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UPDATE: This was for sale back in 2013. Looks like the same license plates. Has a fiberglass body.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/708895246262925/
“53 Willis cj3b. Kinda runs, drives and stops. Needs all new body and full resto or run on farm as is. Has newer gm front disc brake conversion, fuel tank and water pump. Have a title and in my name. $1400 obo.”
Jeff spotted this hardtop. Looks in good shape.
https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/pts/d/albuquerque-willys-jeep-hard-top/7022874220.html
“Koenig steel hard top for early model flat-fender jeeps (CJ2a- to CJ3b). All glass intact and in good condition. Vertical sliding windows. No rust. Excellent restoration candidate.”
“Moose Patrol” jeep, lol.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1631877700281798/
“4 cyl 2.wd. auto..runs good ..needs love but great toy..right hand drive. Heat .lights .gages work..trades welcome”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6000.
This seems to be a mix of parts.
“1944 WW II Willy’s Jeep. Original running gear. Rebuilt transmission, carburetor, And brake system. 4 cylinder engine runs good. 12 volt electrical system. Front hubs need work. Like new tires, body is excellent. Mileage is unknown.”
Has an MB grille, but other than that, I do see anything obviously MBish. It’s more likely an M-38 than anything.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/585852058822525/
“1943 military jeep Willy’s, Has 289 ford ran few years ago been sitting will run with tune up n clean up. Have 3/4 ton axles n lift springs n 42 tsls on beadlocks that could go with it to for the right price”
Its a project or parts.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1153940558144374/
“55 willys Toyota axles all new brakes, new shocks, steel rims, frame rhino lined and underside of the jeep is also rhino lined T 90 trans and dana 18 transfer 2000 obo”
UPDATE: Bobcat hood is sold.
Lots of work left on this project.
https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pts/d/gig-harbor-now-parting-outjeep-willys/7023118105.html
“Jeep Willy’s cj3a project buggy. Tube chassis. Stainless steel grill, fiberglass hood, cj3a windshield, fresh rebuild by rears and gears on T18 tranny, Dana 20 transfer case, Dana 44 front 4.88 with Detroit locker and disc brakes, rear is a full float high pinion Dana 44 4.88 Detroit locker. New 35×12.5×15 pit bull rockers on 15×10 wheels. 4 new ORI stx 14” struts, 10 Summit Machine Large rod ends. Just lost interest in project. 6,500$ OBO for all thanks for looking.
ORI STRUTS NEW IN BOX. 3,000$ OBO
TIRES AND WHEELS, 1,600$ OBO
FRONT AND REAR DANA 44’s selling as set only. 2,500$ OBO
T18 with dana 20 transfer case 800$ OBO
any other parts make offer”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2400.
Drain holes have been filled. Has a 3B windshield, along with a few other mods.
“Needs brake work but runs and drives 4×4 works”
UPDATE II: There are additional updates throughout as several folks suggested other drain holes in various bodies and windshields.
UPDATE: Barney Goodwin noted that MBs/GPWs also have drains on the gas tank sump, front and rear. He also shared some pics (thanks!). Also, some MB/GPW bodies had 3/8″ drain holes in the tool boxes (seem more here).
A couple months ago Chuck asked a question about drain holes, so I collected the information below. It’s hardly exhaustive, so if I’ve missed something, please comment. Also, I did not find any drain strategies for Wagons, Trucks, Jeepsters or FCs; did they have any interior drains? I’m also unsure if the prototype jeeps had drain strategies.
MBs & GPWs:
MBs and GPWs did have drain holes in the far left of the driver side and far right of the passenger side corners, stopped with brass plugs. There seems to be some debate about whether the plugs should have square tops or slotted tops. You can imagine it might not be easy to locate and remove a brass plug once the floor of an MB was full of dirt/mud/water. Here’s a photo of a square plug from G503 in the left corner of the floor:
Arrow points to the drain plug on the driver’s side of this MB.
Fun fact, the drain plug for the floor is reportedly the same size as the drain plug for the MB and GPW gas tank.
Here’s an example of the square plug alternative, a slotted plug. I would think this could be especially difficult to locate when filled with water/mud:
I didn’t know about the fuel tank sump drain holes (of course, on hindsight, it makes sense they’d have them). Barney Goodwin adds, “MB/GPWs had 2 large drains on the fuel tank sump to clear water out, especially after fording. They are basically a radiator cap and gasget without the temp pressure spring. Even the neck on the drain looks like a radiator neck. There was one fore and aft of the sump. It was especially important because there was felt or horsehair insulators between the tank and the body that would be prone to retain moisture and rust the tank if not maintained.”
CJ-2As/CJ-3As/CJ-3Bs/DJ-3As:
These jeeps had drain holes on the sides near the outside step on either side of the body. When purchasing a jeep, If the body is missing the drain hole, then it’s worth examining the body to see if it has been altered in some fashion. Sometimes the lack of drain hole is also a sign that the body is an M-38 or that the body is fiberglass.
Drain hole for CJ-2As, CJ-3As, CJ-3Bs, and DJ-3As.
