~ Sent to us by Mike Thomas
About 20 years ago I found this Jeep in a barn in Ohio. It was all original and hadn’t been molested. Worked hard on a farm, but not changed from stock. 3 years of restoring every original part I could by hand, I had a beautiful VEC! The VEC’s were the first CJ-2A’s that rolled down the line with left over MB bodies, noted by the side indents for shovel and ax. They also had a 3-on-the tree shifter. I did tons of research to try to make this 2A as original and accurate as possible. When I had it finished, I took a bunch of pictures and posted them online to try and help others find reference of what was accurate for the era. Since I restored most everything from non-changed stock, it was easier to duplicate. Google ‘flatfenderwilly CJ2A images.’ Posted on Flickr a long time ago…
Enjoyed it for a time, but it was perfect, so I’d freak when my kids and their friends would climb on it…
Sold it to a collector in Utah… hated to part with it, but it will stay perfect in my mind!
- Mike Thomas
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This early CJ (green with yellow wheels) is very good looking and appears perfect!. I am in possession of a 1945 CJ2-A with the VIN tag on the driver’s side of the frame just behind the front bumper. The poor old Willys is very rough and a rational person would not restore it. The steering column shows remnants of a “three on the tree” shifting apparatus however the T-90-A transmission currently has a cane floor shifter. However the rear axel is the early type which makes sense as the V.I.N is 10011 indicating that it is the 11th CJ2-A manufactured. It has a “Super Sonic” Kaiser rebuilt engine under the hood which would not be correct. I do have the correct engine which should have a timing chain driven camshaft. what was the year and manufacture V.I.N. on the beautiful green CJ?