Do I or do I not?

I came across this 46 about 2 miles from my house. The owner is willing to let it go for $1000 which seems a little high to me and as it is not stock at all I don't think I would feel to bad about building it a little to handle the Rubicon. It has a 289 converted to propane mated to a hydramatic tans connected to the stock transfer case. It also has the rear PTO and a plow on the front. My question is, how many worms could there be in this can? I would appreciate any input anyone might have.

From the looks of one picture it appears to be "decent". Actually, the drivetrain is the devil you know about and if you're looking to go back to original you can factor that into your offer. I'd look very carefully at how much the body and frame might have been butchered to fit the V8 and tranny in. Considering the fact that it has a snowplow, it's good possibility it was exposed to salt and the frame and body have paid the price. Inspect carefully.
I'm currently restoring a '46 that was pretty much original and solid, ran but needed work, no brakes. I paid $2500 for it and hope to have it completed for another $2-2.5K. With that as a baseline, I'd say $1000 ain't too bad for that Jeep, ASSUMING a solid frame and body. Good luck.

If the tub and frame are good, it's probably worth it. I like the little cab, that's worth something; heater to go with it, even more. I think I can see $1000 pretty easy, and if you sold the engine, trans, propane tank, etc. you could get the cost down to maybe half that.

If you didn’t want the cab I’d probably buy it. So heck why not if it is in pretty solid shape pick it up.

The side view looks like original worn off paint, with no rust patching. Slight bend at lower body in front of rear wheel, easy fix. The tub looks way above average, even for Cal, as it's not all smashed like rock crawler junks are.

Front frame horns are not braced up with welded angle iron like some plow Jeeps have, that's a plus.

But with automatic trans, have you looked to see if the lower firewall and trans tunnel is all hacked up? The raised hood box makes me think that the engine is mounted quite high? So that's why the firewall/tunnel might be hacked up.

most likely worth 1K.  Would be nice to get more pic of it. Strange how Bubba raised the hood.  I did not have to do that with my 2A with a HP 289.  What trans? C4, 350, 400.  Cool top. Wonder if it has the doors to.

Well worth the $1000 if you're looking for a jeep to restore. I'm in Napa, what part of Ca are you in?

I'm just North of you in Grass Valley.

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