Willys MB – My First Restoration Project
Kaiser Willys This is my 1942 Willys MB. I’ve been restoring it for the last two years. I purchased it in California from an old lady who had it in a barn…
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Winning Hand Took All – Family Willys CJ-2A
The story of our 1947 CJ-2A started in 1959 when my grandparents, Don and Ann Shearer, purchased it for $500 from its sole owner. In the 60s and 70s, it…
A Very Lucky Willys Jeep Prize
Our Willys came into our family in a very unique way… I won it at the Annual Game Feed Festival that takes place at Irvine Lake in Orange County, CA.…
My Willys CJ-3B Helps Commemorate the Past
My name is Mike and I hail from Western Australia. I bought my CJ-3B a couple of years ago. It had been partly restored. The Willys had spent much of…
A Motivated Young Entrepreneur and his Willys Jeep
My name is Josh Cornic and I turned 16 this past November. I bought my 1953 Jeep Willys when I was 14 years of age. Always being fascinated with history…
A Willys Restoration Takes a Lifetime
~ I just wanted to share the story of my 1954 Willys M38a1 now that I am finished with it – well, almost finished. Are we ever completely finished with…
CJ-3A “Willys Woody” – A Labor of Love
Some have called it my mid-life crisis – this obsession I’ve had with the Willys Jeep for the past two years. Those of us who grew up with one on…
Grandfather’s Willys M38A1 Restored
My 1955 M38A1 was purchased by my grandfather in the early 60’s at a municipal surplus auction outside of Detroit. It was taken to the family farm in Northern Michigan…
My Favorite Willys Station Wagon from the Silver Screen
As a kid I always watched old movies with my dad. One of our favorites was “It’s a mad, mad, mad world”. An excellent comedy from the golden age of…
Nothing Hampers a Willys Jeep Restoration Forever
I bought my 1953 Willys CJ-3A 21 years ago when I was in high school. She was up in the mountains of Colorado and the story we got was that…