A reader named Robert in Wisconsin has provided some pictures of a CJ-2A collection he has put together. For me, this brought back memories of living in Wisconsin. In fact, the reason I sold my first jeep was to fund a move to Wisconsin back in 1992. I knew I couldn’t haul it around and keep it maintained, so I figured it was time to let it go. I called Wisconsin home for two years and have plenty of fond memories of the Dane County Farmer’s Market, Old World Wisconsin, 40 below temperatures (brrrrr) and the birth of my first son.
Robert has been kind enough to share a number of stories and pictures below. Many Thanks! BTW, to the right is the way a garage should look!
#1 – 1946 CJ2A (tan)
I got interested in CJ2As after buying a 1969 Series IIA Land Rover a couple years ago (ed note: shown at the bottom of the post). I had always wanted a Series 109 Rover and had convinced my wife that I needed one for my beekeeping hobby. We had been hauling beehives and honey around in her mini van and she’d had enough of the sticky mess and ticked off bees that got stuck in her van. With her blessing I located a Rover for sale in Minnesota and dragged it home. I really enjoyed the Rover and put it to good use, but found it was way too big for the garage. Also, it was right-hand-drive and it made me feel like I was driving in the ditch all the time. After awhile, I started looking for something a bit smaller that I could still use for the bee hobby. That’s when I noticed a nice looking 1946 CJ2A on ebay. I bid on it and won. The previous owner had done a really nice restoration and equipped it with a vintage Western snowplow. I never thought I’d need a plow, but it actually ended up coming in handy with all the snow we got that winter. I’m convinced the plow saved my back from shoveling. This is the tan jeep with the soft top shown with my dog.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000
UPDATE: The buyer of the jeep reported that these were Jewels fenders with the stickers still on them.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7400.