version of the Power-Lock brochure was posted to eWillys in May of 2023.
I hadn’t seen this version of the Cutlas Power-Lock brochure. Given the 1959 date, this is likely one of the earliest Power-Lock brochures. This brochure doesn’t not include a form number.
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UPDATE April 16, 2020: The bottom brochure examples show a brochure from 1958, probably Cutlas’ first one. You’ll note that the brochure (and the hub itself) was branded “Power-Lock”. However, the 1960 brochure (shown just below this text) lacks any “Power-Lock”branding. Perhaps someone else knows why, but I can find no reason why. Maybe there was some concern about whether the patent would be awarded? (It wasn’t awarded until 1962).
1960 Cutlas Hub Brochure:
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Originally posted Feb of 2019:
This Power-Lock was the first hub patented (1958), copyrighted (1958), and sold under the Cutlas brand. As I mention in my Free-Lock article, for reasons unknown, the president of Free-Lock became the president of Cutlas. Even more curious, the last two model of Free-Lock hubs were WL-57 and WL-58.
And, what was the Initial model of the first Cutlas hub you ask? That would be WL-6, shown below (1958 Cutlas Hub Brochure):
UPDATE: This was originally posted in 2012, but it’s worth a repost.
Dad never had an overdrive in his jeep, but did have this catalog (No. 1842). I suspect he built a few of these for Al Carroll.
I’ve attached a few random pictures below, but the PDF link includes all the pages and is downloadable to your computer.
http://www.ewillys.com/pdf/Warn-Overdrive-Parts-Catalog.pdf
