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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $500.
Bill shared this combo.
“Complete motor, transmission & transfer case”
No pics provided.
“48 willis jeep compleate no engine”
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/willis-jeep/6231066546.html
It’s a roller.
“App for sales in 1948 Willys Jeep has no motor trans is there has a 4-speed was set up for a small block Chevy it is leaf over to add a little lift no paperwork it is an off-road vehicle only but will come with bill of sale asking 2000 or best offer text or call Josh.
https://yubasutter.craigslist.org/cto/d/willys/6224480794.html
Engine is out. Has a Meyer hardtop.
“1954 willies M38A1. This Jeep has been good to us but I ran er out of oil and all the kids have fledged. I pulled the motor and it is in the back of the jeep. It has a removeable hard top with solid doors. We put many miles on it and now its your turn. Best offer gets a piece of history. This jeep still has the machine gun mounts in the back but you have to find your own machine gun. will consider trade.”
https://boise.craigslist.org/cto/d/willies-ma/6227330083.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3495
(06/24/2017) This is hodgepodge of an MB Body on a postal chase with a Nissan engine/tranny. It is 2WD.
“Offering my 1943 Willys Jeep Rat Rod! This has been an awesome toy but I need the room for other projects. 43 Willys body on Jeep postal carrier frame. Nisson Z engine and 5 speed tranny, Comfortable Peugot velour seats with waterproof covers, Bimini top, new tires and wheels, and tow bar. Everything works except the speedometer! Runs excellent and is a lot of fun to drive! This is a one-of-a-kind must see!”
Roger Martin reported on hi Southwest Ohio FC Gathering last weekend.
He wrote, “Over 30 FC’ers and friends spent part of their weekend at the Third Annual FC Gathering, July 14-16. The weather was hot but dry. There were 6 visiting FC trucks, one of which was a military M677 and one had a trencher. There was an early jeep pick-up (and even a 1936 MG Police Car…the only one in the US and one of two in existence. The owner was in Ohio for a show and stopped by to see the FC’s. He has an FC170 but did not have it with him.) There were 11 other FC’s on site for a total of 17 FC trucks in all. A few parts were traded.”
UPDATE: The world can be such an amazing place sometimes. Last night we got to spend time with Hugo Vidal and his son Fernando. Hugo’s memories of his 1955 trip are very clear, enough so that he’s writing a book about the adventure. His book begins with Operation Pineapple and will end with Alaska Or Rust.
Hugo was enjoying looking through the Willys News periodicals from the mid 1950s. He recognized some of people in them.
Originally posted June 23, 2015: The CJ-3B page does a good job covering the history of Operation Pineapple, a 1955 trip by three Sao Paulo Boy Scouts: Hugo Vidal, Charles Downey, and Jan Stekly. You can read everything about it here: http://cj3b.info/Finds/FindsPineapple.html. The Allpar site has additional information and a later photo of Hugo: http://www.allpar.com/racing/road-rally/operation-pineapple.html
Adding to those links, I have found a couple additional photos and more information about the trip. The first photo was published in the September 1955 issue of Willys News:
Note the missing tire on the spare rim. Hugo says they went through eleven tires. During their trip they had no mechanical issues.
California’s Lodi News-Sentinel published a story about the last leg of their trip on January 18, 1956.
<– Day 1: July 21, Alaska Or Rust Has Begun | Day 3: July 23, Alaska Updates –>
UPDATE: To clarify this post, I’d been spending several weeks getting Patterson ready for the trip. Like everyone else, I had to deal with last minute issues, like my front hubs getting too warm. Here’s my efforts to pull our 1956 DJ-3A from Seattle to Pasco, Washington, where we would officially start our leg of the trip with Brazilians Hugo and Fernando Vidal.
Original Post July 22, 2017: Well, folks, we are one step closer to Alaska; I successfully pulled Patterson over to Pasco yesterday. Normally, the drive takes just over three hours. However, I took the scenic, slow route, with some stops along the way to adjust my front wheel bearings. Apparently, I tightened them too tight (I thought I had left some play, but I guess not enough). I suspected this when I finished installing them on Friday, which is why I made a decision to bring along my hub puller.
About 10 minutes into my journey I pulled over and felt both front hubs. They didn’t feel hot. Then, I got stuck in stop-and-go traffic for about an hour heading eastbound on I90 (for those that know the area … from Tiger Mountain on Highway 18 all the way to the first big curve on I90 east of North Bend).
Traffic was awful!
I climbed the pass on Interstate 90, then pulled off at Snoqualmie and felt the hubs. They were hot to the touch. So, I loosened the bolts, let them cool, and had some delicious BBQ at Webbs. We’ve eaten there twice and everything that we’ve tried — pulled pork, brisket, sausage, potatoes, coleslaw and corner bread — have been excellent and surprisingly affordable!
There are worse places to hangout and eat.
Everything was delicious!
The hubs were still feeling hot by the time I reached Indian John Hill east of Cle Elum. So, I readjusted them again. About that time, a father and his sons walked up and asked about the jeep, so I had them sign the right fender.
After Ellensburg, I took the Ellensburg-Selah Canyon Road (not sure what the name is offhand) and stopped to feel the hubs again. Loosening the bolt wasn’t working, so I retrieved my tools and worked on the driver’s hub.
Nice evening and view for working on the hubs. This passenger side hub was particularly difficult.
It wasn’t easy, but I finally got one stubborn hub to give. The second hub (passenger side) was more difficult and, after breaking an older torque wrench (it was already in bad shape) I decided to leave the nut a little loose AND try some rougher back roads. It took several hours at 30-40 mph, but finally the bearing was pushed out a little. After that, I was able to up my speed to 60 mph without any heat buildup.
I made it back to Pasco about midnight feeling victorious!
<– Day 1: July 21, Alaska Or Rust Has Begun | Day 3: July 23, Alaska Updates –>
Bill spotted this modified flattie. It’s an odd hood, but a cool engine inside.
“54′ Willys 59AB Flat head V8, runs, drives, stops. 4×4 works, stored undercover, clear title, needs battery. FCFS $2500.”
https://bend.craigslist.org/cto/6230156316.html
UPDATE II: Still Available. This has rust in the cab corners and a sprung drivers door. There also no mechanicals for the boom.
UPDATE: Dan found a photo of this FC from years ago:
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Original post: I like the price! Thanks to Bill for sharing it.
“1957 Jeep Willys FC170 truck. Classic local patina is original!
6 cly flathead engine, 3spd transmission. Most parts are there but missing transfer case, PTO, and front hubs.
Truck has original vin plate.”
