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A Husband and Wife Team Effort – Willys MB Tribute

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Rachel | 5 Comments

My wife and I purchased our 47 CJ-2A in June of 2016. Although we were working opposite schedules at the time (her a night shift Nurse), we spent as many days as possible working together on our project. After serving for 20 years in the US Army, I had always wanted to have my very own piece of military history. We shopped around and…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 353

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Rachel | 2 Comments

353: Darrell Plough’s 1953 Willys Truck I bought this Truck mid summer, the engine was recently overhauled and the body needs no repairs. I built a new front bumper for it. The brakes were toast and every brake related part was replaced with new except the pedal. The wiring was a wadded up mess and every part in the system that…

2017 Alaska or Rust – The Follow-Up

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Rachel | 3 Comments

~ We appreciated and wanted to share this great write up sent to us by members of the 2017 Alaska or Rust adventure! The Alaska Or Rust 2017 event was a great success, due in part to the support of Kaiser Willys. Initially, Our goal had been to gather thirty jeeps together, but by the time we departed the list of people who wanted to…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 352

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Rachel | 0 Comments

352: John Fraley’s 1962 Willys Station Wagon This Willys was found in the barn yard and was up for sale. The year was 1987. I used it for hunting season for about 15 years, then kept cleaning it up from then on. I stopped for 7 years while my little girl played softball. It is no longer used as a…

Brian Oldham's 1947 CJ-2A and 1953 Wagon

A Willys Jeep Passion Inherited from my Grandfather

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Rachel | 3 Comments

This is my 1947 Willys CJ-2A that I’ve had for about 4 years. It was last licensed in 1988. I used a lot of Kaiser Willys parts to get it going again. We still wheel it and show it. It has an F head, 12v, disc brakes in front, Ford 1100 carb, locker in the front, Hei distributor, dual master with remote tanks, Hot tub…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 351

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Rachel | 2 Comments

351: Paul Gazdik’s 1947 Willys CJ-2A I bought it at a garage sale I went to. It was out in there field and I had to have it! It’s from Salmon, Idaho. The gal I bought it from said her dad passed away in 1999. He bought it new and the CJ-2A sat for 10 years! I paid 3000.00 and…

A CJ-2A with Many Adventures in the Past and the Future

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Rachel | 7 Comments

~ Sent to us by Curt Porteus. “Here is a short story below from the original owners daughter and my very good friend. I did the complete restoration (except for paint and upholstery) and I did it for my wife Alisa, she too had a father with a Willys Jeep and a lot of memory’s”. My father, William Schwalbe purchased the Jeep…