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The seller isn’t exactly sure how these were used. But, this seems to model a CJ-5.
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“Either: Vintage Cuff Links, Tie Tack/Bar, Shirt Studs and/or Collar Bars”
Looks solid. Has an f-head.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/724123438270950
“Restored. Motor rebuilt 3 years ago. New paint. New seats. New wiring harness. Needs new speedometer and fuel gauge. Runs well. 3,000 miles on new engine! For health reasons, must sell.”
There are lots of new parts, but I don’t think it has been assembled.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/977397589669113
“’52 Willys Jeep C.J. 3A. Sand blasted & painted frame.New body with Willys Stamps, Painted, New tires & new gauges. Seats with new covers. All new brakes. New tail pipes & muffler. Built from the frame up with many new parts.”
This is a project or parts.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/448122903147425
“This vehicle is a project….needs work…I have a complete motor transmission and transfer case that is currently not installed. Additional transfer case and tranny included”
There may be value here. It appears to have some Allstate branded hubs.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/244019314099906
“1954 Jeep willy’s pickup has a 6 cylinder that is locked up. Every thing is their. There is some rust but a good project no title”
There still work to be done on this project.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2491905871114717
“1949 willys jeep 90% restored, new amc iron Duke engine with S&S super carb , I have all the original manuals and records of everything that’s ever been done to it , along with a clean Texas title , all it needs to be finished are gauges and wiring, gas Pedal , and a carb tune”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(10/17/2020) It’s listed as a 3A and has a 3A windshield, but also has a 2A body.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/285521075766756
“This is a 1949 Willy’s has a rebuilt L-134 four years ago. Has new alternator, new rear main, newer tires, fresh paint. Clean title in hand”
Next updates will be Monday.
We had planned to close on the new place this past Friday, but a delay by the VA has put us back a few days. So, we should be closing this upcoming week. Stay tuned!
The truck is located at the Painted Desert Visitors center along Route 66 and I-40 at Petrified National Park in Arizona.
Eric posted some pics of a modified 1955 Willys fire truck to Facebook the other day. Apparently, the truck was originally stationed at the Chiricahua National Monument, then at the Fort Bowie National Monument, before arriving in 2016 at the Petrified Forest National Park.
Somehow, I have never been to any one of these three national parks. As a boy, we’d go jeeping at the Beverly Sand Dunes and finding petrified wood was no big deal, so I’ve never seen a reason to stop at the Petrified Forest NP. There other two are definitely worth a stop on our next Arizona trip; When will that be? Maybe spring of 2022?.
The truck pictured looks to be a Valley Fire Truck model, white the white truck appears more like a General Fire modified truck.
My guess is the jeep pictured in this National Park sign is a Valley Fire modified truck, while, given the low rear bed, I think the white fire truck was likely originally modified by General Fire into a model they called “The General Commando”. According to the CJ-3B page, the General Commando came in both open top (similar to a Personnel Carrier) and a closed top, more typical of a standard truck.
I could imagine that for the forest service’s use, remove the interior portion of the fire truck bed, then covering it was a practical way to get more utility out of the truck.
This March 24, 1955, article from the Santa Cruz Sentinel shows Boys Scouts readying a jeep display to demonstrate both traffic safety and jeep camping.
Pictured are Bruce Donald, Bill Scout, Pete Schipper and advisor Charles Cloud. The group was affiliated with Explorer Post 89.
This press photo’s caption’s text and ID number looks identical to the one posted in 2019 (at bottom), except now the caption paper itself is trimmed and now in color (unlike the one at bottom).
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Originally posted May 16, 2019: This press photo shows the lost point in the Burma Road (as of 1944).
“American Jeep on the Burma Road.
An American Jeep Rides through a section of the Burma Road in China that is cut right into the rocky mountainside. This is at the road’s lowest point of elevation, 2960 feet. Picture form the Chinese Ministry of information. Associated Press Photo EEM 10-13-1944 430P CNS.”
UPDATE: This is back up for sale on eBay.
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At the very least, this Country Gentleman Magazine ad appears on page 41 of Country Gentleman’s March 1948 issue. It may appear in other issues as well. If you want the entire issue, rather than just the ad, try this link: 1948 March Country Gentleman
