1943 Willys

Willys -

4 - Cyl.

Manual

Gasoline

Up for your consideration is a 1943 WW II US military Jeep with a 1/4 ton Bantam trailer the Jeep is fairly complete it was running and was in the process of being restored but due to a move and other reasons that is no longer an option. The engine is all original except the carb which was being replaced by an aftermarket one as I could not find a correct one. It has a new ignition switch which will need to be installed as well as that was also being done but halted. It has the battle rims and the data plates and blackout lights. The Jeep sits on lift blocks to clear an aftermarket gas tank and provide a little more clearance the headlights are from a CJ 2 but the grille was not cut or altered to allow them to fit making for an easy to convert back fix. The trailer has been modified and has a drop gate and some rust in the front also the hitch and tongue has been extended and a ball hitch added and the pintle hitch was removed at some depot at some point in time, I looked for a long time and was quite happy to eventually find an original WW II trailer to go with this project. The tail lights are not original neither is the steering wheel or roll bar or seats. The body or tub is in good condition with no rust or major work needed to bring it back to stock. IIRC this has 20K miles on it I bought it from a WW II veteran and was going to restore with my dad who was also a WW II veteran having served in the Pacific theater he learned to fully appreciate these and what they could do. This is most of what you would need for a good restoration project it has not been driven much other than as a farm vehicle to bring out tools to the tractor or run errands and an occasional hunting trip this has spent most of its life in a shed or in storage. This vehicle is located near Logan Utah aqnd is in storage on private property you can keep it stored for a reasonable amount of time if you need to do so for free until you can pick it up or make arrangements to do so. Sold as is where is what you see is what you are bidding on to win. Thanks for looking and good luck bidders. I was told by a fellow e bayer this may be a Ford Made Willy's Jeep he said the crossmember shape looked like it was a Ford one. I am not an expert on these and can not say for sure.