This is a cheap Jeep, full resto needed


worth £15000 if done properly

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW2-WILLYS-JEEP-MB-WAR-TIME-MILITARY_W0QQitemZ310213152113QQihZ021QQcategoryZ122307QQcmdZViewItem

How much will it cost to do properly?

Think he was a bit worse for wear!

Rust free! He must be blind...

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Originally posted by philw
How much will it cost to do properly?

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I remember back in the early 80s the French licence built ones could be bought for a few pounds --- some only had delivery mileage. They were exactly the same as the Willys built one apart from the use of a French Solex carburetor and the engine electrics which were from the usual french sources.

The way to tell if a WW2 Jeep MB was built by Willys or Ford is to look at the crossmember behind and below the grill, Willys is tubular, Ford used an inverted U shape --- ie typical Ford penny pinching

Looking at carefully particularly the rear body I don't think it is a WW2 MB military jeep I think it is a CJ2 or CJ2a built around the last year of WW2

(CJ = Civilian Jeep)

[Edited on 12/4/10 by britishtrident]

Agreed it doesnt look right , ie a ww2 Jeep.


There too many gauges on the dash for a ww2 jeep.


The front looks right, maybe its a bitsa .

In fact are the rear lights a homegrown addition to what does look like a ww2 jeep, i think Ive changed my mind.

Its got a sidevalve engine, which correct me if Im wrong the cj versions certainly didnt have.

CJ2 and early CJ3 models were side valve the F head engines were from Korean war era onwards CJ3b and M38.

If it is a CJ2 "Agri-Jeep" or Cj2a it is very rare ---

see this link
http://www.4-the-love-of-jeeps.com/jeep-cj2.html

[Edited on 13/4/10 by britishtrident]

Well spotted British Trident ..


Wondered when someone would spot that


I appear to be wrong