I bought my Jeep when I lived in Missouri off a small independent car lot just off of I-44. They had about a dozen Willys of various models except Jeepsters. All were in varying degrees of decay from rust and neglect. I was only interested in a CJ and at that time I didn’t know where to go for parts, so I picked the one with the best body. All these vehicles were towed in to the lot and sold in “as-is” condition. My little prize had some rust but not as much as the others. I previously owned two 1944 GPWs which I never attempted to fix up for lack of funds, but I was familiar with rust in Jeeps. So I brought my CJ home to my barn and there it sat until 2010. I married in ’09 to a woman that lived in South Carolina and planned to move there when I retired in 2011. This is when I acted on the resurrection of my toy. While my neighbor/mechanic was getting it together, some guy that was into Jeeps saw it in the shop and recognized it. He was a previous owner of my Jeep and he sold it to another man that had a whole field of Willys vehicles less than ten miles away. My guess is that the man with the field of Jeeps sold the whole lot to the dealer where I bought my CJ-2A.
I was not interested in a restoration for this Jeep, just a safe decent little driver to putt around our trails or drive to the Piggly Wiggly for breakfast. I take it to ATHS and ATCA truck shows on a trailer behind my 1948 Chevy 1 ton flatbed. It looks like a poor stepchild next to all the restored trucks, but it gets a lot of attention.
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To Jack. 4.3 liter swap is the best combination into a cj. Plenty of resources available to help with. I have an n adapter for a chevy to t90 trans available if interested. Let me know and I can pm u.
To Jack looking for an adapter. I have a used adapter for a chevy smallblock to a t90 trans. Let me know if interested. I can pm u.
I want more power in my CJ2-a what would be a good engine ? I’m think I would like a older 282 or Ford 289.does anyone know where purchase adapters for this swap?
Sir,
I’m looking for a GPW 1944 or any model available, whether it is in junk condition Im very willing to buy it.
If you have any information where can I buy it please send me an e-mail.
Sincerely,
Dindo
Hello Bill,
I’m thinking about restoring my 1961 cj5. I’m on a budget ( hate to ask ) roughly how much invested? I know it depends on the condition, mine is not bad. No rust Arizona Jeep. Thank you!