Old Willy’s still sitting in the barn

[Bister]

This was my brothers old Willy’s. It’s now passed down to his son. This is one of the 2 that I grew up with. We use to go Jeeping around the 700 plus acres of valley pasture land here. A little gas and a battery and she fires right up, just doesn’t stop too good, brakes aren’t very good anymore. Lol.

PS: this is part of the reason I want the ROXOR. And to replace the Rhino

 

[sandyx]

Work on it man, bring it back to shape and preserve it. It's priceless.

 

[Bister]

Work on it man, bring it back to shape and preserve it. It's priceless.

Oh that sounds good, but that’s not my thing. Lol. Maybe someone will some day.
Here’s the other one. These are old pics. This was my Dad’s. My nephew has it to. This one doesn’t run good a all, something in the spark we think. So they are both his. This one has a motor out of the Willy’s truck in it, that’s why there is a box on the hood. They were overhead valve (or something different) and the carb is higher.

The 2 of them would probably make one good one to start restoring. The body is better and most of the drivetrain is better on the orange one and the motor runs better in the green one.

 

[jrobz23]

Definitely restore it. I got a ‘57. The great thing about the Roxor is it allows you to get work done and preserve the Willys.

 

[jrobz23]

btw you can use a holley on a fhead to fit under a stock low hood.

 

[Karl Probts]

This was my brothers old Willy’s. It’s now passed down to his son. This is one of the 2 that I grew up with. We use to go Jeeping around the 700 plus acres of valley pasture land here. A little gas and a battery and she fires right up, just doesn’t stop too good, brakes aren’t very good anymore. Lol.

PS: this is part of the reason I want the ROXOR. And to replace the Rhino View attachment 763View attachment 764View attachment 765View attachment 766View attachment 767

 

[Karl Probts]

That bench seat,and the bull bar on the green one is choice. It is cool you have those pictures.

 

[Bister]

That bench seat,and the bull bar on the green one is choice. It is cool you have those pictures.

That’s not a bench seat, I think it’s old couch cushions on them. Lol. I just took this pics last week of the green one. There is an old 8N Ford sitting beside it.

 

[Bobby]

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing, A jeweler that works in the same block my office is in has one and drives it to work on occasions. I will take a picture the next time he drives it to town. He hasn’t really taken care of it, but it runs.

 

[Renegade6]

Reminds me of a book that I read when I was a kid, The Jeep.

 

[Roxasuras]

Oh that sounds good, but that’s not my thing. Lol. Maybe someone will some day.
Here’s the other one. These are old pics. This was my Dad’s. My nephew has it to. This one doesn’t run good a all, something in the spark we think. So they are both his. This one has a motor out of the Willy’s truck in it, that’s why there is a box on the hood. They were overhead valve (or something different) and the carb is higher.

The 2 of them would probably make one good one to start restoring. The body is better and most of the drivetrain is better on the orange one and the motor runs better in the green one.
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Awesome photos, thank for sharing them, that is a special vehicle with great and beautiful history to it. Would love to see it restored!

 

[Bister]

Awesome photos, thank for sharing them, that is a special vehicle with great and beautiful history to it. Would love to see it restored!

Thanks. Here is a more recent picture of the one that was my dad's, but I doubt if they will be restored ever. This is the purple one from above. My nephew owns them now, he might get them running at the most.