How Easy is the Engine Swap on Old Willys Wagons
This page was created to help folks find information on Willys Jeep Pickups & Wagons. If it helped, or if you want to see something else, mail me, Rick Grover (grover@asu.edu).
There are many web pages about Jeeps, but when they mention Willys, they are usually talking about the WW2 military vehicles. When they talk about non-military Willys, they mean early CJ's. There is almost a conspiracy of secrecy that Willys made some Jeep Trucks and Wagons from the late forties to the mid sixties. This page is dedicated to the Willys 'Jeep' Utility Vehicles.
What I know about the history of Willys is contained in the Willys Story. Over the years, I have ridden in friends' Jeeps including old Willys wagons and trucks, but only recently (1996) have I become an owner of a Willys. You'd have to understand my situation to understand why I love my Willys.
If any of you are wondering how to get that old Jeep up to highway speed, consider an overdrive. It's great for gear splitting also. I have repaired my Timken axle, which requires a monster puller to get those rear hubs off. I also added new front springs, and replaced the left front axle shaft. If you are thinking of restoring a Willys, my advice is free.
I've only owned a couple of Willys, but I've been looking carefully at everyone I see. I've noticed a few things and researched a little, so for those of you who are trying to figure our a Willys year, I'll give you a few hints on model years.
Buying & Selling: I get lots of notes from people wanting to know where they can find a Willys to buy or asking help selling a Willys. I'm not running a service here, but you are welcome to put a picture in the Willys Gallery and mention that it is for sale. Also, consider the following:
- The best place to buy, sell or swap parts or whole Willys vehicles is the WillysTech parts board. It has both parts and whole vehicles, and it is FREE!
- I found my pickup in the local Truck Trader. They have an online version now at www.traderonline.com and there are always a few Willys for sale there.
- Sometimes you find Willys parts and vehicles in the Yahoo auctions.
- Check out KII Automotive Group's Jeep Classified Ads Jeep Vehicles 4 Sale and Jeep Parts 4 Sale
- Search through the ads at CollectorCar for Willys between 1946 & 1965.
- Some Willys are sold on ebay.
- Once in a while a Willys shows up on Cars-on-line.com
- West Coast Willys is a club that publishes a quarterly newsletter containing member advertisements. It is a good source of parts and entire vehicles.
How much is a Willys Jeep worth? I don't know but you can get a range at NADA or Krause Old Cars Price Guide.
Discussions: There are some email discussion lists that are useful. You might try:
- ClassicJeep for discussions on restoration (a.k.a CJML)
- JeepTech for general technical discussion, including modifications.
- WillysTech for discussion of Willys Jeeps, including Utility vehicles. Highly Recommended
- Jeep-L, which covers anything related to Jeeps. Sorry link is dead. I'm looking for the new URL. Help!
- CWML for discussions on restoration. (replacement for CJML)
You can also find a record of some some great Willys Pickup discussions at the Willys Pickup FAQ Page, an outgrowth of WillysTech compiled by Rick Stivers.
Newsgroups: If you have the time and patience to sift through tons of silly debates about TJ's vs. YJ's, you can occassionally find bits about Willys trucks and wagons on the Jeep+Willys newsgroup or the 4x4 newsgroup.
More Jeep sites can be found in the
My site is listed on The Webring Companion?
The background of this page and all my Willys web pages, the WO "watermark", is my own creation in April of 1998. The WO logo was used by Willys/Overland in the 1940's. This GIF is based on a tracing from the steering wheel hub of my 1949 Willys pickup truck. Daimler/Chrylser claims a trademark for "Willys". I only claim to have created this GIF file with form-Z modeling and PhotoShop software. I use this GIF to make my web pages easily identifiable. If you would like to use it, please contact me. I may be willing to create a variation of it that will be unique for you. I expect that if people use this GIF for their own purposes, they will acknowledge its origin.
Source: https://www.public.asu.edu/~grover/willys/
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