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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.
There are plenty of interesting, unusual, historic and surprising stories related to Jeeps and their owners. In addition, some of these features have nothing to do with jeeps. This link will display all featured stories starting from the latest.
Looking for parts and not sure where to go? There are a variety of large and small new and used parts sellers both online and offline.
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 .
UPDATE: Still Available
(10/05/2013) This has a few dings, but appears solid.
“1955 Willys Jeep with hard top and doors. Straight 4cy, 29,xxx miles, army tires and winch. $7,500 It is running and drivable pickup only Benton Harbor, MI”
http://swmi.craigslist.org/cto/4801790745.html
This June 16, 1945, article from the Syracuse Herald Journal suggests that no jeeps will be available for purchase.
Photo from Trip Advisor post
The small Canadian town of Dawson Creek is home to several museums, including the Railway Station Museum and the Walter Wright Pioneer Museum. Because the town is considered the southern terminus of the ALCAN, or the Alaska – Canadian Highway, it’s also home to the Alaska Highway House, a small museum that chronicles the building of the highway. Inside the museum, is a jeep that participated in the building of the famous road.
EWillys has several photos and posts about the building of the highway, including this 1944 article by Herbert Lanks about a jeep trip up the new highway.
You may enjoy this humorous introduction to the museum (that includes the jeep):
Here are some still photos of the jeep:
I can’t wait to see this sign some day:
Photo from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Highway
To celebrate the holiday season, the director of the monuments foundation in the town of Armenia, Colombia, has decorated 15 jeeps with neon colors. The initiative is called the Jeep Tour and is part of the city’s effort to reinforce the cultural importance of jeeps, yipao and coffee to tourists.
Here’s the full article in Spanish: http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/regionales/en-jeep-willys-los-turistas-en-armenia-podran-apreciar-los-alumbrados/20141207/nota/2540843.aspx
UPDATE: These photos were on eBay. **SOLD**
The same press photo with the same caption that is marked differently was sold by same seller in January of 2014 (the pic and caption from that 2014 ebay sale is at the bottom of this post).
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Here are copies of the photo sold in January of 2014:
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
Marc spotted this one.
“Original vintage negative by Chinese-American photographer Doris Nieh. This is a one of a kind vintage item from Doris Nieh’s estate. It was part of her personal archive. Doris Nieh was a photographer for Life Magazine and many other publications, she was also part of the social scene in Hollywood and New York in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. She was the official photographer for the 1966 film “The Sand Pebbles” directed by Robert Wise, starring Steve McQueen, Candice Bergen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna and Mako. This is an unpublished and unseen photograph from an academy award winning classic movie, a great find and a rare opportunity to own a unique piece of Hollywood history.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** was $3500
Lots of parts here. One is MB/GPW.
“Great deal if you want to build a few willys jeeps one is a mb body style. No motors but lots of parts call for info”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $20,000.
“Custom built 1948 willys 4bt cummins diesel 5speed nv4500 np231 ford 8.8 with disc brakes rear jeep Dana 30 th coil spring ride all four corners p/s a/c p/b runs like a new truck”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $17,900
“This Jeep was registered to the Georgia Forestry Department for most of its life. It had 58,827 miles on the odometer.
It sat for over 10 years in a barn before the owner sold it to the person before me. It has many new components, from seals to gas tank and many items in between. Runs and Drives very good. Being a southern Jeep, the body was very clean. New paint, factory Pewter Grey Metallic, looks very nice. 35″ Super Swampers (new) on New Mickey Thompson wheels. It does have fiberglass front fenders, both original fenders were bent over time.
304 AMC V-8, T-15 3 Speed Transmission, Dana 20 Transfer Case, Dana 30 front Axle & Dana 44 Rear Axle. I believe it has 3.73 gearing.
The Jeep CJ-6 was introduced for 1956, and was in production for just under 20 years. It was essentially identical to the classic CJ-5, just stretched by a massive 20 inches. There were 2800 made this last year of production for the US.
1973, when parent company AMC shoved a 304-cubic-inch V8 under the hoods of all CJ models. AMC also improved the rest of the vehicle by equipped heavier axles, bigger brakes and a wider track.
The CJ-6, moving just 50,172 units over the course of its two-decade life”
http://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/cto/4774003997.html
