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UPDATE: It’s now on eBay
“1950 Jeep Willys for sale. Runs great.New paint, top and seat covers.15,000 miles. Stored inside.”
Brian just got this beauty in a direct trade for an old car he had planned to drop off at the junk yard. Just check out the beautiful work done on the steering mechanism. It’s one of a kind. The body is fiberglass, though it has a couple features I don’t recognize, such as the angle cut from the dashboard down to the passenger door opening, the flaring, and the gap between the fenders and the cowl (which I suspect means there has been some cutting of the body there).
Brian writes: “Here is the jeep the kid will trade me for a 98 Ford Contour straight across. Contour runs/drive needs brake and tires. It has rusted out rockers Anne and I were going to drive it down to the junk yard and leave it. (Not expecting any money for it.) Note the gap between fender and tub?? I like the how they dropped the pitman arm (yikes). Nice shackles, lol. Looks like it has the D-18 and offset 44 & original engine and transmission. Does not run.”
It appears to be a good price. I kinda wonder why it’s been bought and sold on craigslist so often.
“Nice old jeep! Runs great! goes through all speeds high and low range 12v converted.
tub in original patched up shape flat head 4 cyl brakes work great. It’s been on craigslist a few times. each owner has put a little more work into it. I don’t have a title or vin tag. excelent for parts with bill of sale. ”
UPDATE: Congrats Jim!
This is another nice makeover by Jim. It’s been sold (see comments)
“… Extremely original factory stock drive train, 4 cylinder F head, 3 spd transmission, model 18 transfer case, 6 volt electrical. Starts right up, engine is quiet, smooth, no smoke, runs, drives, steers, stops great, everything works as it should. Originally from Arizona desert so no rust, none, zero, body, floorboards, frame etc. are all completely rust free. New military canvas seats, 5 days old ….”
http://westslope.craigslist.org/cto/1188256332.html
It looks like it has surface rust, but nothing indicates rust that’s too terrible.
“1957 Willys. 4X4 with original 4cyl. RUNS. Needs some TLC. 3spd std with Hi and Lo range. Serious buyers only.”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $1250
“1958 Willys CJ3B. Runs. 32″ Coopers. Superlift suspension, lock out hubs. Needs a little TLC Email: cpc69@aol.com Phone: 860-455-1013”
Because the frame is about 8″ higher than stock and due to the frame changes, I had to reroute the brake lines underneath the frame rather than through the middle of the frame. Another advantage of this system is that I can use standard CJ-5 flexible brake lines, which reduces my costs. I considered a variety of bracket ideas, but finally developed the following:
These two brackets were cut from flat steel, drilled and then bent.
Next, I put it against the frame to figure out the exact position.
Next, I welded them to each side of the frame. You can’t see it from the pic, but I drilled a hole near the bottom of the bracket so I could fill in the hole and weld the bracket to the frame. I also welded the top of the bracket to the frame.
And here’s the passenger side with paint and everything tightened.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3300
It looks pretty stock. I can’t tell if it runs or not.
“runs well, drives ~90% original, fixer-upper. since I took these pictures I have painted the hood and wheel wells to prevent rust, it is the same color as seen in the pictures.
$3300 OBO.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2500.
Here’s a package deal for $1500. Might be a pretty good deal at that. Both appear pretty complete.
“2 Jeeps for 2500 one is a 1949 the other is a 1950 Package deal, Call for more details”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $9500
It’s pretty rough for the asking price.
“All original CJ3 runs and drives excellent no problems.”