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No title.
http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/5561462239.html
“This is a very early (599th one produced!) 1949 CJ-3A with an L-134 Go-Devil 4 cyl engine, T-90 Transmission and D18 Transfer case. This runs but will be a serious project.
Frame:
Overall excellent. Some rust in spots but no rot or evidence of repair.
Body:
Extremely rough but minimal patches and/or bondo so you can see what you are dealing with. Worse tubs have been brought back to life with the little dedication and a MIG welder.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1000.
Doesn’t run.
“Here is a cute little CJ2A I picked up a week ago that needs to find somebody with time to work on it. It looks like it is all complete, the engine turns over and some of the expensive things you never think about when figuring what a restoration will cost — like the seat springs are there. The gauges are all there, with a little tinkering it would probably fire up and run and go play. Or if you need parts — here they are. The little L head engines are getting hard to find, if I didn’t already have a good running one and a spare one for my 48 CJ I’d just keep this.
There are a lot of good parts here, these things have really gotten popular in recent years and the supply of some original parts is pretty slim. The gauges are worth money — the new Chinese ones are crap – the grill and starter and generator and wheels are all worth some bucks.
I just put 48 in the year, I don’t know exactly what year it is and the 113275 is actually the model number. I put parts only in for the title because I don’t have it in hand yet but they are supposed to be sending it to me. When I get the title it will have the year and all that on it — should be in the mail in a day or two.”
No pics provided.
“1952 Willys M38 for sale.
It has the rare original, factory twin stick PTO system.
Doesn’t have and PTO driven accessories on it.
Seats are in very good condition, it’s been converted to 12 volt.
No rust, original tub is in very good condition, runs great, just needs master cylinder.
The Willys was originally a western, dry, no salt vehicle.
I also have spare parts to go with it.
It has all of the original data plates mounted on the dash.”
No pics provided. May be an M-38.
“Rare 1949 Willys Jeep Military. Solid jeep runs needs some minor work. Body is solid with limited rust. Great restoration project or hunting jeep. Has a tow bar and New tires. 170 hp motor and has been converted to 12 volt.”
Not sure how much parts value this has.
“Custom built steel tub , fenders , grill, hood, with title Also have a really good titled frame for sale , motor, tranny, axles etc . very minor rust none thru or thin”
http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/5559563364.html
No drivetrain.
“Full willy’s jeep body no motor or trans included,set of 5 tires and rims steel windshield frame steering wheel gas tank needs some work don’t have the money to fix it up right now comes with spare wheel mount $1200 or best offer (you can part it out for more then my offer easy)has original willy’s logo’s”
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/5559992852.html
I got back late from Seattle late last night, so just a couple updates. Several readers asked if I got anything done on Biscuit while there, but (as Mitch can attest, because he dropped by) I took an hour to stare at the jeep, but between minor book fixes, caring for dad, and sonny-do projects, I didn’t have much extra time.
On my way home I stopped by to visit Roy Williams and his friend, Todd Francis. Todd is the 2nd or 3rd largest manufacturer of two-piece high performance VW blocks in the world. He ships them all around the planet. It was a real treat to watch the blocks being milled, drilled, and cleaned. His racing buggy was pretty cool, too. I didn’t have my camera with me, so no pics.
You can learn more about them on Facebook or at his website (which will be receiving a makeover sometime soon).
Blaine spotted this great photo showing hundreds of what appear to be M-606s about ready to be shipped to Iran in 1962. It’s part of an article in the Toledo Blade about the 75th anniversary of the Willys-Overland-produced jeep.
http://www4.toledoblade.com/Automotive/2016/04/25/Toledo-to-mark-Jeep-s-75th-in-August-fest.html
The green FC-170 pictured below is the one for sale out of Chicago. I have to say, this is one way to save on gas!
Maury ran across this rare CJ-5 and figured few people knew about it (I’ve never written anything about it). Kaiser Jeep of Australia built what they called Jeep Combat 6, a CJ-5 derivative. They had Ford 170ci straight 6 motors, the same engine used in the early Mustangs. It was the Australian answer to the Dauntless V6 being installed Stateside.
About 460 Jeep Combat 6 vehicles were made. Of the 460, it is unknown how many were CJ5’s or CJ6’s, as all documented records were either lost or destroyed. The chassis and the tubs were imported from Kaiser’s US plant and assembled with the Ford engines in Brisbane. Here’s photos of 1968 Combat 6 that was for sale about a year ago in Australia:
You can learn more about them at the CJ-3B page (scroll down to the page’s bottom). Here’s an example of a Combat 6 brochure.
According to the 3B page, the Combat 6 marketing didn’t last for long. The Australian arm of Kaiser Jeep dropped the Combat 6 brand, possibly replacing it with the Sportster. As you can see in this ad that was for sale on Australia’s eBay, the Sportster CJ-5 had the inline 6. If anyone has more info, please let me know. I couldn’t find much on these.
