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Mark spotted this promising looking project.
https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/connersville-1948-military-jeep-m38a/7334575808.html
“1948 Willys M38A, Motor is out and in the back this will be a full restore.”
The glass body (looks like a light one) seems in good shape, though the hood has collapsed. The frame may be custom.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/516101382910293
“$1000 obo it has a title fiber glass body it’s not mounted has boxed frame and a short block v6 buick that is a builder it’s a project”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $10,500.
(03/06/2021) It looks like the rear part of the body has been repaired; maybe melded with the back of a WWII body?
https://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/d/lemoore-jeep-flat-fender/7332324131.html
“1948 Willy’s Jeep flat fender, original rebuilt 4 cylinder motor with about 1000 miles logged. Runs good, the drive train and the brakes are in good condition, the three speed manual transmission with a two lever transfer case shifts smooth.
The body has no rust. Comes with a set of stock size wheels and tires, the interior is in good shape. Has a clean title and current tag”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $4000.
This might make a good build rig.
https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/d/eagle-creek-1949-jeep-willys-delivery/7383467860.html
“No motor no Trans, 12 bolt posi rearend, rack and pinion steering, disk breaks, very solid car inside and out no cancer, comes with extra
Doors, fenders and hood. Clean title in hand”
This project jeep rod needs some love.
https://stockton.craigslist.org/pts/d/stockton-1960-willys-panel/7332687785.html
“350 engine disc brakes need to be restored tilt front end”
UPDATE: Chuck called on this ad. The owner says his grandson listed it, but the owner is not interested in selling it. Was listed at $4500.
This “all original” truck sports a V-8. It also has a gov plate. A forest-service shaped sticker suggests this was likely a forest-service vehicle.
“1957 Jeep Willys pick up all original has a 289 Engine has some rust in the bed this is a 4 x 4 truck is pretty much all their original”
UPDATE: Here’s an article published December 27, 1958, by the Honolulu Advertiser which tells the story of Henry’s gift to his wife.
Local writer William Drury poked fun at the Kaisers for their pink obsession in this May 31, 1961, column in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
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Originally Published December 24, 2016: In 1958, Henry Kaiser gave his wife Ale a pink FC-170 for Christmas. I tried to find some additional information or photos, but didn’t have any luck.
FC-170 Jeep truck – Xmas gift for Ale Kaiser, 1958
A lover of pink, Henry Kaiser also had a colorful boat:
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UPDATE: It turns out that the U-Drive business first started right after the war continued into the 1960s, as this article from the June 1960 issue of the Honolulu Star-bulletin points out:
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Original Published October 20, 2020: A March 29, 1946, article highlighted a Jeep U-Drive business that opened in Honolulu. The first surplus jeeps sold could only be bought for business use by veterans. Roy L. Mongeon, from Hampton, Massachusetts, who was stationed in Hawaii, decided to purchase twenty jeeps. After a number of soldiers asked to drive his jeeps, he decided to open a jeep rental business.
I thought this ad was interesting, as it promoted the chance to win two free trips to Japan, an offer that probably had little appeal, other than in Hawaii.It was published in the March 12, 1959, issue of the Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000.
This might have a DJ-3A body.
“1947 Willys CJ2 originally restored. Very rare Willy’s Jeep in great condition. Fun to drive and a definite eye catcher. It has been keep in it’s original condition except for a full cage roll bar, updated rims and tires, bikini top. Add to your collection for weekend driver or take further to car show and parade condition. $10,000 OBO.”
