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Maybe someone can use this.
https://westernmass.craigslist.org/pts/d/westfield-1946-willys-cj/7337304959.html
“1946 Willys CJ for sale. Body is from a 2A but the windshield is off of a 3A. Body is currently separated from the frame. Frame is in good shape. Body could use some TLC.
Also have F+R Dana 44 off of a late 70’s CJ with disc brakes up front. Will sell them separately or as a package
Jeep – $800
Axles – $300
Pair – $1,000”
This jeep is listed at $18,500, but I prefer to think that is either a 1) mistake or 2) random price. It’s listed as a 1947 CJ-2A, but lacking top bow brackets and sporting a 3A windshield, could be a CJ-3A.
https://houston.craigslist.org/for/d/houston-jeep-willys-cj/7337417437.html
“1947 Jeep Willys, CJ 2A, CJ2
NOT RUNNING
motor has been pulled to rebuild and comes with the Jeep (in back). I’m moving and need to let it go.
little rust, as this Jeep spent most of its years in West Texas
Has not run in 10+ years. Motor pulled last summer. All parts come with Jeep.”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(03/30/2021) The back of this is a bit rough.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/ctd/d/hurst-1952-jeep-willys-overland-cj-3a/7336026754.html
“RARE 1952 Willys Overland CJ-3A (Truck?)
Was $7,900.00 NOW $4,900.00 O.B.O.! Serious inquiries only!!
Selling for a Friend whose has owned it since 2007.
New Tires
New Fuel Tank
New Radiator
Seems to have both good and bad things going for it. Please look at all of the pictures. I have more information if needed.”
Hey, it runs! So much to look at here …
https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/991011251697589
“42 Willys, many mods to the body, very cool rig, runs like a top, needs brake work and some love.”
On November 18, 1951, the Times (Shreveport, LA) welcomed the new Hy-Rail Jeep Wagon to the Kansas City Souther-Louisiana and Arkansas railroad. The article provides quite a few details on the vehicle and how it operates.
As this September 26, 1952, article in the Courier Journal (Louisville, KY) points out, by the autumn of 1952 there were 35 Hy-Rail jeeps operating on 21 railroads throughout the US.
UPDATE: In late September and early October of 1952, the press photo at bottom, along with the caption seen in the newspaper clipping below, appeared in newspapers across the country. However, I could not locate any associated story. There’s no mention of it being a Hy-Rail.
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Originally Posted November 30, 2017: Given the article above, the date of the photo below was either misread as 1953 or was a reprinted photo for 1953. The original photo was taken at least by September of 1952.
“1953 Press Photo L&N Railroad Vintage Jeep Rail & Road Vehicle. You are bidding on an original press photo of L&N Railroad Vintage Jeep Rail & Road Vehicle. Photo measures 8 x 10 inches and is dated 5/4/1953.”
View all the information on eBay
This same photo of a Hy-Rail also appeared in Mechanix Illustrated, February 1953, p.93.
Here’s an article introducing the rail FC Jeep to the Green Bay, Wisconsin, community. This November 17, 1962, article appeared in the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
UPDATE: This was up for auction last year in 2018 and 2019. Starting price dropped to $1600 with the auction scheduled for Friday, June 18th (Today).
I’m surprised to see no bow holders. Looks like the dash plate in a long, single one, and I see no column shift. I’d say this was a mid 1946 or later photo.
https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/lot_0E841DDA64
“Description: Hugo Brehme (German/Mexican, 1882 – 1954). “Willys Jeep”. Super grand mammoth vintage silver gelatin print. c1945. Printed c1945. Photographer credit on verso. Two photographic sheets joined together and mounted. Fair to good condition; some staining and surface scuffs and scratches, most of which can be mitigated or eliminated with conservation. Frame size: 64 x 86 in. (1626 x 2184 mm). Image size: 60 1/2 x 81 1/2 in. (1537 x 2070 mm). A huge photograph, approximaely 5 feet high by 7 feet wide. An advertisement for Willys Jeep in Mexico. The sign next to the Jeep reads New or old you can always rely on your Willys Jeep [Nuevo o viejo ud. siempre puede confiar en su jeep Willys]. PLEASE NOTE this photograph is mounted on board and is very heavy”
Maury pointed me to this Four Wheeler article on a stock CJ-6 with some neat options. One of those options was a “factory-installed AM radio option”. It’s not the cleanest factory install, but does the job. Anyone know whether 1) this was a factory install or a dealer install and 2) what years the optional radio was offered?
