Return to Service: The Restoration and First Journey of a 1943 Willys MB
Kaiser Willys The restoration started in 2016 and completed in 2020, the Willys MB was bought in the little Colorado mountain town of Lyons for $2500 in its a rusted-out state and…
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Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 775
775: Alberto Umanes’ 1948 Willys CJ-2A Hello Kaiser friends,This Jeep belongs to my father. We’ve had it for 23 years, and little by little we’ve been restoring and adjusting it.…
From Meat Wagon to Memory Maker: Restoring My Willys CJ-2A
I bought my 1948 Willys CJ-2A right out of high school. We used it during Wisconsin deer hunting season and it was known as the Meat Wagon! Years later, my…
Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 774
774: Al Fox’s 1947 Willys Overland Wagon My 1947 Willys Overland (surf wagon) is my daily driver. I’m old and love all the bells and whistles, such as Power steering,…
My 1962 Willys Truck – The Ultimate Conversation Starter
My Willys has a Ford 302 under the hood. Combined with an overdrive it enhances the MPH! Every adaption leads to another as that enhanced MPH results in sounds of…
Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 773
773: Rick McInroy’s 1959 Wagon I rebuilt my wagon like I thought Willy’s would have built it in the late 1990’s. It’s equipped with a AMC 360 V8, 700r automatic,…
Father–Son CJ-7 Project With a Full-Circle Ending
On May 12, 2023, my dad and I had been looking to buy a CJ-7 as a father–son project. We came across one on Marketplace and went to check it…
Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 772
772: Terry Rosen’s 1953 CJ-3B This Jeep is equipped with a fuel injected 350 Chevy V8. I completed all the paint and mechanical myself. I owned one in high school…
An American Veteran Returns Home: The Remarkable Story of the 1943 LASD Rescue GPW
This 1943 GPW (Jeep) was first delivered to the Long Beach Naval Station in California on July 1st 1942. It was initially assigned as an administrative Jeep. In November 1944,…
Kaiser Willys Jeep of the Week: 771
771: Levi Gangi’s 1945 GPW We bought it just last year from a friend of a friend. We have stenciled it and done enough work on it now to call…