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About eWillys
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 .
“1950 CJ3A. 200 Ford “Straight 6” out of 60’s Mustang. Runs amazing. New ring gear, starter, battery, fuel tank, sender, etc. Aluminum radiator. New STA Coker vintage style tires. Koenig half cab, nicest half cab I’ve ever seen! I might try and keep cab if new owner doesn’t want it. Body has some rust pockets from being in Colorado most of its life. Battery shut off switch. Kill switch on dash. Roll bar. Disc brakes. Good glass. Saginaw Steering conversion. Lots of work went into making this Jeep drive very well. Interior/ seats are very nice and comfortable. Needs just a little TLC, but can go on the trail today(shifter has some play). Clean title in my name. Located in Queen Creek, Arizona.”
Roger Martin is selling this CJ-5 that’s equipped with a PTO and rear gearbox. The engine runs, but the brakes need finishing. You can contact him at 937 477 5270 or via email rogerjm55 @ gmail.com (remove spaces from around the @).
“The jeep starts and runs good. The previous owner said he put wheel cylinders on it, but he didn’t finish hooking up the brake lines on the front. I don’t know how good of a job he did putting wheel cylinders on it. So it needs brake work for sure. The carburetor drips gas, so it needs the carburetor rebuilt. It as a rust hole on the right front frame where the front crossmember connects to the frame
The transmission sounds a little noisy. Do not know if it’s low on grease or it needs bearings.
“Jeep is a 1946 willys jeep ECV .most sought after willys jeep only 33,000 or so were manufactured.Not running it is a project but really quite solid and sound .engine will not turn .tires still hold air all original .Pretty sure it was a military jeep..It has 42,000 miles .I have the windshield and hood ..”
Andy has been a big help to eWillys readers recently by finding and sharing a bunch of ads. Now, he needs a little help. He’s hoping someone can stop by a seller in the Punxatwaney, Pennsylvania, area and pick up some MIller front end tools Andy needs. It sounds like the seller is having a difficult time getting around to mailing them.
Anyway, if you can help Andy out, email him at adtesto @ gmail.com (remove spaces from around the @).
It’s been a busy week, hence the lack of updates. Yesterday our new 1000lb+ steers arrived. They are raised about an hour away. We already have one sold, though we’ll raise it over the summer for the new owner. The other should be sold over the next few weeks. We’ll move them to our pasture (from the neighbor’s pasture) in the next day or two.
We now have 2 steers, three cows and four heifers. We’ll be breeding the three cows and one of the heifers. The other three heifers will be sold or slaughtered in the fall.
Much of the week was spent installing the new irrigation. Part of it was to install two sprinkler heads in front of the guest house, while the other new work involved hunting down the main trunk line of a zone we hadn’t been using because it had broken. Lacking any map of how the six zones of irrigation is spread across 2.5 acres, it took some hunting to finally locate the leak causing the problem. Once that was done, I routed the main line under the walkway and to a central location where it will branch out for watering our blue berry shrubs and six new raised beds. Hopefully, I’ll have all that done later this week.
This first pic shows the run needed to power two sprinkler heads in zone 1.
Zone 1 ends at the corner where Zone 5 sneaks under the sidewalk.
In late 2022 I capped zone 5 after discovering it as part of digging something else (the previous owner used zone 5 with one irrigation sprinkler, which we eliminated. The plan was to repair zone 5, but it took until now to do that. The easiest way was to direct the line north as shown here, then cut west under the sidewalk.
UPDATE: I ran across another of these Work-and Hobby Horse Ads from 1965. It appears to be part of a campaign, but I don’t know how many ads were created. I’ll update this post as I locate others.
This ad is available on eBay and was featured in the Farm Journal Magazine and possibly others:
Here’s one from PINTREST and features a Tux Park IV:
This ad from PINTREST shows off both the CJ-6 and CJ-5 Tux Parks:
This one was made into a metal sign, so it’s not an exact copy of the ad. It’s for sale on eBay:
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This was originally published March 06, 2022: Barry Thomas (Farmjeep.com) shared this 1965 ad that shows a CJ-5 being used as an extra farm hand. If anyone happens to have any ads showing a CJ-5 on the farm or with a lift, Barry would be very interested in it.
The company company formed in 1953 under Kaiser was called Willys Motors, Inc., not Willys Motor Company.
Yes, W-O produced MBs, then MCs, but I’m pretty sure military production didn’t stop during 1956?? Seems there were some M-170s and M-38A1s produced? And what about the civilian jeeps sold to the military and government?
Besides the military vehicles, I’m pretty sure there were one or two civilian jeeps produced for consumers prior to the introduction of the Maverick Special in 1958.
How is there zero mention that there was an active relationship between the Maverick show, Willys Motors, The Kaiser companies, and the Maverick Special wagon (the late 1950s Jeep News issues certain thought it was a big deal)?
Why was it a slow seller? Was it a lack of 4WD, poor marketing, an underpowered engine, or something else? Why wasn’t the market “ready” for this model?
Keith Mette showed off his new FC dashboard on Facebook. It’s a bit of artistry that I could never build. My biggest concern would be working on things behind the dash (albeit an issue with many vehicles).
This nice looking CJ-5 was spotted by Matt. It is currently pending (Sunday afternoon). It includes some rare Thor Lectro-Matic hubs along with a great dash tag and vintage switch.
“Selling my very nice 1961 CJ5
with 1957 Corvette 283 with mild cam gives a nice rumble without being too loud. Runs great. 4WD with electric lockout hubs, PTO driven front winch, spotlight, AM radio, front seat belts, heater, defroster, rare ventilating windshield, full top with zip out windows and removable doors all in good shape, 2” receiver hitch with electric trailer brake control on steering column, 5 matching new or like new tires dated 03/19, vacuum assisted brakes unit operates like power brakes, new dual exhaust from manifolds to rear, drives straight down the road and gets alot of attention and thumbs up.
3 speed 4wd in hi/lo and 427 axle ratio. 1” spacers behind wheels to give it a little wider track. Will cruise 60mph on highway, never had it faster because I’m old enough to know better.
Wheel covers shown were sold and currently has white wheels. Vehicle is in Omaha, Ne. Clean title in my name.
Only surface rust underneath.”
“This is a nice smaller size collectible in played condition. Missing one hubcap, tailgate, and part of the windshield. I have seen these referenced as friction cars. It does make a winding sound when pushed on the floor, but doesn’t “take off” (if that’s what it’s supposed to do).”
