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Hafees Mattakompanal's 1950 Willys CJ-3A

A CJ-3A Restoration Story – Half a World Away

Posted on December 4, 2013 by admin | 9 Comments

~ Story submitted by Hafees Mattakompanal ~ Our 1950 Willys CJ-3A was restored recently. It is powered by its original Go Devil Engine. It has been with our family since 1977. Prior to that, the Jeep belonged to Mrs. Rani Sarladevi, a member of the erstwhile royal family of Nepal who used the Jeep during their frequent visits to Bangalore in…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 151

Posted on December 2, 2013 by admin | 2 Comments

151: Steven Lehnen’s 1945 Willys MB It all started in 2009 when I bought the Jeep off of Ebay. A neighbor, who has restored 2 Jeeps, brought me a Kaiser Jeep Catalog and told me Kaiser was a good company. So for 2 1/2 years, I spent hours and hours out in the garage working to restore my Jeep. With the support of…

Enjoying Life and BBQ in a Willys Jeep

Posted on November 27, 2013 by admin | 0 Comments

In 1978 I owned a Car Dealership in Woodbridge Va and traded in a 1946 CJ-2A Jeep Serial # 45898 and decided to restore it. I had a Body Shop repair and paint it in Virginia and installed a new canvas top and used it around Virginia for the duration of time that I lived there. I moved to South Carolina and obtained the…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 150

Posted on November 25, 2013 by admin | 1 Comments

150: William Bump’s 1951 Willys M38 My M38 is a Korean War Army surplus Jeep acquired by the small central Iowa town of Yale and used for years by the Yale Volunteer Fire Department as a quick attack vehicle for grass fires. Many past firemen remember the M38 well and were impressed by its speed and agility. As parts broke they were retrofitted with…

The Joys of Owning a Willys Jeep

Posted on November 20, 2013 by admin | 9 Comments

Let me tell you a bit about my 1958 CJ-3B universal Jeep. When I was in High School I rode in a CJ-5 and thought to myself, wow, such a neat vehicle. A few months later I was riding to College with a friend and classmate, Paul Theen, and we saw this old Jeep in a boat yard in Bradenton,…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 149

Posted on November 18, 2013 by admin | 3 Comments

149: William Murray’s 1957 Willys CJ-3B I acquired this 1957 CJ-3B in December of 2012 . It was originally a civilian Jeep but someone painted and lettered it to look like an Army Jeep, olive drab w/stars & letters. It was in very rough shape when I got it except for a new clutch and rebuilt engine. It was a labor of love…

A Willys MB Preserved by the Desert

Posted on November 13, 2013 by admin | 7 Comments

This 1942 Willys MB is a precious part of our family heirloom and is based in India. This Willys took part in the Burmese War in 1943 and later was part of the Rajastan Frontier Border Security Force operating in the treacherous desert for much of the time. Hence the sand color and the cylindrical bumper was probably added during this time to reduce resistance…