Unusual jeep

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by jason meade

Seems to just be an early ford with a late willys engine inplace of the original, Willys engines were cast better and survived better than fords did, Fords were known to crack in several places.
As stated ford did use willys numbers for awhilewhile using willys frames at the same time untill they got up and running.
Jeep looks ok, but has m-38 rims or cj rims. hood blocks are wrong, signal lights,and should be 6 volt.
Guess the said club should relook at how original it is...lol
Jason

Hi Jason

You are correct, closer inspection does show some variations to the original. As I am only new to the restoration game and having restored mine from the chassis up, I had to have it all original before I could get it approved road worthy at the government garage and signed off prior to registration to drive on the road. Our club (Wartime Vehicle Conservarion Group, also had to inspect the vehicle and sign off as original before my Jeep could be registered. I am concerned for any new prospective members joining any Military Club that they may not always purchase an original vehicle. I guess I was lucky that I joined a club first and had a lot of support and assistance from members before I started looking for a project. I also had a good mate who assisted in locating the right vehicle.

Cheers

Tony