You have to check out this Willys MB for sale on Ebay. I have never seen a PTO system like this! Or front fenders, for that matter. I am not even going to try and explain it…I think the owner does a great job! Originally seen on Ewillys.com “Ok here goes… To the best of [...]
How about this for a lift kit?
Apparently, there is wheeling to be had around Adams, Massachusetts, as Dick Aveyard displays here in his ’54 CJ-3B. The old-school flattie ran a Koeing cab, which tended to fog on the inside. At least that’s our theory for the cause of this vintage “oops.”
John Rugge wants the world to see his dad’s ’45 MB, which was purchased right after the end of World War II. The photo, circa 1950-something, was taken at the Jeep’s residence in Vermont, where it served plow duty in the winter and log-hauling detail in the summer. It was finally sold in the late [...]
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This is probably one of the most overloaded Willys Jeep fire trucks I have seen! Check out the size of the water pump on the front!
This 1953 Willys Jeep CJ-3B was part of the factory fire brigade at DE (Douwe Egberts) in Joure, Friesland. Together with its 1935 mobile pump, it wasn’t retired from stand-by duty till 2004! It is now in a private collection.
I do not know the story on this Willys wagon, but man, is she a beauty! I love the burgandy paint!
Now how awesome is this! According to the owner of the photo, he was participating in a hill climb near Lethbridge, Alberta in the 70’s. He hit a small pothole at full throttle and the photographer was there to grab an awesome shot! The impact of the wheels was not as good. The result was a bent transmission input shaft!
It is sad to see these classics rusting away!
As you may be aware, the Bantam Reconnaissance Car is the original Jeep based vehicle. On July 11, 1940 the USA Army was fully involved in World War 2. They sent out a tender that was to be received by July 22, only 11 days later! Manufacturers were given 49 days to submit their first prototype and 75 days for completion of 70 test vehicles. The Army’s Ordnance Technical Committee specifications were equally demanding: the vehicle would be four-wheel drive, have a crew of three on a wheelbase of no more than 75 (later 80) inches and tracks no more than 47 inches, feature a fold-down windshield, 660 lb payload and be powered by an engine capable of 85 ft·lbf (115 N·m) of torque. The most daunting demand, however, was an empty weight of no more than 1300 lb (590 kg)…
