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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.
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 .
(11/02/2009) Here’s a great looking early, stock CJ-3B.
“All most stock jeep. Rebuilt engine ORG, with 1500 mls on it.Body stock with NO rust. After market elect,wipers, 1953 jeep PU 11 inch, brakes 90%, 12 volt sys, . ORG engine, T 90 trans, spicer 18 TC, Dana 25 front, Dana 44 rear, ORG,front, rear bumpers, and hitch.
The engine is 134 f head, new tires ,200 mls on them, no top, Good looking, good running good all around little jeep, 5.38 dif gearing, ser, #453GB2 12339 willys-overland.”
(01/23/2010) Here’s a truck with a rare canopy. I don’t know if this is original or custom?
“1956 Willys pickup with canapy 4×4 with 1964? 327 runs and drives but needs some tlc. Body is in good condition but has some cancer. If you are an off roading nut this it the rig for you. Very fun to drive.”
Jeff and I were exchanging emails about drag jeeps the other day. We were both sharing our memories about Roger Monson’s drag jeep, Rapid Transit. As Jeff notes, it certainly had its own sound!
Jeff wrote “it had an actual belt driven blown 4cyl pontiac motor in it. A small 471 blower, insane RPMs and crazy loud! If ya didn’t cover your ears when it came by it HURT. I saw it run @ the old firemountain drag strip @ washougal in the mid 1980s”
David wrote to me today to tell me about his first wagon project. He got a great deal on it, especially for an eastern wagon, and has a restoration plan in place.
He writes, “My rough plan is sort of a rolling resto on a budget at first. Specifically, get motor running first…then brakes. Next will be things that need to be done for safe driving (signals, lights, windows fixed, emergency brake etc.).
After that I’d like to sand/blast to metal the worst of the unprotected areas (hood, roof paint pretty much gone) and epoxy paint and primer them, then gradually work on other issues. But first things first, have to get running and driveable cuz the wife is not gonna be very tolerant of it taking space in the garage if I can’t move it easily, lol.
On down the road I’d like to do a frame off. I’m not one of those chop em up and put a v-8 in it kinda guys, but not opposed to some mods like a brake upgrade or electric wipers to improve driveability. My overall goal of restoration will be to keep it as original as possible but I plan to use and drive it, not restore to mint or show condition (but who knows what the future will hold? I don’t plan to change anything that couldn’t be changed back to 100% original easily)”
“For sale. 1949 mb four wheel drive origi.nal jeep. A little peice of history. Does not run complete parts. I been putting together for some time..I need cash or trade four truck email me for pics”
“1946 FORD School Bus, originally a 20 (I think) passenger, converted to a RV in the fifties now used for storage. They tell me that the motor is a Canadian block Mercury. I drove and parked it here when I moved to the east mountains in 1998. It has never been wrecked, the front clip is perfect. No radiator. Pictures available on request. Actually I will post some pictures as soon as I can. IT DOES NOT RUN
$5000 505-286-2923 ask for Dennis
I might consider a trade for a roller I can make a hot rod out of ………….
A fifties coupe… a V8 Vega… an Anglia… a 40’s Willys (I’m dreaming) ”
“L134 Engine block, it was running when I took it out of the jeep about 6 moths ago. The guy I bought the jeep off of said he had the engine rebuilt about 10 years ago and just used it for plowing, so the jeep sat alot. The engine is free and will turn by hand, not seized. The number on the Engine bossbehind the water pump is either MJ2915 or MT2915. I really can’t make it out. On the head there is a stamp that says 6-48. Im not sure how old the engine is but is definetly not a Willys MB motor. Most likely out of a CJ2A or CJ3A. I took the valve cover off and it is pretty clean inside. I did not take off the head. There is no cracks or breaks in the block. It is in pretty good shape. I cracked the plastic timing gear trying to remove the engine plate. Other than the attachements on the motor, everything internal is complete and has not been touched”
Craig dropped me a note today about an old friend of his.
Craig writes, “I was doing a little web surfing and found an old lost friend, Hubert Cossard. I had been in contact with Hubert some 9 years ago about some awesome drawings he had made of Forward Control Jeeps. There were definite communication barriers back then as I am a little behind on foreign languages (even known to destroy my own language a bit!) [ed note: you aren’t alone!] but was in total awe of Hubert’s detailed drawings. Like many internet sites, there one day and gone the next, Hubert’s site disappeared.
Though I lost contact with Hubert years ago, by accident I just found his new, greatly expanded site. On the Jeep Family link there are drawings of just about every Jeep ever built or thought of. It’s a gotta-check-out-site!”
One quick trip to the site and I can only second Craigs description of the drawings. I couldn’t say for sure if they are scale-exact drawings, but they sure have the detail of someone who knows their jeeps. The site is in French, so if you need to translate anything, you might try Google Translate.
Greg asked for a few pics of the Steering combination on the Eller’s Jeeps, so Randy climbed under Devon’s Jeep to snap a few for us. Thanks Randy!
Here is Randy’s description, ”
I took a few pictures of the Saginaw steering setup in Devon’s MB but they were mostly taken from below because of his winch plate covering the top. It is a little unclear just how it all works without the top view.
Dusty will be bringing his CJ2A back up here in a few weeks and I think it will be easier to get good pictures from his Jeep. It still has the stock column in it which is what Greg is interested in. I might have a spare steering box mount to take pictures of as well.
Picture 1 was taken from the driver’s side tire. The frame was plated on the inside with ½ inch steel and protrudes an inch or so below the frame rail. The outside plate is 3/8 and is what the spring mounts are also welded onto (the Scout II axles require outboard spring mounts). 3 of the 4 steering box mount bolt heads are visible; the 4th bolt was welded inside the frame rail because I wasn’t certain if it would interfere with the spring mount if it passed all of the way through. The 2 bottom bolts from the steering box mount to the steering box are also visible; the 3rd bolt is visible in picture 005 on the top-front of the steering box.
Picture 2 shows how the steering box mount lowers the steering gear and in conjunction with the drop pitman arm almost eliminates bump steer even though this Jeep has probably 7 or 8 inches of lift.
The long bolt that protrudes down through the frame rail is one of the winch plate bolts and the other one you can see in Picture 3 ties the bumper and spring mount together. It is a pretty sturdy assembly with the plated frame rails, spring mounts, steering box mount, winch plate and bumper all tied together. The frame horns had to be cut off to plate the frame rails; the passenger side frame rail was also plated inside and out. This mount allows the steering arm to pass underneath the stock round crossmember and it works well with aftermarket motor mounts.”
