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About eWillys
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 .
Here are a few of Bob’s pictures. This photo below is of the unusual Jeepster.
Here are a few of Sebastian’s photos. Both Bob and Sebastian took a variety of photos of this chassis, but I can’t tell if there is something special done to this or not. In fact, you can see Bob with camera in hand.
Credit Colin and Glenn for uncovering this information.
A rare 1945 Christmas Al-Toy that was on eBay recently
Mr. Stub Cole, at the right, and Harold Bell, Sales Manager for Willys, at the left, seated at a table with an unnamed WGN radio announcer. On the table is an Al-Toy Jeep and on the bookcase behind Mr. Bell is another Al-Toy Jeep and a smaller model of a Jeep towing a trailer.
“About one year ago, Glenn Byron and I became involved in correspondence with Mr. and Mrs. David (Sue) Cole, part time residents here in Arizona and Michigan. The conversations revolved around the story that David Cole’s father, “Stub” Cole had gone to work at Willys in the latter part of 1945 for the purpose of getting the farm implement accessories and documentation then being supplied for Jeeps out to the dealer network. He left his
family in Michigan and lived in a couple of hotels in Toledo during the time he worked at Willys.
During this time, he took home a tan Al-Toy Jeep for David’s brother and at Christmas 1945, he brought two more Al-Toy Jeeps home. One was tan, like the first one, but the third Jeep, which he gave to his wife, was done differently than the others. It was silver, with a red interior and the underside was painted green. The wheels were cream colored and it had a spare tire mounted on the right rear fender. The Cole family always called this the Christmas Jeep due to its Christmas colors. As close as the family can remember, Stub left Willys in about April or May of 1946 and returned to Michigan.
Fast forward to 2011. David and Sue are trying to plot some of their family history and realized that David still had his original Al-Toy Jeep from 1945. They contacted the remaining family and learned that David’s brother’s tan Jeep and the “Christmas Jeep” were still in the family. With that, Sue began searching the internet for anything on Al-Toys and came up with Glenn’s name. She contacted him and he replied, copying me on the correspondence. Photos of the three Jeeps were sent to both of us and we realized the “Christmas Jeep” was indeed special and we made arrangements to meet with the Cole’s at their winter home in Cottonwood, AZ. Glenn and his family were on a vacation out west, to coincide with the FC Roundup here in Phoenix and we also got to meet Dave and Ann at the FC Roundup as well. We arranged to meet the Coles in Cottonwood on March 25th and look at the Al-Toys and share their findings on Willys history where their father was involved.
The photos below show the 1945 Christmas Al-Toy Jeep and a tan one in their original condition in March, 2012. We talked about the condition of all three Jeeps and possible things to do with them. The two tan Jeeps had been played with and had some pencil markings left over from nearly 70 years ago and there were a couple of items that they would like to have repaired, but wanted to leave the Jeeps as close to their original condition as possible.
Roberto has created some CJ-3A T-shirts. I’m going to purchase one. If you are interested in getting one, then lets work out a way of splitting the shipping. Just add a comment if you are interested in getting one.
UPDATE: Here’s an updated picture of the final deck in case anyone was interested. You can view more about the project here: http://www.deilers.com/deck/
However, I do have a couple quick updates on what we’ve been doing. Much of our time has been consumed by a deck rebuild for my parents (it turns out Ann is great with power tools!). Below are a couple shots. The first photo shows how bad it looked after we pulled up the decking. The second shows the deck partially done. There was quite a bit of rot in those joists.
There are several of these pinball games on eBay. These have several different vehicles, include a jeep in the lower left side.
“Vintage “Marx” Bazooka Pinball Game “Bagatelle” From Very late 40’s to early 1950’s
The backboard of the game is tin with World War 2 military graphics of jeeps, tanks and Anti-aircraft guns.
Made in United States of America Marx Toys logo.
It measures about 12 1/2″ long, 6 3/8″ wide and ¾” deep.
It is in excellent condition. Has some wear to the plastic. There are no cracks, but some age crazing lower left, has both it’s legs.
Upper left hand top has some glue left from tape. Other wise in great condition!”
“Jeep Accessories Special Parts and Major Assemblies for All Models” This is a reprint of the book that originally was used in a Jeep dealer’s parts department so that customers could order accessories. You will find illustrations and the original part numbers, which are still useful today because most parts vendors still use Jeep’s numbers to keep track of their parts. Use this book to make your search for parts both quicker and easier. The black and white illustrations in the book will help you to identify parts. Covers heaters, defrosters, radios, windshield washer, windshield wiper kit, locking fuel cap, power brakes, spotlight, slack adjuster, mirrors, gasoline filter, mud flaps, canvas tops, CJ-5 hard enclosure, pintle hook, bumper weight, step, bumper guard, governors, draw bar, propeller shaft guard, skid plate, and a few more. The book also includes engines and axles available for purchase from Jeep. You can use this catalog to find out which features on your car are accessories, if those accessories are original, and which accessories you can add. Find out which accessories interchange with other years and models covered in this book. All Jeeps from 1957-1962 are covered, including CJ-3B, CJ-5, CJ-6, DJ-3A, pickup, station wagon, FC 150, and FC 170. The manual measures 8 ½ x 11″, has 22 pages, and is in new condition. Buy now to find out how to make your Jeep into a “loaded” model.”
“1960 Willys CJ3B for sale. This Willys has the Super Hurricane six cylinder rather than the normal four cylinder. I bought it about 1 1/2 years ago as a project but work committments and other hobbies have taken the time. It’s a great straight vehicle really. The fuel pump is out and needs to be replaced. Body is straight and in very good shape as is the frame.
Shouldn’t take much to get this to a good driver condition and would make an excellent restoration candidate.”
“have a 47 willys jeep runs and drives great, four wheel drive works. the body has been modified, looks more like a mud buggy. the engine, trans and running gears are all factory. everything is their as factory other than the body. interested in trading or saleing, if you have an offer throw it out there you never know. i like anything that that has a engine and wheels, any kinda parts that u may have (chevy parts mainly) has no tittle is for off road only, you can file for a savagle tittle but it is 47 jeep with the top speed of about 40 mph not really highway material.”
