I'm looking for a ww2 jeep

[DejaFu]

Anyone seen one around? Key signs of one is no roll bar, no tailgate and either ford plastered on it or a glove box with dataplates. :p: :):

[Terry Penrod]

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Many privately funded military museums around the country have an active restoration program that also serves as a secondary source of badly needed funding. They already have the right contacts for the vintage vehicles and parts plus they sell a certain number to outsiders (assuming that their own collection is complete and their obligations to other museums / mutual lending programs and community education extensions have been met).

So I'd search Google for "U.S. Military Museums" as well as specific searches for that model of Jeep under collector's clubs, individual collectors and restoration societies that specialize in them. If nothing more, you will get loads of good, free info about them along with pics, parts numbers and even some restoration and maintenance tutorials.

To help get you started on the right foot, here is a link to the first web page of restored U.S. military vehicles in the collection at The Military Museum of Texas here in the Houston area that was founded by an old friend and business client. Their members often have authentic, restored WW2 and other Jeeps for sale. Most are superb examples in perfect working condition that frequently win awards at shows.

http://www.texasmuseum.org/display.htm

You can also contact Kirk Sullivan via e-mail at ksullivan@TexasMuseum.Org to ask about their free monthly newsletter, which sometimes lists restored U.S. military vehicles for sale. He's pretty busy these days but is a good guy and will eventually get back to you.

Cheers, Terry

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[Circlebreaker]

I don't know if the US military does this, but I know the Belgian army sometimes sells excess stock, like jeeps for example. I had an offer a few years ago to buy a Willis WW2 jeep for the measly sum of $375. I still regret not taking them up on it. A friend of mine bought an old Landrover that way, and is very happy with it. He did have to pay quite some money in restoration costs, but even with those costs he still got it far below normal market price.

It looks to me like Terry's sugestion is the best way to get one though. Good luck in finding one! :thumbup:

[Terry Penrod]

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The problem right now with all normal army surplus and government surplus sources is that ever since the war in Iraq became "inevitable" (in the eyes of the administration and the military commanders in the Pentagon), the U.S. has stopped offering anything through these channels and even recalled leased / borrowed equipment. They started stockpiling anything and everything that might possibly be useful in the coming war effort quite a while before the actual initial attack took place.

Now, this would not generally effect WW2 vintage Jeeps. But I heard from the president of The Military Museum of Texas several months before we attacked Baghdad, that they were hoarding virtually everything they could lay their hands on. So who knows how far back they went with working / restored vehicles? I know they were grabbing-up all sorts of junk, like aging generators from years ago just in case and they had plans to keep a huge supply of scrap metal, wiring, piping, you name it.

As a result, in the past 18 months or so, the regular market for all such things has pretty much dried-up.

Cheers, Terry

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[DejaFu]

in the us most ww2 jeeps have been auctioned off or surplused off. There are a few sitting on military bases but are really in bad shape. Though foreign jeeps are surplused continunely. there were 8 a few months ago that were auctioned in italy. I'm looking for one that has been civilian used for the past 40 years when it was originally surplused.

[Lou Cypher]

Are you looking for the Willy's, Bantam or the Ford model?, the American Bantam car company (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Jeep_Man/bantam.htm) was the inventer of the "Jeep".

Bantam Jeep (http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_bantam.php3)

Willy's Jeep (http://www.jeepdr.com/)

Ford Jeep (http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~lloyd/4/Ford/GPW/)

Lou :globe:

[DejaFu]

either a ford or willys. They are esstientally the same thing. The prototypes i'm interested in but will cost too much for me to restore. I'll leave those for the pros. I'm just wondering if anyone has seen one around their neighborhood sitting in bushes or something like that

[Lou Cypher]

I'm just wondering if anyone has seen one around their neighborhood sitting in bushes or something like thatSorry to say at this point in time that would be like finding a four leaf clover.
I had a friend back in high school who had a 1944 willy's, man it was a blast to ride around in. That little flat head 4 sure had a lot of tourqe.

Lou :globe:

[DejaFu]

there was a ford gp that went for auction like 2 weeks ago in western pa for 700 bucks. the gps are alot rarer so there still out there

[Gaim Mastr]

I've seen two sitting out in front of an Army surplus store in Springfield Missouri several times. Looks like they are owned by the store. Can't recall if they were for sale or just for show.

I can dig up their telephone number if you're really interestind in buying one. Most everything is always for sale. It's the price that usually kills the deal.

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[DejaFu]

thanks for your help