A Willys CJ-3A Restored for Enjoying Afternoon Drives
Kaiser Willys This 1951 Willys CJ-3A kind of fell in my lap last year. I had not done a restoration before and a friend’s neighbor who was moving sold it to me.…
Willys Jeep Life
The Restoration of a Little Shabby CJ-2A Named “Rusty”
My story started when I was 15 years old while at a family reunion. My great uncle gave me a ride in his CJ-3B on his ranch in Raton. The…
A CJ-3B Bought in 1957 and Now Restored For More Family Memories
My dad bought this CJ-3B in 1957. He use to drive it from Chicago (where he worked) to Northern Wisconsin (where the family lived) every other weekend. Two lane road,…
The “Ranch Crawler” – My Family’s 1958 Willys CJ-5
This CJ-5 came to the family back in the late ‘80’s as a hunting vehicle. My Father-in-law used this vehicle to teach both of my kids how to drive a…
The Journey a 1951 Willys M38 Has Taken
This M38 was assigned to an atomic support military unit in Korea in 1951. The unit was responsible for one of the largest howitzers ever built, and the only one…
A 1948 Willys Jeepster and a Wave of Nostalgia
My journey to buying a 1948 Jeepster began when I was a teenager in the 50s in Fargo, ND. I was a lifeguard at the town pool when I saw…
The Mississippi River Rat – 1947 Willys CJ-2A
This 1947 CJ2A was purchased by a Standard Oil Dealer, new in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. For many years it braved the cold and snow in the ‘Windy City’ along…
A Willys CJ-2A Restoration Project for Retirement Fun
At the end of March, several months before retiring from pastoral ministry, a member of my church brought in the 47’ CJ-2A that was total rusted away. It sat outside,…
From Haul Off Condition to a Road Worthy Willys CJ-5
In 2015, I found this 1955 Willys CJ-5 Jeep on a mail route in Rogers, Arkansas. I drove past this Jeep for two years and finally one day the owner’s…
A 1947 Willys CJ-2A Forever in the Family
My great uncle purchased this CJ-2A in Sioux Falls, SD in early 1947. He had it parked in the barn when it quit running and it sat until his death…