~ Sent to us by Paul Mackay in Jamaica.
I believe this is the only remaining Jeep from WW2 still in Jamaica. According to my research, it was produced between Dec 44, and Jan 45, and came to Jamaica as part of the ”Lend Lease” agreement between the USA and Great Britain. Jamaica at that time was a British Colony. The USA also had Navy, Army, and Army Air Corp Bases on the island, primarily to protect shipping through the Panama Canal and convoys from the region, hence a British number on the bonnet.
Somewhere along the line a T90 transmission replaced the T84. When I got the Jeep, the original engine had a cracked engine block, however I managed to find a CJ-3B engine, which I overhauled and installed, the tub was also replaced. I have reused any original component that was salvageable. The reason behind the insanity of resurrecting such a mess, is to honour all the Jamaicans (we were grouped as British) who served in WW2.
Willys Jeep Life Story – Paul Mackay
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Que hermoso final y que buen trabajo ,Volvio a sus años mozos … Felicitaciones
Que hermoso final y que buen trabajo ,Volvio a sus años mozos … Felicitaciones
Wow. Great job.
Just the right dog too.
There’s a lot of Jeep in a Jack Russel Terrier and a lot of JRT in a Jeep.
Wow. Great job.
Just the right dog too.
There’s a lot of Jeep in a Jack Russel Terrier and a lot of JRT in a Jeep.
Bless you on your restoration of the jeep! If you hadn’t of rescued it……it would of been
doomed to of been eventually hauled off for scrap! The Gpw frame looks really nice! A
great job of sand blasting and repainting it! It should now be used to honor you and your
countrymen! May you have many years of fun with your wonderful restoration! It is one of
a kind in your area and will draw looks and admiration wherever it goes. But…..it took one
special person to see it was well worth saving! Congtratulations on a “Job well Done”! Plus
thanks Kaiser Willys for the support and wonderful articles!——Dave H. in New London,Ohio
Bless you on your restoration of the jeep! If you hadn’t of rescued it……it would of been
doomed to of been eventually hauled off for scrap! The Gpw frame looks really nice! A
great job of sand blasting and repainting it! It should now be used to honor you and your
countrymen! May you have many years of fun with your wonderful restoration! It is one of
a kind in your area and will draw looks and admiration wherever it goes. But…..it took one
special person to see it was well worth saving! Congtratulations on a “Job well Done”! Plus
thanks Kaiser Willys for the support and wonderful articles!——Dave H. in New London,Ohio
Nice job!
Nice job!
Great job! The stories attached to these pieces of metal are the reason so many of
us work so hard to rescue them from the scrap heap. I hope to be
posting my own story on my ‘58 CJ5. The posts I see here make
my many hours of work seem all the more important. Thanks for posting
your project, it’s a great motivator!
Great job! The stories attached to these pieces of metal are the reason so many of
us work so hard to rescue them from the scrap heap. I hope to be
posting my own story on my ‘58 CJ5. The posts I see here make
my many hours of work seem all the more important. Thanks for posting
your project, it’s a great motivator!
incredible that you were able to do that
incredible that you were able to do that
Fantastic work :–)))
Best Regards
Lennart Otterhem
Stockholm
Sweden
Fantastic work :–)))
Best Regards
Lennart Otterhem
Stockholm
Sweden
This project really caught my interest. I have been restoring and modifying CJ5s since I was 18, which is many decades ago and prior to easy access of all parts. I am currently doing my last, and interestingly, my first CJ I ever owned, a 1958. I said your Jeep caught my interest because I visit Jamaica 1-2 times per year. Wonderful country. I never thought about the Jeeps that would have been there. Thanks for the pictures and story. Excellent job Paul!
This project really caught my interest. I have been restoring and modifying CJ5s since I was 18, which is many decades ago and prior to easy access of all parts. I am currently doing my last, and interestingly, my first CJ I ever owned, a 1958. I said your Jeep caught my interest because I visit Jamaica 1-2 times per year. Wonderful country. I never thought about the Jeeps that would have been there. Thanks for the pictures and story. Excellent job Paul!