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Welcome to eWillys.com, a website for vintage jeep enthusiasts. I update this website nearly every day with jeep deals, jeep history, interesting reader projects, jeep related info, and more.
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The links to posts below show jeeps grouped by models, condition, and other ways. Some of these jeeps are for sale and others have been sold. If you are unsure whether a vehicle is still for sale or not, email me at d [at] ewillys.com for more info.
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Pete sent in his 1946 CJ-2A, it’s really nice looking. Has had it 30 years. Mike’s not going to like there is no big back story here, but I think the rig speaks for itself it looks well done and a fun ride. I’m going to guess not an L134.
Thanks, Pete for sending this in!
If you would like to share your rig with us please follow this link and consider sharing a small story and a few memories or pictures, could be an older Willys from your past as well:
Pete if you have some additional original pictures build pictures or information happy to update the post. I was lucky to have gotten a photo album with my Red Wagon filled with shots of the build, and what a transformation that rig has gone through in his 30+ years of ownership.
Ken shared his Jeepster with us, while I’ve never met him in person we have interacted on OWF and he is a great contributor over there and has a couple neat long time Willys.
Thanks, for sharing you Jeepster.
If you would like to share your rig with us please follow this link and consider sharing a small story and a few memories or pictures, could be an older Willys from your past as well:
Here are the details and back story on Ken’s Jeepster.
1949 VJ/Jeepster
Options
Chev 283 V-8 Bored .030
Dana 44 Front and Rear 3:54
Auburn Posi-traction rear
Disk Brakes Front
T90 Transmission Rebuilt
D18 Transfer Case Rbuilt
25% Overdrive
Reese Trailer Hitch
S. Mag Aluminum slotted mag wheels
Holley Sniper 4 Bbl Electronic Fuel Injection
Power Brakes
Power Steering
GM Steering Column
1957 Willys Front End and Dash
Seats by Mckims (Laramie)
Interior and Carpet by Owner
Boss Marine Stereo
Delay Wipers
Electric Vintage Air heat valve
22 Circuit wiring Harness
Paint, Undercoating, Linex by Ozzies
Rollbar, Sound Deadening, by Owner
How Long Have You Owned Your Rig?
Dad owned at least since 1958, I owned since 1970
Please add some details or a story about your rig, any special places visited or memories with your rig?
Dad’s 49 Jeepster was red in color with the upper in black. The body was remounted onto a Willys pickup chassis that was shortened 14 inches and retained all the original drive train with a Timken 4.88 rear end, T90 with D18 transfer case, a 265 Chevy small block with power brake booster, a PTO driven winch and spare gas tank from 1955-58 truck. It was not the purest of conversions.
This was one of the main vehicles in the family and we used it at the mountain place, in Laramie, and hunting. Dad would go up to various mining claims in the mountains and salvage ore carts, horse drawn winches, ball mill, and other apparatus from the abandoned mines. He would tell me that he was usually in the lead with various 4WD excursions with his buddies and that they were too scared to drive their universal jeeps as fast as he would go in the Jeepster and especially with side hills.
It had bucket seats out of a Corvair I believe. Another anomaly was the hanging pedals out of a 50’s mercury. Even had a hydraulic clutch with a ford slave cylinder and I believe a master cylinder from a Ford.
We rarely had the top down living in Wyoming and the dust and brass zippers, never got along well.
Notes
I partially rebuilt from 73-81, Sold it to my step-daughter in about 1986, then bought it back in about in 2007 I did a full restoration at that time.
Thanks again for sharing this great back story and history on this one!
Andrew shared his 2021 Jeep. This is a tribute build.
He shares “ it’s not quite “vintage” yet; I try to emulate the classic military Jeeps.”
Thanks, Andrew for sharing your Jeep!
If you would like to share your rig with us please follow this link and consider sharing a small story and a few memories or pictures, could be an older Willys from your past as well:
