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My Father’s CJ-3B – Back at Home and Restored

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Rachel | 2 Comments

This is my 1962 Willys CJ-3B. It was bought by my father as a plow vehicle new in 1962. I learned to drive on it and taught my sister to drive standard shift with the Jeep. My dad sold the Jeep to a friend who also used it as a plow vehicle for many years. The Jeep was sold to…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 401

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Rachel | 0 Comments

401: Dan Bowermaster’s 1943 Ford GPW It’s a Jeep salad – a combination of a 1943 Ford GPW and a 1946 Willys CJ2A – Ford engine and body and a Willys transmission, transfer case, hood, and windshield. The previous owner added the rollbar and a plate on the dash says it was rebuilt by Bechtel-McConne in Birmingham, Alabama in 1945. If only it could…

Victorio Gutierrez' 1943 GPW Ford WW2 Jeep

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 400

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Rachel | 0 Comments

400: Victorio Gutierrez’ 1943 Ford GPW Found the cleared frame in the desert. This Jeep was non-existant, the front was crunched in from the gusset plates to the actual frame, torched and bent the front end to specs. All the rest of the Jeep parts were giving to me for payment from an old guy I did a job for. Pretty much sand blasted…

2018 Fall Willys Jeep Events

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Rachel | 1 Comments

Midstates Jeepster Association – Fall Meet September 6th-8th, 2018 – 7000 Kalahari Drive, Sandusky, Ohio For more info contact: The Midstates Jeepster Association 23rd Fall Willys Jeep Reunion & Swap Meet – Missouri September 7th-8th, 2018 – Fulton, Missouri Join the Fall Willys Jeep Reunion at the Auto World Museum 200 Peacock Drive in Fulton, Missouri for this year’s Fall Willys…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 399

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Rachel | 1 Comments

399: Steve Kite’s 1954 Willys CJ-3B Farm Model This 1954 Willys CJ-3B is a barn find from western Colorado. Rebuilt from the frame up. It is inferno orange. It was completed June 2017. Kaiser Willys Jeep Blog Story – Steve Kite If you would like to share your Willys Jeep Story please send us a line. We ‘d love to meet your…

A Boy with Pure Dedication Restores a Willys M38A1

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Rachel | 23 Comments

My name is Ben Zenger. The following is the story of how I became interested in Jeeps, saved my money, then purchased and restored my 1954 M38A1. All by the time I got my drivers license in February, 2017. To start from the beginning, my dad has always been into Jeeps. He’s run CJ-5’s, CJ-7’s, M38A1’s, M38’s and a CJ-8…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 398

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Rachel | 1 Comments

398: Tom Barnes’ 1951 Willys CJ-3A This restoration started as a father-son project in the summer of 2008 but it took much longer than expected and my son (driver in the photo) had to return to college, leaving me to finish it over the course of 3+ years. He did continue to help during his home visits, and we enjoyed exploring the desert trails…