Vehicle Description
1948 Willys Jeep CJ-2A� First full-production Civilian Jeep or CJ
Next-to-last year for CJ-2As New Olive Drab Paint� Custom-made hard
top and doors with full glass Pop out rear quarter windows�
Upgraded to a 140 CID Ford inline four-cylinder engine from 1984
Borg-Warner T-90 three-speed manual transmission New interior,
enclosed cab with heater Got an itch to go Jeepin'? MotoeXotica
Classic Cars can help you scratch that urge with a 1948 Willys Jeep
CJ-2A, produced at the former Willys factory in Toledo, Ohio. This
example is a very solid build and is dressed in Olive Drab with a
custom-made hard top with full glass windows. The engineering of
this custom made hard top is very impressive and looks extremly
handsome on this Jeep! The top has full glass with rear quarter
glass that pops out for fresh air, this hard top and the full doors
are pretty slick! The new paint is in excellent condition; the new
glass panels look great, which are removable for open-air
adventures. The Jeep's lights are clear and haze-free. This Jeep
rolls on General Grabber tires, size 265/75R15 at all four corners.
Each tire surrounds five-spoke metal wheels, which are painted
black. The tires and wheels are in overall excellent condition.
This Jeep's bodywork is straight and solid. Behind the rear seat is
a spare wheel. The engine bay is tidy and the bumpers look very
good. Under the hood is a upgraded 140 CID inline four-cylinder and
backed by a Borg-Warner T-90 three-speed manual transmission. This
Jeep has the following new parts - all leaf springs, shock
absorbers, brake shoes, wheel cylinders, fuel tank and lines and
speedometer. Inside, the new Olive Drab interior is in overall
excellent condition. There is a full roll cage, front buckets and
rear bench seat look great and ready for action. Instead of
carpeting, the floor is swathed in black mats that are in good
order. The green metal instrument panel looks great, as does the
three-spoke black steering wheel. The canvas inner door panels look
fantastic, the mirror glass looks great and so do this shift
levers. From the driver's right knee are the transmission shifter,
the lever to lock and unlock the front axle and the auxiliary range
lever for the transfer case. The lessons learned with the CJ-2 led
to the development of the first full-production CJ, the
1945-1949�Willys-Overland CJ-2A. The CJ-2A looked very much like a
civilianized MB with a tailgate and side-mounted spare tire. One
major difference between the MB and the CJ-2A was the grilles of
the two vehicles. The MB had recessed headlights and nine-slot
grilles while the CJ2A had larger headlights flush-mounted in a
seven-slot grille. In place of the MB's T-84 transmission, the
CJ-2A was equipped with the beefier T-90 three-speed transmission.
The CJ-2A was still powered by the reliable L-134 Go-Devil engine.
Many of the early CJ-2As were produced using surplus military Jeep
parts such as engine blocks and, in a few cases, modified frames.
Some of the use of surplus parts was due to strikes at suppliers
such as Autolite. Since Willys produced few parts in-house and
relied heavily on suppliers, it was vulnerable to strikes.
Unfortunately for Willys, strikes were common postwar. This
undoubtedly contributed to low production totals in 1945 and early
1946. Since the CJ-2A was primarily intended for farming, ranching,
and industrial applications, a wide variety of extras were
available such as: rear seat, center rear-view mirror (Stock CJ-2As
came with only a driver side mirror), front passenger seat (Stock
CJ-2As only came with a driver seat), canvas top, front PTO, rear
PTO, belt pulley drive, capstan winch, governor, rear hydraulic
lift, snow plow, welder, generator, mower, disc, front bumper
weight, heavy-duty springs, dual vacuum windshield wipers (stock
CJ-2As were equipped with a manual wiper on the passenger side and
a vacuum wiper on the driver side), dual taillights (Stock CJ-2As
had a taillight on the driver side and a reflector on the passenger
side), hot-climate radiator, driveshaft guards, heater, side steps
and radiator brush guard. On early CJ-2As, the front seats were
covered in olive drab vinyl. Around mid-1947, Slate Gray vinyl
became available for certain color combinations. Later, Barcelona
Red was added to the mix. This Jeep is currently located at our
facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer
shows 353 miles understood to be since restoration. It is sold as
is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT
AND DRIVE!!! Click here for our YouTube video! VIN: 174950 Note:
Please see full terms and conditions listed below that pertain to
the purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.
