1953 Willys M38A1

NO RESERVE Convertible

Willys

Manual

52626

Clear

Gasoline

1953 Willys M38A1 - Korean War Jeep NO RESERVE Thank you for checking out my Korean War Era 1953 M38A1 Military Jeep. These were the first of the new body style of the Rounded fender Jeeps, starting in November 1952. This Willys Jeep, was produced July, 1953 during the Korean War Era. I have owned a few of these Jeeps, a 1952 and 1954, but this 1953 is actually my favorite out of the 3 I have owned. The body on this Jeep is in very nice condition, it has lots of great options, including, the Winch that is run off a PTO off of the transmission, Siren, Tow Hitch, Grill and Light covers, very cool options. It does have another PTO hook up off transmission to run something else. The Grill and Light covers are very rare, and very hard to find. This Jeep also is still running the 24V system as well. It has a Heater under the hood, and works excellent. This is a great Jeep for using around your place, Parades, and would be awesome in a Museum as well, for a Military Jeep it is very clean. This Jeep was restored in the Late 80's, I have lots of receipts, about an 1" thick. It has been up kept through the years. It is in very nice shape, and runs like a sewing machine. Spring time is here, and this is a turn key Military Jeep, so if you always wanted one, and want to show it right away, then this is it. This is what a call a very nice driver, it has aged a little, not a fresh restoration, but this is the way I like these, very clean, one your wife would love to ride in, especially since it has a Heater, that feels like a wood burning stove. It does also have a working Siren on the passenger fender, sounds awesome. The body is in excellent shape, no external rust, or issues. Still has its Dash Tag on the dash, and the one behind the passenger seat on fender well. The body work is very good on this Jeep, very straight all the seams are in nice shape. Structurally it is in excellent shape, an no signs of any damage in the past, sorry no bullet holes that have been patched. It does have minor chips and small scratches, because it has been used, nothing out of the ordinary, very clean from 10' away, if you get really close to it, and you want to find little chips touched up you will find them, but overall one of the cleanest Vintage Military jeeps I have seen. The canvas top, side curtins, doors, are all in great shape, no rips or tears, and keeps the water out as much as a canvas top can. I have had it in the rain before, and it does pretty well. The exterior Stars and lettering are vinyl and if you want to change out the bumper numbers, or hood numbers you can. The lettering for the fuel tank and upper lettering is painted on like original. Undercarriage is in very nice original condition, no restored, just kept clean. There are two little spots of rust on the drivers side, floor under gas tank area under seat, you can see them in pictures, nickel size and dime size spot on the edges of metal, nothing to really be concerned about they have been there for years. For a military Jeep underneath, this one is amazing. Mechanically it is very sound, starts right up, stick kick switch on the floor, turn the power on, pull the choke, hit the gas a few times, and she usually fires right up. The engine burns very clean, does not smoke, or burn oil. It is an original Military Jeep Hurricane engine, in very good shape. The oil is clean, and water is clean. You will see some under photos, were there is some oil residue, but it does not drip on the ground, just typical seepage. The transmission shifts nicely, 3 speed manual transmission. Hi and Low work, and 4 wheel drive works good. The brakes are in good shape, and it has very good Military Tires on it, which are pretty expensive if you ever priced them out, this one has a nice spare as well. The Winch works, and is run by PTO off the transmission. The exhaust system is in good shape as well. Under the hood you will also notice a Drop light as well, that is working. All the wiring under the hood is in good shape. The engine could use a repaint since some of the paint is coming off for its age. I did pull the valve cover off, and put a new gasket, and repainted the valve cover. The engine inside the head is very clean. Overall, a very good dependable running M38A1. Interior, well it is a Spartan just like any Military jeep. Nice seats, in good shape, good padding. The Steering wheel is decent has a couple small cracks. The original instrument cluster was left unrestored. The speedometer, and odometer are working. The rest of the gauges need to be gone through they are not working currently. The Red instrument night time light does work and looks great at night. The floors are clean, no rust issues. It has had some holes brazed up, you can see in different areas, from having different equipment installed in it in the past while it was in service. The glass is in good shape, no cracks or chips. The window gasket is in nice shape no cracks or leaking. The windshield wipers are vacuum operated. The Siren on the front passenger fender is working, it sounds great going down the road. Please read the auction and view the pictures many times, if you have questions let me know I would be glad to answer them for you. This is a NO RESERVE auction, meaning that I am going to let this car go for the highest bid. Thanks, Jason 503-910-2085 503-910-2085 - Jason - Blue Oval Ranch Inc. - Salem, Oregon - DA0612 Terms are pretty Simple, if you can pay for it, within the time I allow, and can follow the guidelines, then please bid, if you can't then don't. It takes 2 to put on a good auction, you the Buyer and Me the Seller. I have perfect feedback, have sold over 500 well loved Classic Cars on Ebay, and have pretty much had great experiences with everyone. International Bidders, Please bid, have sent many cars to Europe, Australia, Asia, and all has been great. Please read the auction 2-3 times, and look at all the pictures and study them. If you have more questions please call me or email, I would be glad to help. If you need help shipping, I have a gentleman that I us often, he can give you a quote anywhere in the USA, he is reliable and hauls all my cars and most of my customers. His name is Mario, with Zbest Transport 425-315-5929, if anything he can give you a ball park of what it cost to ship. Tell him you are dealing with me. Terms of Sale: When auction ends, you need to contact me within 24hrs of auction end, $1000 deposit within 2 days, prefer paypal. Balance due within 7 days of auction end. If you have questions about payment, give me a call before you bid, if you need special arrangements, as long as I know ahead of time, no problem. I am easy to get along with. When you pay in full, I will fax you a bill of sale, and buyers guide, and have you sign it fax it back, and I will send you the Oregon Title, and Original Paperwork I have by FedEx to you and the bill of sale. If you come in person, obviously I would do all the paperwork with you, and hand over title in hand when you pay. Most people I deal with have there car shipped, so just explaining all the details. Pretty Simple, you pay, and you get the title and the vehicle. A U C T I O N E N D S April 21st- Monday Night EAST COAST: 10:00 pm WEST COAST: 7:00 pm 7 Day Auction, I am looking for a Buyer! Give me a Call if you have questions! *U.S. and International bidders welcome as long as your friendly! Rare option, this is a Heating unit, works excellent. This plate does not go with the M38A1, I only ran if for a period look. It does have current Special Interest Oregon plates for it. It is titled, and road worthy. My little Pellet Gun does not go with the Jeep, just put it in the holster for Display. Everything else you see in the pictures does go with it. Working Siren, sounds awesome, very popular with the locals. This is the regular Horn. Original grill cover and light cover, very rare. I also have the Jack, and some pulleys, and hooks, for it has well, forgot to get them out of the compartment under passenger seat. The Gun Holster and mirror cover are the same ones in photos displayed. 24V system working like a top. This could used restored, but it is original, so kind of nice to keep it that way. Push button next to heater is the Siren Button. Under hood light, nice little option. On Apr-16-14 at 09:46:59 PDT, seller added the following information: Here is a picture of it at the Portland Roadster show 2014, on display for the "Missing in America Project". It has been in many parades, and Veterans events here in the Northwest.