eWillys | Your source for Jeep and Willys deals, mods and more (2024)

Nota whole lot of value here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/267544038184774

“Body panels about gone, Maybe could use a few. front and rear differentials look ok. Hood a easy fix. Have good ohio title. Vin number and title match. cj3b one leaf of front spring busted.”

UPDATE: Still Available.

(03/12/2021) I’m not sure how much value is here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/388347132224300

“This listing is for a 1949 C 3 WILLYS JEEP. Project willy jeep needs 4 cyl motor rebuilt. It is a great one of kind project. Its at the church off of 170 and 70 Give me a call for more info. I have the original title.”

UPDATE: **SOLD**This is aCJ-V35/U.

Not much value here.

“Unsure of exact year. Willys jeep project. No title.”

UPDATE: Still Available.

(11/07/2020) Runs and drives. Could be worth a look.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/375324926853369/

“1947 original CJ2A Everything works ,Mossy Oak paint is a stick on vinyl”

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.

I expect this will go quickly.

“Jeep FC 150 forward control 4×4 with snow plow , has been sitting in a barn for years 20 ran when parked dash was taken apart for painting have all parts . It has never been titled my uncle owned since new there is no title bill of sale only also have service manual that goes with it. Please don’t ask if it’s available , if it’s posted it’s available.”

Nick’s got this roller for sale.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/898215577414465

“*Title is not usable, was filled out but never taken to license bureau* Rolling chassis project Ford GPW. This is an authentic WWII Jeep. Has enough there to be a restoration project, but could also be a restomod.

Paperwork shows it came from Kettering, Ohio in 1980, then went to Indianapolis, IN. In 1994 it was sold at public auction. Has the true GPW frame with square radiator crossmember. The serial number on the title is GPW10723 which puts it at early 1942, but the body number is 208184 which is post 1943. Original drivetrain is missing and both axles are simply housings – no shafts or pinions. Body and frame have their fair share of patches as shown in the photos.”

John found this 1953 version of the Yakima Jeep Rodeo, pronounced by the British narrator as “Row-day-Oh”.

This April 03, 1946, photo from the Spokesman Review shows Dave Zimmerman and his band/radio show ensemble stuffed into a jeep. With a Detroit transit strike raging, a borrowed jeep was the only way to get everyone to their radio show gig.

According to this page,Dave Zimmerman was a long time announcer at WWJ in Detroit. He hosted apopular radio program calledCoffee Club and was on the air for Detroit’s first television broadcast from the 47^th floor of the Penobscot Building.

In May of 1964 newspapers across the country shared the news of theArmy testing out an idea where v-shaped flexible wings were attached to vehicles such as jeeps, allowing them to be pulled behind aircraft and flying to their destinations.

I tried to find photos of the jeeps with V-wings, but I had no luck. There is this example of the Army testing the v-wing concept they called a “Fleep”, which may use a similar flexible v-wing.

Ryan RV-8 Fleep Final Report 1964 US Army; Rogallo Wing Aircraft from Jeff Quitney on Vimeo.

This first article appeared in the May 10, 1964, issue of the Press Democrat out of Santa Rosa, California:

This second article was published in the May 12, 1964, issue of the South Bend Tribune, out of South Bend, Indiana:

Includes a rear PTO.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/486961702443419

“1948 Willys CJ2a rear 540 PTO. Starts and runs well brakes work well New seats it’s in retty decent condition giving its age. Frame is solid and all the lights work”

Seller listed a big price, but noted that it is just a placeholder. Given the column shift and lack of tool indents, I’d say this is likely a 3X,XXX serial number.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/453877039161414

“Price is a placeholder only – Best offer for this very cool project Willys Jeep! Call to discuss. Not currently running but all original. Mileage unknown”

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was$6500

(06/01/2020) This is a custom build with a fiberglass body. I assume it is registered as a 1953 jeep, hence the year.

“Custom built Willys Jeep. Very fun to cruise, gets lots of attention! The perfect beer runner or pit cruiser. All tube chassis, fiberglass body. Ford 3.8 V6 with Ford auto trans, power steering. 2 wheel drive. New wheels, tires, seats, shocks, stereo, glass windshield, steering wheel, exhaust”

The seller has three jeeps for sale at different prices.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/225162892697083

“I have three jeeps for sale. Shoot me an offer on one or all will not part out.

1) 1948 cj2a willys jeep for $2000: it is the black one with the top and no doors, (i do have the doors to go with it). it has a 2.3l ford 4 cylinder in it and the original 3 speed and original transfer. does not run, needs to be wired. new gauges, body in fair shape. Firewall is cut up from previous owner, body is rhino lined. winch not included $2,000 obo.

2) 1965 CJ-5 Tux Park IV $2000: does run needs a carb tune, original v6, 3 speed, and transfer. $2000 obo

3) 1955 CJ-5 $500:Not running pretty much a rolling chassis. the engine pictured is the original 4 cyl for that jeep, unknown condition. there are a pile of parts in the back for it, it also comes with a soft half cab with no doors or frame. no hood or grill 500 obo

UPDATE:Still Available.

(01/25/2021) Has an f-head.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/713339392678417

“1946 Jeep Willys CJ2A Original Body with matching ACM numbers on tailgate and gusset. Engine is from a 1953 Jeep Willys. It runs great and starts up with one turn of the key. All 4 brake cylinders replaced last month and master cylinder. Very little rust. Will trade for select motorcycles. BMW rnine t, Ducati Scrambler, BMW adventure, Triumph Scrambler”

Has a few updates, but looks mostly stock. There may be some rust on the driver’s side near the step.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/279771153627481/

“Rare 1954 Willy’s CJ3B Jeep for sale. High hood. Original hurricane engine. Very few miles since a complete restoration except for paint and body. Does have a new hood and tailgate. Over $6,500 in parts alone used. We have a list of all parts used. $8,500 OBO.”

Not sure how much value is here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1377795102575092

“Willys low hood, the body is sitting on a 79 cj5 frame, has a amc 304, dana30 front amc 20 rear. 3:53 gears. I do have the right grill for it, and a pair of seats. Will be on different wheels and tires.”

This has a 2A body, so the listed year of 1950 may be incorrect. It’s got a few other odd mods, too.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1156921921410986

“1950 Willys Jeep CJ3 CJ3A Barn Find!!! This is a 1950 Jeep CJ3A that has a Buick V6 transplant. Intakes and cylinders look good oil is clean, looks like it was never run. Pretty sure it have not been driven in at least 20 years. Body is ok but not too rusty. Frame is solid. Have a clean title. Bought from a barn locally this winter but have too many projects.”

UPDATE: Still Available.

(03/28/2021) It’s a project.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/847603335969777

“1951 cj-3a solid body, no rust needs these items finished * wiring *radiator *plumbing Been in storage for years Ran and drove fine prior to being stored.”

It’s a project.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/188820516049935

“Possibly trade for side by side , four wheeler or ford truck. Truck must run but body can be a bad. Late 40s cj2a body stretched 10 3/4 inches and mounted to a 1990 yj chassis. Floors need to be completed. Was planning a v8 and 1 ton swap . Does currently run and drive but not sure how good the motor is . Has a 2.5 4 cylinder, ax15 , 231 t case , dana 30 front and 35 rear .not sure of gearing or if they match. All stock yj . Not sure of overall condition of the drive train because i was going to swap it all . Cool project . All controls are already figured out . Pickup in ft mitchell. I have driven it around the property a good bit . No title . Serial number “vin plate” is missing”

Not sure how much value is here.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/135606341848623

“1952 Willys Jeep CJ 4×4. This is a MAJOR Project or use for Parts or stick it out as some Yard Art. It is VERY RUSTY. The frame and tub both have cancerous rust. The whole floor has been replaced with expanded metal. It does have a 4 cyl Chevy engine swapped into it. Been sitting and not running for decades. It does have a clean title in my name. $950. Buckeye, AZ. I am not selling it for scrap. If no one wants to buy it, I will just keep it and make some cool yard art out of it. The wheel dollies are not included and not for sale.”

If you didn’t notice, eWillys was down on Sunday. It wasn’t just my server, but seems to have been the entire server farm (or the connection to the server farm). Even the web host’s site was down. Things seem to be working fine now.

With eWillys not working, you’d think I had some extra time to take it easy. No sites, no updates, no problems ….Instead, it just gave me extra time to pace and fret over the VA’s delay of the paperwork we need to close on the house. We were expecting to close on April 2nd, so every day of delay drags on us.

I suppose this house is more than just a house; it’s a transitional period, a bookend to the Finding Virginia story that ended in mid-2011, just before I met Ann. I had just started eWillys a few years earlier as the Recession crushed the companies I’d helped launched in the 00s. By 2011, the Recession had alsowiped out half the value of the house I’d bought with my girlfriend in Idaho, meaning it was greatly underwater. The house got sold, I lost money, we split up, and I moved temporarily back in with my parents.So much fun!

Then, I met Ann.

We hit it off immediately. I soon moved in with her and her mom, as Ann was already caring for her mother at that point. Not having to pay for housing and having few bills, I didn’t have to work and, instead, was able to focus on eWillys, research,writing books, traveling, and helping out with my father. It was a unique opportunity to step away from the ordinary work-a-day world and, after all the my stress in theearly 2000s of raising money for startups in Silicon Valley, it was a big mental relief (something I didn’t explore all that deeply in Finding Virginia).

And, if that wasn’t all, my mother and sister may be moving to Texas this fall, meaning they will be selling their houses. Having the extra space at ournew place to put some of the family ‘treasures’ (like a coal cart from my grandfather’s Idaho mine) just adds to the pressure of needing this place.

I’m sure it will all work out this week, but that thought doesn’t making the waiting any easier, especially with Ann’s mother’s health so fragile.

So, it’s not that we are at the worst parts of our life; instead, we’ve climbed up from the worst parts, together, and can see the best parts before us;the house represents a huge step in that direction and we are ready to proceed. This is why the waiting is intolerable, because we are very, very ready to move forward!!

In 1946 the wiz kids at the University of Rochester, NY, and Eastman Kodak built the world’s largest radiograph, one that could create an X-Ray photo of a large machine, say a jeep, which is precisely how they tested it. In the jeep’s case, the team used the million-volt x-ray machine to create a radiograph 12′ 1″long by 4′ 1″ tall, or large enough to contain a life size jeep. The larger goal was create the ability to X-Ray large machinery.

The February 8th, 1946, issue of Rochester Democrat Chronicle shared the story:

The next month, Life Magazine also ran the story, this time with a copy of the X-ray photo (seen at top):

This story doesn’t relate much to jeeps, but theOldMotor website published a piece of Robert Cunningham aboutthat tells the story of Bantam’s effort to participate in the cola wars. However, their effort to patent acarton-shaped truck capable of carrying six packs ofbeverages was interrupted in the summer of 1940 by a shift in priorities towards the new BRC recon vehicle (aka the jeep), along with the advent of WWII.

https://theoldmotor.com/?p=184427&fbclid=IwAR0loA7Y_2FC3xJhXYx_dFcVMBLy9lfQNF8B6hPWHnwQJfFDa02WVzNfT8I

Ted’s got these dimpled Warn summer hubs for sale.Thedimpled versions are the second gen summer hubs; the first were the waffle style. The OEM green container is particularly rare.

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“Willys Jeep CJ2A CJ3A Early Column Shift CJ3B CJ5 Warn Summer Hub Universal Jeep. Condition is “Used”.
This is a very nice set of Willys Jeep Warn brand Summer Hubs with original carrying case.These Summer Hubs were a very popular aftermarket item introduced by the Warn manufacturing company and used to help eliminate uneven tire wear,wear and tear on front axle joints,differential gear bearings, Pinion and front drive shaft.

Basically, these Summer Hubs made the Willys Jeep Two Wheel Drive when Four Wheel Drive wasn’t needed for long lengths of time. They would be installed very easily be removing front drive flanges and mounting hubs.They would also give the jeep better gas mileage.

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UPDATE: Still Available.Buy-it-now price is $99.99.

(01/05/2021) Maury shared these super cool FC-150 narrow track cuff links. They are priced at $99.

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“Very Rare Vintage late 1950’s / early 1960’s Silver Willys FC-150 Cufflinks in Tarnished but Very Good Used Condition. Stamped “NB” and “STERLING” on the inside surface of both backings.

The Jeep Forward Control is a truck that was produced by Willys Motors, later named Kaiser Jeep, from 1956 to 1965. It was also assembled in other international markets. The layout featured a cab over (forward control) design.
The Forward Control models were primarily marketed as work vehicles for corporate, municipal, military, as well as civilian use. Regular pickup box beds were standard, but customers were offered a large number of “Jeep approved” specialized bodies from outside suppliers. These ranged from simple flatbeds to complete tow trucks, dump trucks, and fire trucks. The vehicles were also manufactured under license in India and Spain.

My Father obtained these cufflinks while working in fleet sales for Willys in the Caribbean and Central & South America in the 50’s and early 60’s.”