Vintage Willys Photos

....."Only the facts, man"..... LOL

'47 CJ2A PU
'48 CJ2A Lefty

"Common sense is not that common"

lowenuf wrote:

Darn nice jeep on the left, what say you Joe Friday ? Wink

There's more to THAT story than meets the eye! Big smile

'47 CJ2A PU
'48 CJ2A Lefty

"Common sense is not that common"

And note that the MB on the right appears to have not one but two vacuum-powered windshield wipers. Must've been Omar Bradley's personal jeep...

CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947)
ACM #124334
CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive
1953 Strick M100 trailer
Serial #18253

I thought the transmission floor cover was black.

I realize cost savings was the reason for not doing this, but it’s a shame the CJ did not retain the glove box and the rear fender well storage units. Those, in conjunction with the storage area under the passenger seat, would be quite handy to have.

Good one…

- Don't Let The Fatherless Ones Grind You Down -
- I like them stock, survivor's with original paint are my favorites -

This is so much fun. I want to think Daron for posting and bring this thread back to life. Sometimes, "clarity" is a long time coming for me. Jabez Love was a salesman and he sold me. Take a look at this picture from a 1950 ad. In small print the picture does say September 1946. Even though I have a copy of Love's brochure (https://www.farmjeep.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Love-Hydraulic-LIFT-HITCH.pdf), I assumed he sold a modified version to Newlin and Green. Now I want to know more about what Newlin and Green were doing with what Love had sold them.

So while I'm revising (my version) of history, is it safe to say that there were 3 "Jeep approved" lifts - Newgren, Monroe and Stratton?

Thanks,

Barry T

https://www.farmjeep.com/

This photo from September 1946 "Sales News" published by WO is one example of what led me to believe that that the "J" was a Love design, i.e. pre-Newgren. There is clearly more to the story

Barry T

Edited by lhfarmbt - 30 June 2022 at 3:52pm

https://www.farmjeep.com/

lowenuf wrote:

lhfarmbt wrote:

Daron Wanberg wrote:

More likely a new green lift. Good to here from barry

I'm pretty sure that the lift shown is a Love, based on the "J" hook configuration of the link between the lift arm and the implement arms. That was one of the few things, along with the pump style (from belt driven to crank driven) and control valve (from dash mounted to between the seats lever) that Newgren made. I'll see if I can dig up the photo with a plow on that same Jeep (distinctive dent below the spare tire mount).

Barry T

The Love lift never used the J hooks. The J hooks were an early design for Newgren, shortly after acquiring the rights to Love.....

I will have to dig, but I have pictures of Charles Sorenson, at the farm, proudly displaying a Love and an early Newgren on the back of 2A, for experimentation purposes.....

The Love lifts used a shackle type setup to connect, and lift the arms....

Thanks for correcting me! Now I just have to find all the places I've posted incorrect info. I would appreciate any other information you might have about the early changes and who might have engineered those.

Barry T

https://www.farmjeep.com/