1954 Willys Willys Overland Wagon

Wagon

Super Hurricane Straight 6

Manual

Clear

Gasoline

I'm not an eBay business - just a regular USA eBay member since 2002 - who will do my best to list the items details. I have an excellent eBay score maintained by my honest and accurate listings - with lots of images and positive feedback so you can bid and purchase with the highest satisfaction confidence level! The item you are bidding on is a 1954 Willys Overland Wagon. I bought it in 2006 with the thought that it would be left in the condition it was purchased in (BAD) at a remote hunting cabin I own in the Colorado Mountains for trail use. The more I researched it and looked at it, the more I liked it. This is no show car and was in poor shape when I bought it. One thing led to another... and 246 documented labor hours later I ended up making it operable. The intention was not to restore it, but make it usable. It is a standard 12 volt system with all new wiring and fuses. It has a lot of modern new features in it now. Actual mileage is unknown as original odometer was broken and has been replaced by a new one which only has 32 miles on it! This is no daily driver!!! The passenger side window has a crack in it but still functions fine. I opted not to leave it in the mountains over the winters and had to trailer it 120 miles up and back each time. Trailering was painful, so finally it ended up parked behind my shop and has remained there since 2009. It does have a front bumper mounted ball hitch tow bar that works for short trips and it has been tested. With a little bit more time and attention, this will make a great run about or trail Jeep. While I really like it, I can't justify it just sitting there and not using it ... and my wife agrees... so here it goes! Features: Straight 6 Hurricane engine, 4X4 with 5/11 gearing, low and high range transfer case. General clean up: 8 hours 2/17 10 hours Removed and cleaned gas tank and added an in line – under hood gas filter. Rebuilt carburetor. Still won’t idle… 3/10 4 hours Got the brakes working – kind of… – need to rebuild the master cylinder and did so on 1/13/08 3/17 10 hours Re-welded the motor mount Welded a stud on to the exhaust manifold to secure exhaust pipe. Repositioned the alternator and replaced the belt. 4/8 10 hours Remounted the harmonic balancer on the crankshaft pulley. Removed old seat frames and replaced with plastic seats. Installed new plugs, plug wires and picked up air filter. Cleaned out trash, cut, adapted and welded a new front bumper. Removed all scabbed in wiring, wire jacks and accessories. 4/14 – 4/15 20 hours Repaired exhaust pipe and replaced hanger Removed universal from PTO drive on trans – would have hit cab floor if engaged and had already done so. Tightened steering system and greased. Removed old fuse-less and burnt up wiring harness and replaced with new fused system. Cleaned out trash, secured shocks, changed differential oil, removed headliner and cleaned. Secured passenger fender to frame where damaged by past impact. Rebuilt battery rack and re-installed. Rebuilt front grill and welded together parts. Completed extensive body welding and Bondo repairs. 4/16/07 4 hours Picked up tires - removed rims and Discount tire mounted them. Wire brushed rims and painted and remounted tires. 4/17/07 3 hours Removed tailgate, back window, splashguard and all bad wiring. 4/21 – 4/22/07 13 hours Welding in areas and bodywork. 4/29 10 hours Built gauges panel and installed all gauges. Installing wiring harness 5/27 and 5/28 10 hours Welded up tail lamp, body welds, air cleaner secured, installed all but one window and some wiring 6/2/07 2 hours Bob and Morris wired signal switch 1/13/08 3 hours Bob and Bob McC repaired master cylinder 1/20/08 2 hours Bob – Checked front driver wheel brakes – OK – Greased bearings – Started and road tested. 2/24/08 4 hours Bob and Bob McC got Em brake cable loosened, passenger side window in, repositioned brake pedal and installed a gas pedal and installed back windows in upper tailgate. 3/9/08 8 hours Bob and Bob McC Installed passenger fly window, removed gas tank and welded all bed holes, wire wheeled bed and primer, primer hood and parts of body, reinstalled gas tank, misc. welding. 3/16/08 8 hours Bob and Bob McC sanded roof and primed, bodywork with Bondo, removed gas can holders and did welding and body work on fenders, doors and tailgate. 3/23/08 Bob – 5 hours cutting and welding on rear tailgate, welding holes in cab floor, 3/24/08 Bob – 4 hours cutting and welding rear tailgate and rear bumper skirt. Installed rear skirt and tailgate on bed. 3/29/08 - 16 hours Bob and Bob and Bob McCormack. Added rear bumper, modified bench seat to fit, interior welding and primer, caulking fenders and open holes in cab 4/5/08 – 16 hours: Body work, cab to engine area holes sealed, installed shifter boots, full coat of paint, installed passenger side cubby door lock 4/6/08 – 2 hours Bob F. Second full coat of exterior paint. 4/8-9/08 – 4 hours Bob F. Reassembly of lights, doors, hardware and misc. body parts 4/12-13/08 – Bob F. and Bob McC. Installed seat, secured wiring under dash and under hood, work on hood emblem, re-installed gas tank skid plate, painted heater box, cleaned sand out of doors, secured window seals and caulked all windows, opened drain slots in bottom of both side doors, adjusted horn to proper pitch, made rubber saddle tank cushions, made custom gas can tie down straps, secured gas tank leak, cut and fit 2 rear quarter panel mud deflectors, painted inside of engine wheel wells, cut and installed driver side door liner and all door hardware, installed 2 shifter boots, second coat of rubberized bed liner to floor. 4/20/08 – Bob F and Bob McC – Painted interior and under hood, installed under hood work light. 4/25/08 – 7 hours Got 60 day temp tags. Bob F. and Bob M. pulled the rear brakes, seals and drive shaft and universals out. 4/26/08 – Pulled front pads, picked up wheel cylinder rebuild kits at NAPA and all 4, installed new seal on rear differential, pulled rear pumpkin cover, painted and cleaned housing, clean all 4 wheels and drum of mud and caked on grease and oil, dropped off pads at Mile High Jeep 6th and Federal. 4/27/08 – Bob F. Wired in switch to the under hood service lamp, removed and check all shocks, Rears painted and re-installed – fronts ordered new at Checker. Drums are worn out – need to located new or used. 3 cans under coating applied, cleaned and painted frame, cleaned up barn and all tools, re-located shelf set for tools, added zirk on rear universal and installed driveshaft. Began assembly of mud flaps, re-installed rear pumpkin housing and re-filled 80/90-gear oil. Added black caulk to windows and rear bumper gaps. 4/30/08 – 4 hours Bob F. and Bob M. Detail grill defects and paint, clean and paint rear axle and differential, installed labels on interior switches, drained front pumpkin and replaced fluid, cleaning dirt from front end, picked up front shocks. Completed mud flap installation. 5/2/08 – 4 hours Bob F. Cleaned and painted engine and front axle. Welded 2 holes closed in dashboard. 5/3&4/08 – 12 hours Bob F. Cut and installed white FRP in interior, added missing grease zirks and greased several areas, drained and filled transmission with gear oil. Repaired broken wiper cable. Worked on vacuum wiper unit – works very weakly – need electric. Soldered brake wiring to pressure switch, Welded upper rear door area body gussets, installed tee in water heater hose line and mounted thermometer sensor, installed hoses for defroster. 5/24/08 – 20 Hours Brakes from Hell! Bob F and Bob M. Installed electric wiper motor, installed hood ornament, installed all new brake pads and drums, road tested at 9:00 PM. 5/25/08 – Adjusted emergency brakes and air in tires, secured shifter ball, oil checked and spark plug wire secured, road test - Good and re-born to climb the mountains again! 6/7/08 - 20 hours Bob F and Bob M. Removed Carter carburetor and replaced with Rochester. Rebuilt accelerator linkage re-routed gas and vacuum lines. New coil installed but burnt up as NAPA tech “Mike” in Parker said did not need ballast resistor – wrong! 6/9/08 - 10 hours – Bob F Bob M and Morris S. Removed Rochester carburetor and rebuilt, added new ballast resistor and wired it in. Added rear oil. Test runs at 500 RPM. Points are touchy – may need a spare set. Welded steering linkage where loose and tighten steering box – much better! Labor hours as of 6/9/08 246 Hours I have a ton of documentation that I will include to the winning buyer. Currently it has no battery in it and the gas should be drained and refilled. It should run without much trouble. I would recommend trailering it and going through it before driving it since it has been sitting 4 years. This is a local pick up auction. It is near where Parker and Arapahoe Road intersect in SE Denver Colorado. I can deliver it with my trailer within 100 miles for $1 per mile. If you want it shipped, you will need to make all the arrangements. I have the title from the seller I bought it from. Since I strictly off rode trail drove it, I never insured it or ran it through emission testing (crazy) which is required to get a new title. The title is a state of Colorado title dated 3-17-1976. I recommend you contact me with any questions or look at it if you are uncomfortable with buying a 54 year old modified vehicle! This auction has a low starting price and no reserve. Requests to end auctions early will not receive a response. Thank you for looking and good luck bidding!