1948 Willys CJ-2A

[Bullwinckle]

Awesome looking Willys! Congrats!

 

[duktrx]

A few pictures.

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Yes, these are my shitty pictures!
I will have my lovely wife take some quality pics tomorrow.
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Vintage Jeep Porn!!!

 

[DirtHeadDavis]

Holy cow now that's bad to the ass! Congrats my friend! Can't wait to see more of that beauty.

 

[AZVAJKU]

A little more detail.

The Jeep was bought by a guy who owned a logging company in PA. At some point he retired and parked it in his barn for several years. Eventually the original owner decided to restore it. He did a body off restore. The rear passenger corner body panel was replaced due to being exposed to the elements, but the rest of the Jeep body and drive train are original. The original color was ‘Potomac Grey’ with white wheels. The original owner had a body shop match the factory offered body color of ‘Autumn Brown Poly’ and the wheels were painted black. The front seats pads are from a boat but the seat frames look original. The electrical system is 12V and the original push-with-your foot starter was replaced with a turn key start using the stock key.

 

[AZVAJKU]

The gauges were replaced during the restoration.



While it’s a 1948 model year it was built August 30th 1947.

 

[DirtHeadDavis]

Very cool. Soooo jealous of your stable of Jeeps. Gotta little bit of everything now.

 

[Jsouder53]

That is an amazing Jeep! I’m glad that you were able to pick it up

 

[piginajeep]

@piginajeep has a similar story. Guy was driving his Willy’s up a hill and lost brakes and the Jeep rolled backward and flipped and killed him. He bought it.

I try to buy Jeeps cheap, caused a death, had a baby and need to sell (same thing really). Anything to bring the price down. Nice find !

 

[Ddays]

That's a badass Jeep - congrats!

 

[Brute]

Oh Man!...

 

[TrailHunter]

So Cool!!!

 

[AZVAJKU]

That's a badass Jeep - congrats!

Thank you!

 

[AZVAJKU]

I had a chance to crawl around underneath the Willys and check out the body and running gear. The underside is in unbelievable condition. Here are a few pictures.

Trigger warning- I took these pictures so they may suck.

 

[AZVAJKU]

A few more.














This is the only real rust I could find.

 

[WJCO]

That thing is in amazing shape.

 

[AZVAJKU]

I’ve been researching online for sources of information so I can educate myself and know as much about the Willys as possible.

I ordered a service manual for it as well as a master parts list, that should get me started.

In addition I am also considering buying a spare motor, transmission, and transfer case. I may wait on those until we get our place in Carson City so we won’t need to haul the stuff cross country.

Yeah, I have a ’problem’. Ha, Ha, Ha!!!

 

[AZVAJKU]

That is an amazing Jeep! I’m glad that you were able to pick it up

Thank you! I was really lucky, crazy lucky. 40 years after selling my 1950 this one fell in my lap.

 

[OverlanderJK]

I’ve been researching online for sources of information so I can educate myself and know as much about the Willys as possible.

I ordered a service manual for it as well as a master parts list, that should get me started.

In addition I am also considering buying a spare motor, transmission, and transfer case. I may wait on those until we get our place in Carson City so we won’t need to haul the stuff cross country.

Yeah, I have a ’problem’. Ha, Ha, Ha!!!

Ewillys has deals on things for the older Jeeps.

 

[Ddays]

How TF that thing come from PA?!

 

[Bullwinckle]

Damn that is insanely clean underneath! I’d give my left nut to find one like that and cheap. lol