UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2700.

There’s a variety of nice updates to this CJ-2A.  The hole in the hood would not be one of them.  I bet the seller would throw in the ‘rock’ brake (note driver’s side tire) as a freebie.

“GOOD SOUND 1947 JEEP PROJECT. HAS A SMALL BLOCK 350 WITH CORVETTE MANIFOLDS IN IT BUT THE MOTOR GOT RAIN WATER IN IT. IT COMES WITH A FRESH MILD BUILT CHROMED 350 WITH EDELBROCK ALUMINUM INTAKE. I DONT HAVE TIME TO R AND R THE MOTOR SELLING AS A PROJECT PACKAGE. NON OP ON THE REGISTRATION SO NO BACK FEES. TILT CHEVY COLUMN, UPDATED STEERING BOX WARN OVERDRIVE ON TRANSFER CASE. AND MORE. WOULD BE A FUN PROJECT.”

Expensive for a parts jeep.

“1951 jeep willy must sell lots of great parts and extras that come with this jeep. Needs new trans and wiring to make run. Make me an offer $1700 obo. call 408-210-3641. Great Parts Jeep..”

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/950738611.html

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $12,500.

It looks perfect in the pictures.  The restorer worked at an aerospace plant and used aerospace paint primers.  There are plenty of upclose pics.  I believe him when he says every part was sandblasting.

“Here is my 1953 Willys CJ3A Jeep.Every thing was rebuilt and needs nothing.Runs perfect.The pictures do not do this Willys Justice.No expense spared when i built this.Won Best detail overall at SOUTHGATE Car show 4 years in a row.A few best engine and chassis at a few others.If your looking for something that stands out in a crowd this will do it!”

FINAL UPDATE: I dropped by the auction today. It was plenty busy;  with no parking lot, cars filled the side of the road for along ways both directions. A large number of items were being auctioned, so I chose not to stay and wait the hours it was going to take to get to the jeep.  I never did receive any emails in response to the ones I sent about the jeep.

I spent some time looking closely at the jeep.  According to the title, the jeep had been located in Prineville, Oregon.  It appeared to have an older inline 6 cyl engine, maybe a Super Hurricane.  The round front cross-member was partly cut and flattened on top with the radiator moved forward and installed on top of it.  The engine compartment was wired with care. The floor panel looked so good, I think it might have been a replacement.  It used to have a heater (heater button on dash), but that was missing. The paint looked as good in person as it did in the pics.  The body is very straight.  Overall it appeared to be in excellent condition.

UPDATE 2: No responses to any of the emails I’ve sent so far. However, I just discovered the Korean War National Museum.  It’s a going to be a “a world-class museum to ensure that the historical significance of the Korean War is recognized by future generations”.  It’s set to open in 2009 in Springfield, Illinois.  They’ve got a great video at the Museum’s website.  So visit and learn more about what they are doing.  In the meantime, I’m awaiting a response from the Executive Director — Might as well start at the top 🙂

UPDATE:  As I mentioned in the comments attached to this post,  CHOSIN FEW is a group that supports those individuals who participated in the Battle of Chosin at Chosin Reservoir during the winter of Nov/Dec 1950.  The symbol on the hood is the logo of the group.  The 40 below and 70 miles to go apparently represents how cold it was and how far they had to go to escape the waves of Chinese.  You can read about one Chosin survivor here (the Chosin battle starts about halfway down the article).  I feel that this is such a special paint job that I’ve emailed a variety of Chosin contacts I’ve located on the web in the hopes that someone who understands the meaning of it will purchase it.

This appears to be a very nicely restored CJ-3A that’s being auctioned as part of an estate sale/bankruptcy.  There is no description, but it appears that the restoration is close to stock.  I can’t tell what type of engine is in it.  Though not a stock paint job, it looks very good, smooth and glossy.

You can view all the pics at the bottom of this page:  http://www.corbettauctions.com/auctions/08/1206.shtml