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Importantly, the allure of buying a project jeep can be romantic. The reality of restoring a jeep can be quite different, expensive and overwhelming without the right tools and resources. So, tread carefully when purchasing a "project". If you have any concerns about buying a vintage jeep, or run across a scam, feel free to contact me for help, comments or concerns .
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3250.
(03/30/2012) This looks good.
“1951 Willys Wagon
Has Chevy S-10 Sub Frame.
With Disc Brakes and Power Steering.
Motor is a 2.8 V6 Chev with Automatic Transmission.
Has Chevy S-10 rear end.
Needs an electric fuel pump.
Has been in storage since 1996.
Has original front seats.
Price: $3,250. Cash only. No checks of any kind. No trades.
The car will be at the Portland Swap meet, April 13-15, space 8141 unless sold before.”
UPDATE: Was $5995. Status Unknown
“Great shape for the age, It runs and drives like new. Buick V6 with 3 speed transmission and twin stick transfer case. Very good body and army green paint. Top is like new along with the tires. In House financing availilble $2000 down payment for no credit check financing.”
Nineteen Year Old Erik and I have been tossing a few emails back and forth over the past two days. He’s another one of these young kids who has found time to rebuild multiple jeeps. He shares his story and his jeep below:
Erik writes, “I started getting interested in restoring jeeps when my neighbor got a 43 MB and convinced me to start WW2 Reenacting. I decided that I wanted to get one too and began saving to buy one, This led me to your site were I spent almost every day looking for just the right one. As I was only 17 at the time I didn’t have much of a budget to start with so I wanted to get one that wouldn’t need too much work. I ended up finding one in california and had it shipped here. When I got it I realized that the pictures didn’t reveal how much work would actually go into it.
I began going to reenactments after I got the jeep (It wasn’t restored yet so I couldn’t bring it) and saw that the majority of reenactors who had jeeps did a work as you go kind of thing, Which caused them to not look very good. This made me decide that I would do a complete frame up restoration of mine.
It took me a year to get the jeep torn down, The frame sandblasted, I Rebuilt the engine, Transmission, transfercase, and did some bodywork to the Hood, Fenders, and grill. The body ended up being replaced as I don’t have the tools to do that. It was then rebuilt, Painted the correct OD green for the time and theater of war. I ended up making the stencils by hand and painted them onto the body.
I was able to bring it to the first Reenactment in October 2011. It was an airshow in Midland TX (I live in Houston). It was there that I was asked by a fellow reenactor to help restore his GPW. He had all of the parts he needed already purchased so it was a pretty fast restore (took around 4 months) with his help. I am now working on a 43 MB for a friend.
More photos of the jeep and My reenacting unit (Able company, 502nd PIR, 101st Airborne) at our facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/#!/ablecompany502pir)”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000
“1942 Ford GPW Script Jeep. Body and Frame matching numbers. It is gpw 25044. Engine is from an MB Jeep. Brought back from CA. Runs and drives. Brakes work. Original body, frame, windshield and combat rims. Over 3k in new parts. Jeep is not pristine. It is combat class. needs wiring harness. Asking 10k or BRO. Has clean MA title”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5900.
(05/27/2011) “1961 JEEP FC170 Dually. Ex-fire pumper truck, converted to IHC V-8. Runs excellent, 4X4 works. All new brakes & mechanicals. Too many projects, this one must go. Your chance to own a cool rare truck! $5,900.00 ”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7800
(04/01/2012) This looks nice. It has an unusual headlight setup.
“1951 willys , chevy 283 auto, chevy front and rear, can drive anywhere w/no problems, asking $9,400 trades considered.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $15,000.
(01/31/2012) Lots of updates to this flattie.
“frame off custom suspension all new front and rear diff 456 with lockers small block chev
too many things to list call for info.”
Matt’s provided us with a couple of projects completed by Edmund Angelus Automotive. If you are near Roanoke, Virginia and are looking for someone to handle your rebuilds, you might consider them as they have rebuilt a couple of beauties. Thanks for sharing Matt! You can contact Matt at 540-354-4321.
Matt writes: “Welcome to Edmund Angelus Automotive. Located at the foot of Bent Mountain in Roanoke Virginia. I do restorations and all kinds of custom work,heck I will paint a refridgerator if pays my rate of $38.00hr. The yellow jeep is a restoration w/a body kit installed. The Green CJ-3a is the second for the same customer, it also is a off-frame restoration with the original and complete make over with nearly 900hrs, the christmas jeep as it is called by the customers two little twin boys. These are taking an average of 18 to 20 weeks to do. I am currently doing B.J.#102, It is ’46 Willys Boyer Fire Jeep w/out the fire equipment. It found its way to me in literaly pieces and in lots of boxes. Now in week 19 I am acctually able to get in it fire it up and take it around the patch.”
Here’s a variety of pics related to these builds:
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $9000.
(11/12/2011) It looks nice enough, though not 100% original.
“Built in 1942 by the Willys-Overland Company for the United States Military, this magnificent truly original Willys MB ‘Jeep’ is a piece of living history. By the end of WWII, Willys had made 362,841 ‘Jeeps,’ Ford 281,448, and Bantam 2,675. These ‘Jeeps’ were manufactured at a cost of $738.74 per unit. Willys is generally accepted as the best of the three manufacturers. The standard specifications for the vast majority of these vehicles included a 3-speed manual transmission (floor mounted gearshift with an un-synchronized 1st gear), mated to a front mounted 134.2 cu in (2.2L) 8 valve Straight Four Cylinder engine (which made 54-hp at 4000 rpm, 95 ft.-lbs. torque at 2000 rpm, a 6.48:1 compression ratio, good for 45.4 lb/hp). A 15 gal fuel tank, six-volt electrical system, and pintle tow-hook were also standard fare. This vehicle is in amazing true and authentic condition. Its canvas top and canvas seats are in great shape, as are its two canvas doors, military styled tires (another has been ordered by the owner for the front spare), the flat Army Green military paint and white markings. It even comes with two helmets, authentic period goggles, a reprinted army owners manual, a book including documented history, photos, a good amount of its service history, and even a 1:18 scale die-cast model. This Jeep is a must see for anyone who is a Jeep collector, a fan of military vehicles, or just anyone who would like to own a living piece of American, World, and Vehicle History. This Jeep is all of that and more. You can’t look at it and not be captivated by it.”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $10,700.
(11/11/2012) This was listed as part of an auction back in 2009 of a collection of nice jeeps.
“1948 Willys Jeep
New body & tires.
Call 1-605-four 63-two 4 one 0.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $7000
(09/05/2011) This appears to have a replacement body.
“Willys CJ2a Registered as a 1946 with many new parts and some upgrades. Runs great, extra parts.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5000.
“Off frame restored 1949 Willys CJ2A Jeep. Has tow bar and mechanical winch. Great parade vehicle. Runs great, all original engine and running gear. Painted Olive drab, to look like military version. New Tires and many new parts, seals etc.”
