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Bill Peet’s Panama Adventure with his Willys Wagon

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Rachel | 0 Comments

~ Bill Peet’s Willys Wagon was featured as the Willys of the Week: 440. This is his account of the Panama trip. Before the Panama trip I tried out this configuration which turned out to be too much weight on the front end. Below, we had just crossed this river in Costa Rica; one of the several river crossings we…

Kaiser Willys of the Week: 441

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Rachel | 2 Comments

I bought this 1954 Willys M38A1 from a German gentleman that owned the Jeep for 20 years. He never used it. My Jeep is a NEKAF model and it was housed as a radio transmission unit. I have done few minor work because I want to keep it as a good used military Jeep. I hope you enjoy the pics. I found the advertisement on…

New Kaiser Willys Blog Members + 2019 Photo Contest Begins July 1st, 2019

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Rachel | 0 Comments

The 2019 Kaiser Willys Photo Contest will officially begin July 1st, 2019! Deadline is August 31st, 2019 so get those photos ready for a chance to win up to $1,000 in Gift Certificates from Kaiser Willys!! New members are constantly being added to the Willys Jeep Blog Community! If you would like to have your Willys or Jeep photos posted to our blog, send your…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 440

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Rachel | 4 Comments

440: Here are a few shots of my 1961 Willys Utility Wagon which I have had since 1962. When I heard that the Pan American highway between Mexico and Guatemala was completed, my friend and I decided to try to drive to Columbia in my Willys. We had to stop below the Panama Canal because the Darien gap turned out…

A High School Project and Restoration of a Willys Jeep

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Rachel | 6 Comments

This ‘48 CJ-2A is our son, Campbell’s senior high school “May Project”. We live in Chicago near U of Chicago. His school finishes classes for seniors in early May and they are expected to work on a project that month. Campbell said he wanted to “build a car”. I am a reasonable backyard mechanic, vintage mustangs is my thing. We…

Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 439

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Rachel | 1 Comments

439: This is my 1953 Willys Pickup, I found it in Spokane Wa. It sat next to a barn for 30+ years due to a seized engine. I bought it in November 2015 and it took about 2 ½ years to restore. Kaiser Willys Jeep Blog Story – George Ruch If you would like to share your Willys Jeep Story…

75th Anniversary – Remembering D-Day June 6th, 1944

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Rachel | 0 Comments

On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France we would like to Remember and Honor those that fought and fell. D-Day was important for World War II because it was the main Allied invasion of continental Europe. It was this invasion moving the war to two fronts that allowed the Allies to finally defeat Germany. “Operation Overlord” was the…