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Looks kind of odd. I’m not sure that is a jeep chassis.
“1947 WILLYS WITH A NEW 350V8
AUTO RUNS GOOD
NO RUST”
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4396082468.html
If both are only $500, it looks like a good price.
“have a jeep for sale has 304 v8 I bought with planning on using willies body on it just haven’t got done both jeeps go together would trade for riding mower”
http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/4423318631.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000
Given the fire damage, I’m not sure how much value is here. Looks like it had a replacement body.
“I have a historical 59 Willys cj3b I need to get sold it was set on fire last year and was going to fix it back up but was in a motorcycle wreck and wasn’t able to work and hate to let it go but have a baby on the way and need the cash, it’s worth 3,000 or more in its condition 25-30,000 running but will take the best offer… fire got to the engine but i didn’t damage major parts. It did run before and still will turn over.. it’s late and will take pictures tomorrow thanks”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500
“Willy’s Jeeps for sale or trade 46-cja2, 51-cja2, cja3, The 46 and 51 has good titles in my name the cj3a has no title. The 51 has a engine,trans,transfer case. The other 2 do not. I bought all three to build one good one. I want to sale or trade all three together. Asking $1500 or trade of equal value.”
No pics provided.
“1946 army jeep not running but will run with little tinkering looks good, has good nj title comes with 416 jeep trailer, a steel for both at $4500 or will seperate, selling due to illness, sorry i have no pictures, please reply with your phone number i will get back to you, thanks for looking”
UPDATE: Status Unknown.
I think the top is my favorite part, though it is showing its age. The seat covers are unique, too.
“Selling this for my father since he is no longer able to drive. This was purchased from the military (Letterkenny Army Depot) in the late 1940s. It has 53,000 ORIGINAL MILES. Has now been started for 3-4 years. The photos were taken about 18 months ago. The tires are all flat but as far as the rest of the jeep goes, it pretty much looks like the photos. Call for more information and a history on the jeep.”
<– Day 25 – Apr. 13th: Port Why-Knee-Me | OVERVIEW | Day 27 – Apr. 15th: Strolling Monterey –>
Henry is looking toward the coast on our way from Paso Robles to Highway 1.
Today’s goal was to drive Highway 1 north to Monterey, California.
Today we drove from Arroyo Grande – Pismo Beach area to Monterey.
We started off this morning with a quick visit to Pismo Beach to say we’d been there and done that. One thing we didn’t do was give into the temptation for some pastries from Old West Cinnamon Rolls, though my mouth sure watered as we passed their store front.
Pismo Beach pier.
After a short walk on the Pismo Beach pier, we drove north to Paso Robles to visit the highly recommended Pioneer Museum. When we arrived, I discovered that I hadn’t read the fine print; it was only opened Thursday through Sunday. Still, there were a few exhibits outside, so we entertained ourselves for a little while.
The front of the Pioneer Museum. Me wondering how I missed the fact that the museum is only opened from Thursday-Sunday
Ann took the news of the museum’s closure pretty well. I only stayed in jail for a little while.
I got a little worried when she found this witch’s pot and began uttering the words “Double Double Toil and Trouble“.
If you travel anywhere along the coast you are likely to run across signs with bells for El Camino Real, one of the early roads through California. Bells were added along the route at the turn of the 19th century.
<– Day 24 – Apr. 12th: Dan’s FCs and The Lost Romanian | OVERVIEW | Day 26 – Apr. 14th: Gorditas Make Me Sleepy –>
Dinner off of Hwy 1 overlooking the Pacific Ocean. After all the craziness of the northern LA traffic, we found a peaceful spot for some dinner with a postcard-perfect view.
Our first objective on Sunday was to grab a bagel at the Old New York Deli & Bakery Company in Newberry Park, California. I’d spotted the bagelry when it delivered some bagels for an event at the Hampton Inn where we stayed Saturday night. They looked so good, that I made the bagel place a must stop. Thankfully, the bagels didn’t disappoint. They were chewy and tasty. If you are in the area, give them a try.
A map of our trip from Thousand Oaks to Pismo Beach.
From Newberry Park, we drove to Port Hueneme to visit the new Seabees museum. If are like me, you are unsure how to pronounce the name of that Port. I learned it is pronounced Port Why-Knee-Me, named for a local tribe. Again, Hueneme = Why-Knee-Me
On the way to the museum we encountered this terrible fire. Ann determined it had been a medical building (we pulled up to a gas station to fill up while watching the action).
We put the fire behind us and soon arrived at the new Seabee museum. Unlike the old location (which is the only address we had), the new address does not require access to the Naval Base, making it less of a hassle for non-military visitors to visit the museum. It’s very easy to spot the museum by the large “Seabee” out front:
You can see Henry parked in the background.
The beautiful new building apparently replaced some leaky, smaller buildings. The entrance sure looked welcoming:
Inside the building is a spacious lobby where a change in exhibits was in progress:
This was a creative use of landing grates:
There were several rooms that shared the history of the Navy’s civil engineering program. One question we had was how did the Seabee’s originate and get their name? The answer involved the problem of civil engineers fighting in a war.
http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=197
UPDATE: Tom from ROAM reported (see comments) that this camper FC was a custom installation. He noted that the camper was unsalvageable, so they felt it was a good candidate for something unique. Tom plans to do a post about the camper in the future.
Here’s what it looked like when they bought it:
Here’s the completed project:
Follow the whole build here: http://roamauto.com/1960-willys-jeep-forward-control-fc170-build/