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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 .
“1952 Jeep Willys M38
$9100 obo
4cyl, runs great
Includes: 2 tops – Jeep cover w/ doors and sides + bikini top pictured, tow-along with hitch, spare tire with mount
12 volt conversion done
See pic of repair list
Great mechanically! Has some rust in floor board, toolbox areas, paint needs help
Odometer: 47903 stopped working in 1966
No trades
Text cell only 828-D9Y-00TH
I’m selling for owner”
“1949 Willys Jeepster VJ3. I was told the car originally had the 4 cylinder engine. The gentleman I purchased from replaced it with a 6 cylinder engine which I was told was from a Studebaker. It is actually an F-161 from a 1952-54 Willys Aero or Wagon. He thought the car was under powered with the 4 cylinder. Manual transmission with overdrive. Car was also repainted from the original blue to the cream/red color. Not currently running. I had it running 20 years ago for what it’s worth. Engine turns over. Interior is in good condition with original rubber floor mat. Side curtains are there as well. Solid condition. A good cleaning would have it show well or it’s ready to restore back to original. Asking $7,500. Located in Greencastle, PA. Not far from Carlisle and Hershey car shows.”
“Arizona desert vehicle no rust no dents.100% factory with extra engine.
I have owned for many years and started restoration in Arizona but have moved to Mississippi and have no room to complete restoration.
Brief description:
Dana 44 rear end
Dana 25 front end
T90 3spd transmission with factory overdrive ( pretty rare )
1 Willys Go Devil L-134 straight 4 cyl chain drive
1 Willys Go Devil L-134 straight 4 cyl gear drive
Posted with many photos and have many more. Including photos of being wrapped for shipping to Mississippi.
Cash only 4500.00 serious inquiries only.
Bring your trailer load up and start your restoration project and do it your way…clear (Arizona title )”
“Original Willys Front end. These are all original Willys parts. Heavy surface rust but very solid, the windshield does include the glass. They are from my 1947 Willys I got a new body parts so I am selling these parts.
Reproduction parts that I just replaced cost me over $1,250.00. I will sell these parts for $600.00. I got new parts because I am not a body man and cannot put the finish on them that should be. Cash only on pick up, will not ship. No other currency excepted”
“I am selling my Willys M38 army jeep project.
I picked it up a few years ago with the intention of restoring it. I ran out of time and want to
hand this project off to another.
The original engine is a total loss but I am including another engine that was running when it was taken out of another Willys. (CJ2A I believe)
This jeep will need some de-rusting and allot of work on the tup if not a new one. The frame is solid
(the M38 is one of the most robust military jeeps) I am including all of the original parts
of this jeep and the replacement engine.
located in Round Rock 78681
pick up only
The tires hold air for a few days and turn and the steering works so it can be pushed onto a trailer.”
Jerry’s father is selling this jeep he found in Wyoming (contact Jerry via FB — https://www.facebook.com/groups/18657808157/permalink/10160120357838158).
Jerry was told this was one of about a hundred that were built by an unknown company. I looked through my archives, but could not find anything exactly like this one. Anyone ever seen one like this?
For all the work that was done to create it, it seems possible that more were made. Jerry indicates that the body is galvanized. The entire top is custom, along with the fenders, and it looks like the work is reasonably good. The doors are suicide doors. The hood looks like an original part. The cowl and dash may be original, but the dash has been modified. The fan shroud is galvanized with an old electric fan.
If forced to guess, I’d say if several hundred were built, that they were older jeeps that were stripped and rebuilt. If all like this one, they were designed for colder and wetter climates (permanent hood, perm dash, and a perm heater blower), so I could imagine these would have been constructed out of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, or Northern Idaho.
Another theory is that if several hundred built, maybe they weren’t all built the same? Maybe some were more custom than others or more creative than others? That might explain some of the odd designs that we’ve seen over the years out of the northern Intermountain West? My assumption had been these were all home built, but perhaps not?
Ann and her son Daniel will be traveling to NY, Philly, and DC over the next two weeks, so I will be juggling animals, chores, and managing the completion of 200′ of new walkways. I suspect she will be having much more fun than I! This may also affect updates …
The purpose of the walkways is 1) to reduce the dirt tracked into the bunkhouse, 2) to better marry the bunkhouse and the rest of the buildings together, 3) to make an access path for mowers/UTV from the west of the buildings to the east and 4) to prep the area for the new barn. With the pathways in place, we can then finish up the landscaping of the bunkhouse.
Before the walkways:
Levels found and walkways dug. Forms, gravel bed, and cement to come this weekend.
This coming Saturday, the forms will be layed, rebar positioned, and concrete poured.
On the jeep front, we have decided that the next project will be setting up our corral system. Once that is done, we plan to set aside other property project updates in favor of me working on Biscuit and/or the race jeep starting roughly in early November.
This Willys Makes Sense banner from 1950 was used to promote the Willys Makes Sense campaign that was part of Willys-Overland’s marketing shift toward “Willys” as an overarching brand, away from the use of “jeep”. It is listed on eBay for $499.
