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UPDATE: Still Available.
(05/30/2023) Little known about this 2A, but it seems to have potential. I don’t see any obvious rust.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/821475192883079
“Listing for family. 1947 CJ2A needs a new home. Very little is known about it. Looks to be mostly complete and appears that it was driven in to the shop where it currently resides. Is currently in Republic.”
Maybe someone up north can use this?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/109272472189925
“For sale 1953cj3b body tub, in very good condition, does need floor pan patching but under structure not bad. windshield frame in fantastic condition. and tail gate dented but not rusty. A very workable body. I do have a workable set of front fenders I’ll through in. Located in Northbattleford Saskatchewan canada. 1200. Or trade for complete soft top and doors for cj2a”
Jan was kind enough to share this rare brochure from Farmcraft, LTD, another seller of refurbished WWII jeeps. I’ve seen the Burleigh in another ad from 1949, but the text (as best as I could read) did not mention Farmcraft. A Hemmings article shared a pic of the Burleigh, and mentioned Farmcraft. I suspect Farmcraft partnered with, bought out or evolved from Burleigh.
It is a little more orangey in person. These pics are pulling more red.
Over the past two days I put four coats of rattle-can Kubota Orange paint on the front clip and body (inside a temporary paint booth in the shop). Normally when I paint I use the proper tools, get proper paints, etc. But, the last time I sprayed a jeep was about 14 years ago. I thought, just maybe, naively optimistically, spray can paint tech had improved….
Moreover, one of the upsides of spray can tech is that if there is damage, you can easily get a can to cover up any issues. Since this was to be a temporary paint job, I figured I’d be a guinea pig and see how it turns out.
Well, I can assure you the paint job sucks. While I really like the color, the shine is uneven, there are several runs (despite trying to achieve light coats), and still I can see a slight bit of background color behind the orange. In fact, I found it more difficult, more messy, and stickier to use the cans than paint with a spray gun. Lesson learned!
Thankfully, spectators are usually 30 feet or more away from the track, so I’m sure no one will notice (except when lined up in the rare queue).
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500. We visited James in 2011 when this jeep was his.
Looks like a good price.
“1950 CJ3 includes an extra set of tires and many extra parts. Was used in several parades a few years ago and parked. I haven’t tried to start it recently. I will also double check mileage and update listing.”
Blaine shared this nice looking CJ-5. Is that the Arena Yellow color from the 1956 color chart?
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/d/puyallup-1956-willys/7635009329.html
“Restored 1956 Willys jeep. this jeep is original as the day it was built. It has been in the family since new, was my grandfathers, I am retiring and need to downsize. The restoration was completed in 2008 and has about 500 miles.”
Appears worth a look.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/219830791038553/
“1954 Willy’s cj3b for sale. 134 f head four cylinder, twin stick transfer case, three speed manual tranny, tow bar and a roll bar if interested. Believe it’s fairly original except the front bumper and warn hubs. Floors are in very good shape as is inside the tool box. Been sitting a while but did get it to fire dumping gas down the carb. Needs some love but overall a good representation of a high hood Willy’s.”
This was listed at only $5000. It sold within a few hours on Facebook. The seller has four more to sell (condition unknown) and a variety of FC parts.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/835668236472205/permalink/6825583574147278
Originally white, this CJ-5 looks solid.
“This is a very nice 1962 Willys CJ5. Runs great, motor has been checked over and new rod and main bearings have been installed.
Steering box was rebuilt. Clutch is good, brakes are good. Body is in very good condition with just one small patch on the passenger side floor over a support channel (support channel has approx 3-4″ of rust). Interior of the tool box has some surface rust, no rust through. No frame issues.
Looks like original condition other than it was painted red over the original white, no modifications. Seats are in good condition, probably recovered in the past, no tears. New glove box insert. This would be an easy restoration or have fun with it as is.”
I’ve never heard of using Suzuki Sidekick brakes on a jeep.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WillysSwapMeet/posts/3513741438899110/
“946 cj2a
Brakes have been completely redone with sidekick disc brakes up front
Rebuilt engine, with less than 500 miles
New aluminum radiator with electric fan
Gm alternator conversion
Approximately 17 gallon fuel tank that runs underneath both front seats
eBay mud terrains
Amazon wiring harness
The ebrake is missing
Needs shocks
Front wheel bearings need to be replaced
The carburetor is an old solex and not ideal but it runs
The windshield frame is in pretty bad shape
Brake lights don’t work
The t90 works, it doesn’t pop out of gear but it is worn out. Comes with rebuild kits and enough parts to rebuild it and build an extra t90
Comes with a ton of extra parts
Including steering column
Two extra Dana 18’s
Warn Saturn overdrive
All the parts to assemble a t90 plus rebuild the one in it
Water pump
Drive shafts and axle shafts
A set of rebuilt mb axles
An mb windshield
And some extra wheels that wouldn’t fit over the disk brakes
Comes with a complete mb band parking brake”