T66
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 07:07 PM |
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Jeep - Willys
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
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philw
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 07:22 PM |
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How much will it cost to do properly?
Must try harder
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coozer
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 07:31 PM |
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Think he was a bit worse for wear!
Rust free! He must be blind...
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 07:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by philw
How much will it cost to do properly?
About £15,000  There are a couple of little Samurai type kits running round here with Willys badges on and they look cool.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 07:39 PM |
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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
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 07:53 PM |
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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]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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T66
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 08:25 PM |
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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 .
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T66
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 08:27 PM |
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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.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/4/10 at 07:03 AM |
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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]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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T66
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| posted on 13/4/10 at 07:58 AM |
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Well spotted British Trident ..
Wondered when someone would spot that
I appear to be wrong
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