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| 1962 Willys Wagon Traveller $4,500 Ellensburg, WA |
| Cool 230 Traveller, looks like some new parts here on this one, |
| INFORMATION FROM SELLER: |
| 1962 Willys Traveler, sand blasted and epoxy primered. Sheet metal work started, moves under its own power. All glass except windshield. Original Tornado 230 engine, trans with overdriv, all new rubber. $8,000.00 plus in new parts. Call Bill [hidden information] NO TEXT for info |
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1962 Willys Wagon Traveller OBO $1,500 Gig Harbor, WA
Was an original 230 Tornado Rig, now swapped. Vacuum Heater Controls, Cut out in the Engine Bay, and Battery Tray on the drivers side front to back. Should have the improved steering on this as well with the crossover and double passenger knuckle. Which should have something like 3.54, 4.10, 4,27 Diff Ratios. Is there a roof rack inside! If anyone happens to go see this one hit us up at post@ewillys.com on some details of what you find. – Tim
Edit: OWF was able to point out a few more details to this one > The trim on the side is a good sign of a Traveller vs a Parkway Conversion, this has the diamond plate behind the rear doors. (I think you can kinda see the roof rack holes)
Andy’s Picks
Traveller
Information from seller:
Selling complete not parting out 1962 Willys Traveler $1500 obo only taking offers in person after you look at it
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Willys Jeep Traveller Roof Rack $1,000 or OBO or Trade Spokane, WA
This was posted on OWF by a member who ran across this and was going to use it for a build but these are special to the 4WD Traveller model that was used more as a transport and was a mix of a Wagon, Parkway Conversion had Barn Doors and round wheel wells. They are a really neat model of Willys. Pair them up with the 230 and these are really cool rigs, so only fitting that someone who could maybe use this for their build has a shot at it.
Both of my Wagons are ’63 and have the lower ribbed roof, the Delivery would have used the tall non ribbed roof, so before you toss some Willys Bucks at this beware, you probably need to have at least an older pre 1958 Wagon with the tall roof. I would be very intrigued to see if Willys did any support under the roof for the Traveller model, or if it was all on the design to push the weight to the sides as shown. I’ve cleaned my roof a few times and it’s really fragile up there, I really have to take care not to put any kind of real pressure on the roof in general. Not sure on the other roofs, let me know if they are that much stronger.
Or if you have a Traveller and can take some shots of the inside roof where this would go on a 4WD Traveller that would help.
Here is the go to thread on all things Traveller on OWF.
Information from seller:
I have a rare Traveler Edition roof rack I was going to use on my build, but it should really go to a restoration of an actual Traveler Jeep Willys Wagon. 1000 obo, or let’s trade… (for some Jeep parts: 1949-50 Jeepster hood W/ bar ornament, Jeepster grill insert/overlay, 1949/50 Jeepster flat-style front fenders) Zip code 99206
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I bought this rare Traveller brochure off of ebay, one I’d never seen. It’s printed on a heavier than usual paper, almost card stock thick. This is the earliest example of a Traveller brochure that I’ve seen. This brochure is form number 8-9-tr-60-8-1.
This brochure starts as a 5.5″ x 8.5″ brochure. Here’s the front page. The use of “Traveller’s” plural refers to the 2WD and 4WD as separate models. A 1961 brochure used the singular Traveler and did not show the 2WD with its different styling, but a 1962 switched back to the plural Travellers.
Here’s the back:
The brochure opens horizontally to reveal this page:
The brochure opens vertically to reveal the brochure’s center page (11″x17″):
Here’s the full back:
Andy spotted this traveller for sale. It will take some work, but might make an interesting tour-wagon-jeep. Thankfully, this is NOT close to me!
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/952060756072804
“52 Willis. Project truck. Good body/very little rust. No engine or transmission. No title”
I believe this is a modified Traveller.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/397180789563060
“1963 Willys. 350/350 automatic. Solid vehicle. Not a show car. Clean black interior. Paint is not perfect, but looks good. New 33” Wild Peak tires on 15×10 Pro Comp rims. Drives great in 2WD. Issue with 4WD. Front hubs will lock, but transfer case will not engage. Price has been dropped for this reason. Will consider trade/partial trade offers for another classic. K5, Chevelle, Vw Bus, Bug or Type 3 or something cool. Clean Ca. title in my name.”
This looks like a Traveller to me.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/840851330818311/
“1963 Willys Overland Jeep Panel 4×4. Powered by 350 SBC w/ 350 automatic transmission. Dana 44s. Brand new 15×10 Pro Comp rims and 33” Wild Peaks. New brakes, gaskets, fluids, fuel pump, trans cooler and electric fan. Interior is all black with a nice custom headliner 8/10. Body is super straight. Paint is not perfect but still looks great. Open to trade/cash. Also have a 1962 VW Beetle. Make offer for both. Open to K5 Blazer, VW Bus, Type 3 or classic car / truck ?? Clean Ca. title in my name.”
Could be worth a look. I can’t tell if this had bench seats in the back or not.
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/pts/d/portland-1961-willys-wagon/7608290219.html
“1961 Willy’s Wagon body with clean Oregon title sitting on a late 80’s S15 Chevy Blazer frame. Original bare Willy’s frame included. No motor or trans installed but includes a rebuilt, low mileage Chevy 4.0 motor. WIlly’s is a rare barn door style panel van body but a previous owner cut side windows into rear panel area. Clean, straight, solid, 99% rust free body. This is a “project vehicle” ready for restoration. Delivery near or far available for a reasonable fee depending on distance”
Mike spotted this modified Traveller for sale out of Texas. The serial number put this at only 7 units later than Scrambleer’s (Dan) Orange Traveller (see his wagon at the lower part of this 2014 post). Given it is so heavily modified, it would make a good platform for doing something creative. It would surprise me if this was a former Border Patrol vehicle (but I see no gov plate).
View all the information on eBay
“We believe this is a 1964 Jeep Willys Traveller based on the interior and exterior trim. It has been modified as shown.
It has a V8 and manual trans, 4×4. It runs well. New BFG Tires.
Would make a good hunting or other off road touring rig. It does not have a title. It comes Bill of Sale only.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000. This was a former Texas Border Patrol Traveller.
“Up for consideration is a 1962 four wheel drive Willys Jeep Traveller. Original Texas Border Patrol Jeep with sea foam green and black paint under the yellow repaint. Original 230 inline 6 has been replaced with a later chevrolet 250 inline 6. Original, unrestored traveller needing complete restoration but a very solid platform to start with.”
On eBay the other day there were these two different technical sheets from Willys of Canada Limited. The truck spec seems pretty straight forward, though the company labeled it a 126″ Jeep Truck (named for the wheelbase length … why wasn’t it the standard 118″ wheelbase?). But, the wagon had me scratching my head. Given the split windshield of wagon (I can’t tell if the truck has it), my instant thought was that these were both pre-1960 vehicles, especially given they both used the Superhurricane L-head.
As we learned yesterday, Canada didn’t have it’s own production plant until mid-1959, so if these personnel carriers are earlier than that, then they must have been made in the US and imported into Canada. The lack of the ‘hockey stick’ trim suggests they were earlier than the Traveller. Are they a precursor to the Traveller or were they concurrent to the Traveller? If the latter, why the split windshield and why wouldn’t they have been named ‘Traveller’?
Meanwhile, searches for any reference to the 126″ Jeep Truck or the Ten-Passenger Personnel Carrier haven’t yielded any newspaper ads or brochures.
Here is the Ten-Passenger Personnel Carrier spect sheet:
Here is the 126″ Jeep Truck spec sheet. Was it a coincidence that the J-300 truck introduced in 1962 was also had a 126″ wheel base?
Over the years I’ve heard about two Willys truck bed sizes, a shorter one and a longer one, but all the info I’ve read indicated the Willys Jeep truck beds were all the same size. If a bed was made to fit this longer wheelbase, it may have meant the creation of a longer bed. This might explain the rumor of the longer beds?
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $9500.
Mike spotted this wagon on eBay. It’s got all correct nomenclature (note that the Gov plate images I have all spell ‘Traveller’ with one L). But, it doesn’t have the correct flat rear wheel wells for sideways seats. So, is it actually a Parkway Conversion?
“Up for consideration is an original, unrestored 1963 Willys Jeep Traveller. This is a very rare Jeep with production of the 4×4 version less than 1000 units, it came out of Oregon a few years ago and has remained pretty much as found. The Traveller has the original roof tire, the optional front mount Koenig pto driven winch and the optional Overhead Cam Tornado 6 motor. Starts and runs as it should with most all guages and lights operable. I have recently purchased and installed new tires to include the spare. There is structural rust in the floor and also in the roof at the drip rail area that has had some amateur repair done long ago. There are other areas of less serious rust but overall a very restorable jeep, restore or enjoy it as is. Full payment due within 7 days unless prior arrangements are made in advance. Buyer is responsible for all shipping costs.
