Ed Mann

This is a 1946 Willys Jeep. It is not a rock crawler. It is a trail Jeep. The previous owner rescued it as an abandoned derelict on a farm. The engine was trashed. He replaced the engine with an air-cooled, 3 cylinder, Deutz diesel engine. He added an Iveco Z100, 5-speed, truck transmission. He used a Dana transfer case, Dana 30 front axle and Dana 44 rear axle. He lengthened the vehicle 9 inches in the front seat area and 5 inches in the rear. He added two interconnected roll bars. The Jeep has two stainless steel fuel tanks, a 4 gallon tank for diesel and a 13 gallon tank for bio-diesel fuel. It has a separate battery and a heater for the bio-diesel fuel in cold weather. All of the mechanical work was completed by the previous owner. I purchased it and then added all of the external items to the vehicle. It is still a work in progress. I am not exaggerating when I say that if I driver it for over 15 minutes around town, I will get a “thumbs up,” a wave, a “Nice ride!” comment, or an “Awesome!” comment from other drivers or from pedestrians. I have had as many as ten such reactions in one weekend. My Jeep has almost become a celebrity in my town.