Identification of Strange Jeep Please

[Jared Archibald]

G'day everyone,

over the weekend I noticed an ad in the local paper for a 1945 Willys Jeep project with body and chassis only. I rang and went around to check it out as I was fairly sure I did not know about this one.

I was right. I did not know about it...but it wasn't a wartime Jeep either. In fact, I could not work out what it was. The vendor was adamant that he had done the research on Google and that it was a Australian issue Jeep made between 1942 and 1952. I didn't argue as there was no point - but I would love to know what it actually is.

At the time I assumed it was a CJ2 or CJ3 type Jeep. But having looked at pics on the net of CJ2, CJ3, CJ5, CJ6 and CJ7 type Jeeps, the Indian Mahindra Jeep copies, and the Japanese Mitsubishi Jeep clones - I can't identify it (but will stand corrected if I have stuffed up!).

The strange features that are present are:- electric windscreen wiper mounts on top of the scuttle (can't find any type of Jeep with this), dual fuel filler pressings either side of the body, factory right-hand drive, hinged swing-out tailgate with spare wheel carrier, and factory army green.

Please check out the pics and let me know what it is - I really want to know.

Jared - in hot & humid Darwin in northern Australia

[gjamo]

Hi Jared,
It looks like it even has a fold down tail gate.
Graeme

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Well you certainly have my interest piqued. Not Hotchkiss either.
Seeing that this was neatly changed to RH drive (glovebox swapped to left), original pedal holes etc filled in, I wonder if the "extras" may have included electric wipers and another fuel tank and filler?
So just a modified jeep?

Rich

[Stuart Kirkham]

G'day jared

It looks like a CJ3B (high bonnet model). The CJ3B was used by the RAAF so it may be one of those as the spare wheel is also mounted at the back.

It may even be a 1958 army trials vehicle.

http://www.film.queensu.ca/Cj3b/Mili...tArmyTest.html







Heres a photo of a Willys CJ3B after being assembled in Perth, WA in the 50's.

[malcolm erik bogaert]

guys....that looks exactly the same as my old ex Indian Afrmy Mahindra....certainly the dash is exactly the same...best regards from a very cold north-northumberland. malcolm

[Col Tigwell]

OK the photos taken in Australia going by bith the serial of the jeep and the mod state of the C130, were taken between 1959 and 1961

Regards Col

These jeeps were a heap of crap, especially equiped with Lucas starters etc and used to run through starters and ring gears like no other vehicle I have seen.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Col Tigwell

OK the photos taken in Australia going by ..... the mod state of the C130, were taken between 1959 and 1961.

Regards Col

Not trying to split this thread, but Col, can you explain why the C130 has both Skippy and RAF Roundels?

[Lynn Eades]

You Aussies stole those wings from the Pohms.