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Needs a few parts.
“It missing the radiator and need a battery but other than that it’s all there. The engine is free and will turn over with a battery hooked up to it. It is a former army jeep and the title has been lost over time. Would make a great restoration project I just don’t have the time for it right now. Fill free to call or text me with any questions or for more pictures.”
http://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/4556891472.html
Tim forwarded this parts rig.
“I’m getting ready to scrap an old 1948 or 1949 Willys station wagon. There isn’t much on it that is any good at all, except for the desirable Overdrive transmission. It I’m pretty sure the trans is a T-96 model. The trans is still in the car, and you will have to remove it yourself.
Want to buy the transmission?
Bring your tools and $75 cash.
Want to buy the whole car?
Bring a trailer, your own wheels and tires and $76 cash.
Want to buy the whole Willys and the dolly that it is sitting on?
Bring your own wheels and tires and $425 cash?
Just to be perfectly clear, there is no way that the wheels and tires are going with this. I need them for another vehicle. The wheels are 5 bolt with a 4 1/2 inch bolt pattern, the same as Ford Rangers, Crown Victorias, Mercury Marquis, etc.”
http://lexington.craigslist.org/pts/4555287555.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $800.
(05/27/2014) It doesn’t run.
“Deciding to part with one of my projects,
It’s a 1946 Willys CJ2a
“Go Devil” 4 cyl engine- Turns over but can’t get it running, will fire occasionally but not run.
Tub is pretty rusty, I started to cut out some spots and removing some of the old layers of paint but if you want to restore it it would probably be easier to buy a new tub
Frame is solid
Newer brakes, new Solex carb(carter WO included) new points, condenser, coil, and plug wires. Have a new fuel pump for it but have not put it on.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $4500.
Lee’s decided to sell his CJ-2A.
“This is a 1947 CJ 2 A. This Jeep was bought new in Calif.by the Edison Co. and used for four years and then sold. My friend bought it from the Edison Co. in Calif. and then took it up to his cabin in the Sierra mountains and used it. It was stored in a shed when not used. Then it was moved to his hangar and stored and that is where it is now. That was 49 years ago! I am the third owner since new. I have owned this Jeep for over 8 year. This Jeep has very little rust. I had the rims sand blasted and painted and installed 5 new tires and tubes.
5 new tires and tubs
rims sand blasted and painted
very little rust
not running
$4,700.00 or trade for 1978 to 1985 CJ 7”
http://ventura.craigslist.org/cto/4459035386.html
This article shares some of the jeep rustling that went on during WWII. One of protections against rustling that I’ve encountered is that driver’s would grab the rotor from the distributor to keep other military folks from stealing their jeeps.
Note that the ice cream story from yesterday has expanded to five gallons!
Yesterday I featured an ad that related a story about jeeps lashed to the decks of Submarines.
This article was published in the February 10, 1944 issue of the Eugene Register Guard:
I found this article on page 5 of the January 10, 1944, edition of the Southeast Missourian Newspaper:
And from page 2 of the February 10, 1944, issue of the Spokane Daily Chronicle: 
And, on a note of trivia, I found this gem at an archived site:
In World War II, Burton Baskin of Baskin Robbins fame, was a quartermaster who began his ice cream career by trading a jeep for an ice cream freezer
Now, I don’t know if that’s true as I couldn’t verify it anywhere else, but a fun fact if true.
This is an unusual piece. Looks like a CJ-5 design.
“This is a lapel pin for the Jim Beam Collector clubs. This one is “Jeep City” the image is a vintage Jeep for the design.”
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The hardtop on this looks unusually tall, but the solider looks pretty tall as well. This includes a good shot of the front mud flaps.
“Original Vintage Photo WWII US Army Soldier Man & Enclosed Cab Military Jeep. Photo Size is 5×7 inches.”
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The date on this photo is January 1950. If so, these guys are part of the fight against China rather than Japan. Therefore this is more likely a WWII photo.
“KACHIN TRIBESMEN OF NORTH BURMA AID ALLIES IN WAR AGAINST THE JAPANESE”
Jeep drivers pause at an overnight shelter during a long run through a Japanese-held jungle. Kachin forces use airplanes, jeeps, mules and elephant to negotiate the remote jungle trails in their relentless stalking of the Japanese.”
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