My First Willy’s

Hello all.  I love this site.  I have been visiting and reading for a while but never had anything to add until Christmas.  My love for Willy's started as a kid.  My dad worked 7 days a week at the family construction business.  He always took time to spend with us kids.  From March to November on Saturday he would show up at home witth the willy's and we would take off to the hills.  I can remember the wine of the transmission.  We even learned to drive at 5years old.  I mean we couldn't reach the pedals but what a ride at an idle.  Eventually the company sold the willy's and life went on but I always wanted a Willy's because of those memories.  I have been looking but my financial priorities have been with my family (a wife, 3 kids and a roof to cover them all).  On christmas day my mom and dad gave me a 48CJ2A willy's.  It was my uncle's fathers from Wyoming. 

It runs great, only had to clean the carberator.  Body is rough, no winshield, and frame has been repaired over the driver's side rear wheel.  It has what I believe to be a short as the battery looses charge over 24 hours.  My 7 year old loves to help and my 2 year old cries if I don't take him for a ride in the jeep.  I really appreciate this site and all of the help it has already provided.  Sorry so long winded but here are some pics....

oops.. my pics are over 200 kb.  I will revise images and try to re-send later.

Great site, great info, glad to be part of the Will'y family.

Steven

Welcome Steven ................     

Thanks Gary,Rit, and Jeepman..Sure is more fun to read when you have something to write about too.

I will have to retake my piuctures at a lower setting. Apparently I set something to the super-high quality setting as all of my photo's are 500kb +.

Will post pics soon.

Ok lets try some pics. This one after I cut the railroad rail bumper off.

 

In my dads garage

Looks like a great start on a Jeep that has a family history. Your little munchkins are lucky 

Gary

Edited by GaryArf - 06 Jan. 2006 at 12:18pm

Thanks Rob.  It needs some body work, brake work, and I'm going to post on the tech page about an electrical problem that has gone beyond my limited knowledge, but it runs great and I can take the kids for rides.  I'm from Newcomerstown which is East central Ohio.  NE Kentucky... Ashland area?  We have a lot of work in Kentucky this year but mostly in the western part of the state.  As far as the tree... my mom is a pretty good poet, so they gave me a card with a poem talking about a gift from the greatest generation, child hood memories, and to follow the ribbons.  I thought it was going to be some of my grandparents furniture (which I would also love to have) but I followed the ribbons down the road and up their driveway to their garage.  The center door had a ribbon on it..... up with the door and there it was.  I couldn't believe it.  Someday I'll post about the history and the great man from Wyoming that owned it before me.

Steven

Hi Steve, Welcome to the CJ-2A family. There is one thing I would like to pass on and mabe some other members can either confirm or deny this. With the front bumper removed it takes some frame strength away from the front section of the frame. I mention this because of a CJ-3A rolling chassis I once had that did not have a front bumper and when turning the wheel with the tires on the ground the frame would actually flex from side to side and it caused the frame cross over tube to crack at the weld. I just wanted you to be aware of this so it would not happen to your Jeep with the bumper removed. Take care and good luck. Mark Jennings. 1947 CJ-2A. 94871

I haven't posted the history because I only know the past couple of years, but as I remember there is a great story at the begining of this 48's existence.  Need that input from my uncle.

Thanks for the info Mark.  I was planning on putting a bumper on I just wanted to get the railroad rail off as it looked to be to heavy for the frame.

There is original color everywhere 47 willys.  I believe its Luzon Red but I'll have to have the better half confirm as I am colorblind and it could be either red as far as I'm concerned. 

Thanks for the welcome all.