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This was listed at $4800, but that price has been crossed out. Perhaps the seller is taking offers? The front suspension setup is unusual. It appears a bump stop has been added to the rear of the springs, replacing the shackles. It also looks like some kind of block or wedge sits between the springs and the axle.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/768304708324018/
“Complete frame up restoration project that is very close to being finished. It came from California and is extremely solid. It was taken down to bare metal and there was not a spot of rust anywhere. A skim coat, block, primer, block seal, and painted gray. It’s a 46 CJ2A with CJ5 running gear that has overdrive so it will have no trouble running the freeway. Has a chevy 350. Lot’s of new parts. Part’s alone cost more than the asking price. I have the windshield frame and windshield for it. its painted black. I will not respond to is this still available. Located in napavine Washington. Cash only sale, no trades. First person here with cash takes it home. Change of plans…..I’ll part it out. Let me know what you need. It has a really nice suspension setup. I think I’ll keep the 350 SBC that’s in it for another project.”
This appears to be a CJ-5 hardtop.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/203148599459876
“Koenig hard top for jeep”
If a Crosley, which the grille indicates it might be, I’m unsure the model. Usually, these have some type of hood-bump and different style fenders, but the hood on this is flat, as are the fenders.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1016724232951449/
“Crosley Jeep Project. $350”
John shared this CJ-2A. It’s got some mods and is a bit rough in places.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/370743031962644
“Selling my 1946 cj2a. Hate to sell it but I got another one which is as good as I ever hoped for this one to be. It was used as a plow jeep for many years before I bought it I’ll start with the good Runs and drives very well, engine sounds amazing. The body has many patches but the floors are solid. It has a previous registration and plates but no title. Depending on when it sells I might include a spare frame for extra. The half cab is solid and are hard to come by. It comes with a complete plow setup that I know for a fact works. Cons The frame needs a patch before I’d recommend even yard driving it. One of the rear left leaf spring mounts rotted through the frame, the last owner never told me that before driving 6 hours to buy it. The brake lines are all there, unsure if theyre even hooked up, but the brakes don’t work. It’s currently hooked up to an auxiliary gas tank in the bed but I will be including a plastic one. 2700 obo, negotiable in person only, no I’m not parting it out”
The seller has a lot of money into this, but the jeep remains in pieces. The pic below was taken prior to it being disassembled.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/244281111765795/
“Hello, I have a 1952 Willys CJ3A project for sale. I have had it for about 25 years now and don’t see myself finishing it anytime soon. So it’s time for it to move on. I have about $12k into it and it’s still in pieces. I bought the replacement panels and $4k in parts (see lists in photos). I also had engine completely gone through, machined, and professionally rebuilt ($3k) with hardened vavle seat so it is good for todays gas. It has a Dana 44 rear axle, original heater, professionally rebuilt front and rear driveshafts, and quite a few spare parts including a spare transmission and transfer case. I also have a full steel hard top (no side doors) and a half cab/doors. Have clean title too. I also attached a couple photos of when it was together. I would like to get $6k because there is $4k in parts on the lists alone, $3k in the engine, plus everything else. Open to offers/trades especially a for 55’-59’ Chevy/GMC truck driver/solid project. Goose neck livestock trailer w/lvg qrtrs.”
It’s unclear to me what this is supposed to be, but it’s only $200. Might make an unusual looking racer.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/215571604853146
“”HJ-7 / Hum-J” Fiberglass body kit for a Jeep CJ, YJ, TJ. Never installed, but has sat outside for years. Cash in person only”
There may be value here.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/961628288318229
“Mostly held together with bondo. Have original engine at mission motor being stored. Is on an open trailer that can sell with it. Trailer will cost $2,000 if added.”
This 8-page issue has lots of DJ-3As, Surreys, FCs and Wagons. Note the six-wheeled wagon on page six. The issue includes a photo of a CJ-6 being used as a tour jeep at Hell’s Half Acre near Casper, Wyoming (page 3 lower right).
Bill shared this quick-assemble jeep video, though this doesn’t quite look as quick as others we’ve seen.
What’s more interesting is that one of the comments under the video shares how some US jeep dealers ran some contests challenging folks to assemble actual jeeps completely taken apart. This is the first I have heard about this type of contest. I wonder if it was ever documented in any news articles or magazines. Here is the full comment:
“My grandfather’s garage did this in the 1950’s. He owned the first Jeep dealership in Manhattan, because he was selling Willy’s before WWII, so automatically became a Jeep dealership after the War. [Willys] did a promotion where they set up this contest in different dealerships, to see how long to assemble an entire Jeep. But it was completely apart, not in sub assemblies like here. My grandfather won with a time under 4 hours, and they presented him with a solid gold Bulova watch. On the back was engraved his name, the date, and the time it took to put the Jeep together.”
