More Than a Willys CJ-3B: A Story of Family, Freedom, and Time
Kaiser Willys Growing up, my father’s 1953 Willys CJ-3B was more than just a vehicle — it was adventure, freedom, and family all rolled into one. I spent years dreaming of having…
Willys Jeep Life
Wild Willys: A 60-Year Family Legacy on Four Wheels
Purchased in 1967 by my father, this 1965 CJ-5 has been a part of our family ever since. I was 14 when he bought it and that began a life…
PaPaw’s Willys CJ-3B: Restoring a Legacy, One Memory at a Time
This 1954 Willys CJ-3B story was sent to us by John and Karen Taylor, whose restoration brought a family heirloom from fields and hunting trails to our 2026 Catalog cover.…
Rebuilding my Grandfather’s Willys CJ-2A After Decades of Ranch Duty
This was my grandfather’s 1948 Willys CJ-2A. He used it on his ranch in Clyde Park, Montana. Who knows what all they did with it? I believe he had several…
Destroyer Gray: A Navy-Inspired Restoration of a Family Willys CJ-3A
My dad purchased the 1951 Willys CJ-3A in 1955 for $600.00 It quickly became part of the family we used to plow snow in winter and also used for hunting…
Return to Service: The Restoration and First Journey of a 1943 Willys MB
The restoration started in 2016 and completed in 2020, the Willys MB was bought in the little Colorado mountain town of Lyons for $2500 in its a rusted-out state and…
From Meat Wagon to Memory Maker: Restoring My Willys CJ-2A
I bought my 1948 Willys CJ-2A right out of high school. We used it during Wisconsin deer hunting season and it was known as the Meat Wagon! Years later, my…
My 1962 Willys Truck – The Ultimate Conversation Starter
My Willys has a Ford 302 under the hood. Combined with an overdrive it enhances the MPH! Every adaption leads to another as that enhanced MPH results in sounds of…
Father–Son CJ-7 Project With a Full-Circle Ending
On May 12, 2023, my dad and I had been looking to buy a CJ-7 as a father–son project. We came across one on Marketplace and went to check it…
An American Veteran Returns Home: The Remarkable Story of the 1943 LASD Rescue GPW
This 1943 GPW (Jeep) was first delivered to the Long Beach Naval Station in California on July 1st 1942. It was initially assigned as an administrative Jeep. In November 1944,…